An Update on “Willie Whopper”
A mini-update from the front lines on the boy with a big imagination. I promised an update on the Willie Whopper project, so here it is, but first a quick…
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UPDATE: Leo the Lion and some stills from the “Willie Whopper” transfers!
The Ub Iwerks’ Willie Whopper and Flip the Frog project continues! I really enjoyed seeing the animated clips from some of Leo’s other appearances over the years. We transferred some…
‘2K’ or Not To ‘K’… That Is The Question!
2k or not to ‘K’… that is the question of the week. The Willie Whopper fine grains arrive! Things are starting to move right along on the new projects! In…
The Hunt for FLIP THE FROG Begins!
The title above is a bit of a misnomer in that we started looking at materials for ‘Flip the Frog‘ back in July- but this is the first in a…
What WAS the Cartoon with THAT scene?
I’m sure you cartoony people are used to answering the question that starts like this: “I heard you know a lot about cartoons. I saw this one cartoon as a…
A Thunderbean Halloween
So, Halloween has gotta be the cartoon lover’s favorite holiday, at least for all the weird animated films that either have Halloween themes. We seriously could put a link to…
“Beauty Shoppe” (1940) with Gran’ Pop Monkey
Here’s a good cartoon break for today, and a less-seen one for sure. Back in July we talked a little about See How They Won, and I’ve been meaning to…
Ub Iwerks in the 1930s
Another busy week here at Thunderbean. A final master for two titles went out today, with another in the coming week. All told four titles are in the process of…
Halloween!! How about a few Midnight Frolics?
I’m a big fan of the Columbia Rhapsodies produced by the UB Iwerks Studio. They are odd films, but then again, so many of the cartoons Columbia produced were odd….
Ub Iwerks “See How They Won” (1935)
Here is See How They Won from 1935: Boots Chemists (the Boots Drug company), was a popular chain drug store in Britain, sort of a CVS or Walgreens of the…
