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R.I.P. TV GUIDE

This saddens me. TV GUIDE announced yesterday that it will cease to be a digest sized publication as of the Oct. 17 issue and be a …

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MUTT & JEFF

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CALVIN & THE COLONEL

CALVIN AND THE COLONEL ran on ABC in primetime from October 3, 1961 through September 22, 1962. It was on Tuesday nights at 8:30. Today …

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UPA ON HELLBOY

Columbia TriStar’s upcoming 2-disc THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVERA – because a certain cartoon buff at TriStar insisted it be part of the …

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Top Cat Request

Mark Evanier has posted an important public appeal on his website about a vital issue that affects every American citizen: the upcoming …

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MEET AL BRODAX AND FRED LADD

Two names that helped shape early 1960s TV animation – Al Brodax and Fred Ladd – will both be making live appearences in the Los Angeles …

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ANIMATION PRESERVATION

This upcoming Saturday, May 22nd at 3:00pm, ASIFA-Hollywood presents Part Two of a demonstration and discussion of animated film …

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Directing TV Animation Part 2

Directors don’t always have input into character designs for a TV series, but they should. There are many design issues that have …

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BEST BUY BARGAINS

Tipped by a reader, I made a trip to a local Best Buy in search of a intriguing DVD set of Abbott & Costello features Universal is …

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ON THE FRONT LINES

What can I say? It’s amazing!I never thought I’d live to see the day they’d release restored, perfect copies of DER FUEHRER’S FACE, …

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POPEYE ON DVD – PART 2

As long as I’m on a rant about POPEYE on DVD, allow me to shamelessly plug a brand new release from the friendly folks at VCI …

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POPEYE ON DVD?

Fleischer POPEYENo, not yet.King Features has released a dvd boxed set of 1960s Popeye cartoons – some of the worst cartoons ever made. …

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A COLUMBIA CARTOON ON DVD

THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVERA on dvd June 22nd. The Ub Iwerks 1937 cartoon “Skeleton Frolic”, a color remake of Disney’s “The Skeleton …

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FLEISCHER MUSIC

I love the music in Fleischer cartoons. From Betty Boop, through the Color Classics, the Popeye cartoons and the original theme for …

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Classic Cartoon Screenings

Once a month, here in L.A., a bunch of us get together to screen classic cartoons in a nice little screening room in Hollywood.Sometimes …

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