Classic
New York freeform radio station WFMU has one of the best blogs
devoted to alternative pop culture and strange music. Today’s post …
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Classic
How many facists does it take to create a classic cartoon
character? A play we posted about earlier concerning a …
character? A play we posted about earlier concerning a …
Animators
Animator and director Will Finn has posted a letter that he
received from Ward Kimball in 1973 packed with sage words about …
received from Ward Kimball in 1973 packed with sage words about …
Classic
Here’s a killer item on ebay.
If I could afford it, I’d buy
this. Since I can’t I might as well post it here and maybe …
this. Since I can’t I might as well post it here and maybe …
Classic
One of the “Holy Grails” amongst us cartoon historians is the
series of four Barney Google cartoons produced in Technicolor …
series of four Barney Google cartoons produced in Technicolor …
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It was just a couple weeks ago that I was lamenting on the
Cartoon Modern blog the unavailability of the UPA commercials. …
Cartoon Modern blog the unavailability of the UPA commercials. …
Classic
I was speaking to June Foray today and was surprised to find out
she isn’t in the cast of the currently-in-production CG …
she isn’t in the cast of the currently-in-production CG …
Classic
Well, there goes Popeye the Sailor Man, It’s A Hap-Hap Happy Day
and Casper The Friendly Ghost. Not the characters (they …
and Casper The Friendly Ghost. Not the characters (they …
Classic
Tony Mines of Spite Your Face Productions sent me a note about
an early-1960s British animated series, The Pingwings, which …
an early-1960s British animated series, The Pingwings, which …
Classic
One of my guilty pleasures, when watching Paramount cartoons
from the mid-1930s through the late 1940s, is admiring the …
from the mid-1930s through the late 1940s, is admiring the …
Classic
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Shane Glines of the indispensable
Cartoon Retro has sent over a fascinating 1935 article, titled …
Cartoon Retro has sent over a fascinating 1935 article, titled …
Classic
If there’s one question I’ve received more frequently than any
other since the release of Cartoon Modern, it’s “Where can I …
other since the release of Cartoon Modern, it’s “Where can I …
Classic
Now Hear This is without doubt one of the weirder (and more
difficult to find) WB shorts that Chuck Jones ever made, but …
difficult to find) WB shorts that Chuck Jones ever made, but …
Animators
Brew reader Dave Stuckey has uploaded yet another crazy rare
Ward Kimball clip: a Firehouse Five Plus Two performance from …
Ward Kimball clip: a Firehouse Five Plus Two performance from …
Classic
Here is one of the best MySpace pages I have seen devoted to a
classic cartoon series. Forgotten Flintstones contains a …
classic cartoon series. Forgotten Flintstones contains a …
