Was Lucy being coy? The impression I get of Lucille Ball is she’d tell you anything straight up whether you wanted to hear it or not. So it...

To the strains of Juventino Rosas’ “Over the Waves” (arranged for marimba), the self-satisfied matador wolf performs a magic trick, making a...

The Bashful Buzzard is one of those cartoons Bob Clampett fans just love with Rod Scribner and Manny Gould going nuts when handed crazy ide...

What made Jack Benny funny? That question was asked, analysed, and answered over the years, including by Benny himself. One place where he ...

There’s an animated cartoon funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation which received a great deal of attention, including a write-up in Life ...

I couldn’t tell you who was responsible for effects animation at the Walter Lantz studio in the ‘50s, but he did a nice job in Alley to Bali...

Lulu Belle’s kisses excite a suitor cat (played by Billy Murray) so much that his toenails grow! Never mind. A mouse pops up to take care...

Who pays attention to incidental music during game shows? Besides fans and maybe musicians, I mean. Well, columnist John Crosby, for one. H...

Some amazing speed cuts highlight Dumb-Hounded (1943) but perhaps the best gag is the one that proves that the characters exist in a carto...