Hit the Beach (Part 6)
In the late 1940s, with sea lanes clearing, attention seems to shift in the animation industry to the leisure voyage, and to destinations of palm-fringed shores.
Tag Archives: Mighty Mouse
The Unique Mighty Mouse Theme Song in “The Perils of Pearl Pureheart” (1949)
… and this week’s question: what ‘missing’ piece of a cartoon was a revelation for you?
Party Animals – and Other Species (Part 7): Frosting on the Cake
The Party’s over. It’s time to call it a day.
“The Magic Slipper” (1948)
Some good, pure cartoon escapism is on the plate for this week’s cartoon – take a little break and enjoy a Terrytoon in HD, from a rare, spliceless Kodachrome! print.
The End of Theatricals on Network Television
As 2020 begins, remember it’s been 20 years since theatricals were a staple on weekly network television. Here’s my little tribute to the way it once was.
A Small Gauge Thanksgiving
Here’s a Thanksgiving post that isn’t about Thanksgiving! It’s about my holiday traditions and 8mm film.
Spacey Invaders II: I Was a Toon-Age Alien.
Creatures from outer space visiting our Earth. That happened more than a few times in Hollywood cartoons during the 1950s and 60s – in fact, it was an all-out invasion!
Spacey Invaders I: Wars of the Worlds
One of the most memorable Halloween “tricks” of all time – from the classic roots of broadcast media, and further immortalized in animated cartoon form – Invaders from Mars!
Go To Hades – Part 2
Returning once again to the ethereal realm of devils and angels, we pick up where we left off last week, to see how the forces of good and evil coped with the outbreak of Axis hostilities overseas.
I Can Get Satisfaction (with Terrytoons)
This week’s column is sort of an addendum to my essay last week. More on Helen Carroll and the singers I’ve dubbed “The Terrytones”.
