In the Beginning Part IV: Classic Animated Characters’ First Appearances
As another New Year kicks off, it’s the perfect time to look back at where some of the most popular characters in cartoons got their start.
Tag Archives: Fox and Crow
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 10)
1943 continued to abound in self-conscious cartoons, ever aware of their theatrical venue.
Fox and Crow in “Be Patient, Patient” (1944)
Over the years, I’ve found I’m enjoying the Fox and Crow cartoons more than ever.
In the Center Ring (Part 7)
This week, many well-known animated stars try their hands at circus-related stories.
The Five Best Columbia/Screen Gems Cartoons of the 1940s
Are there more than five? I don’t know, but here are my picks.
Hit the Beach (Part 6)
In the late 1940s, with sea lanes clearing, attention seems to shift in the animation industry to the leisure voyage, and to destinations of palm-fringed shores.
Your Favorite Long Lost Original Title Cards
Original opening titles, some which seemed impossible to see for decades, keep showing up on a pretty regular basis.
Happy Henfruit Pt. 5: Eggs-cruciating!
More Eggs! I’ve really mixed myself into an omelette on this project, which promises to be my longest trail to date, with more and more discoveries hatching.
Animation Ski Trails – 2
Again we ascend the peaks of Hollywood’s golden era for more frozen frolics with the champion winter athletes of Toontown, as they pursue the perilous pastime of skiing!
Animation Anecdotes #130
Mort Drucker on Animation. Artist Mort Drucker has been one of my favorite cartoonists for decades, not just because of his work for MAD magazine but his work in DC…
