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Happy 85th Birthday, Bugs Bunny
On July 27, 1940, ‘A Wild Hare’ premiered, introducing the iconic Bugs Bunny archetype audiences know and love today and the catch-phrase, ‘What’s up, doc?’
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‘Peace On Earth’ Is 75 Years Old—And More Relevant Than Ever
We rarely see “Peace On Earth” alongside more traditionally revered holiday standards like “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”—but we really should.
How They Made ‘The Flintstones’: 15 Unpublished Photos
A rare behind-the-scenes look at how they made a seminal animated TV series.
New Mel Blanc Bio Looks Like A Must-Have
The new biography Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices by Ben Ohmart starts shipping this week. Blanc created the voices…
72 Years Ago Today: Bugs Bunny Was Born
Seventy-two years ago today – on July 27th, 1940 – Bugs Bunny appeared in Tex Avery’s A Wild Hare. The Warner Bros. short is widely …
Let’s Look Inside Mel Blanc
What’s better than seeing the bodies of a bunch of voice actors? Seeing the insides of a voice actor. Reader Jeaux Janovsky found this …
Abbott and Costello meets Bugs Bunny, Lucille Ball (1943)
For your listening pleasure today, a classic recording of the Abbott and Costello radio show from November 18th, 1943. This one features …
Looney Tunes Stoners – III
Yesterday, as a Christmas gift to its listeners, New York area radio station WFMU posted on its Beware of the Blog a series of rare 1982 …
Rare Clips of Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan
I enjoyed watching these all too brief clips of Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan performing onscreen in their prime.
The Secret Origin of Foghorn Leghorn
Animation historian/author and voice actor Keith Scott, a foremost authority on Jay Ward, old-time radio and cartoon voice actors, has …
Get Well, Mel?
Above and below are two parts of one interesting piece of WB ephemera that that one of our readers (who wishes to remain anonymous) …
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. …
MEL BLANC LETTERHEAD
Brew reader Tim Stevens sent in this cool letterhead (from a letter from Blanc to Tim’s grandfather). Thanks for sharing, Tim!
Yasser and Mel: Separated at Birth?
One is one of my least favorite world figures; the other is my favorite cartoon voice actor. It’s probably a sign I’m a nut, but as I was …