Animation Trails: Unhealthy Appetites
A look at the concept of an otherwise “good guy” character developing cannibalistic traits. There was usually, though not always, a common motive – downright hunger.
Tag Archives: Tex Avery
Animation Trails: Magnetic Personalities
Ever get the feeling of deja-vu while you’re watching a cartoon you’ve never seen before? This is the first of a series of articles intended to document the development of similar ideas from studio to studio.
Animation Profiles: Cal Howard
This week, we look into the career of animation/live-action/comic book writer Cal Howard!
RADIO ROUND-UP: The Red Skelton Repertoire
Radio Round-Up is back with The Raleigh Cigarette Program, starring Red Skelton and his repertoire of memorable characters!
The Censored 11: “All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)”
The seventh cartoon of the Censored Eleven is the third and final one from director Tex Avery, and it is also the only film of the series to star Bugs Bunny.
The Censored 11: “The Isle Of Pingo Pongo” (1938)
The sixth cartoon of the Censored Eleven is Tex Avery’s The Isle of Pingo Pongo. This cartoon is all spot-gags, a parody of then-common travel documentary shorts.
Updates, Grateful Stuff – and the Familiar Thanksgiving Toons!
So, as is the usual custom here, on this Thanksgiving, here are the things I’m grateful for related to classic animation this year…
The Censored 11: “Uncle Tom’s Bungalow” (1937)
The fourth cartoon of the “Censored Eleven”, and the first by Avery on the list, is a parody of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s antebellum, antislavery novel.
The Thanksgiving Playlist
However you celebrate Thanksgiving as a big cartoon fan, it’s always good to have a basic play list of Thanksgiving toons at your fingertips. Here’s mine.
The Final Needle Drop: “The Okeh Laughing Record”
Tex Avery knew the 1920s “Okeh Laughing Record” and wondered how it would work on a modern movie audience. With his last cartoon for Lantz, he got to try out his theory.
