Animation Station

Part eight of our review of the 50 greatest cartoons as selected by a panel of more than 1,000 cartoon historians and animation professionals from the book by the same name by Jerry Beck (1994). In this episode we take on cartoons 15-11.

The 50 Greatest Cartoons (15-11):

15) Bad Luck Blackie, MGM, January 22, 1949
14) The Old Mill, Walt Disney Studios, November 05, 1937
13) Steamboat Willie, Walt Disney Studios, July 29, 1928
12) Rabbit of Seville Warner Brothers, December 16, 1950
11) Three Little Pigs, Walt Disney Studios, May 27, 1933

Links mentioned in this episode:

Bad Luck Blackie: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCP4JghzbGM
Bad Luck Blackie: video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5458467101259814270

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Patrick and I discuss MGM’s lovable underdog, Droopy.

Note: About two minutes into recoding this episode, we were plagued with technical noise issues. I tried to remove the noise as best I could. The trade off is that most of this episode suffers from some distortion. My apologies, and we are working on the issue.

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Don’t Fear the Grape: www.dontfearthegrape.com
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Part seven of our review of the 50 greatest cartoons as selected by a panel of more than 1,000 cartoon historians and animation professionals from the book by the same name by Jerry Beck (1994). In this episode we take on cartoons 20-16.

The 50 Greatest Cartoons (20-16):

20) Minnie the Moocher, Fleischer Studios, March 11, 1932
19) Snow White, Fleischer Studios, March 31, 1933
18) The Skeleton Dance, Walt Disney Studios, August 22, 1929
17) Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor, Fleischer Studios, November 27, 1936
16) The Great Piggy Bank Robbery, Warner Brothers, July 20, 1946

Links mentioned in this episode:

Minnie the Moocher: http://www.spike.com/video/betty-boop-minnie/2722360
Snow White: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUsp2XxgZTY

Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape: www.dontfearthegrape.com
Crash! Bang! Pow!: www.crashbangpow.com

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Patrick and I discuss the Hanna-Barbera ’60s classic series, Jonny Quest.

Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape: www.dontfearthegrape.com
Crash! Bang! Pow!: www.crashbangpow.com

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Part six of our review of the 50 greatest cartoons as selected by a panel of more than 1,000 cartoon historians and animation professionals from the book by the same name by Jerry Beck (1994). In this episode we take on cartoons 25-21.

The 50 Greatest Cartoons (25-21):

25) The Big Snit, National Film Board of Canada, 1986
24) The Tell-Tale Heart, UPA, December 27, 1953
23) Little Rural Riding Hood, MGM, September 17, 1949
22) Der Fuehrer’s Face, Walt Disney Studios, January 1, 1943
21) Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs, Warner Brothers, January 16, 1943

Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape: www.dontfearthegrape.com
Crash! Bang! Pow!: www.crashbangpow.com

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