A Musical Up-Roar: 1952
Fewer cartoons, but lots of discography today, as trends continued at MGM favoring original scores over Tin Pan Alley.
Fewer cartoons, but lots of discography today, as trends continued at MGM favoring original scores over Tin Pan Alley.
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.
At MGM – Tex Avery settled into place, Tom and Jerry’s were rounding out nicely, and Barney Bar provided gentler laughs.
Though there are a lot of great Hanna-Barbera-related recordings, here are ten picks from the outstanding gems among the H-B audio gold.
It’s Independence Day here- but before the usual 4th of July post, here’s some short Thunderbean news.
Today we reflect back on “beginnings,” specifically those of their favorite (and most iconic) classic animated characters.
Weather still continued to figure into sporadic offerings in later years, including Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, and two Deitch Tom and Jerrys.
Today we welcome a new semi-regular contributor to the Cartoon Research fold – with a new focus of research.
I recorded a short video to showcase some of the Van Beuren Tom and Jerry project we’ve been working on.
Summer season has arrived – are you still undecided as to what to do for vacation?