Max Fleischer’s Hunky and Spunky
Many animals became animated stars, but donkeys rarely attained that status. This pair were the first.
Many animals became animated stars, but donkeys rarely attained that status. This pair were the first.
The Screen Songs from the 40s are a series we’ve scanned a lot of, but there’s never been an ‘official’ set.
One of my favorite things is managing to find good copies of cartoons that are around, but just in bad copies.
As original music began to become scarcer and scarcer, today’s sampling is simply a grab bag of bouncing balls!
Why would Paramount would choose to rename the “Screen Songs” series as “Kartunes” in 1951 while still maintaining style and content as before?
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There were several who would wither achieve their own series later or become recognized “Stars” when Harvey featured the characters in comics and television.
The songs used as the studio launched its own stable of characters to compete with the Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry.
…and I also ask you: What are yours?
A notable change in the 1940s was the replacement of musical director Sammy Timberg by Winston Sharples, who had a habit of dipping into the Famous Music reliquary.