Classic

Bugs Hardaway WWI letters found

Unusual article in today’s L.A. Daily News about a cache of letters dating from 1918, sent by future animation director (Woody Woodpecker …

Classic

1933 Interview with Tex Avery

Jaime Weinman has just posted a rare — and significant — piece of cartoon research: an interview with Tex Avery, from 1933, published …

Internet/Blogs

Stu’s Show

The image above can only mean one thing: Brewmaster Jerry Beck will once again be broadcasting live on Shokus Internet Radio. …

Classic

An Unabashed Plug

We’ve talked about it for weeks. Today’s the day. Support the cause. Buy the Woody Woodpecker DVD collection.

Advertising

Popeye Beer ad

Please forgive all these Popeye and Woody Woodpecker posts, but here’s a YouTube find I had to share: a 1980s British Carling Black Label …

Events

Tonight in Hollywood

If you live in L.A. you really have no excuse not to go out and have a good time tonight! Today we are shooting our forthcoming …

Cartoon Culture

Way Out Junk

Eye candy and ear wax. Tony from Way Out Junk has amassed a treasure trove of obscure, offbeat children’s records, mainly from the …

Classic

Lantz DVD Update

Look! Universal has posted a teaser page to promote the Woody Woodpecker DVD coming out on July 24th. Note that pre-orders can be …

Ideas/Commentary

An Open Letter

Dear AOL/MSN/Yahoo/NBC-Universal and News Corp., Congratulations on the news of your new company to compete with YouTube. The …

Events

Glenn Barr’s Haunted Paradise

Forget the fact that Glenn Barr did backgrounds for Ren & Stimpy, or The New Woody Woodpecker Show, or has contributed to Mad Magazine …

Old Brew

NEW ANDY PANDA AND OSWALD

Who says they don’t make ’em like they used to? Everything old is new again… Over at Ain’t It Cool News they’ve got some nice pics from …

Old Brew

TEX AVERY STATUES

For the sum of $295.99, this incredible Tex Avery limited edition statue can be yours! And if that isn’t your cup of tea, check out these …

Animators

Oswald South of the Border

Mexican reader Uriel Durán writes to let us know that Oswald is popular nowadays in Mexico, as well as Japan: The situation is that in …

Old Brew

BEST OF THE REST

Next Thursday night I will be giving a talk at the Van Eaton Galleries, discussing and screening some of the best non-Disney cartoons of …

Old Brew

MEL BLANC ON CD

If you love Looney Tunes (and who doesn’t?), you’ll probably like these compilations of Mel Blanc novelty records and radio excerpts. …

Old Brew

KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY

Once again it’s time to plug the ongoing 52 week project of Basic Hip Digital Oddio – their KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY archive/website devoted …

Old Brew

OSWALD UPDATE

Brew reader Pietro Shakarian points out that Universal has been licensing the early Oswald Rabbit in Japan – as illustrated by this …

Old Brew

AN OPEN LETTER TO COMCAST

Sony officially announced it’s intent to buy MGM this week. To raise the billion-dollar plus asking price needed to make the purchase, …

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