In the Center Ring (Part 10)
There’s some good ones – and a few strange ones – in this week’s mix, including glitzy starring stints for Pluto, Droopy, and Warner’s Three Bears.
There’s some good ones – and a few strange ones – in this week’s mix, including glitzy starring stints for Pluto, Droopy, and Warner’s Three Bears.
Directed by Jack Hannah, who helmed a number of the studio’s classic shorts and had a talent for leading artists to realize character and story.
Storms and changes of seasons continue to provide central plot points to a variety of animated storylines in the late 1940s.
1947 and 1948 continued to produce toon weather forecasts of frosty mornings, wild waves, and unexpected summer showers.
During the war years – when leading cartoon stars were serving out substantial portions of their screen time in khaki.
Once again, Old Sol’s rays bear down upon Toontown, driving its late 40’s and early 50’s population to the coastline to beat the heat.
Ending the 30’s and into the 40’s, we find numerous additional animated outings for the sand and surf crowd.
All Rise. Court is again in session.
We start out this week’s travel tales with a couple of Terrytoons – plus multiple doses of wanderlust for Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, Popeye, and Magoo.
June is associated with “June Bugs”. No, not that wascally wabbit, but the six-legged kind. A fresh look at a common cartoon insect: the flea.