OSCAR NIGHT 2024...

Each passing year, I find less and less things to enjoy about the Academy Awards ceremony. 

On the bright side, there are many alternate ways to enjoy the evening...like watching Bugs Bunny cartoons on my tablet...or DVD player!

SENIOR ROAD RUNNER

Try running after your four year old granddaughter when you are 71 and you will immediately

 sympathize with Wile E. Coyote's efforts to catch the Road Runner!

The Pepe Le Pew controversy!

And I just hope they leave Speedy Gonzalez alone!

 

HALLOWEEN HALL O' FAME!

 These are images from some of my favorite Halloween-themed films, TV specials and cartoons:

MUNSTER, GO HOME

Feature film starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis and Butch Patrick

(1966)

THE MUNSTERS REVENGE starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo & Al Lewis

TV Special (1981) NBC

Jonathan Winters in "HALLOWEEN HALL O' FAME" from 

WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR, 

aired October 30, 1977

HALLOWEEN WITH THE NEW ADDAMS FAMILY

TV Special (1977) starring Carolyn Jones, John Astin and Ted Cassidy

FLIP THE FROG CARTOONS

THE CUCKOO MURDER CASE

SPOOKS

Ichabod Crane from Walt Disney's 

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949)

Katrina Von Tassel

from Walt Disney's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949)

THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN

from Disney's LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

                                                                 CLAWS FOR ALARM

                                      (1954 Merrie Melodies Cartoon starring Porky & Sylvester)

                                         

                                         

                                         

                                         

CLAWS FOR ALARM 

BEEP BEEP THE ROAD RUNNER

Beep Beep the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote made their debut on September 17, 1949 in "Fast and Furry-ous", a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes cartoon.

In 1973, I was commissioned by Novaro Publishing Co., to write and draw The Road Runner comics for the Spanish language market. The first few years I had to submit my story ideas and pencil sketches to Zetta DeVoe, Del Connell and Chase Craig at Western Publishing Company and upon their approval, I could proceed with the inking and coloring for publication. Later on, as they gained confidence in my work, I was only required to submit the finished artwork for their approval, which, of course, saved me a lot of time.

Those were great days in my cartooning career.  I split my time between The Road Runner and The Pink Panther comics until 1986, when NOVARO closed and I was forced to look for a job somewhere else.

In all, I did 156 issues of Beep Beep The Road Runner.

Remembering those bygone days, here is my last unpublished cover for THE ROAD RUNNER.

MARTIAN OUT!

                         When you're pretty sure life is better somewhere else in the universe!

IN LIKE FLYNN!

 ERROL FLYNN, born June 20, 1909 in Tasmania, Australia, was one of my first heroes from the silver screen. He is mostly remembered for being the best Robin Hood in films but his career spanned many other worthwhile performances.

 CAPTAIN BLOOD, THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, DAWN PATROL, THE SEA HAWK, THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON, GENTLEMAN JIM, VIRGINIA CITY, OBJECTIVE, BURMA!, DESPERATE JOURNEY, THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN and THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE  are just a few of his better and most fondly remembered films.

Because most of his performances were portraying heroic figures, he was admired by moviegoers as the ultimate swashbuckler. His career began to wane in the late forties and, except from a few memorable  appearances during the fifties, Flynn could never regain the top star status he had achieved during the thirties and early forties.
But still, his reputation as a movie icon has not tarnished. He still remains the template for all screen swashbucklers.

Long Live Errol Flynn!

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck paid homage to Flynn in two cartoons directed by Chuck Jones:
RABBIT HOOD (1949) and ROBIN HOOD DAFFY (1958)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20z63h

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3be23d

FATHER'S DAY 2019

THE GENIUS OF FRIZ FRELENG!

According to Wikipedia: Isadore "Friz" Freleng, often credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work on the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons.
Friz was born on August 21, 1906, and during his long and creative career, he gave us some of the most memorable and lovable cartoon characters ever,  like Tweety Pie, Sylvester the cat, Speedy Gonzales, Yosemite Sam, The Pink Panther, The Inspector and many many more!  Long live Friz!

MOTHER'S DAY - 2018