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01-21-2005, 11:11 PM
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"Scrappyland" is offically open for business
Just checked out Harry McCracken's web-site devoted to the forgotten 1930s screen character, Columbia Pictures "Scrappy".The site is fullly running now and there is some pretty great stuff here, that everyone should check out.
http://www.scrappyland.com In the gallary section there was a couple of items that caught my attention.The site has two 1933 Columbia Pictures promotional posters, promoting their short subjects and what's interesting to see is Scrappy, Krazy Kat and Mickey Mouse all on the same poster. A great web-site....Highly recomended for Scrappy fans!
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01-22-2005, 12:59 AM
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Is this what you got us all excited about with that "coming soon" thread?
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01-23-2005, 11:39 AM
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Great site! It's always fun to learn about obscure cartoon characters and the site is pretty funny too. I'd like to see some of the items in the gallery in colour, but I suppose that would detract from the black and white design of the site. I loved that strange image with Scrappy, Mickey and Krazy Kat, but can anyone please tell me who the other characters they are parading with are? (where's that character infront of Mickey from?)
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01-23-2005, 12:33 PM
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Scrappy Website
Richard Huemer referred Harry McCarcken to me about certain details about SCRAPPY. I enclose my reponses to him, which may be of interest.
Dear Harry, I had not seen Scrappy in many years, and only had the opportunity to see a number of them through (a private) collection... All I can say is that it is agreed that working for Charles Mintz was not very inspiring. Yet watching these cartoons I was impressed with the overall skill in the animation that was superior to Disney's at that time. But the concepts and stories are not always as inspired. The rthymic movement and music tracks have a hypnotic effect (floatin). The general impression is of smooth movement, but they are generally rather ordinary. The few that I remember as being better were SCRAPPY'S PARTY, SCRAPPY'S TELEVISION, and THE FLASE ALARM (which used to be available in 8mm Home Versions in the 1960s). Other than a few articles published in MINDROT (a.k.a. ANIMANIA), I really do not have much information. If you are interested in credits and titles, check The Big Cartoons Database, if you have not already. It has a great deal of detailed information about the animators, and lists the titles of all of the cartoons in the SCRAPPY series. Richard may have indicated that I have some images of his father's Scrappy drawings from some BIG LITTLE BOOKS. I would be very much interested in seeing continued interest in Scrappy and a website since this series along with OUT OF THE INKWELL were very influential with me as a preschooler, and it was the drawing style of Dick Huemer that influenced me in the making of my earliest cartoons 42 years ago. 
Last edited by Ray Pointer; 01-24-2005 at 01:07 AM.
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01-23-2005, 01:04 PM
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And I was beginning to think that the site would never get updated, but it was worth the wait. The gallery is absolutely fascinating. I especially liked the Columbia Pictures promotional posters and the Scrappy Puppet Theater press books.
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01-23-2005, 02:41 PM
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Quote:
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