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Thunderbean Thursday is Yours This Week
What are your top two picks from these cartoon genres/eras!
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 6)
More interactive screen madness from Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, and efforts to keep up from Terrytoons and Screen Gems.
The Endlessly Finicky Job of Revising “Cartoon Voices Of The Golden Age”
What?? A REVISED edition? Yes indeed, it will be a reality. I know not when - but you can help.
The Guest Stars of “The New Scooby-Doo Movies”
This cartoon series served as "product-placement" for some of the network's other offerings between 1972 and 1974.
Number One Super Guy: The 50th Anniversary of “Hong Kong Phooey”
“Who is this superhero? Sarge? No. Rosemary, the telephone operator? No. Penry, the mild-mannered janitor? Could be!” So began the opening narration for each episode of Hanna-Barbera’s Hong…
Van Beuren’s “The Nut Factory” (1933)
The story work, the gags, the funny designs and animation are all so much fun.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 5)
All action today takes place in 1938, and all from two studios: Warner Bros and Paramount.
A Musical Up-Roar 1944-46
If an exhibitor who had been running MGM cartoons in 1935 did a Rip Van Winkle and awakened in 1945, he would have seen quire a difference in…
An Interview With Ralph Bakshi
I interviewed Ralph Bakshi in late 2023 about queer representation in his films.
One Giant Step: Looking Back at the Anime “Jack and the Beanstalk”
This anime feature celebrates the 50th anniversary of its release in Japan - on July 20th, 1974.
Scrappy in “Yelp Wanted” (1931)
Anyone that reads the weekly Thunderbean Thursdays with any regularity knows that I especially love Scrappy. The first released of the series, Yelp Wanted, really is essential viewing…
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 4)
The 1930's continued to progress, as animated characters became more and more knowledgeable about their own world.
What’s the Score? The Unheard Music Cues of Carl Stalling
We can determine precisely what music cues Carl Stalling incorporated in the credits of several Warners cartoons in their original release.
Barnyard Bluster: A Celebration of Foghorn Leghorn
The basic information on our favorite barnyard fowl.
Plenty of Horseplay: The 60th Anniversary of “Quick Draw McGraw”
It’s no surprise that the humor in Quick Draw McGraw is spot on, as writer Michael Maltese was behind it.
“Hunting in 1950” (1926)
There’s a lot of fun gags here to make an enjoyable but somewhat thin-plot-ed cartoon.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 3)
Part three in our series highlighting the medium and savvy characters with knowledge of their pen-and-paper world.
A Musical Up-Roar 1943-44
At MGM - Tex Avery settled into place, Tom and Jerry’s were rounding out nicely, and Barney Bar provided gentler laughs.
“Goofy’s Glider” or the day Goofy met Stanislavski
The prototype of the ‘How to’ series, in which Goofy winds up teaching the (wrong) way to practice various sports.
The Color of Funny: The 55th Anniversary of “The Pink Panther Show”
Fifty-five years ago this month, The Pink Panther Show made its debut.
“Jack’s Shack” (1935)
A Terrytoon, based on the children’s nursery rhyme “The House that Jack Built”, is both charming and really, really strange.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 2)
Cartoons exploring the mysteries of their own medium; characters with a knowledge of their ink and pen origins - all this and more!
Howard Beckerman: A Journeyman’s Journey
A career overview and tribute to our late friend.
Hoyt Curtin and Hanna-Barbera in Hollywood
To celebrate the 102nd birthday of the legendary animation composer, we take a look at his only solo record album.
Spotlight on “The Cat in the Hat” Television Special
Celebrating the animation and the artists who created the 1971 TV adaptation of famed Dr. Seuss’s book.
“Case of the Gloomy Gondolier” (1963)
The Sam Bassett cartoons are both bizarre and fascinating - and pretty hard to find prints of.
Cartoons About Cartoons (Part 1)
Not only cartoons about animators and the animation process, but cartoons about characters who knew they were in cartoons.
A Musical Up-Roar 1941-43
The musical highlights in the 1942-43 season of MGM cartoons.
Top Ten Lists in the Waning Years of the Theatrical Cartoon
I've always wanted to write about the annual top ten lists that Motion Picture Herald used to have for short subjects - and now I have.