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!’
Tag Archives: June Foray
A “Sparky” 101st Birthday Salute to June Foray
The first lady of animation is celebrated with two unusual children’s recordings, made generations apart, both as ageless as the talent of June Foray herself.
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1984
The Academy shorts branch had to sit through the Bill Melendez Betty Boop special. That ought to teach ’em for never awarding anything to Max Fleischer.
Animation Anecdotes #336
Manny Perez was responsible for the animation of Fritz and the three girl cats in the bath tub. That short scene had over two thousand drawings.
Walt Disney’s “Trick or Treat” with June Foray on Records
Cartoon Research’s celebration of the Halloween short starring Donald Duck, his nephews and Witch Hazel continues with a look at its appearances on vinyl.
“The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle” Book & Recording
Next Monday would have been June Foray’s 100th birthday, so this is a very different kind of “Spin,” taking a first-person approach for a very special project. THE ADVENTURES OF…
A Foray into Foray – and “Scrappy’s Expedition” (1934)
Scrappy’s Expedition was one of the first Scrappy’s I ever saw – though many of the Hollywood caricatures are unrecognizable to young people these days.
June Foray as Walt Disney’s “Pinocchio” & “Ferdinand the Bull”
The animation world lost its fairy godmother last week – today let’s look back at a couple of gems that June recorded for the classic Capitol line of childrens records.
June Foray 1917-2017
“I love everything I do, with all of the parts that I do, because there’s a little bit of me in all of them.”
DePatie-Freleng’s “Bear Who Slept Through Christmas” on Records
A fond look at the vinyl version of a rarely seen ’70s holiday TV staple — with characters revived in the ’80s in a second special and a line of merchandise.
