The sad irony was not hard to see. The man whose song was used to chase away the blues of the Depression couldn’t chase away his own. A .30 ...

The early Fleischer cartoons are great fun. Lots of crazy gags as just about anything comes to live. Then there are the weird background cha...

Whoever did the backgrounds at the Ub Iwerks studio loved settings with curves and warps in them. They found their way into the ComiColor ca...

Researchers have to be careful in making assumptions. There’s an awful lot of sloppy research when it comes to classic cartoons. Some people...

Tom and Jerry talk in “The Lonesome Mouse” (1943), which has always bothered me. They’re not supposed to talk. The concept driving the plot ...

One of the best Warners cartoons of all time is “Bugs Bunny Rides Again.” There are lots of great bits of acting, like Yosemite Sam looking ...

It shouldn’t be surprising that on-line chatter about the death of Richard Dawson is focusing on his career as the host of “Family Feud.” It...

The main players on the Jack Benny Show are well-known today because they all stuck with Jack for a very long time. Phil Harris was the only...

The 1950s were the era of the novelty record and one man turned it into a jillion-dollar franchise that’s still paying off today. Songwriter...

Parodies of radio and TV shows in cartoons don’t stand up if the parodies do little more than make fun of the source material. If you’re not...