Scrappy is not good with babies: “Park your Baby” (1939).
In this story, Scrappy is working at a department store watching children at the nursery — a coat check of sorts to ‘park your baby’ while you shop. Chaos ensues.
Hit the Beach (Part 11)
This week’s installment starts with a rundown of TV Popeye and Mister Magoo, then we move on to Hanna-Barbera – and a brief theatrical renaissance from Walt Disney.
Some Advance Notes on “Tex Avery Screwball Classics” Volume 3
As you likely have heard, the Warner Archive Collection will release a third Tex Avery collection on Blu-ray and DVD on October 5th. Here are the details.
Claude Coats, Walt, and the Imagineers Go To Space
In April 1965, rocket scientist Wernher von Braun extended an invitation to Walt Disney and some of his Imagineers, including Claude Coats, to visit the space program.
In His Own Words: Don Bluth on His Early Career
In 1992, when Don Bluth was promoting his latest animated feature, I was in attendance with some other reporters when he talked about his career up to that point.
Thoughts on WWII Animated Films – What We Have and Haven’t Found
What’s unusual on your ‘Holy Grail” list?
Hit the Beach (Part 10)
As usual, Hanna Barbera takes the lead in producing beach-related episodes, while a handful of surviving theatrical studios provide occasional output on a similar theme.
Max and Dave: Talkartoons 1930-31 – Still Popular
Subject matter was becoming more exotic, developing a house style weirdness that didn’t at all cater to being ootsy-cutesy.
The Yogi Bear You Don’t Know
Yogi Bear’s Honey Fried Chicken was a popular fast food restaurant chain that debuted in the early 1960s. Here’s what happened next.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of CalArts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
