Aw, Whadda You Afraid Of?? (Part 2)
We’ve still got one article worth of fallout from the realm of superstition to wade through, so fasten your seat belts for another bumpy ride.
Tag Archives: Pink Panther
DePatie Freleng’s “Pink Panic” (1967)
Step inside the Dead Dog Hotel with the Pink Panther (if you dare) in this week’s animator breakdown!
Animation Anecdotes #345
Chuck Jones, talking about his animated segment in Stay Tuned (1992) said, “It’s more like the old Warner Bros. cartoons which could be enjoyed by all audiences.”
Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1964
The year The Pink Panther won the Oscar race he had competition from a Terrytoon Sad Cat, a Lantz Beary family and Three Little Woodpeckers.
The Final Days of The Theatrical Cartoon Short
Watching a “Woody Woodpecker” cartoon from the early 1970s is a bittersweet experience. My column for this month is about how the press covered the last years of theatrical cartoon shorts.
Top Ten Cartoon Single Records (Part 1)
This week, we look at the first five out of my personal ten best cartoon-related 78 and 45 RPM singles of all time. Feel free to differ with the subjective musings of your humble Animation Spinner.
A Few New Reviews: Mickey Mouse, Pink Panther, Private Snafu
Garry Apgar’s new book on Mickey Mouse, Mark Arnold’s collection of DePatie-Freleng history, and another plug for Thunderbean’s Private Snafu blu-ray.
This Weekend in Brooklyn and Toronto
I’m off this week to a visit back east. I’ll be in both New York and Toronto over the next few days – doing what I like to do best,…
