This is one of my favourite cartoons from Famous Studios. The music the nephews are playing is a bop and is well timed too as Popeye keeps peeping in and out of their room fails to catch them in the act every single time. Cartoon: "Me Musical Nephews" (Seymour Kneitel, '42)

Ah yeah, this is Norm McCabe's animation. Think I need to dedicate an animator of the month segment for him at some point as he did some excellent stuff for Clampett (Wackyland, this and Porky in Egypt are shorts I remember his work standing out)

Comedy for Animators@comedyforanimators.bsky.social · 6d ago

The Daffy Doc (1938)

Let’s Ring Doorbells (1935) A Scrappy cartoon from Charle’s Mintz

Happy birthday, Bugs. While I do like to see the wabbit win every once in a while, it's fun to see him get outsmarted and lose every once in a while. I'm a sucker for The Cat Conerto, especially the finale, but the ending to this is just as good. Cartoon: "Rhapsody Rabbit" (Friz Freleng, '46)

Happy birthday, Bugs!

Really enjoy Muse's animation in T&J as he took his styles from Disney to MGM with his fluidity and excellent posing overall. While I think Irven Spence and Ray Patterson are up there as my favourite Tom and Jerry animators, Muse's work is still fun to look at.

Devon Baxter@devonbaxter.bsky.social · last wk.

Bill and Joe’s Oscar-winning wartime parable THE YANKEE DOODLE MOUSE (’43) features one of Muse’s first big sequences in the series. Ken was known as a fast animator who produced a high volume of footage, exceeding the usual 25 feet (16 seconds of screen time) per week.

Rabbit Punch (1948)

Anyone who hasn't seen the current trailer to Coyote VS Acme should check it out whenever possible. I think it's pulling me closer to purchasing a VIP seat ticket. 👀

Hands down my favourite of the screwball Daffy shorts and also the best Clampett short in my books. I just love the climax where Daffy goes against all the dangerous criminals in town and beats every one of them just to save a bunch of piggy banks. This is Looney Tunes at its absolute best imo.

Devon Baxter@devonbaxter.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy 80th anniversary to Bob Clampett's THE GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY ('46)!

Barely made it! Happy 80th to one of the greatest Looney Tunes ever made: "The Great Piggy Bank Robbery"!

This short was released into theaters exactly 85 years ago. Being Tom and Jerry's second short, the models for both character are far from final, but the style of humor is starting to come together that would be expanded in future shorts. Cartoon: "The Midnight Snack" (1941, Hanna-Barbera)

Given a new teaser for Daffy Season dropped recently, I figured it'll be appropriate to post this clip where the referee reminds both Elmer and Daffy not to do any rough stuff during their fight. Cartoon: "To Duck or Not to Duck" (1943, Chuck Jones)

So this is the one time Popeye's spinach strength fails on him and that got me thinking, was this coincidentally just to get back at Bluto? What if Bluto didn't shove Popeye out of the way? Cartoon: "Service with a Guile" (1946, James Tyer and Bill Tytla)

This is one of the best ending to a short I've seen where both characters play the blame game for stealing a dog's headpiece until they get what's coming in the end. Cartoon: "The Counterfeit Cat" (1949, Tex Avery)

Here's a decent Deitch T&J cartoon. You may realise a certain gag in the basement was lifted from The Windblown Hare. That was because Pierce and Danch wrote it for a Speedy Gonzales short which McKimson rejected so they sold it to Deitch. Cartoon: "Tall in the Trap" (1962, Gene Deitch)

I was shocked to hear that Mae Questel did the voice here. Didn't really expect her to make a near identical voice to how Jack Mercer portrayed the character. Just take a listen, she does a really good Popeye voice.

🌈Wally ~ Meditating in her Cave🌈@wallyaurora.bsky.social · 3w ago

The only time that Popeye was voiced by a woman- when his original VA got drafted in World War II, they actually got Olive Oyl (Mae Questel) to step in for the short "Shape Ahoy" (1945). Honestly really surreal but really cool too #animationhistory #cartoons #1940s

Saw this the other day. Definitely an overlooked Clampett Bugs short where the rabbit is pretty much a villain throughout the whole cartoon. If only Clampett stayed around after '45, wonder where he'll take his Bugs shorts based on what his directorial colleagues were producing at the time.

Comedy for Animators@comedyforanimators.bsky.social · 4w ago

Buckaroo Bugs (1944)

That fast already? Feels like yesterday when I only just got Vol. 2. Anyway, if you look at the reply to the original post, you can see there's quite a handful of new restorations that wasn't restored previously. This could be worth buying to any completionists out there.

That’s Not Quite All Folks: A Looney Tunes Podcast@thatlooney.bsky.social · 4w ago

FRESH OFF THE PRESSES! Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol. 3 is coming September 8th! It's chock full of good stuff! Sinkin' in the Bathtub! Herr Meets Hare! A Boobs in the Woods remaster! Puss 'N Booty! 30s stuff! Plenty of other really nice ones!

Petunia’s run is a beautiful trail of dust clouds. Porky’s Romance (1937) Frank Tashlin #LooneyTunes

#America250

This is the only day you can post this. Now Porky can get his accident insurance claim for a black eye for a million bucks! Oh and that baby zebra is there, alright. Cartoon: "Fool Coverage" (1952, Robert McKimson)

Happy 4th to those celebrating tomorrow. Just don't end up like Jerry who enforces safety first over anything. Cartoon: "Safety Second" (1950, Hanna-Barbera)

"It's curtains for you, Rocky! Curtains!" Cartoon: "Racketeer Rabbit" (1946, Friz Freleng)

Steal Wool (1957)

This scene right here is how I've been feeling for the past few nights due to the heatwave going on in the UK. Being Davis' second fully directed WB short, there is a solid amount of energy here as the fox is struggling to get some shut-eye. Cartoon: "The Foxy Duckling" (1947, Art Davis)

This is one of the best uses of "Powerhouse B" where Porky sends a cat to catch mice and it ends up creating a contraption to get rid of all mice. Cartoon: "Trap Happy Porky" (1945, Chuck Jones)

It's definitely interesting to see Rod Scribner's rubbery animation here before he worked with Avery and Clampett (seen where Porky stumbles across his horse). If you see facial wrinkles and loose wild takes in a 30s Jones or Hardaway/Dalton cartoon, then it's definitely Scribner's work.

Comedy for Animators@comedyforanimators.bsky.social · last mo.

Porky and Teabiscuit (1939)

You seen clips of this short come up whenever old cartoons are being referenced and yeah, it's a great short, being Avery's last MGM short. I do love how the whole thing builds to an obvious ending where Butch ends up digging back inside the TV. Cartoon: "Cellbound" (1955, Tex Avery/Mike Lah)

Ten Pin Terrors (1953) Heckle and Jeckle. #Cartoon #Animation