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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.