Saturday, January 23, 2010

Hare Way to the Stars - 1958


Hare-way to the stars

From Wikipedia:
When this cartoon aired on CBS, the part where Marvin the Martian finds the dynamite stick in the glass of Instant Martians the resulting explosion was cut.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Duck Amuck - 1953


From Wikipedia:
According to director Chuck Jones, this film demonstrated for the first time that animation can create characters with a recognizable personality, independent of their appearance, milieu, or voice. Although in the end, the animator is revealed to be Daffy's friend and rival Bugs Bunny (who famously declares "Ain't I a stinker?"), according to Jones the ending is just for comedic value: Jones (the director) is speaking to the audience directly, asking "Who is Daffy Duck anyway? Would you recognize him if I did this to him? What if he didn't live in the woods? Didn't live anywhere? What if he had no voice? No face? What if he wasn't even a duck anymore?" In all cases, it is obvious that Daffy is still Daffy; not all cartoon characters can claim such distinctive personality.