Animation Anecdotes #201
Disney’s Boysenberry Mountain. In the Disney animated feature, Fantasia (1940), the majority of the action in the Pastoral Symphony takes place in the brightly colored Elysian Fields at the foot…
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Cereal Thrillers
Why was animation used so often to sell cereal? A lot of people in advertising think cereal is just for kids, and they think the same thing about cartoons. Of…
Eat, Drink, And Be Merry…
Nothing goes together like eating and watching television! Except maybe eating and showering. Some of you older folks might remember what a big deal it was to make a tray…
Those 70’s Spots
What can you say about the 70’s that hasn’t already been said? Inflation was up and employment was down. Cheezy bad taste was considered to be tops in entertainment. The…
More Spots Animated by Bill Littlejohn
Today we take another look at the work of the very wonderful Mister Bill Littlejohn. Always humorous, always expressive, the easy-going look of his animation often masked his enormous technical…
Cheerios Round-Up
Snap, Cackle and Pop. Tony the Tiger. Sonny the Cuckoo Bird. These are few of the long running cereal mascots you’ve seen cavorting on your television set since you were…
Mr. Peabody on Record
Last time you remember, our heroes Rocky and Bullwinkle were cutting an original cast record! But little did they know that their composer had also made a record, and that…
The Art of Dreamworks Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Today, a small preview of some of the cool pre-production art created for the upcoming Dreamworks feature Mr. Peabody and Sherman. I was asked to write the text for the…
Animation Anecdotes #144
Synchro-Vox. Animation fans are familiar with “Synchro-Vox” used on Cambria Studios shows like “Clutch Cargo” and “Space Angel”. Basically, talking human lips superimposed over a cartoon image of a face….
Year End Book Binge
First order of business – today at 7pm EST/4pm PST I will appear once again on the world-famous internet radio program, Stu’s Show, to talk classic cartoons, DVDs and Terrytoons…
