Terrytoons Satisfaction
A little about Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers – a vocal group heard on some of the Terrytoons cartoons of the 1940’s and 1950’s.
A little about Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers – a vocal group heard on some of the Terrytoons cartoons of the 1940’s and 1950’s.
Since it’s the 4th of July, it seems like it’s a good time to rerun a patriotic favorite… one of the NANCY cartoons, produced by Terrytoons in the early 40’s.
A celebration of the actor who provided the voice (and over 50 others) for the beloved animated hero, as well as countless records for which he received little credit.
Animation pioneer Paul Terry jotted down his animation secrets in a rarely seen 24 page booklet – and I’ve posted the whole thing here for you to enjoy.
Animator drafts from East Coast studios are relatively scarce. And yet, here is a rare find: an animation draft from a 1938 Terrytoon (the first page, that is!).
In the 1940s, American animator George Moreno Jr. produced a series of theatrical cartoons for and in Great Britian – featuring Bubble, a cockney taxi driver, and his faithful cab, Squeek.
The CinemaScope “Another Day Another Doormat” is the last of the four Terrytoons “John Doormat” cartoons, and it’s arguably the best one of the bunch.
This week’s moonlighting animation artist in comics is Terrytoons/Famous Studios animator Larry Silverman!
It’s not canon! But this is how RCA Bluebird Children’s Records explained the origin of Mighty Mouse, with more than a nod or two to the origin of Superman.
While isn’t unusual for cartoon characters to show up in an internet Meme, what is unusual is for a Terrytoon (of any kind) to show up in one.