My Cinecon Goodies

Cinecon, the film buff convention I attended over Labor Day weekend, is not a place to do animation research, but from time to time I’ve …

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 …

1934 Lantz studio photo on ebay

Another great eBay find. The seller wants too much money for this admittedly historic Walter Lantz studio staff photo. Anyone got $4 …

The Hard Lessons of Kwicky Koala

There are certain details of animation history that have always bothered me. For example, how did Tex Avery, arguably the greatest …

Monday Morning Inspiration: Tex Avery

The word genius is thrown around a bit too frequently nowadays (admittedly, I’m guilty of it myself), but true animation geniuses the …

Droopy on DVD: Uncut and DVNR’d

David Mackenzie has gotten his hands on the hotly anticipated dvd set Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection, slated for release on …

A Red-Hot Trade Ad

I just came across this trade ad from a 1945 issue of Box Office Magazine. Click on thumbnail image at left to see it in full …

Fred Quimby Explains It All

Cartoonist David King has posted on his blog several interesting pages from a 1950 book, The Complete Guide to Professional Cartooning. …

Raid spot by Tex Avery

Mark Evanier posted this Tex Avery-directed Raid commercial on his blog and I couldn’t resist linking to it as well. At the risk of …

Ed Benedict (1912-2006), RIP

Earlier this evening I received word from Van Partible and David Sheldon that animation legend Ed Benedict passed away in his sleep this …

WHAT WOULD TEX AVERY DRIVE?

Smoking may be banned in classic MGM cartoons, but apparently reckless driving and sexist behavior is still condoned – as witnessed by …

A SHORT NOTE ABOUT CARS

Animated humanoid automobiles aren’t new – (Friz Freleng’s STREAMLINED GRETA GREEN (1937), Tex Avery’s ONE CAB’S FAMILY (1952), and …

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 …

Little Rural Riding Hood

LITTLE RURAL RIDING HOOD (1949)Director: Tex Avery (Thanks to Kevin Langley for posting this on YouTube)

Jazz Cartoon Friday

If anybody has ever wondered why the 1930s-1950s are referred to as the Golden Age of animation, these four shorts below should provide …

THE TEX AVERY AWARD

Here’s an event I wish I were attending.This Sunday afternoon in Dallas Texas, the Deep Ellum Film Festival honors Brad Bird with the …

CHILLY WILLY

If you like CHILLY WILLY – the Walter Lantz penguin character developed by Tex Avery (after a frigid debut by Paul J. Smith) – and I mean …

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