Cat, Paper, Scissors

The Cat That Hated People (from the cartoon of the same name) meets up with a disembodied hand with scissors chasing a piece of people and trying to cut it.

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The Monster of Wackyland

Porky reacts after hearing a slobbering, screeching monster comes out of the umbrella trees in Porky in Wackyland (1938).



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Type O Gag

Is a gag from Tex Avery’s Uncle Tom's Cabaña left over from the war?

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Praise For Scott Bradley

Carl Stalling ranks first among cartoon composers for quite a number of fans, but other composers have their champions, too.

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The Chevrolet Program

90 years ago tonight, Jack Benny made his radio comeback.

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Saving Walter's Money

Animating frame-by-frame takes time. That costs money. It’s only, natural, therefore, that studios look at ways of cutting down on animation to keep within a budget.

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It's a Bird. It's a Plane. It's St. Elmo!

Distinctive voices decorated the landscape of the Golden Age of Radio, people you’d never mistake for anyone else. The same unmistakeable voices gravitated to animated cartoons, where the actors have achieved unexpected longevity, if not an almost immortality.

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