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Friday, 28 March 2014

Through the Eyes of a Parrot

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Here’s a look at Don Williams’ multiple eyes in “Dough Ray Me-ow,” from the Art Davis unit at Warners. Emery Hawkins, Basil Davidovich an...
Thursday, 27 March 2014

21 Dollar Backgrounds

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1940s Walter Lantz cartoons have the reputation of having pans over long, punny background drawings (a) to save money on animating a scene a...
Wednesday, 26 March 2014

From the People Who Brought You Woodlo

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Bob and Ray were perfect for radio but it was mandatory for anyone who was a radio success story in the early ‘50s to move into television....
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Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Dance of the Roast Duck

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A weird, cross-eyed version of Bimbo takes to the stage along with the roast duck he’s supposed to be delivering to a customer in “Dizzy Dis...
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Monday, 24 March 2014

Roll Up the Door

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Tex Avery’s impossible humour in “Lonesome Lenny” doesn’t wear itself out because it’s a lot of fun to see how Tex executes it. Here’s a fa...
Sunday, 23 March 2014

Voice of Benny

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Some time ago, Tim Lones sent us a note about a Jack Benny radio appearance in 1930. It was in connection with a post here debunking what Be...
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Saturday, 22 March 2014

Oswald Fades Out

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Starring cartoon characters come and go, just as starring actors do in live action. There probably weren’t too many movie-goers in the 1940s...
Friday, 21 March 2014

Kitchen of Tomorrow

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An MGM cartoon featured the house of tomorrow, today. No, it wasn’t Tex Avery’s “The House of Tomorrow” (1949). It was “Inside Cackle Corne...
Thursday, 20 March 2014

Hound vs Hound

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A bulldog unexpectedly tries to make time with George disguised in a dog suit in Tex Avery’s “Hound Hunters.” He turns around them trots rig...
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Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Ridin’ to Rigor Mortis

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The opening scene of “Wild and Woody” (1948) shows the Walter Lantz studio at its best. Woody is gesturing as he rides a pony, singing “Bury...
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