My sister and I first became acquainted with the different personalities of the major Hollywood studios by studying cartoons on television. In our house, the Warner Bros. cartoon was king, followed distantly by MGM for the great music and their acquisition (from Warner Bros.) of Tex Avery, but never for Tom & Jerry. In a pinch we'd go for the Fleischer Popeyes (Paramount) or Gulliver's Travels whenever it was on — and only then for its Rotoscoping. Then maybe the Technicolor Popeyes, which were watchable if the only other available choices were Woody Woodpecker (Universal) or some Terrytoons crap from 20th Century Fox.
For many years, my cartoon prejudices kept me from truly appreciating the greatness of Fox or admitting the meanness of the Warners. To think that I might have missed out on many a noir classic on account of Deputy Dawg. Still, no matter how you slice it, Heckle and Jeckle is one stupid-ass cartoon and to this day I'll drop everything to watch a Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies short made in the mid- to late 1940s.
And because it's Oscar Season, I present a couple of Warner Bros. classic animated star showcases:
"Slick Hare" (1947)
And because it's Oscar Season, I present a couple of Warner Bros. classic animated star showcases:
"Slick Hare" (1947)
And one of my favorites, "Hollywood Daffy" (1946), which I could only find in German.
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