The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers!

In honor of The Tigger Movie being relased on DVD, I felt I could find some old Tigger model sheets at least and post 'em.

I really enjoy Tigger. To me, he has the most color out of all the Pooh characters. He's very egotistical like Chuck Jones' Daffy, but more jolly and fun-loving than the arrogant black duck. Tigger's speech is even funny, supplied by the talented Paul Winchell, who did a few other voices for Disney before he died.
I also think The Tigger Movie is the best of the "newer" Pooh movies. I also noticed that the animation style is reminiscent of the older shorts, especially since there's some pretty rough drawing lines in both films.

Here's a clip of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day animated by Milt Kahl.

Edited Posts

The title explains all. click on the links to see some cartoons that Dailymotion deleted.

Eatin' on the Cuff
Wild and Wooly Hare
Draftee Daffy

I'll re-post some more later this week. Til then, ttfn!

Wee-Willy Wildcat

Yup. Willy Wildcat. The meanest kid that ever lived!
Another great Barney Bear cartoon and another fine addition to the Dick Lundy film collection. I feel sorry for poor Barney because he tries everything to bond with the kid, gets practically killed. The end was the payoff of the short.
Yessir, that child psychology really works, don't it?

Barney Bear - Wee-Willy Wildcat (1953)
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The Bear's Tale

An early Tex Avery fairy-tale cartoon. I find this cartoon a good attempt at having most of the story's jokes based on narrative break-downs. The papa bear, of course, was my favorite. That hearty laugh (supplied by Avery himself) really knows how to make me laugh, as well as the line, "I know there's no robber! There's just a little girl asleep up there. I read this story last week in Reader's Digest!" The below gag, I heard, has been used in a lot of Benny Hill episodes.
So what does Red Riding Hood have that Goldilocks hasn't?
Well...

Merrie Melodies - The Bear's Tale (1940)
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Buckaroo Bugs

Man, there's a lot of history with this cartoon. First of all, it was Bug bunny's first Looney Tunes cartoon and the final cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger during his stay at the Warner Bros.

Buckaroo is also one of Bob Clampett's finest cartoons. There's great animation from Bob McKimson and Rod Scriber to see in this gem, especially near the end when Red Ryder and his horse jump off a canyon cliff. The horse's take in that scene was genius and could only be thought up of by an animator from Clampett's unit. I think it was McKimson, but I'm not sure.

Looney Tunes - Buckaroo Bugs (1944)
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Cobs and Robbers

I don't think I ever covered a Barney Bear cartoon before, but here goes...
Now, Barney was made back in 1941 by Rudie Ising. His earliest shorts were kinda Disney-esque, but rather dull to me. His last official cartoons were made in the 50's by Dick Lundy. I think these were the best thatnks to great comic timing. Lundy's cartoons weren't funny on the same level as Tex Avery's, but still laughable.
Cobs and Robbers is actually my favorite one from this era. The wind-up crow bait gag was just hilarious. Don't know who animated it, but combined with Scott Bradley's musical score - genius!
Oh, and look at the card around 1:27! ;)

Barney Bear - Cobs and Robbers (1953)
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Hare-abian Nights

Man, it's been a while!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Hope this will entertain all you faithful readers.
This is the only cartoon that I know of that was directed by one of Chuck Jones' best animators, Ken Harris. I feel it could have been better, since this is only a "clip-show" type of cartoon. At least we get to see Yosemite Sam drawn the Chuck Jones way. It's a rare find, and that's why I felt I should of posted it.

Merrie Melodies - Hare-abian Nights (1959)
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Pluto and the Armadillo

I just got into watching Disney films again. I gotta say, some of them are pretty impressive. Sure, they're no Warner Bros. cartoons, but these films have real craftsmanship. True art in motion. Wonderful animation. Lively music.

Anyway, this one isn't very remarkable. I'm not really a big Pluto fan, but this cartoon was really cute. I also really like the theme music for the armadillo when it's walking. It's a nice way to kill off 7 minutes.

From what I heard, Pluto and the Armadillo was supposed to have been in the movie, Saludos Amigos, but ended up being cut from the final film due to time constraints. Well, I'm glad they finished it instead of abandoning the idea.

Below are some really cool sketches by Frank Thomas.

Pluto and the Armadillo (1943)
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The Mouse on 57th Street

In honor of the new Chuck Jones documentary and marathon on tonight on TMC, I thought I'd post this underrated feature directed by Mr. Jones.

This cartoon has the honor of being the last Warner Bros cartoon written by Mike Maltese. It's really hard to find and just as hard to see on TV. I think I only saw it once on Cartoon Network before I rediscovered it on YouTube.

Anyway, this is one of Chuck's best and most unique cartoons he did at Warner Bros. I don't think he ever made another short like this during his career.

Merrie Melodies - The Mouse On 57th Street (1961)
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Foxy by Proxy

What Friz Freling lacks in animation quality, he makes up for with really funny cartoons, like this one. Foxy is definitely one of my favorite Bugs Bunny cartoons directed by Freling. The train track scene always leaves me howling wth laughter! I swear, It also looks like one of Bob McKimson's animators did a scene on this one. It's the scene where Bugs tries to lose the other hunting dogs after the stupid one caught the train. If I'm wrong let me know.

Here's some good drawings from the cartoon. A little light on the lines, though...

Merrie Melodies - Foxy by Proxy (1952)
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