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MIGHTY MOUSE PANTIES?

Viacom has a very frustrating merchandising agenda regarding their classic Terrytoon cartoon stars. Thus I wasn’t sure what to make of …

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VOOM GOES BOOM

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.Cablevision has decided to suspend its Voom satellite service, which included the ANIMANIA channel …

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BIG LITTLE BOOKS

Here’s a highly recommended item I found at the comics shop this week: Amazon). Big Little Books are fun – this book is even funner!

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HOLIDAY GIFT SUGGESTION #1

In the next several days I will point out a few gift suggestions for the cartoon freak in your family – or to buy yourself to counter …

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YOGI ON EBAY

My friend Frank Calomino is selling his 16mm print of a Yogi Bear show on eBay. It’s got original commercials (obviously from a 1966 …

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BLAIR DOG SPOTTED

Brew regular Chris Sobieniak caught this swipe:While having to go to the store earlier today, I came across what I spotted as a near …

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ANNIE AWARD NOMINEES

Asifa Hollywood announced it’s nominees for it’s annual Annie Awards today. The list is too long to post here but key nominees are:Best …

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T.S. Sullivant and Andreas Deja

From an ARTICLE by Disney master animator Andreas Deja about 19th century illustrator/cartoonist T.S. Sullivant:Sullivant had a truly …

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Spongebob is Missing!

This just in: There’s been a rash of kidnappings of the giant inflatable SpongeBob Squarepants figures that have been placed atop Burger …

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LEON SCHLESINGER COMICS

I’ve come across several of these in my travels – and have set up a dedicated webpage for them (see the complete four panel strip of the …

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Ben Washam (Or Mike Fontanelli?)

No reason for this post, but I just wanted to share this cool caricature of animator Ben Washam by fellow Chuck Jones unit animator Abe …

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More Cartoon Murals

Cartoon Brew reader Marc Crisafulli responded to my recent post about cartoon murals with an additional mural (see above) that he saw …

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HOLIDAY WEEKEND PINK & BLUES

As for why I’m not posting so much this holiday weekend – I’m immersed in severe work overload and deadline panic on two (count ’em 2) …

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DICK HUEMER MURALS SAVED!

Complain about the Annie awards all you want – Asifa-Hollywood is a great organization that does much good to promote and preserve the …

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Misplaced Honor

ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the three recipients for this year’s Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award and they are Don Bluth, …

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CONTEST #2

Here’s how it works – Each day I have two prizes. I will ask one simple question. The first two people with correct answers (or what I …

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DICK HUEMER MURAL

Richard P. Huemer, son of Scrappy animator Dick Huemer, has an urgent request:A bit of Disney history is about to crumble under the …

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MR. LAWRENCE

There are two great events happening this Saturday in Los Angeles. Both are opposite each other at 3pm and I’m somewhat involved with …

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF PIXAR

I just read this piece in Hollywood Reporter. It is typical of Hollywood’s constant astonishment with Pixar and the success of THE …

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