Dal McKennon: Celebrating His 105th Birthday
From animated and live-action features and shorts to TV cartoons and live-action series, Dal McKennon gave them all his one-of-a-kind personality.
Tag Archives: Gumby
Cartoon Pilgrims – and Gratefulness in Thunderbeanland
Happy Thanksgiving To You All!
We, Robots! (Part 8): Steel Workers
Today, in somewhat random order we’ll focus on some highlights of early television animation, all dealing with the subject of robots.
Influences Before the Nightmare Began
For a young Tim Burton some of his key inspirational moments came from visual effects designer Ray Harryhausen and his stop-motion animation of fantastical creatures.
A Revolutionary Article (Part 3)
A series based on Revolutionary times? Here’s Popeye, Magoo, Gumby and the most “revolutionary” of all cartoon characters: Terrytoons’ Hector Heathcote.
How Grim Was My Pilgrim (Part 2)
Well, the birds have been carved, and a lucky few Thanks-givers got their wish on the big end of the wishbone. But we’re still loaded down with leftovers from last week’s bountiful feast of animated Pilgrim depictions.
Gumby’s Twisted Recording Career
Art Clokey’s stop-motion TV and movie star Gumby popped inside several read-along book and cassette sets and a CD that took a bizarre journey outside the mold.
Animation Anecdotes #177
Maurice Noble and Fresh Ideas. In a 1992 interview, animation designer Maurice Noble said, “Whatever I worked on, I tried to give freshness and make as eye-appealing as possible. Always,…
