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Friday, 21 May 2021

He's Too Bizet to See the Conductor

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A trombonist isn’t too careful where he’s playing in a sketchy rendition of Bizet’s “Carmen” in the 1929 Mickey Mouse short The Opry House ....
Thursday, 20 May 2021

Kill the Umpire? Nah, Kill the Other Guy

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There’s more than just a baseball game being played by the stick figures in Tex Avery’s Batty Baseball (released April 22, 1944). If you ...
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Wednesday, 19 May 2021

The Wife, Mother and Ruby Keeler of 1961

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Rose Marie had been a star on stage and radio back in the late ‘20s. Morey Amsterdam had been a variety show pioneer in early network televi...
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Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Hold the Goat

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Was it Mickey Mouse who was showered with milk from an udder gag? Or was it Oswald the Rabbit before him? Oh, well. It’s one of those gags r...
Monday, 17 May 2021

A Dog Doesn't Land on its Feet

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The last Columbia short is about violence. A dog beats up a cat during the whole picture just for the sake it of it. Apparently, that’s the ...
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Sunday, 16 May 2021

Jack, Is That Really You?

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People on radio don’t look like you think. At least, that seems to be the general perception. And it apparently applies to people whose pic...
Saturday, 15 May 2021

Friz vs Tex: A Study in Taxis

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Streamlined Greta Green (1937) and One Cab's Family (1952) aren’t the same cartoon but they share some of the same elements. The firs...
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