Tag Archives: The Hobbit

“The Hobbit” on Disneyland Records
ANIMATION SPIN
December 17, 2013 posted by Greg Ehrbar

“The Hobbit” on Disneyland Records

With Peter Jackson’s latest installment of The Hobbit breaking records at the box office, I thought it would be a good time to look back at the original “records” of…

Animation Anecdotes #136
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
November 15, 2013 posted by

Animation Anecdotes #136

Clarence Nash Is Not Mel Blanc. In 1977 when I talked with him, Clarence Nash was not happy. “Everybody thinks Mel Blanc is Donald Duck! He’s not. I’m Donald Duck….

Animation Anecdotes #129
ANIMATION ANECDOTES
September 27, 2013 posted by

Animation Anecdotes #129

A Good Hobbit Is Hard To Break. The November 1977 Rankin-Bass animated television special based on Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” had animation done by TopCraft (a Japanese company that later re-formed…