Deems Fudd

Here are some random frames from the opening of A Corny Concerto (1943), where Elmer Fudd fails miserably at being concert music commentator Deems Taylor a la Fantasia, thanks to a dickey that won’t stay down.

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Television's Anti-Parking Meter Crusader

J. Edward McKinley popped up everywhere on 1960s comedy shows as kind of an impatient businessman. It seems that’s how he began his acting career.

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Storm of the Cuckoo Clock

Artwork, sound (music and voice) and camera movement aren’t the only things that play a role in animation. So does lighting.

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Oh, Boy, This is Ducky

Popeye wasn’t the only one to eat spinach in the Fleischer cartoons.

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Belle Province Benny

Allied troops around the globe took a brief break from World War Two by enjoying one of the top comedians of their time in front of them on stage.

No, we don’t mean Bob Hope. We’re talking about Jack Benny.

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The Tennessee Teacher

Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales was one the first made-for-Saturday-morning cartoon series, but unlike the old theatricals and refugees from other time slots, they weren’t altogether entertainment cartoons.

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Ha Ha! Ha ha ha! Too funny!

Original comedy abounds in those dazzling, 1969 Warner Bros. cartoons.

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