We, Robots! (Part 9): Magic Bag and Maid Service
Today, we’ll take a special sidetrip concentrating on two series of the late 50’s and early 60’s which obtained a reputation for regularly featuring mechanical men.
Tag Archives: The Jetsons
Back to the Future: The 60th Anniversary of “The Jetsons”
On July 31, 2022, the future was changed forever. That was the day that George Jetson was born. Or, at least, that’s a fan theory.
Back to School (Part 11)
Get set for an all-superstar overview of four separate series, going down the memory lane of many of our senior readers’ childhoods.
Courtroom Drama: Big Justice, Small Screen (Part 6)
The screens were smaller, but the stakes remained large.
Reign of the Supertoons (Part 3)
Into the late 1950’s and early ‘60’s Warner Brothers and its proteges continue to contribute a healthy sampling of super-powered product
Animation Anecdotes #379
In 1989, President and Chief executive of Hanna-Barbera Productions David Kirschner announced live action feature films of Jonny Quest and The Jetsons, none of which got made.
Animation Anecdotes #367
Space Jam’s producer Ivan Reitman said, “We estimate that we had about 500 animators who worked on the movie. We had a year less than normal for an animated film like this.”
Animation Anecdotes #338
“Yes, it’s gross,” said John Kricfalusi. “But cartoons don’t have to be good for you. Give kids a break. There’s nothing in there that’s going to get you in jail or anything.”
Animation Anecdotes #283
From the square dancing magazine Sets in Order, director Chuck Jones wrote, “Cartoonists are strange men in many ways and they have a tendency to look at the world as through a cheap piece of window pane.”
The First “Ultimate” Cartoon Theme CD Collection
Here’s the story behind Rhino’s Toon Tunes CD series, the first series to combine such a large number of cartoon soundtrack themes on single albums. TOON TUNES 50 Favorite Cartoon…
