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Bob Matz
Robert H. Matz (July 8, 1912 – March 28, 2003) was an American animator. He worked on various animated shorts, films, and television projects, such as Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, ''The Pink Panther'', ''Peanuts'' Cartoons, and '' The Transformers: The Movie''. Filmography 1957 * ''Crusader Rabbit'' (TV series) (13 episodes) * ''Three Little Bops'' (short) 1960-1961 * ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' (TV series) (2 episodes) ** Episode #1.18 (1961) ** Episode #1.2 (1960) 1961 * '' Prince Violent'' (short) * ''The Last Hungry Cat'' (short) * ''The Pied Piper of Guadalupe'' (short) 1962 * ''Crows' Feat'' (short) * ''Honey's Money'' (short) * ''Mexican Boarders'' (short) * ''Quackodile Tears'' (short) * ''Shishkabugs'' (short) * '' The Jet Cage'' (short) 1963 * ''Chili Weather'' (short) * '' Devil's Feud Cake'' (short) * ''Mexican Cat Dance'' (short) * ''Philbert (Three's a Crowd)'' (short) * ''The Pink Panther'' (main tiles - uncredited) * ''The Unmentionables ''The Unmentionables ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animation is closely related to filmmaking and like filmmaking is extremely labor-intensive, which means that most significant works require the collaboration of several animators. The methods of creating the images or frames for an animation piece depend on the animators' artistic styles and their field. Other artists who contribute to animated cartoons, but who are not animators, include layout artists (who design the backgrounds, lighting, and camera angles), storyboard artists (who draw panels of the action from the script), and background artists (who paint the "scenery"). Animated films share some film crew positions with regular live action films, such as director, producer, sound engineer, and editor, but differ radically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey's Money
''Honey's Money'' is a 1962 Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Yosemite Sam. The short was released on September 1, 1962. ''Honey's Money'' is a remake of the 1950s shorts ''His Bitter Half'' and ''Hare Trimmed''. In ''His Bitter Half'', Daffy marries a female duck for her money, but is thrown for a loop when his wife immediately becomes a nag and forces him to do housework and spend quality time with a son she did not previously reveal. The same basic situation appears in ''Honey's Money'', with Yosemite Sam in Daffy's place and some alternate gags. Additionally, the different personality and character design of son Wentworth—now an innocent, dim-witted, hulking child rather than a little brat—results in a different execution of the premise. Some features from ''Hare Trimmed'' are also included, but not the meddling of that short's rival, Bugs Bunny. Plot Sam learns that a local widow has inherited $5 million and plans to marry her, after which he plans to buy the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Deaths
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unmentionables
''The Unmentionables'' is a 1963 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 7, 1963, and stars Bugs Bunny. It features Bugs with Rocky and Mugsy (in their final appearance), and spoofs ''The Untouchables'', a popular television crime drama (complete with an impression of Walter Winchell's frantic narration by Ralph James; this was one of the few instances where someone other than Mel Blanc was credited with a voice role on a Warner Bros. cartoon. Julie Bennett was not credited for her voice work. In this cartoon, Bugs takes on the role of crime fighter Elegant Mess (a comedic reference to Eliot Ness). To design this cartoon, director Friz Freleng and his team studied the works of John Held Jr. This was the last Bugs Bunny cartoon that Freleng directed in the original classic era of ''Looney Tunes''. The title is also a synonym for "underwear". The cartoon later appeared (combined with two other Rocky and Mugsy cartoons) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil's Feud Cake
''Devil's Feud Cake'' is a 1963 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 9, 1963, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. Plot Yosemite Sam robs the Last National Bank and makes his getaway in an airplane driven by Bugs Bunny. Sam falls out of the plane and dies. Sam ends up in Hell, where he makes a deal with the Devil. If Sam brings Bugs to Hell, he will be set free, but if he fails, he will remain in Hell forever. Sam gladly accepts the deal and the Head Devil sends him back to the world of the living. After three failed attempts on Bugs' life, Sam tells the Devil that if he wants Bugs, he can get him himself and announces that he is ''staying'' in Hell. See also * List of Yosemite Sam cartoons * List of Bugs Bunny cartoons This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny. He starred in over 160 theatrical animated short films of the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series produced b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chili Weather
''Chili Weather'' is a 1963 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on August 17, 1963, and stars Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester. Plot Some Mexican mice see the Guadalajara Food Processing Plant and try to enter but are prevented by Sylvester guarding the place. The hungry mice summon Speedy Gonzales to help them get food. Speedy steals some cheese, but when he goes back, Sylvester starts chasing him. They end up on a conveyor belt, where Sylvester gets shaved by some chopping blades. Speedy spreads some grease on a platform, and Sylvester skids into a vat of Tabasco Sauce. He melts a block of ice to recover. On another conveyor belt, Sylvester gets a bottle cap pressed onto his head. He pries it off with a bottle opener, but Speedy "yee-ha's" him into the ceiling where it gets stuck again, and Speedy hides his bottle opener. Sylvester wanders off, trying to club Speedy but unable to because of his lack of sight, and his aimless wande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jet Cage
''The Jet Cage'' is a 1962 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 22, 1962, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Voice actors are Mel Blanc (doing the voices of Sylvester, Tweety and Blackbird) and June Foray (doing the voice for Granny). The animation was by Gerry Chiniquy, Lee Halpern, Art Leonardi, Bob Matz and Virgil Ross. The layouts were designed by Hawley Pratt and the backgrounds by Tom O'Loughlin. The original music was composed by Milt Franklyn, who died during production on April 24, and an uncredited William Lava who completed Franklyn's unfinished score. It was the last Tweety short directed by Freleng (Tweety's final Golden Age short, '' Hawaiian Aye Aye'', was directed by Gerry Chiniquy). Plot Tweety sits in his house, a bird cage, looking at the birds through the window. Tweety yearns dearly to fly freely like other birds, but not allowed to do so by Granny. That is considering his safety, as Sylveste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shishkabugs
''Shishkabugs'' is a 1962 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 8, 1962, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title of the short is a play on shish kebab, a culinary dish. With only 5 minutes and 05 seconds of footage (not counting the credits and cards), ''Shishkabugs'' is the shortest Bugs Bunny short ever made in the Golden Age of American animation. ''Shishkabugs'' is also a rare cartoon where Yosemite Sam is in the role of a victim instead of being the aggressor. Plot Yosemite Sam is the royal chef for a king; Sam is in a bad temper for not only does he have to buy food and cook every day but his employer is a spoiled king who shouts at him "Where's my lunch? Where's my dinner?" After Sam prepares the king's latest meal, the king orders Sam to fix him some hasenpfeffer. Sam doesn't know what this new dish is and the King throws a custard dish into Sam's face. While Sam is looking up the recipe, Bugs Bunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Boarders
''Mexican Boarders'' is a 1962 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on May 12, 1962, and stars Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester. Voice actors are Mel Blanc (doing the voices of Sylvester and Speedy), and Tom Holland as the narrator. The cartoon has Sylvester trying to catch Speedy in a house they share in Mexico. Sylvester switches targets when Slowpoke Rodriguez, Speedy's cousin, comes to visit. This is the second and final classic Looney Tunes short (after ''Mexicali Shmoes'') to feature Slowpoke Rodriguez. Plot Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico", is living in the "fine hacienda of José Álvaro Meléndez" in an unnamed "big city" in Mexico where fellow resident Sylvester the Cat (dubbed "Sylverro Gato" here) is "the most pooped cat in all Mexico" from his futile attempts to catch Speedy. He eats pep pills for energy to catch the mouse, to no effect. Their pursuit is interrupted when Speedy's country cousin, Slowpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Hungry Cat
''The Last Hungry Cat'' is a Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon animated short directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. The short was released on December 2, 1961, and stars Tweety and Sylvester. Plot The short opens with a shadow of a bear walking up to an outline silhouette of himself and, speaking in a quasi-Hitchcockian accent, announcing, "Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, we bring you a story about...murder." The story opens with Sylvester waiting outside Granny's apartment as she puts Tweety to bed and goes to visit a neighbor. He then sneaks into the apartment and stacks a bunch of furniture to reach the bird cage, but the stack collapses and the fall knocks him out long enough for Tweety to escape. When he comes to, he finds one of Tweety's feathers in his mouth and mistakenly believes that he has eaten him. Hearing Granny returning, Sylvester runs out of the apartment and hides in a nearby alley. The Hitchcock-bear (off-screen) taunts Sylvester's success in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looney Tunes
''Looney Tunes'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series ''Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation.Looney Tunes . ''www.bcdb.com'', April 12, 2012 Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 1980s to the mid 2010s as well as other made productions beginning in 1972. The two series introduced a large List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, cast of characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig. The term ''Looney Tunes'' has since been expanded to also refer to the characters themselves. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' were initially produced by Leon Schlesinger and animators Harman and Ising, Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising from 1930 to 1933. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
