A Musical Up-Roar 1949-51
The early 50s saw Scott Bradley increasingly writing his own scores, and not incorporating MGM’s own published songs.
Tag Archives: Tom and Jerry
In the Center Ring (Part 11)
This week’s animated offerings range from a classic Bugs Bunny, myopic Magoo madness, to a double-dose of Tom and Jerry.
Awards with Character: Classic Oscar Winning Cartoons Celebrating Anniversaries
Four animated shorts, each an Oscar winner and each one also celebrating an anniversary this year.
“Pencil Mania” Restored
One more visit with Van Beuren’s Tom and Jerry before their visit to replication.
“Dough Nuts” (1933) restored with Original Titles!
We’ve featured this cartoon before—it’s nice to finally see it as close as possible now to its original version.
We, Robots! (Part 20): Networking With Shields Up
We clean up the subject of robotic output from Cartoon Network, as well as a few goodies that aired on Kids W-B.
Flights of Fancy (Part 12) – More Yankee Doodling
Many a cartoonist stayed well behind the lines, each winning the war single-handedly – at least with the imagery created from their drawing boards.
Fitness vs. Fatness (Part 8): Eat, Drink, and Be Portly
The toons continued to be up to their old tricks as the ‘60’s rolled on – with many animated stars struggling to adhere to their routine diets.
Let Me Pick Your Brain! (Part 2)
More spooky, and not-so-spooky, doings this week, as we follow more animated instances of personality flip-flops between some of our favorite characters.
MGM’s “The Yankee Doodle Mouse” (1943)
Get out the firecrackers and Roman candles, it’s an Oscar-winning Tom and Jerry this week! (Yes, I’m aware it is after the Fourth of July, but it still fits the occasion.)
