Love is On the Air: Classic Valentine’s Day TV Specials
A list of just some of the “love”-ly animated television special offerings through the years.
Tag Archives: The Smurfs
The Birth of Hanna-Barbera’s “Smurfs”
Producer Joe Barbera said in 1982, “Even though they’re a happy little group of Smurfs, they have problems too.”
When Smurfs Ruled Record Stores
A dive into the first wave of Smurf albums to hit the U.S. when Hanna-Barbera’s series debuted – and the soundtrack to Belvision’s 1975 Animated Smurfeature.
Animation Anecdotes #291
“Having the camera constantly moving was scary at first, but it helped keep the characters alive,” said animator Dave Spafford, who drew Donald Duck and Daffy Duck in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Animation Anecdotes #150
The Animated Calloway. A rotoscoped version of scat singer Cab Calloway appeared in the Betty Boop cartoon shorts Minnie the Moocher (1932), Snow White (1933) and The Old Man of…
