Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 8)
1942 is our subject year. Tex Avery’s influence on breaking the fourth wall overflows to other studios.
1942 is our subject year. Tex Avery’s influence on breaking the fourth wall overflows to other studios.
During the period covered by these cartoons, the Second World War came to an end.
All action today takes place in 1938, and all from two studios: Warner Bros and Paramount.
At MGM – Tex Avery settled into place, Tom and Jerry’s were rounding out nicely, and Barney Bar provided gentler laughs.
The musical highlights in the 1942-43 season of MGM cartoons.
Tex Avery dials-up the “insanity” to 11 and puts another notch in his legendary, over-the-top career.
While Tex Avery had a number of cartoon masterpieces, this film stands out as a wonderful example of the director’s exaggerated imagination and genius.
This week, a Tex Avery laugh-fest, the debut of a near-sighted little character, a classic Disney one-shot, and a trio of Screen Songs.
The storm clouds miss no one today – as every one of the major producing studios appears in today’s 1943-44 survey.
Stormy action from three studios on this week’s bill from 1938-39. Let’s get breezin’ along.