The Thirteen New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
In 1988, ABC-TV and DIC produced a new series of Beany and Cecil cartoons for Saturday morning. They hired John K. to supervise. What could possibly go wrong?
Tag Archives: John Kricfalusi
Animation Anecdotes #344
“Mighty Mouse represents me wanting to entertain people,” says Ralph Bakshi. “I’m allowing myself to have more fun. I want to make people fall on the floor laughing.”
Animation Anecdotes #340
“Based on our character, Quaker Oats was requested to develop the crunchiest cereal they could make. And we made our commercials as much like entertainment cartoons as possible.”
Animation Anecdotes #338
“Yes, it’s gross,” said John Kricfalusi. “But cartoons don’t have to be good for you. Give kids a break. There’s nothing in there that’s going to get you in jail or anything.”
Animation Anecdotes #335
In 1991, for a Tokyo Amusement Park, Sullivan Bluth Special Projects (for Landmark Entertainment) created animation based on a Japanese fable called “Princess of the Moon”.
Animation Anecdotes #332
“I wanted to know what a full-grown adult male was doing living with three lower life forms, forcing them to sing and go to school and wear human clothing.”
Animation Anecdotes #331
The soundtrack of Jafar’s song “Why Me?”, a campy and dramatic exploration of the character’s past failure, almost derailed Disney’s animated feature, Aladdin.
Animation Anecdotes #321
Ralph Bakshi was working in 1989 on selling an animated series to NBC called Hound Town – about a group of dogs who observe the curious habits of humans.
Spumco’s “Son Of Stimpy” (1993) – aka Stimpy’s First Fart
Others might disagree, but I believe Son of Stimpy (or Stimpy’s First Fart) should be ranked with the finest holiday TV specials. Here’s a breakdown that explains how it came to be.
