In the Center Ring (Part 17)
H-B probably set the record of all producers of television cartoons for number of stories including a circus angle.
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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.
Animation Anecdotes Redux
Today to celebrate installment #400 of Suspended Animation, I am returning to my original format of random anecdotes.
Whatever Happened to Huckleberry Hound?
Huckleberry Hound is the classic showbiz story of a top star who was upstaged by one of his supporting players.
Back to School (Part 12)
The era of the theatrical short is coming to an end, as are most short ventures into the venues of learning as subject matter for stories.
Back to School (Part 10)
By now in our study of education in animation, television was firmly entrenched, and could no longer be relegated to the category of a passing fad.
Hit the Beach (Part 10)
As usual, Hanna Barbera takes the lead in producing beach-related episodes, while a handful of surviving theatrical studios provide occasional output on a similar theme.
Beware the Leprechauns! (Part 2)
The glory days of theatrical animation were passing on, and several studios, to quote an oft-used Irish phrase, were “not long for this world.” But two studios in particular would return to mining the realm of the leprechauns
Huck and Jim (Crow)
To be sure, television was a democratizing force in animation. It allowed African Americans to see cartoons in their homes, in contrast to being restricted to balcony seats at theaters.
Huckleberry Hound, Sascha Burland & 1960’s Politics
Madison Avenue songsmith Sascha Burland produced the most sophisticated Hanna-Barbera-licensed record ever when Huckleberry Hound ran for President in 1960.
