Indian braves dancing in a circle reveal themselves to be maidens when hot jazz erupts in “Redskin Blues” (1931). Being a pre-1934 cartoon...

What was with UPA and petulant children anyway? First, they made a cartoon called “Family Circus” starring a little girl who’s jealous of t...

The MGM short “The Counterfeit Cat” should probably be named “The Counterfeit Dog.” After all, the cat is pretending to be a dog. Neverthel...

Nobody could say the words “It’s an Amana Radaraaaaaaaaaange!” like Don Pardo. He was the announcer on “The Price is Right.” The real one w...

The goofy white magician’s rabbit indulges in a take in “Prest-O Chang-O” (1939). These are consecutive frames. It reminds me of a Casper Ca...

The story goes that Jack Benny’s first sponsor fired him because he kept making fun of the sponsor’s product on the air—even though, by all ...

The cartoon business should have been flourishing in 1946—foreign markets cut off by the war were open again, materials used to make cartoon...