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ONE OF THE FAMILY (12/62) Kneitel/Taras. But she makes Popeye promise not to fight. Formerly known as "The Fleischer Studios", Famous produced every animated Paramount cartoon series. Note that they filled the release schedule with another pick-up from Gene Deitch and Rembrandt Films and once again, the Deitch film loaned the Paramount shorts program some prestige by garnering an Academy Award nomination. 8) The Oily Bird, And in other news, today, instead of Columbus Day, its Farmer Al Falfas 100th birthday. Reaching for straws, Kneitel even made a two-picture deal with Marge to revive Little Lulu adapting two John Stanley Little Lulu stories (without credit to Stanley) to animation for the first time. Geez, and I had something planned I still didnt finish. This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 17:56. When a musician borrows a million dollar violin, the insurance company sends their agent Gumshoe (Jack Mercer) to help protect it from criminal Mike the Masquerader. A black-and-white version is seen on Talkartoon, Screen Song, Betty Boop, and Popeye cartoons. http://cartoonician.com/marge-and-lulu-the-art-of-the-deal/. The rarely seen original titles for the Jeepers and Creeper series. This pattern was repeated by Warner Brothers-Seven Arts with a few final travelogue shorts for 69-70 following the last Cool Cat cartoon. In the early years of military escalation in Vietnam . Taken from the end of the cartoon, "Patriotic Popeye".https://youtu.be/gStvpbJpwG4 It is important to remember that the late 1950s through the early 80s was a golden age for the school ephemeral movie (with Coronet, Encyclopdia Britannica, Learning Corporation of America and other companies operating at their peak) and the federal government pumping a lot of money into educational media post-Sputnik. Herman and Katnip (1952 - 1959, 27 Theatrical Cartoons.) 8 The Jackson 5ive. In the Madcaps, Mike the Masquerader, a disguise-wearing master thief, was an odd choice to star in two rather mediocre cartoons. I believed Id mentioned this before, but the one actor who straddled Paramount Cartoons and Fred Ladds anime dubs (Astro Boy, Kimba, et al) was Gilbert Mack. Music/Sounds Variant: On the Screen Song short "Kitty from Kansas City" and the Talkartoon short "Chess-Nuts", a different version of the fanfare is heard. They also produced several issues of Harvey-Toons using images (such as this from Harvey Hits Magazine #50, below click to enlarge) featuring the newly created Harveytoon title card. He was an interesting idea; an update on Bugs Bunny who was consciously too hip for the room. I never knew all of this before. CANE AND ABLE (10/61) Kneitel/Spector. 2) Child Sockology Lets look at the recurring characters being offered: Professor Schmaltz, Kozmo the kid from Mars, Goodie Gremlin (a variation of Casper) and Specs, Chub and Goop, an ersatz Our Gang. Also the folks who animated King Leonardo had a turn in animating Popeye for one cartoon and the former Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios animators did the rest of the KFS-Popeye cartoons in the second season. Wow, the look and feel of these cartoons got UGLY in this period. Outsourced cartoons Colonel Heeza Liar (1916; produced by Bray Productions) The Police Dog (1916; produced by Bray Productions) The Trick Kids (1916; produced by Bray Productions) The Paramount Cartoon Studio had survived the sale of its library and its established characters to Harvey Comics. Regardless, Paramount was still high on animated shorts in fact it even picked up an independent film to augment its schedule: Munro, directed by Gene Deitch (who was also producing King Featuers Popeye TV cartoons from his studio in Prague) and based on a story by Jules Feffier. In the Noveltoons, Kneitel would recycle several left over Herman and Katnip premises as Skit and Skat Skit the mouse and Skat the cat two poorly designed characters in three poorly produced cartoons. Required fields are marked *. The Sea Hag If they only had better execution and some independence, they coulda been a contender. Both characters found a way to live with their handicap, for Gerald, being a sound effects artist while Benny finds a need when the time was right (even if it benefited the team he was waterboy to). Thanks for letting us re-visit this one. Kung Fu Panda 2 es una pelcula de animacin de 2011, dirigida por Jennifer Yuh Nelson, secuela de la pelcula de 2008 Kung Fu Panda.La pelcula cuenta con la mayora del elenco de voces original retomando sus papeles, junto con algunos personajes nuevos. British Pathe News continued into the early-mid 70s, and Fox Movietone until almost 1980. http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com, Another company of note is Pyramic Media, who has some Oscar-winning/nominated films in their collection. Harvey Comics exploited this by starting up a new comic book anthology TV Casper and Company in 1963. After the cartoon ends, the inkwell stands up all by itself and the cork does a flip and caps it. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]. Logo: On the film's title card, a small mountain logo is seen circled by stars. 35mm, color, 10 min. The shorts were originally aired by CBS between 1966 and 1969 as part of a variety of superhero cartoons, including The New Adventures of Superman and The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure . Both characters end up feeling down (more so for Gerald who nearly runs away from his problems at a critical point in his story). In late 1967, with theatrical cartoons in decline, Paramount shut down its animation studio. 4. Your email address will not be published. The 1959-60 season was a busy one for the Paramount Cartoon Studio - but not all of the work was for Paramount, nor was it for the big screen. Lawrences script and recording for Penny Pals are a pleasure to listen to (the less said about the visuals the better). More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]. DRUM UP A TENNANT (2/63) Kneitel/Reden. Among them were Popeye, Superman, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Lulu, Little Audrey, Baby Huey, Herman and Katnip, the Screen Songs series, and the Noveltoons series. Yeah both cartoons follow the same theme of a kid with a certain unusual thing that makes them stick out from the rest. Could they have been part of a WPIX cartoon program, like the one John mentions? On the Color Classics short "Poor Cinderella", the logo is very small and part of a closing curtain background. La pelcula se estren el 26 de mayo de 2011 y originalmente iba a ser denominada Kung Fu Panda 2: Pandamonium. Heres that drink recipe I promised. That was a missed opportunity, especially when Tintin was already getting that treatment with its first foray into TV animation. Meanwhile, note that Paramount was still producing (or buying?) Soon the Mercer-Questel-Beck voices would vanish and be replaced with Bob McFadden, Dayton Allen, and Bradley Bolke. SILLY SCIENCE (5/60) Kneitel/Klein. Paramount Cartoon Studios featuring Beetle Bailey, Sergeant Snorkle, Otto, General Halftrack, Lieutenant Cosmo, Private Rocky, Private Zero; more Characters . The 1959-60 season was a busy one for the Paramount Cartoon Studio but not all of the work was for Paramount, nor was it for the big screen. Thanks for filling the cracks in my memory, Jeff. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Some early variations of the logo included one with a darker BG from the top of the screen and the mountain capped with snow. Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future, Argentine Animated Features, Part 10: 2010-2011, Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Records. In the short subject field, Paramount released 1,600, with another 135 cartoons still on the block; RKO released 1,000 and Fox is offering 600. YULE LAFF (10/62) Kneitel/Taras. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "afe6586c8d200ab56bd9330112f9fdab" );document.getElementById("i81fec714c").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. I think there were four cartoons featuring Goodie Gremlin total. Another special end title was used on "Pedro and Lorenzo", with the Paramount logo appearing on a book end cover. It was a shame John Stanley wasnt given his due at all, but I suppose the way the business worked back then. Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future, Argentine Animated Features. Nor was losing Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare going to stop Kneitel from using a left over script with the Tortoise (renamed Mortimer) and the Hare now entirely redesigned in order to avoid a law suit from Harvey Comics. I suppose they didnt really need to but I guess they wanted consistency (although a few like 1958s Finnegans Flea stil had their Paramount copyrights). This video shows content that is not owned by us. OLLIE THE OWL (1/63) Kneitel/Tafuri. At least they brought back SweePea original outfit instead of the (uber ugh) pink attire that he wore. SELF DEFENSE FOR COWARDS (4/63) Gene Deitch. Today, Tom and Jerry still remain to be popular with the kids and the show is aired on various networks around the globe. Free Shipping on Orders over $25! 20th Century Fox was also releasing color Cinemascope live action 1-reel shorts under the Movietone Adventures in Cinemascope banner. Paramount used the Winston Sharples library themes, and Larry Harmon used Gordon Zahlers General Music Corp. tracks, also heard in his Bozo cartoons and other 60s series like The New 3 Stooges. Anyone know where Gene Deitch got his music? Lots of the Paramount crew worked for Oriolo and Seeger Plenty of work in those days. Goodie tries to stop the Gremlins who are invading the North Pole and heckling Santa Claus. Mae Questel continues to do the voice of Olive Oyl as well as the voice of SweePea, Violet Oyl and The Sea Hag for the KFS Popeye cartoon & Jackson Beck did the voice of Blutos Doppelgnger Brutus. & M. logos with its own logos. Menu: Characters | Cartoons |YouTubers |Studios | Episodes. For, Several Noveltoons (such as "Gabriel Churchkitten", the three Casper cartoons from the 1940s, "Old MacDonald Had a Farm", "The Enchanted Square", "The Wee Men", "The Mild West", and "Leprechauns Gold") do not use this opening, but rather the standard Paramount cartoon logo. The script words "A Paramount Picture" are in front of the mountain. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Universal was simply cranking out a cheap newsreel by buying UPIs TV news clip service (used by non-network stations,) blowing up the 16mm footage to 35mm, and adding their own narration and stock music. Your email address will not be published. The new sheriff of an old western town enforces a No Guns policy. As a result, it was very difficult to spot then, but nowadays the original prints are being restored, and thus this logo has become easier to find. Paramount Cartoons Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. A hip cat named Bopin Hood (and his band) comes to Squaresville, where jazz has been outlawed. Scat The Cat is chases Skit the mouse through a novelty store. I could see how that worked pretty effectively for still staying relevant during the 60s, much in the way Im sure Abner the Baseball also mightve resonated with kids who may know of Mickey Mantles achievement. I remember seeing seeing some old Terrytoons in a theater as a kid and being amazed by the rich color, sharp images and the lack of various TV interference in those pre-cable days. In front of the mountain are the same words as the previous logo. It did. On Screen Song cartoons from 1932-33, the closing shot of a live-action performer would have the Paramount print logo of the time superimposed over the shot. Here is the above advertised and pictured A SPORT IS BORN In fact, the S&S kind of play like illustrated comedy records. I know Gene Deitch wrote about his efforts to inject a bit of Herriman into his Krazys. MIKE THE MASQUERADER (1/1/60) Kneitel/Pattengill. Any Little Girl That's A Nice Little Girl, When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along, Betty Boop, With Henry, The Funniest Living American, I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You, Popeye The Sailor Meets Sinbad The Sailor, Popeye The Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves, Sneak, Snoop and Snitch in Triple Trouble, Twinkletoes: Where He Goes - Nobody Knows. A sober Dean Martin. 1) Rail Rodents Aside from featurettes packaged with Disneys animated features (to bolster short running times), I dont remember seeing them onscreen or it ads. The solitary exception was a small theater in Squaw Valley that offered an outdated travelogue with smirking references to the Grand Tetons. I wish I had the disks of the half hours of HARVEYTOONS SHOW broadcasts that just didnt make it to airwaves. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. I wonder who did the voice of Wimpy and the other characters in the KFS Popeye cartoons? For some reason Kneitel looked to one of the remaining Hollywood animation studios Walter Lantz for some inspiration, basing one cartoon on a annoying woodpecker, another on a pair of penguins (Chilly Willy, anyone?) This is supposed to resemble a crude drawing as if it was made by a kid. Her imitation is so close Snuffy Smith cant tell them apart! Check out his section here: Keith Scotts book on Jay Ward states that Ward was approached with, but turned down, the chance to produce series with both David Sevilles Chipmunks and Popeye. A special end title was used on "No Ifs, Ands or Butts", where Buzzy takes a drag on a "King size!" THE RINGADING KID (1/63) Kneitel. GoGo Toons (1967, 7 Theatrical Cartoons.) The Harveytoons Show that Jerry worked on in the late 90s added the Harvey Films copyright to all the post-1959 shorts that originally didnt have them when they were originally aired in The New Casper Cartoon Show. For some reason, Paramount apparently chose to give the Popeye reissues a rest, though they would be back next year. Irv Spector model sheet for Mike The Masquerader (1960). Director: George Pal. Felix the Cat is an American animated television series featuring the cartoon character of the same name.. Like The Van Beuren Corporation before, Joe Oriolo gave Felix a more domesticated and pedestrian personality, geared more toward children, and introduced Felix's now-famous item of the "Magic Bag of Tricks", a satchel that can assume the shape and characteristics of anything Felix wants . They did, though production of these three separate entities was split between them, Artransa Park Studios in Australia and Bill Snyders Rembrandt Films (who did only the Krazy Kat films). Comic Kings (1962 - 1963, 13 Theatrical Cartoons.) He has curated cartoons for DVD and blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. And again I think the Popeye remake is the better of the two. The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1960s. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xn0niy_tell-me-a-badtime-story_fun. A SPORT IS BORN must have looked spectacular on the wide-screen with all of the airplane shots and skydiving that impressed theater goers much as a previous Paramount feature film WINGS did 33 years earlier. It was nice Kneitel let them do it this time even if the experiment went nowhere for the studio. The studio already had a lot on their plate when it came to their efforts during the early 60s with balancing between the theatricals and television projects. Only the worst prints are available these days for viewing. 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