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.
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Animation Anecdotes #269
“Spider-Man On The Move” was a half hour special, narrated by Stan Lee (“The only problem with comic books is that they don’t move… until NOW!”), that shows how an TV cartoon is put together from initial idea to final animation.
Chatting with Curt Perkins and Lee Halpern
Today’s Golden Awards interviews are with two animation veterans who have been largely lost to animation history, Curtiss D. Perkins and Lee Halpern.
In His Own Words: Robert McKimson
For the November 28, 1972 issue of PUNCH magazine, writer Lloyd Chester interviewed Bob McKimson on the state of animation. Here are excerpts from that piece.
DePatie-Freleng’s “Bear Who Slept Through Christmas” on Records
A fond look at the vinyl version of a rarely seen ’70s holiday TV staple — with characters revived in the ’80s in a second special and a line of merchandise.
De-Patie-Freleng’s “Goldilocks” (1970) on Record
Bing Crosby Meets the Sherman Brothers Meet De-Patie-Freleng Meets Disney – in soundtrack albums for their live-action/animated TV special. Bing Crosby Introduces Mary Frances Crosby as GOLDILOCKS Original TV Soundtrack…
DePatie-Freleng’s “The Tiny Tree” (1975)
Every Christmas, no matter how old they are, you can always rely on certain Christmas specials airing on major TV networks during the season. However, for every “Charlie Brown Christmas”,…
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 Blue Racer”
Here I will continue with DePatie-Freleng’s obscure theatrical shorts. By 1972, DFE had stopped producing The Ant and the Aardvark, Tijuana Toads, and Roland and Rattfink shorts. In addition, they…
Cereal Thrillers
Why was animation used so often to sell cereal? A lot of people in advertising think cereal is just for kids, and they think the same thing about cartoons. Of…
