Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 MGM cartoons -- the ones that were played before theatre audiences in the '40s and early '50s. I have most of the Tom & Jerry cartoons, and picked up the Droopy collection at the used DVD store today. Brilliantly directed by Tex Avery. Definitely not for kids -- they wouldn't get the gags. Hysterical -- to me anyway. Below, the bad guy has "one foot in the grave".
Shawnee McGrutt Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 They are still the funniest cartoons. A lot better then some of the junk being made today.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 What ya mean you guys don't like Sponge Bob Square pants?? Tom & Jerry rock!!! I also loved the Road Runner, don't know if that's MGM but it's great! Bugs Bunny was a cool character.
Cat Brules Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Yeah, I agree on the MGM cartoons. Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons were/are great, too. Hanna-Barbara produced many of the later ones and in my view, were of poorer quality. The earlier cartoons were also very good. And, for many people, their earliest, sometimes only, exposure to classical music were these nicely produced cartoons. I agree that these stilted, poorly done (in virtually every possible way) cartoons that came later still, are horrible.
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Posted November 16, 2014 Crambone is a classic!
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Posted November 16, 2014 Bugs Bunny & Road Runner are Warner Brothers productions. I have most of those too. Chuck Jones is probably their best known animator/director having created the RR 'toons. Bob McKimson, Fritz Freleng, and Bob Clampett are lesser known, but responsible for Bugs, Daffy, Tweety & Sylevster and Porky Pig. Brilliant. Somewhere I have a cassette that has just the musical score from some of the classic WB cartoons. As mentioned above by Cat Brules, this was kids first exposure for classical music. Leon Schlesinger was the mastermind who combined classical music and slapstick. Genius.
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Those cartoons were made more for adults than they were for kids!
Tom Bullweed Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Somebody needs to tell Deputy Dawg that riding the hammer with your thumb is the surest way to force a Ruger-go-round.
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Bugs Bunny & Road Runner are Warner Brothers productions. I have most of those too. Chuck Jones is probably their best known animator/director having created the RR 'toons. Bob McKimson, Fritz Freleng, and Bob Clampett are lesser known, but responsible for Bugs, Daffy, Tweety & Sylevster and Porky Pig. Brilliant. Somewhere I have a cassette that has just the musical score from some of the classic WB cartoons. As mentioned above by Cat Brules, this was kids first exposure for classical music. Leon Schlesinger was the mastermind who combined classical music and slapstick. Genius. Saw. Documentary on Loony Tunes a few years back it was great, said they put the Loony Tunes staff on an outbuilding on the Warner lot, said pianos and safes would literally fall out the 3rd floor windows and the entire WB staff were afraid to go near the Looney Tunes staff , appears many if them should have been committed
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Regarding classical music. I wouldn't listen to it as a kid until I saw "That's Opera, Doc". Of the later cartoons I liked Rocky and his friends including Fractured Fairy tales and Mr. Peabody and his boy Sherman, but Bugs Bunny was my favorite, I'll bet you would never have guessed that! Bugs Bonney
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Posted November 16, 2014 Saw. Documentary on Loony Tunes a few years back it was great, said they put the Loony Tunes staff on an outbuilding on the Warner lot, said pianos and safes would literally fall out the 3rd floor windows and the entire WB staff were afraid to go near the Looney Tunes staff , appears many if them should have been committed Yup. The building was so ratty they called it "TermiteTerrace"
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Who were and who made the three crows. They had a lot of slapstick in them.
Echeconnee Drifter Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Regarding classical music. I wouldn't listen to it as a kid until I saw "That's Opera, Doc". "What's Opera, Doc?" is easily one of the greatest cartoons ever made! "The Rabbit of Seville" is another absolutely excellent one.
Dusty Balz, SASS#46599 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Who were and who made the three crows. They had a lot of slapstick in them. I think they were Disney
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted November 16, 2014 Posted November 16, 2014 Well I don't care what anybody thinks, Yosemite Sam is my favorite character. That half-pint is tougher than a box of rocks, ornery, mean, and reminds me of a bunch of characters that show up in this here Saloon. Here's just a sampling of great Yosemite Sam lines!
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Posted November 16, 2014 There were a pair of crows called Heckle & Jeckle (Terry Toons/20th Century Fox) and 5 crows from the Disney feature Dumbo
Calamity Kris Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 I am also a fan of some of the more obscure cartoons, like Marvin the Martian, Peabody and Sherman, Pepe Le Pew, Dudley Do Right and Foghorn Leghorn. Definitely not intended for kids. Now that was TV, IMHO.
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Posted November 17, 2014 and Foghorn Leghorn. Based on radio character Senator Claghorn. Good stuff!
Rusty Chains Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 Marvin is one of my favorites of all time! He always seems to underestimate Bugs though:
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 Cartoons were drawn with many more frames per second in those days, resulting in a smoothness of movement that is sadly lacking in this advanced age.
Charlie Whiskers Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 I have a decal of Yosemite Sam on my gun cart.
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 I have Bugs in wooden script on mine.
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