In His Own Words: Bill Scott on UnSold Jay Ward Pilots
I got a chance to do a lengthy interview with Bill Scott in 1982 where I asked him about a variety of things – including about some of those unsold pilots the Jay Ward studio produced.
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Animation Profiles: PETE BURNESS
This week, we present another animator/director with an extensive cartooning career, Pete Burness!
Animation Anecdotes #386
“I remember when he couldn’t sell his later pilots – the hilarious Fang, the Wonder Dog, Hawkear, and The Stupor Bowl – he said, ‘CBS dislikes us; NBC hates us and ABC detests us!’
The Hare Raising Tales of Crusader Rabbit
My latest “Cartoon Research” book details the Shull Bonsall fiasco, but it is mainly a tribute to Crusader Rabbit creator, Alex Anderson.
Bullwinkle and Rocky’s Strange “Circus Adventure” on Records
Be with us this time for: “If the people who did these voices watched the cartoon before making the record, I’m Lorna Doone” or… “Puss Gets the Bootleg!”
Animation Anecdotes #353
Leonard Maltin wrote Jay Ward a letter when he was twelve years old and Ward wrote back “on wonderful embossed Bullwinkle stationery!” Thus began a lively and very friendly correspondence.
Animation Anecdotes #347
“Unlike most people in television, Jay Ward didn’t underestimate the intelligence of the audience. It’s the most important creative thing I ever learned.”
Disney Cartoon Parodies
Disney characters and films are so iconic – and represent all that is good and clean – that they are a tempting target for parody. Here are a few classic examples.
A Closer Look at Jay Ward’s Cartoon Cereal Serials
“Jay Ward’s Animated Cereal Capers”, a new Cartoon Research mini-book, explores the Cap’n’s story and the men behind his creation in 1962.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1961
The sorriest set of submissions from any year, thus far. Ward Kimball, Jules Engel and Chuck Jones must have pulled their hair out.
