Back to School (Part 10)
By now in our study of education in animation, television was firmly entrenched, and could no longer be relegated to the category of a passing fad.
By now in our study of education in animation, television was firmly entrenched, and could no longer be relegated to the category of a passing fad.
Wipe that haze out of your eyes, grab your books, and skedaddle to class, as today’s lecture covers a good cross-section of studios, and some education for several animated superstars.
It was sixty five years ago this month the Popeye theatrical films made their national television debut in 1956. Let’s Celebrake!
This week’s installment starts with a rundown of TV Popeye and Mister Magoo, then we move on to Hanna-Barbera – and a brief theatrical renaissance from Walt Disney.
In this installment, we cover the years 1951 through 1953 – another period when suntans seemed more desirable, in spite of dermatologists’ advice.
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.
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.
The war years bring a new light to beachfront activities, as the importance of the Pacific Campaign places a new emphasis upon the maritime activities in cartoons.
Paramount cartoons continued to show an interest in portraying both fitness gurus and fatness freaks with equal fairness.
Snap on those headbands, don your athletic shorts and best running shoes, and get set for some energetic roadwork down our latest animation trail.