Anime

“Lt. Norakuro and Mickey Mouse” ?

Disney fans like to look for “hidden Mickeys” – but here’s one they may have missed. When Disney’s mouse became an overnight sensation in …

Feature Film

“Little Johnny”

Please forgive me for posting this. It’s a contender for Worst Animated Feature of the year. From Australia, NSFW, submitted for your …

Events

Afternoon of Remembrance 2011

Once each year at the DeMille Barn in Hollywood, the Animation Guild, ASIFA-Hollywood and Women In Animation present An Afternoon of …

Classic

Eddie Brandt (1922-2011)

Animation writer, musician and most notably, movie memorabilia dealer Eddie Brandt has died. He passed away week ago Sunday, Feb. 20th, …

Classic

Who owns Betty Boop?

Apparently the Fleischer estate has lost a court battle for the rights to Betty Boop, a character created by Grim Natwick at Max …

TV

New “Thundercats” trailer

Something we are not showing at the Rankin-Bass tribute on Tuesday is Thundercats, the studio’s 1985 response to Filmation’s He-Man. As …

Advertising

“Sprite Boy” model sheet

You never know where you’ll find animation history. The Coca-Cola website has just posted this obscure model sheet of their Sprite Boy …

Classic

“Snuffy Smith” by Jim Tyer

Someone just posted on You Tube several of the rarely seen 1963 King Features Snuffy Smith cartoons that were animated by Jim Tyer. Tyer …

TV

The Simpsons “Angry Dad The Movie”

I don’t think we’ve ever done this before – post an entire episode from a current TV series – but this episode of The Simpsons must be …

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