Warner Club News (1957) – Part 1
Our weekly look at a slice of life at the Warner Bros. Cartoon studio – this week circa 1957 – where note is made of “exceptional” cartoons like What’s Opera Doc? and Three Little Bops.
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Warner Club News (1956) – Part 2
Another round of posts from the Warner Bros. in-house studio newsletter, written by and distributed essentially to Warner employees on the Burbank lot.
Warner Club News (1956) – Part 1
Receiving the Oscar in March 1956, “Speedy Gonzales” won for best cartoon short of 1955 – and here are some clues on how it and why it was submitted.
A Nonpartisan Leader For Our Times: “Super President”
DePatie-Freleng’s Super President has had over 50 years to resonate with animation fans. While the quality of the series is debatable, the show has nonetheless developed a small, but growing cult following.
A Chat With Art Leonardi and Joe Siracusa
Today’s video from the archives of The Animation Guild features an interview with long-time friends Art Leonardi and Joe Siracusa.
The Pink Panther on Records… Sort Of
Four albums from the Florida-based Kid Stuff label somehow star the Blake Edwards/DePatie-Freleng character in musical stories without his speaking a word.
DePatie-Freleng’s “Hoot Kloot”
Continuing my series of posts on DePatie-Freleng’s later theatrical works – another one they did was “Hoot Kloot”, about a sheriff in the wild west. Like many cartoon characters, Hoot…
DePatie Freleng’s “The Dogfather”
DePatie-Freleng was an oddity in the 1970s animation industry. They were the last to produce short films for theaters. Indeed, after Walter Lantz shut down his studio in 1972, they…
