Anyone into Classic Animation?

[Erik_Twice]

@alienjesus

Duck Amuck is one of my favourites. Interestingly enough, I didn't like it at first

I don't like Disney much. They feel too soft for my tastes. I recall someone saying that Disney was about "more". More characters, more animation, more money, more music. Perhaps that's why I don't like them.

The Goofy shorts are great, tough.

here is something I found one day, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censored_Eleven

Haha, actually there are worse thatn those but they got through the radar. In the end, the only reason someone cares about those cartoons is because Coal Black and the Sebben Dwarfs is a very good cartoon, blackface aside*. The others (perhaps Tin Alley Cats not) can burn in a fire.

*Also Clampett was into the black scene of the time, the characters are caricatures of his friends and IIRC they voiced the characters. It's still quite racist but there's worse for sure.

@Hatta

Actually yes. They even have Buddy in there! Buddy! They start with the best cartoons and start getting more obscure.

@Limewater

Very few good Warner cartoons are public domain. Corny Concerto and Yankee Doodle Daffy come to mind.

@CRTGAMER

It's a good short but I never liked the jerky lines animated style. The ending is very fun, tough.

BTW, IIRC it's "For shame, doc, hunting rabbits with an Elephant gun". Elmer looks at his gun and says "An elephant gun?" and Bugs replies "Yeah, why don't you hunt yourself an elephant". Then the elephant appears


I think that the shorts I recommend to anyone who wants to start watching this stuff are:

The Barber of Seville (Woody Woodpecker)
Rabbit Seasoning (Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck)
Fast and Furry-ous (Coyote & Road Runner)
The Cat Concerto (Tom & Jerry)
The Band Concert (Mickey Mouse)
The Scarlet Pumpernickel (Daffy duck, others)
Red Hot Riding Hood (By Tex Avery)
Bad Luck Blackie (By Tex Avery)

I think those are the most accesible shorts for someone who doesn't know much about this. I mean, things like Book Revue or Porky in Wackyland are really good but are not introductory material, IMHO.


I think part of the reason those old school cartoons are great is because they play with the medium and your expectations more than any other work of art around.

[Jbroderway]

Anything Tex Avery is genius. Go to YouTube and search "Billy boy". If it is not the funniest classic you have seen then there is something wrong with you. He also did droopy, which is some of the best physical humor in the world. You can order a bootleg of every short he directed. I highly recommend it.

[Pulsar_t]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age ... _animation

I'm not really fond of Disney either, but I admire Donald Duck and Goofy. Also, I don't really enjoy Merrie Melodies that don't focus on the more recognisable WB characters.

Count Duckula and Danger Mouse are awesome, granted they're more recent but they have a timeless quality about them.

Am I the only one who actively avoids Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, especially the 70s and later ones? Animation really peaked with the DePatie-Freleng 60s streak. But I don't mind the pre-Kids Tom & Jerries all that much. 80s cartoons like COPS, Mask and Transformers heralded the beginning of the animation decline, regardless how much we love or loathe them.




Anyone else here likes Norman Normal? Was it Saturday Morning syndication that killed any *mature* prospects for animation outside of Japan? And no, The Yellow Submarine doesn't really count

[Betamax001]

Am I the only one who actively avoids Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, especially the 70s and later ones?

Scooby Doo is just brilliant. Maybe it's just nostalgia but Scooby Doo was awesome to me as a kid, and rewatching it now, it's good fun. I remember loving the Scooby movies they made in the 70s where they had the Harlem Globetrotters, Batman and Robin, Laurel and Hardy, 3 Stooges, etc. Those were awesome!

[alienjesus]

Am I the only one who actively avoids Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, especially the 70s and later ones?

Scooby Doo is just brilliant. Maybe it's just nostalgia but Scooby Doo was awesome to me as a kid, and rewatching it now, it's good fun. I remember loving the Scooby movies they made in the 70s where they had the Harlem Globetrotters, Batman and Robin, Laurel and Hardy, 3 Stooges, etc. Those were awesome!

Some of the HB cartoons like the original Scooby Doo were great, but overall, Hannah Barbera has never been a favourite of mine. I dont like Yogi Bear, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, Dexters Lab, Johnny Bravo or any of those Hannah Barbera cartoons from the 70s all through to the 90s.

I think it's a shame people don't really like the Disney Cartoons, but they're not for everyone i guess.

[flojocabron]

I like tom and jerry cartoons!