http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/ Welcome to the Golden Age Cartoons forums. Discuss classic cartoons from the Golden Age of Hollywood. en Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:28:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/ http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15273&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:04:49 GMT It was certainly nice to watch my first edition of a show on our PBS station, channel 13, called "HISTORY DETECTIVE", because the opening segment dealt with some very important animation history, saved as a gift to a noteworthy inker girl named Charlotte Darling. The gift? A nice cachet of cells from what was the very first BUDDY cartoon, "BUDDY'S DAY OUT". While the program never mentioned the cartoon actually existing on DVD (LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION, VOL. 6, disk 3), the show did feature Martha Sigall actually talking about the cells and how they originally came to be collected in this package now owned by a collector not immediately related to Ms. Darling. Jerry Beck has posted the entire show on www.cartoonbrew.com, and I hope everyone will check it out or even order it from their PBS website. I wish there were shows like this wholley devoted to animation and its colorful history. There certainly must be far more stories like these than we ever would have expected. Jerry's website tries to uncover many of them, especially edits on our favorite old cartoons, but it is always nice when more historians are making srue that no rock goes unturned, especially if it uncovers lost footage or scenes from older titles, including original title cards or music cues. No one thinks of BUDDY or BOSKO, but those cartoons are interesting time capsules in that there are inanimate objects coming to life in those cartoons that identify products that were favorites of the American public...it also gives us a harsher look back at our own ignorance and politics. When viewed as history, though, we can still enjoy the films as curiosities. ]]> The GAC Forums Water Cooler Beany Boy http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15273 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15272&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:12:16 GMT I was poking around imdb and noticed someone named Bob Carlson was listed as doing some uncredited animation for a few Chuck Jones shorts, "Wild About Hurry" and "To Beep or Not to Beep", specifically. It looks like he also worked at Disney and UPA during his career, as well as on Charlie Brown and Garfield specials.

Anybody know what scenes Bob might've animated in his WB work? And any particular reason why he was recruited at WB so briefly? ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post Speedy Boris http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15272 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15271&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:08 GMT Because I think we totally did. :( Because I think we totally did. :( ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post Brandon Panther http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15271 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15268&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:49:46 GMT Searched through Amazon today and found a fairly interesting book to come out sometime in the future and it sounds interesting... http://www.amazon.com/Looney-Tunes-Treasury-Interactive-Treasures/dp/0762440449/ref=pd_sim_d_5 Searched through Amazon today and found a fairly interesting book to come out sometime in the future and it sounds interesting...

http://www.amazon.com/Looney-Tunes-T...ref=pd_sim_d_5 ]]> The GAC Forums Water Cooler quack-up http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15268 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15267&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:19:05 GMT .... not happening, according to one of the producers.

My cousin's husband does audio work for concerts and sports programs throughout the US, and he actually met one of the producers for the upcoming "Smurfs" movie while in LA last week (I think he said his name was Paul Nelson*), and asked him if he'd ever seen the facebook group about giving June Foray a role or cameo. He said he was well aware of it, but they are not interested in casting June Foray. He said that they are not going to just hand her a role on a platter just because she's some "legendary" voice actress. If she wanted to be in the film so bad, she should have asked, or auditioned like every other actor. My cousin's husband informed him that many Smurfs fans would love it if she was in the film just a cameo, and it wouldn't take long to get her in it. His response was a simple, "Well, it's just a movie, and I can't believe people are so worked up about that sort of thing."

So, yeah, looks like it's a no-go. :mad:

*I just did a scan at IMDB, apparently, the guy's name is actually Paul Neesan. ]]> The GAC Forums Water Cooler Brandon Panther http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15267 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15265&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:24:58 GMT Has any body seen this Mickey Mouse short? :mickey: http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/node/46327 Has any body seen this Mickey Mouse short? :mickey:

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/node/46327 ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post Acme http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15265 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15264&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:54:05 GMT It does indeed look like Warner Bros. is interested in making animation more widely available through their Archive program. Below is a list of animated titles that have been released so far, although in all cases, the transfer that has been used is just off the shelf, unrestored.

"Peanuts Motion Comics" (not sure about the origin on this one. Is it something completely original from Warner Bros.? The short preview I got to see was very intriguing)

"The Flight of Dragons"

"The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" & "Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" (The latter on this set was actually given a wide release with "The Year Without a Santa Claus")

"Yogi's First Christmas"

"The Pirates of Dark Water: The Complete Series"

The last one listed here was just released today. Looking at the cover art, it looks more like a set intended for a wide retail release as it carries the "Hanna-Barbera Classics Collection" banner and there is no mention of "Warner Archive". Perhaps this was a last minute decision to release this show through the Archives. It just makes me wonder what animation is going to be the next to come out of the Archives. Judging by the trend, it will probably be something from Rankin/Bass or Hanna-Barbera. I do still hold out hope that some classic theatrical shorts will come out of the Archives though. ]]> The GAC Forums Water Cooler Steve Siegert http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15264 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15263&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:25:33 GMT The title says it all. Just say, that in some future fantasy, you were allowed to select the *top THREE* Warner Brothers cartoons you would like to see fully restored (color corrected, original titles, missing footage restored, etc) at this moment. Urban legends and rumored cartoons/footage... The title says it all.

Just say, that in some future fantasy, you were allowed to select the top THREE Warner Brothers cartoons you would like to see fully restored (color corrected, original titles, missing footage restored, etc) at this moment. Urban legends and rumored cartoons/footage not allowed (eg things that never made it past the storyboard or were never completed in the first place).

Remember only THREE titles... do NOT post huge wish lists... I'm just curious to see what titles people would select. This is all about your personal choices... for example, I would love to see UCLA's print of "Hare-Um Scare-um" restored, but it's not one of my top picks at this very moment.

My choices:

1. Two Gophers From Texas (1949) - It needs its original titles restored, colour corrected... it's one of my all-time favourite cartoons

2. The Stupid Cupid (1944) - Another cartoon that seriously needs attention. Would love to see its original Looney Tunes titles and the full ending restored.

3. Don't Look Now (1936) - I find this a wonderfully executed cartoon and very entertaining. It has lavish backgrounds and some good jokes. Plus I believe some footage is missing from the Blue Ribbon print, which I would like to see added back.

What are your three choices? ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post Larry T http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15263 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15261&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:00:43 GMT I received volume one about a two weeks ago or so, i have been enjoying this very much to see the origin of one of my favorite cartoons of all time. I had read a few strips off the newspaper before as a kid but never paid too much attention to them. But now that i read these, i appreciate Popeye so... I received volume one about a two weeks ago or so, i have been enjoying this very much to see the origin of one of my favorite cartoons of all time. I had read a few strips off the newspaper before as a kid but never paid too much attention to them. But now that i read these, i appreciate Popeye so much more. I only wish the theatrical shorts had been closer to the strips. I love the shorts but in reality, they don't compare to this. I am currently in "The Black Barnacle" chapter where they meet the Sea Hag and Jabbo. Just reached the point where the Sea Hag thinks that they are spies of her enemies. It just keeps getting better by the page. ]]> The GAC Forums Water Cooler jlppr http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15261 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15260&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:39:52 GMT Hey everyone!

As some of you may know, I've been organizing (mostly concert) events based out of Montreal for the past several years and this year to coincide with a Halloween party, rock'n'roll show and 35mm film screening that we're hosting, I would like to also present a program of aptly themed 16mm animated prints...

To give you an idea of the type of shorts that I would personally LOVE to be able to exhibit, I've culled a quick list of films together below:


The Skeleton Dance (1929)
Mysterious Mose (1930)
The Mad Doctor (1933)
Spooks (1931)
Skeleton Frolic (1937)
Minnie The Moocher (1932)
Wot A Night (1931)
The Gorilla Msytery (1930)
Ghosks Is The Bunk (1939)
Swing You Sinners! (1930)
The Haunted House (1929)
A Haunting We Will Go (1939)
The Haunted Ship (1930)
Shiver Me Timbers (1934)
Hell's Bells (1929)
Scrappy's Ghost Story (1935)
Boogie Woogie Man (1943)


Now before I proceed with questions related to source prints and rentals, I would like to first offer to extend an invitation to any collector who might be interesting in curating such a program with access to clean 16mm prints. Please email me at -- oliverbesner @ sympatico . ca -- perhaps we can work something out!

Realistically though, I would need to access a rental house or film archive for at least a selection of the above, without spending too much money, and I wonder if anyone can offer some outlets for this?

Where can one access these films for "private screenings" without having to outright purchase the prints and without spending a fortune and making such an event cost efficient (considering it's just an extention of an existing 35mm exhibition and therefore expendable as no additional revenue is seen)? Is there an archive or rental house that might be interested in loaning out films in exchange for promo/press/cosponsorship if shipping (probably the most expensive factor) were covered?

Where could I simply gain access to (mostly) '30s studio prints with the above mentioned titles?

Thanks for your help and the offer to curate such a program if anyone of the collectors here (Tom, etc) were interested, still stands!! ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post MF TOON http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15260 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15259&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:22:32 GMT Just got a fake email message from Jerry Beck making a "friend request" on a new thing called "Feed Share" from "infoaxe".

Looked suspicious so I did some research. It's a scam and - yes - a virus. If you get one of these, delete it. ]]> The GAC Forums Water Cooler Der Captain http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15259 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15258&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:44:02 GMT Sorry, couldn't resist!

I'd say te answer is quite easy. It's........

No wait.........

No, it's uhhhhh.......

:ham:"Awwww, fiddle sticks!" ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post Marty26 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15258 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15257&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:19:45 GMT We have one on Chuck, now let's do Friz.

Freleng's first 10 or 15 cartoons were mostly the Merrie Melodies shorts, and all mostly consisted of musical shorts with no real story (well, okay some had actual stories like "Along Flirtation Walk").

I'd have to agree with Greg Ford and say that Friz's first really good (and really funny) cartoon was "She was an Acrobat's Daughter".

"Please do not spit on the floor" cracks me up, amongst several other gags. ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post Brandon Panther http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15257 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15256&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:10:33 GMT I just checked todays TV listings, and it appears that "The History Detectives" on PBS will air a segment featuring some cels from Warner Brothers cartoons which may be of interest to the general membership of this website. I will try to find out more information. ]]> The Termite Terrace Trading Post Cdawg http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15256 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15255&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:23:49 GMT This message is for all you old-skool gamers who were there when 2D sprites were the norm in video games. Which system did you own? And, if you owned both, which did you prefer?

I owned a Super NES, although I've played several Genesis games on the Wii Virtual Console recently. The SNES definitely had the edge when it came to graphics and sound (especially music - the Genesis' music chip, to be blunt, sucked). However, both systems had a pretty steady library of solid games. With my favorite SNES games including Yoshi's Island, Final Fantasy III/VI, Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, and the Donkey Kong Country series. Meanwhile, the Genesis had the original Sonic the Hedgehog (didn't really care much for its two sequels), Phantasy Star IV, ComixZone, etc.

And, of course, even if you didn't play video games in the early-90's, you have to remember Sega's marketing campaign. The company had an MTV-modeled campaign where they would aggressively mock Nintendo to the tune of some loud electric guitar music. Say what you want about the ethics/sportsmanship/whatever about this ad campaign, but there is one thing you can't deny: It worked! Until at least late-1994, the Genesis was the #1 system in the US. Mainly because Sega knew how to appeal to the largely pre-teen video game crowd: Give their system "attitude." As opposed to Nintendo's more family-friendly image (which, at the time, seemed hopelessly dorky). Of course, watching these ads 17 years later, they actually seem pretty lame/cheesy. But, if you were an eleven year old SNES owner back in late-1993/early-1994, they were actually pretty devestating. ]]> The GAC Forums Water Cooler Marty26 http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=15255