What Is Your “Best Year In Cartoons?”
I thought it might be fun for both Jerry and I to list some of ‘our’ favorite years in animation.
Tag Archives: Gene Deitch
Tom & Jerry At The Apollo
In a sense, Gene Deitch’s “Carmen Get It” contains Tom and Jerry’s last nod to African American culture.
My All-Time Top Ten Favorite Cartoons – Part 2
These are my second best Top Ten films… What are yours?
Dusty Memories: The Lost UPA “Dusty of the Circus” Pilot
A long lost Gene Deitch UPA pilot has been unearthed and preserved.
Terrytoons “Foofle’s Train Ride” (1959)
I think Gene Deitch was really amazing to take Terrytoons in this creative direction at this particular studio.
Gene Deitch (1924-2020)
A tribute to animator Gene Deitch from his greatest fan – me.
Jules Feiffer’s Storyboards for Gene Deitch’s “Munro”
To ring in the new year: Gene Deitch’s Oscar winner short subject, Munro – written and boarded by Jules Feiffer. Here are those original boards.
Gene Deitch on NUDNIK (Part 2)
The original Paramount release was for just 12 Nudnik films, which had the bad luck of coming out just at the time when U.S. movie theaters stopped showing cartoon shorts.
Gene Deitch on NUDNIK (Part 1)
Nudnik as a film series had the same bad luck as Nudnik the cartoon character. Nudnik was always in the wrong place at the wrong time, and so were his films.
The People At Terrytoons
My short but dramatic Terrytoons tenure has been well enough documented, but here I’d like to credit the names of those who helped (or hindered) that point in my cartoon career.
