1965 Bugs Bunny commercial by Tex Avery & Rod Scribner
Ever wonder what a 1965 Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Tex Avery and animated by Rod Scribner might be like? By 1965, Warner’s had …
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Avery in N.Y. / Sita in L.A.
Two plugs, two cities: New York, N.Y. TEX AVERY CARTOONS at MoMA. I think this is in conjunction with the massive must-see Tim …
Tex Avery 102
Friday will mark Tex Avery’s 102st birthday. To commemorate, the students of North Dallas High School, Avery’s alma mater, the place …
Comic Starring Jones, Avery and Kimball
The late Ward Kimball, Chuck Jones and Tex Avery have a showdown with the notoriously mean-spirited Alan Smithee in this week’s edition …
What Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and Monty Python have in common
Last week’s post about Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and the place of executives generated a lot of feedback, including this email from Bruno …
What Tex Avery And Frank Zappa Both Knew About Making Great Entertainment
Want to understand why entertaining cartoons are all but impossible to produce nowadays? You can have the answer in just two short …
Rare Commercials by Tex Avery, Ed Benedict and Tom Oreb
YouTube user ‘VidResidue’ has uploaded a couple of rare 1950s animated commercials worth sharing. The first is a Kool-Aid spot directed …
My Cinecon Goodies
Cinecon, the film buff convention I attended over Labor Day weekend, is not a place to do animation research, but from time to time I’ve …
NEXT MONDAY IN NYC: Avery and Maltese Tribute
I was bummed that I missed the centennial tribute to Tex Avery and Michael Maltese that was presented in LA last March, but I just …
1933 Interview with Tex Avery
Jaime Weinman has just posted a rare — and significant — piece of cartoon research: an interview with Tex Avery, from 1933, published …
1934 Lantz studio photo on ebay
Another great eBay find. The seller wants too much money for this admittedly historic Walter Lantz studio staff photo. Anyone got $4 …
The Hard Lessons of Kwicky Koala
There are certain details of animation history that have always bothered me. For example, how did Tex Avery, arguably the greatest …
Monday Morning Inspiration: Tex Avery
The word genius is thrown around a bit too frequently nowadays (admittedly, I’m guilty of it myself), but true animation geniuses the …
Droopy on DVD: Uncut and DVNR’d
David Mackenzie has gotten his hands on the hotly anticipated dvd set Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection, slated for release on …
A Red-Hot Trade Ad
I just came across this trade ad from a 1945 issue of Box Office Magazine. Click on thumbnail image at left to see it in full …
Fred Quimby Explains It All
Cartoonist David King has posted on his blog several interesting pages from a 1950 book, The Complete Guide to Professional Cartooning. …
Raid spot by Tex Avery
Mark Evanier posted this Tex Avery-directed Raid commercial on his blog and I couldn’t resist linking to it as well. At the risk of …
Ed Benedict (1912-2006), RIP
Earlier this evening I received word from Van Partible and David Sheldon that animation legend Ed Benedict passed away in his sleep this …
WHAT WOULD TEX AVERY DRIVE?
Smoking may be banned in classic MGM cartoons, but apparently reckless driving and sexist behavior is still condoned – as witnessed by …
A SHORT NOTE ABOUT CARS
Animated humanoid automobiles aren’t new – (Friz Freleng’s STREAMLINED GRETA GREEN (1937), Tex Avery’s ONE CAB’S FAMILY (1952), and …
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