Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons
@ddofcartoons
Sharing moments from cartoons of the Golden Age of Animation. I do my best post a clip daily if I get the chance to. Hosted by @deltawooloo.bsky.social
This clip here is one of the reasons why I really like Droopy, he can feel the tiniest pain but can really put on a show. "Ouch." Cartoon: "Daredevil Droopy" ('51, Tex Avery)
Oh yeah, his shorter, plumper stature is really well made and suits the liveliness of the cartoons he starred, especially the first few Hippity Hopper. Should also note Bugs' model got a similar treatment with the shorter legs that fits well for the aforementioned reasons.
Really love Daffy models that McKimson made for his shorts before using Chuck Jones' models. Think the first McKimson screwball Daffy I stumbled upon was Daffy Duck Hunt. I love that cartoon to death and have rewatched it to a point where I can almost recite the whole short if you ask me.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
If there's one mouse character I enjoy in the Tom and Jerry universe other than Muscles, it's Uncle Pecos. He's a really funny, light-hearted character who wants to play his guitar and will do anything to fix it, even if he has to pluck Tom's whiskers. Cartoon: "Pecos Pest" (1955, Hanna-Barbera)
This is my favourite Manny Gould scene where he animates the scene here where Foghorn Leghorn bumps Henery's grandfather with his paunch. Here, Gould uses drybrush to make Foghorn's hands move wildly while adding elasticity to his paunch bumps. Cartoon: "The Foghorn Leghorn" (1948, Robert McKimson)
And here's Gould's work at Davis. Like Clampett, some great rubbery wild takes here, but trimmed out a bit seen here when one of the gophers smacks a pumpkin and shovel on the dog. Cartoon: "The Goofy Gophers" (1947, Art Davis (started by Bob Clampett))
Animator of the month is Manny Gould who's animation feels like a mix between McKimson and Scribner's works but with great use of wild takes and and big hand gestures. One great example is in this clip as Red Hot Ryder tries to slow his horse down. Cartoon: "Buckaroo Bugs" (1944, Bob Clampett)
First cartoons shouldn't be this good and Davis made a strong first impression here as a director, compared to his shorts at Screen Gems (outside of Little Match Girl). There's a lot fun and lively scenes of a mouse beating up every feline Porky sends in. Cartoon: "Mouse Menace" (1946, Art Davis)
This is a fun cartoon where we get to see Donald using hypnotic glasses to think Pluto is another animal. Here's there's some crazily great reactions and poses where Pluto gets hypnotized and acts like a mouse. Cartoon: "The Eyes Have It" (1945, Jack Hannah)
Examples include "The Great Louse Detective" and "Brother from Another Series" - two great episodes that explore a different side to Bob than just merely seeking revenge.
This scene along is Culhane's best directional works where Woody runs the man over with a steamroller. Notable part is where he opens the door and Woody bursts in with insane camera angles, cuts and paint strokes. Epilepsy warning at 1:32-1:42 Cartoon: "The Loose Nut" (1945, Shamus Culhane)
While this isn't my favourite of the Popeye Famous shorts, I do think it's OK. I do like Popeye's interaction with the Irish cop, especially here where he plays music using Popeye's pipe as one instrument then knocks him out. Cartoon: "Moving Aweigh" (1944, Dan Gordon)
Epilepsy warning between 0:07-0:09!!! This is Avery's well-known cartoon in his "tomorrow" series where he predicts how things may look like in decades to come. Standout moment here is the car with a large bumper where it hits pedestrians on the road. Cartoon: "Car Of Tomorrow" (1951, Tex Avery)
This is Avery's best 30s short. The timing is fast-paced with great gags, mainly at the end, where the narrator hurries things up by giving them dialing pistols. Also noteworthy for being Arthur Q. Bryan's first cartoon before voicing Elmer Fudd. Cartoon: "Dangerous Dan McFoo" (1939, Tex Avery)
Here's a short I grew up with that was part of the Looney Bugs Bunny Movie. Yosemite Sam thinking he can club a lion and get away with it until the tables have turned and turns weak once the gate is opened is well-executed with some great timing. Cartoon: "Roman Legion-Hare" (1955, Friz Freleng)
Best episode in The Simpsons Season 18 goes to this one "24 Minutes". The '24' parody here is excellent and holds a good amount of comedy as well.
As someone who has trouble falling asleep at times, I can really relate to this. You do feel bad for the dog as he's keen on wanting to hunt rabbits, but the rabbit just wants to distribute his sleep so it won't be hunted. Cartoon: "Doggone Tired" (1949, Tex Avery)