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ToonHeads
''ToonHeads'' is an American animation anthology series consisting of Hanna-Barbera, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros., and ''Popeye'' cartoon shorts, with background information and trivia, prominently about animators and voice actors of the shorts. ''ToonHeads'' was originally broadcast on Cartoon Network from October 2, 1992, until November 23, 2003. The series was first announced on the Cartoon Network Special "Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network" as part of a promotion advertising the various blocks that would appear on the channel and what order they would be shown in. This special was the first broadcast on the Cartoon Network's launch on October 1, 1992, and was re-aired throughout October 1992. The series includes more than 102 episodes (many undocumented), when including five specials: four one-hour specials and one half-hour special, two of which ("The Best of the Worst Cartoons Ever" and "The Twelve Missing Hares") were never aired, but were uploaded to YouTube years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhapsody Rabbit
''Rhapsody Rabbit'' is a 1946 American animated comedy short film in the '' Merrie Melodies'' series, directed by Friz Freleng and featuring Bugs Bunny. The movie was originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 9, 1946. This short is a follow-up of sorts to Freleng's 1941 Academy Award-nominated '' Rhapsody in Rivets'', which featured the " Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt. The "instrument" used to perform the "Hungarian Rhapsody" in ''Rhapsody in Rivets'' is a skyscraper under construction, while this short features Bugs playing the piece at a piano while being pestered by a mouse. In 1946, film critic James Agee wrote in ''The Nation'' that the short is "the funniest thing I have seen since the decline of sociological dancing," saying, "The best of it goes two ways: one, very observant parody of concert-pianistic affectations, elegantly thought out and synchronized; the other, brutality keyed into the spirit of the music to reach greater su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nudnik (cartoon)
''Nudnik'' was a Czechoslovak/Czech animated film series directed by Gene Deitch, produced by William Lawrence Snyder, and distributed by Paramount Studios. Twelve shorts were released during 1965 and 1967. The character's tagline is "Whatever can go wrong with Nudnik, will go wrong." The first cartoon of the series, ''Here's Nudnik'', was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1965, losing to '' The Pink Phink''. Nudnik was based on a previous Terrytoons character, Foofle, who appeared from 1959 to 1960. Synopsis ''Nudnik'' contains only one major character, simply named Nudnik. He cannot do anything right; when he does something, it usually ends with disastrous results, and usually gets him in trouble. At first the idea was for each short to be scored with melancholy jazz music, which was done for the first cartoon. However, the studio wasn't pleased with the musical choice, and they made Deitch use more upbeat music. The song that was used most often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cat Concerto
''The Cat Concerto'' is a 1947 American one-reel animated cartoon and the 29th ''Tom and Jerry'' short, released to theatres on April 26, 1947. It was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley, and animation by Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge and Irven Spence and uncredited animation by Don Patterson. Plot At a formal concert, Tom plays Franz Liszt's " Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" on the piano. Jerry, who lives inside the piano, disrupts Tom's performance by mock-conducting him. Tom flicks Jerry away and continues playing. Jerry emerges from under the piano keys, and Tom tries unsuccessfully to hit him with the key and smash him. Jerry manipulates the piano's keys from inside, irritating Tom, who hits him with a tuning tool. In retaliation, Jerry slams the keyboard lid on Tom's fingers and tries to cut his finger with scissors. After several failed attempts, Jerry sets a mousetrap, catching Tom's finger. Tom climb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tex Avery Show
''The Tex Avery Show'' is an American animated showcase series of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros. cartoon shorts prominently by animator Tex Avery (a.k.a. Fred Avery). In between the shorts, Don Kennedy gives short facts about the cartoons. The showcase premiered on the Cartoon Network in 1996 (not long after the Time Warner-Turner merger allowed for common ownership of all but four of Avery's cartoons), and was taken off the air in 2002, while reruns continued to be shown on Cartoon Network until April 11, 2004. It was soon re-broadcast on Boomerang. Some cartoons, like 1947's '' Uncle Tom's Cabaña'', were omitted from the package as they were deemed offensive to some audiences. List of featured Tex Avery cartoons * '' Dangerous Dan McFoo'' * '' Aviation Vacation'' * '' The Early Bird Dood It!'' * '' Dumb-Hounded'' * ''Red Hot Riding Hood'' * '' Who Killed Who?'' * ''One Ham's Family'' * '' What's Buzzin' Buzzard?'' * '' Screwball Squirrel'' * ''Batty Baseball'' * '' Happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Augenblick
Aaron Augenblick (born December 28, 1975) is an American animator, director, writer, and producer. He is the founder of Augenblick Studios, creator of '' City Island'', and known for his work on '' Ugly Americans'', ''Superjail!'', '' Wonder Showzen'', and ''Golden Age''. Early life and education Augenblick grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and studied at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. While at college, Augenblick created two animated short films entitled "The Midnight Carnival" (screened at Slamdance Festival 2000) and "The Wire". These films received two ASIFA Awards and the SVA Dusty Award for outstanding achievement in Animation. On October 20, 1996, "The Wire" was screened on the Cartoon Network as part of the '' ToonHeads'' special: ''A Night of Independent Animation''. Career He began his professional career working at MTV Animation on such television shows as ''Daria'', '' Cartoon Sushi'' and ''Downtown''. In 1999, Augenblick founded Augenblick Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Fram
Leslie Fram is an American media executive. A former radio programmer and dj, she is the senior vice president of music strategy for Country Music Television. Fram oversees CMT's "Next Women of Country" campaign, which has promoted artists such as Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves, and mentors female executives in the music industry. She is a co-founder of Change the Conversation, a Nashville-based organization which fights gender discrimination and seeks to improve the environment for women in country music. Career Fram's first professional job was at WABF in Fairhope, Alabama. She hosted weekend shows including ''Platter Ladder''. Later, Fram went to work at WABB & WABB-FM in Mobile, Alabama, where she rose to the positions of program director and operations manager while hosting an afternoon show. In 1990, Fram joined Power 99 in Atlanta, working the morning show with Rick Stacy and Tom Clark as "The Breakfast Club". When Power 99 became 99X in 1992, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bob Clampett Show
''The Bob Clampett Show'' is an animated anthology television series which ran from 2000 to 2001. The show features animated theatrical shorts from the Warner Bros. library that were animated or directed by Bob Clampett, as well as a selection of shorts from the ''Beany and Cecil'' animated television series. It originally was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network, with reruns airing at the tail end of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block in the mid-2000s. Twenty-six episodes were made in all. This was one of two animated anthology shows on Cartoon Network (joining ''The Popeye Show'') that aired uncut and uncensored shorts, as well as shorts that would normally get little to no airtime on American TV due to racially insensitive and outdated content (such as ''Russian Rhapsody'' and ''Bacall to Arms''), though ''Kristopher Kolumbus, Jr.'', the 1938 version of ''Injun Trouble'' (ironically, its color remake, ''Wagon Heels'' aired), ''Pilgrim Porky'', and the Censored Eleven short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Steps Out
''Hollywood Steps Out'' is a 1941 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Tex Avery and produced by Leon Schlesinger. The short was released on May 24, 1941. The cartoon features caricatures of over forty contemporary Hollywood celebrities. Plot A group of Hollywood stars is having an expensive dinner at Ciro's nightclub in West Hollywood. The first stars seen are Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Adolphe Menjou and Norma Shearer, followed by Cary Grant, seated alone. Greta Garbo serves him as a cigarette girl, lighting a match on her foot. Edward G. Robinson asks Ann Sheridan "How's the Oomph girl tonight?" Sheridan responds by uttering the word "oomph" several times. Warner Bros. staffers Henry Binder and Leon Schlesinger are shown. A seat is reserved for Bette Davis, as is a large sofa for Kate Smith. More seats are reserved for the characters of the '' Blondie'' films, including a fire hydrant for Daisy the dog. In the cloakroom, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangled Eggs
''Strangled Eggs'' is a Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on March 18, 1961, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and Miss Prissy. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc. This was the only cartoon to star both Miss Prissy and Henery Hawk. Plot Short of food, Foghorn Leghorn tries to court with Miss Prissy in hopes of getting food for the winter. While trying to court her, there is a knock on the door. It is a baby basket containing Henery Hawk, posing as an orphan chick in his latest attempt to infiltrate the barnyard and obtain a chicken to eat. Foghorn believes that Henery Hawk is going to be trouble, but Miss Prissy decides she wants to adopt the pseudo-chick as her "son." To make peace with Miss Prissy, he consents to help Henery become a "real" chicken. Several gags then occur as Foghorn tries to teach Henery how to be a chicken (actually, thinly disguised attempts to kill off his foe), but such attempts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy Cruise
''Crazy Cruise'' is a 1942 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon. The short was released on March 14, 1942. It was directed by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett, whose names do not appear on the surviving print of the cartoon. Because Tex left the studio for Paramount Pictures in September 1941 before production was completed (it was the last he worked on), Clampett finished it, and both names were officially left off the credits. The only credits given are the story by Michael Maltese, animation by Rod Scribner, and musical direction by Carl Stalling. Plot This is one of the cartoons that Warner would occasionally produce that featured practically none of its stable of characters, just a series of gags, usually based on outrageous stereotypes and plays on words, as a narrator (voice of Robert C. Bruce) describes the action: * On a plantation in the Southern United States (The Sportsmen Quartet harmonize on "Swanee River" in the background), a tobacco worm is seen munching on a tob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detouring America
''Detouring America'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on August 26, 1939. Plot A tour of the United States, with recurring checks on the progress of the human fly climbing the Empire State Building. Also featured are jokes and gags on the Everglades The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The system begins near Orlando with the K ..., the Wyoming prairies, Alaska, a California prospector, Sioux Indians and a Jerry Colonna (entertainer), Jerry Colonna-esque (literal) Texas cow-puncher. Home media *LaserDisc – ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes'', Volume 5, Side 2 (USA 1995 Turner print) *DVD – ''Each Dawn I Die'' (USA 1995 Turner print added as a bonus) Censorship *Two scenes are excised from the cartoon when aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |