Ten VHS Cartoon Tapes I Won’t Sell, Throw Out or Give Away
People tell me to throw out my old video tapes – but here are 10 that are just too important to toss.
Tag Archives: Crusader Rabbit
The Hare Raising Tales of Crusader Rabbit
My latest “Cartoon Research” book details the Shull Bonsall fiasco, but it is mainly a tribute to Crusader Rabbit creator, Alex Anderson.
Animation Anecdotes #298
In 1959, Jack Miller claimed that he had drawn at least thirty-five daily newspaper strips featuring the characters from the Crusader Rabbit series. Sadly, they’ve never been found.
Animation Anecdotes #294
“Bugs Bunny was a counter revolutionary – not a revolutionary”, said Chuck Jones. “You know, this means war!’ – that was a line of Groucho’s I could not refrain from stealing.”
Animation Anecdotes #138
Peace on Earth. “(For Peace on Earth 1939) we shot the live action material for it. We shot the live action for the rotoscope on the (MGM) Studio lot. We…
Animals That Should Be Animated
I said in my first column that the earliest animated cartoon that I can remember seeing was Disney’s Pinocchio, on its first rerelease in October 1945, just before my fifth…
Debunking The Myths: Crusader Rabbit and Walt Disney
How much of what everyone “knows” about animation history is wrong? For example … The first TV cartoon was Crusader Rabbit, in 1949. And Crusader always fought the villainous Dudley…
