Unpredictable as Weather (Part 10)
This week’s forecasts are predominated by the beginnings of the true Looney Tunes spirit.
Tag Archives: Betty Boop
The End of the Silver Age of Animation
In 1973 the dearth of new offerings and the innovations in repackaging old ones for theaters set the tone for the remainder of the Bronze Age.
The Betty Boop Girl on Record
A special supplement to wrap up the Fleischers, on the recorded work of our favorite Valentine, Mae Questel, on records.
Max and Dave: Betty Boop 1938-39 – Swingin’ to The End
Boop by this time was frequently relegated to second chair, taking a definite back seat to her supporting cast.
Animation Anecdotes Redux
Today to celebrate installment #400 of Suspended Animation, I am returning to my original format of random anecdotes.
Betty Boop 1937-38: Not Much Change For Your Dollar
Even if her cartoons could be broken down into sub-series (Pudgy, Grampy, etc.), Betty was still expected to do her songs.
Betty Boop 1936-37: Not Much Different Than the Year Before
The conventional wisdom is there is something missing from these cartoons than those in the pre-code years. But the music was just as lively.
Mighty Mouse in “Happy Holland”
– and Fleischer’s ‘Betty Boop and the Little King’ with Original Titles!
Max and Dave: Betty Boop 1936 – Betty Settles Into Her New Role
If some viewers missed the spice of the earlier Boop cartoons, at least the folks at Paramount seemed to be happy.
Where There’s Smoke (Part 3)
Fire your imagination! Ignite your passions! It’s chapter three of our rundown of cartoons dealing with fire and firefighters.
