Cindy Lou Who

Christmas tv

Mr. Grinch

One of my favorite statues in my collection of an old friend

Boris and Chuck, following Boris' performances in Rankin/Bass' Mad Monster Party and The Daydreamer

You're a mean one...

50 years!

It's Chuck Jones' birthday!

UPA'S GAY PURR-EE

 Just watched GAY PURR-EE on DVD and made a better cover for the DVD cover today (above) :)  I remember seeing it at school as a treat movie at STONEY CREEK SCHOOL.  Love the art in it and the Chuck Jones stylings.  I could see the film boring children and why it wasn't a great success BUT it sure is eye candy for the animation adult fan!

WILLIE ITO

My good friend Willie Ito was gracious enough to fill me in on his career and the late RANKIN/BASS animator Yusaku "Steve" Nakagawa (Who worked on specials like THE MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER at TOEI for RANKIN/BASS). Willie started at Walt Disney training under Iwao Takamoto, who at the time was Milt Kahl's assistant, working on Walt Disney's LADY AND THE TRAMP and this is where he met Steve Nakagawa. Willie went to work for Chuck Jones shortly after that and was invited back to Disney to work on SLEEPING BEAUTY BUT declined because working with Chuck was a great opportunity. Six years later, Bob Clampett was starting up his studio to produce THE BEANY & CECIL SHOW. The general buzz around the industry was theatrical cartoons were on their way out, especially since MGM shuffled their studio...hence HANNA-BARBERA was now on TV, so Willie decided to join Clampett and co. He completed a seasons worth of shows for ABC and had no renewal in sight. HANNA-BARBERA was now rolling and was preparing to go into production with THE JETSONS. Willie was invited to join the studio and when he started his first day, low and behold, there sat Iwao Takamoto at one desk and Jerry Eisenberg, who actually replaced Willie when he departed from Chuck Jones, sitting at another desk.

to be continued.

I love everything about Dr. Suess' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS....Boris Karloff, Thurl ravenscroft, Chuck Jones, Albert Hague, Maurice Noble, etc. etc.

The late, great Chuck Jones signed these cards for me some years back...

From the late, great Albert Hague

TOM & JERRY: The Chuck Jones Collection

Glad I picked this up when it came out! LOVE the Chuck Jones designs and beautiful Maurice Noble backgrounds, etc. Some of the cartoons are strange BUT GREAT Chuck Jones eye candy!