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Last Minute Stocking Stuffers
Here are three books I want to bring to your attention – but note: These are strictly for the rabid toon-aholic on your holiday list. …
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Mish-Mish in National Defense
We’ve posted about Mish Mish cartoons before – but here’s a new one you gotta see. The character was the star of a popular Egyptian …
Cartoon Network Going Commando
Yeah, this is another post ragging on Cartoon Network as is spirals down the drainpipe of doom. I was at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood …
Random UPA Publicity 1951-1953
Here’s some show-and-tell. I found these odds and ends of UPA publicity at Cinecon, the classic movie convention held in Hollywood over …
Jerry’s Event Round-Up
I now have three (count ’em, three) regularly scheduled live events in Hollywood California. If you can’t make it this month, please …
Das Micky Maus Girl (1930)
Mickey Mouse was so popular by 1930 that every animation studio around the world tried to create unauthorized Mickey Mouse cartoons. Even …
Dallas McKennon 1919-2009
Just got word that Dallas McKennon passed away this morning. Sunday would’ve been his 90th birthday. Dal was a prolific voice in …
OT: Will Friedwald donates his record collection
Here’s an update on the doings of my old colleague and friend Will Friedwald (my co-author on Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A …
Annecy 09 Snapshots
Waiting at the Geneva Airport for my flight back to New York and thought I’d share pics of a few of the fine animation folk I hung out …
More from TV Guide
Three more vintage pieces from TV Guide, presented for your historical reading pleasure. Click thumbnails below to enlarge and read. …
Observations on Up
Had the pleasure of seeing Pixar’s latest masterpiece last Thursday — and yeah, it’s a masterpiece. They’ve done it again. An original …
My Favorite “Hurt” Gag
It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …
The Stubborn Cowboy (1967)
When Shamus Culhane took over the creative controls of the Paramount Animation Studio in 1966, he clearly understood the opportunity he …
The Last Screen Song
The cartoon below isn’t very good, but it’s been rarely seen — and that’s usually good enough for me. And it’s somewhat historically …
Cartoon Brew TV #18: Superman’s Secret Cartoon History
This week we open the Brew Vaults to examine the various ways the world’s first super-hero was animated, portrayed and even lampooned in …
Dan Gordon tribute
Animator Sherm Cohen has posted an illustrated tribute to cartoonist/storyman/cartoon director Dan Gordon (Popeye, SuperKatt, The …
What Tex Avery And Frank Zappa Both Knew About Making Great Entertainment
Want to understand why entertaining cartoons are all but impossible to produce nowadays? You can have the answer in just two short …
Fleischer Superman on DVD
Warner Bros. is finally releasing the classic Paramount Superman cartoons (1941-43) on a stand alone DVD set. These are the nine Max …
Hornswiggle
Well, imagine my surprise when I sat down to watch Saturday’s installment of Random Cartoons (10:30am/1:30pm on Nicktoons Network) and up …
Cartoon Brew TV #9: It’s a Grand Old Nag
(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the original cartoon without audio commentary) This week we …
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