Animation Anecdotes #149
Bye, Bye, Yogi. A Colpix record album jacket (1961) with the huge face of Yogi Bear is propped up on the leg of a chair in the scene (pictured above)…
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The Art of Dreamworks Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Today, a small preview of some of the cool pre-production art created for the upcoming Dreamworks feature Mr. Peabody and Sherman. I was asked to write the text for the…
Animation Anecdotes #146
Peter Puck. Disney did some odd character creations for a number of commercial clients over the decades – but Peter Puck was the work of Hanna-Barbera. “When I was with…
“Stuffy Durma” animated by Jim Tyer
The animation scene in New York City during the early 1960s were either feast or famine, depending on your point of view – and your talents as an animator. Terrytoons…
Christmasy Cartoonz, Part 1
It’s that time of year to think of Christmas animation. Why this early? Ask the major animation companies. Thanksgiving week is when they have taken to releasing their big Christmas…
Animation Anecdotes #136
Clarence Nash Is Not Mel Blanc. In 1977 when I talked with him, Clarence Nash was not happy. “Everybody thinks Mel Blanc is Donald Duck! He’s not. I’m Donald Duck….
Animation Anecdotes #132
On the Wall. In the Warners Brother cartoon My Little Duckaroo (1954), some newspapers are seen lining the walls in the backgrounds for Nasty Canasta’s cabin. They are from the…
Animation Anecdotes #130
Mort Drucker on Animation. Artist Mort Drucker has been one of my favorite cartoonists for decades, not just because of his work for MAD magazine but his work in DC…
In His Own Words: Bob Clampett on “Time for Beany”
Here are some more excerpts from my September 1978 interview with Bob Clampett at his studio on Seward Street. In this installment, he concentrates on his popular television puppet show,…
Fleischer Studios in Miami
Today a special pictorial tribute to the Fleischer studio building in Miami, Florida. As we all know, after the success of Disney’s Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, Paramount had…
