Felix the cat takes on something-or-other in a fist fight in “Forty Winks” (1930?). Some of these cartoons handled by Otto Messmer’s crew us...

Tex Avery’s animators could deliver wild takes, but their animation could be subtle, too. In Daredevil Droopy (released in 1951), the circu...

How Jack Benny had the stamina, I’ll never know. He toured all over North America, giving benefit shows to help raise money for symphony or...

Virtually all the developments in the animation world in 1958 took place on television. That’s where the money was. Variety reported on Jan...

Monkey Melodies from the Walt Disney studios is another one of the pointless musical cartoons of the early ‘30s with characters dancing aro...

Woody Woodpecker was always expressive when animated in the Dick Lundy unit, and there are several cartoons where he has a look of joy on hi...

When Wacky Races debuted on a Saturday morning in fall 1968, I recognised the voice of the narrator within the first few seconds. Dave Will...