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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

Our other podcasts:

Don’t Fear the Grape: www.dontfearthegrape.com
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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.

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
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Part five 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 30-26.

The 50 Greatest Cartoons (30-26):

30) Rabbit Seasoning, Warner Brothers, September 20, 1952
29) Toot, Whistle, Plunk, & Boom, Walt Disney Studios, November 10, 1953
28) Northwest Hounded Police, MGM, August 13, 1946
27) Clock Cleaners, Walt Disney Studios, October 15, 1937
26) Brave Little Tailor, Walt Disney Studios, September 23, 1938

Our other podcasts:

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

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Part three 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 40-36.

The 50 Greatest Cartoons (40-36):

40) Peace on Earth, MGM, December 9, 1939
39) Little Red Riding Rabbit, Warner Brothers, January 4, 1944
38) Bambi Meets Godzilla, Marv Newland, 1969
37) Bimbo’s Initiation, Fleischer Studios, July 24, 1931
36) Feed the Kitty, Warner Brothers, February 2, 1952

Links mentioned in this episode:

Peace on Earth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8OYvHPpGDY
Peace on Earth: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xuiut_mgm-cartoon-1939-peace-on-earth_fun
Bambi Meets Godzilla: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAVYYe87b9w
Bimbo’s Initiation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFrBG4xyaF8

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