Quiz Show Cartoons – part 4: 1950s
During the late 1950’s, Warner Bros. released several cartoons spoofing individual television shows. It is these cartoons – Wideo Wabbit (1956) and People Are Bunny (1959) – that concern us here.
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Bugs Bunny in “What’s Up, Doc?” (1950)
The Dissociated Press (DP) is writing an upcoming story on Bugs Bunny’s show business career! See it here on this week’s breakdown…
Mel Blanc: From Anonymity To Offscreen Superstar (The advent of on-screen voice credits)
Clarifying the facts behind the Mel Blanc’s exclusivity deal, and putting to rest some long-running falsehoods and wrong assumptions.
Robert McKimson’s “Hop, Look and Listen” (1948)
We’re bouncing and hopping along with the latest Warners breakdown! With Hop, Look and Listen, Sylvester encounters an escaped baby kangaroo, which he believes is a giant mouse.
Bugs Bunny and His Friends on Capitol Records
A bonanza of Bugs, a plethora of Porky, a feast of Fudd and a little dab o’ Daffy to celebrate Warner’s wascally wabbit’s “official” birthday later this month.
A Letter From Jack Zander
This month’s posting is about Jack Zander, who had plenty to say about the African American characters he animated. He responded to my questions about his opinions of Bosko and the Tom & Jerry maid.
Thunderbean Thursday: Space Cartoons!
There’s a ton of animated cartoons made over the years about space travel, and I thought it would be fun to talk about those this week. Here are the first ones that came to mind…
Joe Alaskey and Looney Tunes on Records
To salute veteran voice actor Joe Alaskey, who passed away February 3rd, here’s a look at a delightful recording in which he plays Daffy and Sam in a Looney Beatles parody.
Animation Anecdotes #229
Jim Korkis quotes Joe Dante on Looney Tunes; Gary Goldman on The Land Before Time; Jack Bradbury on working at Disney with Walt Kelly; and much much more.
In His Own Words: Chuck Jones on Warner Bros.
I interviewed Chuck several times over the years and I later realized that Chuck, like many others, had “canned/pre-prepared” answers and anecdotes that he would repeat. This particular interview took place in 1976.
