Tag Archives: Tom & Jerry

A Musical Up-Roar: 1952
NEEDLE DROP NOTES
November 26, 2024 posted by James Parten

A Musical Up-Roar: 1952

Fewer cartoons, but lots of discography today, as trends continued at MGM favoring original scores over Tin Pan Alley.

A Musical Up-Roar 1944-46
NEEDLE DROP NOTES
October 1, 2024 posted by James Parten

A Musical Up-Roar 1944-46

The MGM cartoons of the 1940s were no longer 30s cutesie-poo – being replaced by the fast-paced, gag oriented style of Avery, Hanna and Barbera.

A Musical Up-Roar 1943-44
NEEDLE DROP NOTES
September 17, 2024 posted by James Parten

A Musical Up-Roar 1943-44

At MGM – Tex Avery settled into place, Tom and Jerry’s were rounding out nicely, and Barney Bar provided gentler laughs.

In The Beginning…
Animation Cel-ebration
May 20, 2024 posted by Michael Lyons

In The Beginning…

Today we reflect back on “beginnings,” specifically those of their favorite (and most iconic) classic animated characters.