Saturday, March 05, 2022
Friday, March 04, 2022
Thursday, March 03, 2022
My late friend Bob McFadden was the voice of Jingle Bells! In fact, he did a voice mail message for me as the character. Bob and I connected just after my first book, The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass: A Portfolio was released. He knew he was ill and wanted someone to document his career and sent me copies of everything. Bob had a wonderful career and voiced so many of my favorites including Milton the Monster, Cool McCool, Frankenberry, Baron Von Frankenstein in Rankin/Bass' Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters and more! A legend in the business! #Theyearwithoutasantaclaus #bobmcfadden #Jinglebells
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Monday, February 28, 2022
I always liked Bob and Ray (Bert & Harry Piel), and so did Johnny Carson (who had them on the Tonight show many times). Audrey Meadows left the cast of their early 1950s TV show, to join The Jackie Gleason show and was replaced by Cloris Leachman. They look good in 3-D, after watching their cool, beautifully designed commercials. #bobandray #pielsbeer
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Have you wondered what Mrs. Claus looks like from Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer today?
The Animagic figure head is pictured third row back, second from the right! Tad Mochinaga would often use the same Animagic bodies for various films, but different costumes and their heads were removable. Many of the Animagic heads from 1960-1966 are pictured on page 125 in Excellent condition.
