Tex Avery once remarked he was getting worn out directing at MGM and needed time off. Avery had some gags and situations he liked and kept r...

If you’re like me, you’re a sucker for those throw-away scenes in the early Fleischer cartoons where something inanimate springs to life, do...

Does anyone remember Hitz and Dawson? Walter Blaufuss? Phil Stewart? In 1935, all of them made the top ten in their categories among radio...

Some of the top radio actors on the West Coast found uncredited regular employment on the Jack Benny show. Two that come to mind are Herb Vi...

Animated cartoons are entertainment and, like any entertainment, a cartoon that appeals to one person might not appeal to another. It’s visc...

A cat driven insane by a cuckoo clock (from the cartoon of the same name) “knew it meant murder.” Unfortunately, Tex Avery’s generic cat fai...

Mickey Mouse led a band. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit led a band. But the oddest of the other 1930s “band” cartoons may be The Bandmaster starri...

An unsung hero (or heroine) in Bob Clampett’s The Wacky Wabbit (1942) is responsible for the dry brush work during the cartoon. Here are s...

A birthday notification came in to my Facebook account that Ray Favata would be 100 years old today. Ray passed away about 5½ years ago. Yo...