Rankin/Bass-historian: 6/9/13

Saturday, June 15, 2013

RANKIN/BASS' KING KONG ESCAPES on SVENGOOLIE on ME TV tonight at 9pm Central time!

Friday, June 14, 2013

THE STARVING ARTISTS "Blood & Roses" cover

RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER will be 50 in 2014!

Center image c. 1964 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

Some cool stuff from Ron Murphy!

RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER talking figures

www.timeandspacetoys.com

The original RANKIN/BASS television classic is still glowing...next year will be it's 50th!

RANKIN/BASS' TV Special classics continue to glow and RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER is no exception (Which turns 50 in 2014). We have some exciting things planned including some appearances with the original ANIMAGIC figures :)

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

General Electric Blender Commercial - Happy Song

Sounds just like the 1964 GE spots BUT Maury Laws says he didn't write the music...It is definitely the same singers as in the 1964 spots

Love Roy Williams!

My friend Patrick sent this over...

HUCK & YOGI

Been watching lots of HUCK & YOGI....and QUICK DRAW!

IGGY!

c. 1974 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

RANKIN/BASS' THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES: THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES

c. 1972 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

Watch SVENGOOLIE this Saturday night!

Watch SVENGOOLIE this Saturday night on ME TV! He will be showing RANKIN/BASS' KING KONG ESCAPES and showing a certain book. Rich will also be showing the book in a longer segment on one of his July shows in a mail segment :)

SPACE ANGEL

My pal Jerry Beck has an interestin article on SYNCHRO-VOX at his website www.cartoonresearch.com

Romeo Muller, Jr. "Father Christmas"

c. 1983 Craig McManus

One of Rankin/Bass writer ROMEO MULLER's cousins asked me to speak at a convention the week of July 23, 2014 of the Golden Glow of Christmas Past. The “Glow” is an international organization of collectors of pre-1966 antique and vintage Christmas ornaments, lights and decorations at the Westin in Lombard, IL for RUDOLPH's 50th Going to try to make it... We hope to display Romeo's two ANIMAGIC friends pictured here.

Just learned that my dear friend Gene Muller (Romeo's brother) passed away just after Christmas in 2009. Gene was so helpful with my work and opened up Romeo's archives to me. I went out to dinner with Gene when Arthur was honored at the MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO in New York. A great guy and he will be missed.