tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post3740472203055880529..comments2024-03-28T11:45:24.378-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: The Making of Mr. Bug Yowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-42949233362048302572016-10-04T18:33:01.932-07:002016-10-04T18:33:01.932-07:00It was already being called "Hoppity Goes to ...It was already being called "Hoppity Goes to Town" in England? That's been the longtime title that US audiences got stuck with later (in TV shows anyway). Understandable, given the above explaination of insects being the main characters.SCPokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-88717843512933310312016-10-03T17:49:40.685-07:002016-10-03T17:49:40.685-07:00It was a press release in December 1941. It wasn&#...It was a press release in December 1941. It wasn't available to the public until the following year. and not only that, in England it got a title change "Hoppity Goes to Town". In North America, Mr. Bug was part of a double feature alongside Sullivan's Travels.<br /><br />Here is the cartoon research link (and also check out Ray Pointer's comment):<br />http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/mr-bug-and-hoppity-go-to-town/<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />VoiceTalentBrendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205272091620883245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-25885064185353994632016-10-03T14:41:17.448-07:002016-10-03T14:41:17.448-07:00Posting this simple statement nearly got me kicked...Posting this simple statement nearly got me kicked out of a diehard animation group once, but I've always thought the reason MR. BUG failed might have had a lot to do with the fact that it simply isn't very good. Lennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-6522188944474446442016-10-03T06:11:47.539-07:002016-10-03T06:11:47.539-07:00The Wolf Man premiered the day of the Pearl Harbor...The Wolf Man premiered the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, yet it managed to be a hit.Stephen Persinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03966891011244598233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-70476589389618722482016-10-02T07:42:29.764-07:002016-10-02T07:42:29.764-07:00TC, there may have been another factor. I think th...TC, there may have been another factor. I think the title didn't help. If people had seen Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Deeds, why would they want to see a Jimmy Stewart-esque bug in a movie with a rip-off title?Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-1301871115854726612016-10-01T22:47:48.744-07:002016-10-01T22:47:48.744-07:00Always thought the "Pearl Harbor" theory...Always thought the "Pearl Harbor" theory was bunk. People crave escapist entertainment during times of tragedy and uncertainty. <i>Dumbo</i>, released two months prior, continued to do brisk business. Likewise, <i>The Sword and the Stone</i>, and <i>Monsters, Inc.</i>, coming out in the aftermaths of the Kennedy assassination and 9/11 respectively, were both huge successes. <br /><br />The most likely scenarios for <i>Mr. Bug</i>'s failure are 1) the marketplace couldn't support two animated features at once (still true today), and 2) moviegoers were repulsed by the notion of insect protagonists. top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.com