At the start of this year, I also reviewed and ranked the Gene Deitch Tom & Jerry cartoons. Truthfully, I'm very indecisive about these ratings. I fully agree with the reviews but may need to update or reconsider some of the scores. I could never decide on what to actually give half of them.

Tom & Jerry Ranked (Gene Deitch)

A list of 13 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Tall in the Trap (1962), The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit (1962), It's Greek to Me-ow! (1961), Dicky Moe (1962) and Carmen Get It! (1962).

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Over the last three months, I have slowly reviewed and ranked every single Wile E. cartoon, in preperation for Coyote vs. Acme. These rankings are more of a rough guide, since even I'm not 100% sure on some of the placements/scores I gave out.

Wile E. Coyote Rankings

A list of 53 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Operation: Rabbit (1952), There They Go-Go-Go! (1956), Rabbit's Feat (1960), Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956) and Fast and Furry-ous (1949).

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R.I.P. Bill Oddie. Each of the Goodies brought their own strengths to the show, and Bill definitely supplied their spontaneous energy. His finest hour is this violently madcap song that pushes just how far a live-action cartoon can be taken. (1/2)

Chuck Jones - Duck Amuck Friz Freleng - His Bitter Half Robert McKimson - Fool Coverage Bob Clampett - Draftee Daffy Tex Avery - Daffy Duck in Hollywood Frank Tashlin - Porky Pig's Feat (technically a Porky) / Plane Daffy Arthur Davis - What Makes Daffy Duck Norman McCabe - The Impatient Patient

Termite Terrace Club@termiteterraceclub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What are your favorite Daffy Duck cartoons? You can go by director and by decade. #LooneyTunes

With Volume 3 of the Collector's Vault just announced as greenlit, here's my wishlist. A combination of obvious inclusions, personal wants and general guesses. With how little is left from the 40s and 50s (mostly Tweetys), I'm intrigued in how later releases are gonna go.

Happy 20th anniversary to The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, one of the most imaginative, experimental and fascinating shows I've seen. Its 2nd OP (Super Driver) is easily a top 5 of mine. Stylised, colourful, loaded with personality and a lot of fun.

Because I am surrounded by wonderful friends who love me and nourish my animation love, I was reminded of Koji Nanke's animation for the Urusei Yatsura OPs and EDs. Have spent the better half of today repeatedly watching this over and over again from ED 2; textbook definition of charm and appeal

Love the sketchy, expressive style of this show. Potentially my favourite look for the characters in a while. Typically, when a style is changed so drastically, you risk losing the core personalities (like Jones' shorts, despite still enjoying their look) but these naturally feel like Tom and Jerry.

Kee The Tom and Jerry Guy@drummerfromfife.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm sorry, Tom and Jerry in Singapore is just delightful. This is 58 seconds of action-packed chaotic wonder. This is how the cat and mouse should be portrayed on screen...

R.I.P. to the great Ted Nichols, whose iconic music was always a highlight in every show he worked on. While I love his work on Scooby-Doo, the soundtrack for Dastardly & Muttley undoubtedly stands my favourite of his stuff.

Tappie@looniesttunes.bsky.social · 2y ago

As far as I know, this is the only track from Dastardly & Muttley to ever be released (unless you count the sound effect-riddled music on the DVD menus). Hopefully we'll one day see the rest of it. It's odd to think that not even the Wacky Races soundtrack has been released.

Here is my favourite scene in all of comedy, courtesy of Always Sunny. Masterfully written and performed. Not one of the actors feels overshadowed, all getting equal moments to shine. You can look at any of them at any point and they're always be doing or saying something funny.

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I think the night school sequence in 'Beautiful Dreamer' stands as my favourite looking scene in Urusei Yatsura. A perfect mix of humour, mystery and surrealism. Not only is the lighting gorgeously done but it obscures the setting in a way that makes the mayhem feel even more claustrophobic.

urusei yatsura beautiful dreamer is such a great film, man. i keep thinking about it

#12 - Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean (Guess) Wrapping up with my favourite special. There's an ingeniousness to Bean's silliness and this one has some of his most inventive gags. Above all, Howard Goodall's score steals the show, bringing that sad, melancholic side of Christmas. [2/2]

WOW! What a line up! This is such a huge improvement over the already great V1 and I can't wait to get my hands on every short here. They've really gone above and beyond with the new restorations, too. Finally, Daffy Duckaroo won't look like a cow chewed it up and spat it out.

That’s Not Quite All Folks: A Looney Tunes Podcast@thatlooney.bsky.social · 8mo ago

MERRY CHRISTMAS! COMING MARCH 24TH FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE, LOONEY TUNES COLLECTOR'S VAULT VOLUME 2! AUDIO COMMENTARIES ON SELECT SHORTS! BONUS FEATURES AT LAST!

#11 - One Ham's Family (Tex Avery) An overlooked Avery Christmas classic. There isn't even a remote attempt at warmth here, letting the fast-paced mayhem take centre stage with the usual array of slapstick, wisecracks and fourth wall breaks.

Urusei Yatsura's art director are so fancinating to me. Its one of the only anime's I can say its compareable to Looney Tunes or post sequal Spongebob, where whenever this director shows you get a diffrent experience out of not just story/humor but also their art style.

#10 - The House of Mendou - Summer Xmas (Urusei Yatsura) An excellent gathering of the dysfunctional ensemble cast, with a race up a giant Christmas tree letting them all go nuts. It's an episode that just keeps building and building until its completely bonkers climax. [1/2]

#9 - A Very Sunny Christmas (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) Without a doubt, one of the show's best, with one classic moment after another. Here's the iconic scene, featuring an incredible escalation. Dennis' "Jesus Christ" may be the single funniest delivery in the show.

#8 - The Nutcracker (Courage the Cowardly Dog) I'm a sucker for classical music, so this was always going to appeal to me. The offbeat compositions, alongside the blending of a festive ballet with a dilapidated junkyard, gives this episode a particularly memorable identity.

#7 - No Way Out (Porridge) The cold prison setting certainly makes this one of the more unusual Christmas specials out there, which still captures the spirit surprisingly well. One of the funnier specials, too, with its ending joke ranking as an all-time favourite of mine. [1/2]

#6 - The Home-made Xmas Video (Alas Smith and Jones) The British "Christmas Vacation", with everything imaginable going wrong. A genius format leads to tons of punchy cinematography and editing, making this one of the most densely packed half-hours of comedy I've ever seen.

#5 - Holy (Bottom) One of the weirder Christmas episodes with plenty of great slapstick. Rik and Ade bring their usual grimy anarchy to a violent Christmas dinner, followed by a warped nativity. The highlight comes from Richie accidentally chopping his finger off, before stapling it to a table.

#4 - Who's Listening (One Foot in the Grave) A quintessential episode, featuring one of the show's darkest plots, alongside one of its most heartwarming. All topped off with a healthy dose of surrealism in the usual observational humour about "modern" life (circa 90s).

#3 - Earthanasia (The Goodies) An unexpectedly bleak episode of such a light-hearted show, with a particularly memorable ending, though still loaded with plenty of that usual absurdist humour. The best of the bottle episodes, capturing that sense of oncoming dread perfectly.

I swear, the Ranma reboot has the best slapstick I've seen in a long time. The escalation from slaps to punches is just fantastic. It's that perfect balance of being excessively over the top yet still impactful. Mousse's skeleton is an especially unique and painful addition.

#2 - Jingle Balls! (Men Behaving Badly) Love the premise, as we jump between the characters' "perfect" Christmas and their depressingly real one. A great contrast with the "grossness", not just in the excessive drunkenness of Gary but the mundane greyness of the cinematography.

#1 - Blackadder's Christmas Carol (Blackadder) An ingenious and hilariously cynical inversion of an overdone story that's tied with the Muppets as my favourite rendition. Excellent set design, nailing that cold winter atmosphere, while each line is as impressively sharp and witty as the last.

Starting tomorrow, I'll be posting clips from 12 of my favourite Christmas specials (not THE favourites, just favourites). Unless I forget a day... then it'll be less than 12 days of Christmas and the whole theme won't make any sense.