tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post3984540814282797589..comments2024-03-27T01:19:56.698-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Not the MGM LionYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-22848197055683025452012-07-25T18:26:27.355-07:002012-07-25T18:26:27.355-07:00This is a gag that's about as closely tied to ...This is a gag that's about as closely tied to the studio it was made at as possible (i.e., going over all the other studio opening logos, it's hard to see Tex doing as well asking about the zooming WB shield or any of the other standard titles than with the Leo gag). It was also Avery's second run at using the opening for a gag, since Tex's arrival at MGM also heralded the brief use of "Repeating Leo" and the Tiger Rag for the studio's opening credits.<br /><br />(It's also one of the very few cartoons during the Golden Age to go with a 'cold' opening -- the Fleischers did it once, with "Betty Co-Ed", and Gene Dietch gave it a try in the 60s with his T&J effort, "Tall in the Trap", which also eliminated Leo's roar completely when the credits finally arrived.)J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-25836101200842148572012-07-25T12:27:05.067-07:002012-07-25T12:27:05.067-07:00This looks like Preston Blair's animation. Mar...This looks like Preston Blair's animation. Mark KauslerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com