Scrappy in “The Gold Getters” (1935)
The Gold Getters is far from a highlight of the Scrappy series, and its a really good example of how sometimes the Columbia cartoons are not quite cohesive.
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What Would Your Dream Animation Showings Consist Of?
I thought it would be fun to see what *you* would curate for one of your own ‘dream shows’. Here’s mine!
Scrappy in “The Pet Shop” (1931)
The Pet Shop continues Scrappy’s tendency to own businesses that are clearly beyond his own capability. It’s a good thing there are no customers on this particular day.
Thunderbean Updates and “Sandman Tales” (1933)
This week’s cartoon is an especially bizarre one, and almost qualifies as an entry in the “It was only a dream” category of cartoons – except you know its a dream from the beginning.
Animation Anecdotes #385
One national magazine group invited children to write letters on ‘Why I Like Scrappy’, and gave prizes in the form of merchandise featuring the smiling little cartoon character.
‘The Puppet Murder Case’ (1935)
The Haunted Season is here. Today a Thunderbean report and a distinctive Scrappy cartoon – one of the more stylish of the series.
A Visit with Bob Koester – and a Good Print of “Merry Kittens” (1935), and “Sassy Cats”(1933)
Here’s a Scrappy, Sassy Cats, that’s pretty fun — and I think it’s a good example of the Columbia Scrappys at their best.
Scrappy in “The Match Kid” (1933)
Long before the Columbia Screen Gems studio produced their lavish “Little Match Girl”, they made an earlier black & white version with their star character – Scrappy.
Putting Together a Show of Classic Animation
What kind of cartoon show would you put together? And what cartoons would you never show? Here’s my list.
Scrappy in “Minding the Baby” (1931)
At the risk of this seeming like ‘Scrappy Thursday’, here’s another Columbia this week, and an interesting and really fun one.
