Looking for a book from the 7os about great cartoon characters. This early silly symphony, about a spider who sneaks into a toy shop, marked wilfred jacksons directorial debut, and seemingly kickstarted the trend of inanimateobjectscomingaliveatnight cartoons, which would become a staple in the 1930s eventually culminating in bob clampetts 1946 classic book revue. Daffy duck was the most victimized black character on any sized screen since birth of a nation. See also animation, disney company, hanna and barbera, and looney tunes.
Book revue is considered the ultimate midnightinthebookstore cartoon. Bought this as a companion to the same authors book the humongous book of cartooning. Inside a supposedly quiet little bookshop, which has been shut down for the night, all of the various characters on the covers of the many classic novels come to life and interact with each other. Book revue by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Wait, didnt they already make that cartoon eight years previously. The bulk of the 14,000 original ink and graphite drawings in.
Apr 09, 2010 daffy in book revue cartoony believable action here is the exact opposite of the humananimalhybrid school of animation that is so prevalent today shrek, mr. Robert emerson bob clampett may 8, 19 may 2, 1984 was an american animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the looney tunes animated series from warner bros. As the literary characters come to life in a bookstore at night, daffy duck sings and dances before. Daffy in book revuecartoony believable action here is the exact opposite of the humananimalhybrid school of animation that is so prevalent today shrek, mr. List of cartoons supervised by bob clampett looney tunes. Helpfully showing what the wolf does to little girls, daffy sprinkles salt on her. Illustrations are in depth with great, easytoread instructions and advice. Clampett was born and raised not far from hollywood, and early on expressed an interest in animation and puppetry. The 50 greatest cartoons of all time was an 8hour marathon that aired on cartoon network on saturday, march 14, 1998 from 11. This is an alphabetically ordered list of cartoon characters. Daffy duck is a golden age cartoon character who was created in 1937.
Oct 2, 2018 merrie melodies is a series of animated comedy short films produced by warner bros. Inside a supposedly quiet little bookshop, which has been shut down for the night, all of the various characters on the covers of the many classic novels come to. Books come to life in classic cartoons from 1930s and 1940s. Animation 19372005, warner home video november 1 2011, 2 discs, 169 mins plus supplements, 1. See more ideas about cartoon, old cartoons and classic cartoons.
Omalleys run for congress, offering sly satire on electoral politics. Book covers for the whistler and the sea wolf show their characters whistling and howling at the offscreen action, shakespeares inner workings. A list of cartoons that were directed by bob clampett. Book revue is the last of the bookcoverscometo life cartoons, a series started by harman. Wendy was introduced as a backup feature as well as a companion for. Parodies and caricatures of harry james, frank sinatra, benny goodman, tommy dorsey, gene krupa, jimmy durante and, in a wild takeoff on danny kaye, daffy launches into a russianaccented version of carolina in the morning, then scatsings his way through the tale of red riding hood with margaret obrien i as red.
The image comes from a scene in looney tunes cartoon short book revue, originally released in 1946. The dover boys at pimento university 1942 remastered hd 1080p duration. Old king cole is a 1933 disney cartoon in the silly symphonies series. Time for another wacky cartoon wednesday in the dungeon. The magic behind the voices is a fascinating package of biographies, anecdotes, credit listings, and photographs of the actors who have created the unmistakable voices for some of the most popular and enduring animated characters of all time drawn from dozens of personal interviews, the book features a unique look at thirtynine of the hidden artists of show business. Originally released in 1938, this film features many snippets of songs from the warner brothers music publishing division, which was a. Following ten years of radio work, blanc began his career as the voice of countless animated characters in 1937. Home media edit the short was released on the 2006 walt disney treasures dvd box set more silly symphonies. Book covers for the whistler and the sea wolf show their characters. This article was most recently revised and updated by naomi blumberg, assistant editor. Mar 03, 2019 looking for a book from the 7os about great cartoon characters. Book revue 1946 looney tunes theatrical cartoon series previous cartoon. Book revue 1946 one of my favorite cartoons of all time.
See more ideas about merrie melodies, comedy short films and animation. Each page had a full page devoted to characters from gertie the dinosaur, popeye, bosko, looney tunes, mr magoo, pink panther, gerald mc boing boing, betty boop. Block 19092001, known to the world as herblock, was one of the most influential political commentators and editorial cartoonists in american history. Released in 1946, the looney tunes cartoon book revue starts with a. Book revue watch full cartoons movies supercartoons. Released in 1946, the looney tunes cartoon book revue starts with a scene that may look familiar if you watched jonzes film. Jul 19, 2009 the fairly oddparents official 4,174,475 views. Included in the marathon are cartoons from warner bros. This is a list of the greatest characters who appeared in between 1920 and 1929. Jun 28, 2019 baseball bugs cartoon pictures and video for baseball bugs 1946. Cartoon characters, cast and crew for book revue 1946. Daffy book revue from the show looney tunes was originally released in 1946, and features daffy duck as the lead character. These would be characters who will go on to be the biggest influences in comics either directly or indirectly.
Born in san diego, california, clampett showed an early talent for drawing, and he developed an interest in films and puppetry in his teens. May, 2012 the genesis of this column began a couple of years ago when i compiled a list of the 100 greatest characters of the past 20 years. Book revue 1946 looney tunes theatrical cartoon series. Mel blanc and sara berner provide voice over for all of the charatcters, and the episode daffy book revue from the show looney tunes was originally released in 1946, and features daffy duck as the lead character. They do, however, manage to foil an opa holdup and they meet a cirucs lion, atlas the mental giant, and gorgons father. The 100 greatest looney tunes cartoons is a 2010 book authored and edited by jerry beck.
Bob clampett was one of the main animators at warner bros. There was a character on the beany and cecil show named. Cartoons porky and gabby 1937 with ub iwerks and chuck jones assistant director uncredited assistant director uncredited, porkys super service 1937 with ub iwerks and chuck jones assistant director uncredited assistant. In depth information about book revue, produced by warner bros. June 9 donald duck makes his debut in walt disneys silly symphonies cartoon, the wise little hen. Book revue long islands largest independent bookstore. Since then, ive worked my way back through the decades two at a time, presenting a new list every six months or so. The second looney tunes bookstore video, book revue is a looney tunes cartoon short featuring daffy duck, released in 1946.
Winkler, the national film board of canada and international rocketship. Jerry quipped on one forum that he felt the book should have been called the 100 looney tunes you must see, implying that there are far more great shorts that. Synopsis this is one of a set of lists i made showing a progression. Book revue is the last of the bookcovers cometo life cartoons, a series started by harman.
It was directed by bob clampett, written by warren foster and scored by carl stalling. The plot of this wild and wacky cartoon is quite simple. However, pop culture references are up, front, and center this time, along with clampetts trademark. Johnson had stopped writing them in january 1946 he was still involved as a story consultant, but jack morley and ted ferro wrote and illustrated it into 1947, after which morley continued without ferro from then on, the credit read jack morley and cj. Every female character and the wolf in the library does this at the sight of. A collection of songs and visual gags based on book titles. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. As the title states, it covers a list of one hundred of the greatest looney tunes and merrie melodies cartoons, hand picked by fans of the series. His long chronicle of major social and political events began to appear in newspapers in 1929, and he continued to document domestic and international events for 72 years. Greatest 12 characters of the 1940s who is on this list, what this list is about and how they got on the list. Maxine the movie gals rating of the film book revue maxine the movie gal whats so unique about this and slick hare is how they express wbs change in style earlier inanimate animated and caricature party cartoons had humour that dated faster than merrie melodies in. Mel blanc and sara berner provide voice over for all of the charatcters, and the episode daffy book revue from the show looney tunes. Even the fact that he dabbled in priesthood did nothing for what.
As the literary characters come to life in a bookstore at night, daffy duck sings and dances before being chased by the big bad wolf. He originated the streetwise new york voice of bugs bunny, as well as those of such characters as porky pig, sylvester the cat, tweety, pepe le pew, and yosemite sam. Book revue warner brothers looney tunes baby bottleneck warner brothers looney tunes daffy doodles warner brothers looney tunes hollywood daffy warner brothers merrie melodies the great piggy bank robbery warner brothers looney tunes 1947. While it has most of the characters back to the way. Book revue is a daffy duck cartoon that escaped in 1946 from the mind of. This however, excluded any shorts with the two characters made before that amendment occurred, even if they released after the fact book revue and baby bottleneck are both examples of this. Uploaded 12222011 at midnight, the characters of fiction come to life. The majority of cartoon characters, whether theyre in animated tv shows or movies, comic strips or comic books, come right out of suburbia. Great book for anyone beginning cartooning or illustration. Bob clampett great director profile senses of cinema. The cartoon combines pop culture with early literature, and characters include william shakespeare, mother goose, and henry vii. Bob clampett was also the creator of one of my favourite cartoon shows, beany and cecil. Dec 09, 2004 the magic behind the voices is a fascinating package of biographies, anecdotes, credit listings, and photographs of the actors who have created the unmistakable voices for some of the most popular and enduring animated characters of all time. The scene where the wolf chases daffy through uncle toms cabin was cut from airings on cartoon network and the wb.
The short was released on the 2006 walt disney treasures dvd box. Tinker 1948, in which several female characters swoon as soon as sinatra starts singing. Wendy the good little witch is a fictional comic book character from harvey comics. This is totally cartoony, completely unrealistic, yet far more believable as a living character than all those restrained, cautious and unsureofthemselves detailed. The cover was orange with various characters floating on the cover. The ultimate warner brothers books come to life cartoon. A 1945 released in 1946 looney tunes short subject directed by bob clampett, book revue is a semiremake of the 1938 frank tashlin short have you got any castles. Book revue is a looney tunes cartoon short featuring daffy duck, released in 1946, with a. With mel blanc, bea benaderet, sara berner, richard bickenbach. Aug 17, 2011 a collection of songs and visual gags based on book titles. The genesis of this column began a couple of years ago when i compiled a list of the 100 greatest characters of the past 20 years. Bob clampett the cartoon network wiki fandom powered. After hours in a book store, the books and magazines comes to life for a musical revue.
A 1945 released in 1946 merrie melodies short subject directed by bob clampett, book revue is a semiremake of the 1938 frank tashlin short have you got any castles. The reader was also good enough to point us to one such early cartoon, which were featuring today. Daffy is greedy, hotheaded and generally just in a badmood, hes very antisocial and edging on insanity. Book revue is a daffy duck cartoon that escaped in 1946 from the mind of one of the alltime great cartoon directors mr. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website.
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