TV

Ugly just got Uglier…

This is not the ugliest kids show I’ve ever seen – but it comes darn close. Found among the 1,050 look-alike cartoon shows offered at …

Classic

The Story of Alvin

Steve Worth over at the Asifa-Hollywood Animation Archive has posted a plethora of Alvin and The Chipmunks memorabilia to tell the story …

Classic

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 …

Disney

Sneak Peek: The Disney Family Museum

Animator Steve Segal had an opportunity to preview the new Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, which is opening to the public …

Classic

More Rabbit Tales

I don’t have the mp3’s of these recordings, but the sleeves are too cool not to share. Click thumbnails below to see larger images. …

Events

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 …

Classic

Daffy Duck’s Rhapsody

I love this record. And I couldn’t resist showing off the label (above). Marquis Howell (of Hobo Jazz.com and bass player for Janet …

Feature Film

The Prodigy

No, it’s not Kung Fu Panda… it’s SO not Kung Fu Panda. Yeah, once again it’s time to take note a knock-off DVD, but this one – The …

Events

SDCC ’09: More Books!

In the run up to the Comic Con next week, I’ll be posting on several unique events and items that might be of interest to our readers. …

Documentary

Spongebob documentary

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants (who first appeared on July 17th, 1999), VH1 will premiere Square …

Disney

Disney Gives Credit, 1932

As a follow-up to Amid’s post yesterday on Disney’s Pinocchio trade ad, David Lesjak (who runs two of the best Disneyana blogs on the …

Events

Jules Engel Centennial Celebration

Next Saturday, April 18th, Cal Arts is presenting a Jules Engel Centennial Celebration in downtown L.A., at the RedCat theatre. The 5pm …

Events

The Dumpster Diver Dan Show

This month our foul mouthed puppet companion, Dumpster Diver Dan (above right), has negotiated co-hosting deal with Moodsy the Clinically …

Comics

The Harvey Girls

Going on sale sometime within the next month is the fifth volume (our last, for now) of my and Leslie Cabarga’s Harvey Comics Classics …

Animators

Banjo, the Woodpile Cat

The 2D animation renaissance of the 1990s began in the 1980s. Did any one movie or TV show begin it – or was it the combination of the …

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