Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 2)
Cartoons exploring the mysteries of their own medium; characters with a knowledge of their ink and pen origins – all this and more!
Tag Archives: Bosko
A Musical Up-Roar 1935-36
With their trademark ootsy-cutesie style continuing, and branching out into “swing” cartoons in Technicolor, the MGM cartoons kept the pace, musically at least.
Van Beuren Music 1936/A Musical Up-Roar 1934-35
We finish off the Van Beuren studio, then move on to a new – the thundering roar of MGM.
In the Center Ring (Part 4)
The mid ‘30’s would see a marked improvement in the genre of circus cartoons – the first episodes to be filmed in Technicolor.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 9)
By late 1935 and 1936, color was beginning to rule when it came to cartoons emphasizing spectacle and special effects.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 3)
Cartoons struggle against storms, this week including Fleischer’s Bimbo, Charles Mintz’s Toby the Pup, Ub Iwerks’ Flip the Frog, and Van Buren’s Tom and Jerry.
Unpredictable as Weather (Part 2)
Bosko, Mickey Mouse and Oswald Rabbit versus nature’s big bad villains: the rain, the sleet and the snow.
Flights of Fancy (Part 2): More First Contacts
Ready to rise above it all? Then continue with us as we soar to new heights with our overview of ‘toons about planes.
Hit the Beach (Part 2)
As one of literature’s most famous beach dwellers was Daniel Defoe’s “Robinson Crusoe”, Hollywood animators had a field day adapting his exploits in cartoons.
Party Animals – and Other Species (Part 6): Sweeping Up the Crumbs – and Choice Morsels
More party-toons with Yogi Bear, Bosko, Popeye, Farmer Al Falfa, and Yakky Doodle!
