Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 19)
Submitted for your approval: evidence of characters who know they are on screen, and use this to their zany advantage.
Submitted for your approval: evidence of characters who know they are on screen, and use this to their zany advantage.
A lot of familiar faces today, as Warner, Paramount, and Terrytoons all provide contributions continuing to exploit their toon existence for all they’re worth.
A surprising number of Terrytoons appear in this week’s survey as we resume our overview of characters interacting with audiences, narrators, and/or animators.
A wild bunch of episodes today from 1947 and ‘48, including a quartet of Tex Avery adventures which are among his most controversial.
This week’s installment includes brief references out of chronology to several Warner Brothers cartoons I missed. Then, we move on in 1945 and 1946
A feast of prime Grade A titles from MGM, Paramount, and Warner Brothers is on the table today.
All our action this week is centered upon four characters, all installments containing self-winks to the illustrated media.
Another batch of animated eccentricities, all featuring characters that are well aware they are in a cartoon.
1943 continued to abound in self-conscious cartoons, ever aware of their theatrical venue.
Some behind the scenes at Disney, a new franchise for Goofy, and the debut of Walter Lantz’s most durable personality.