Rankin/Bass-historian: JIM ENGEL

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Sunday

Monday, October 28, 2019

Friends are a BIG part of what I do! Thank You to everyone that came out to the Chicago Toy Show and for all of your support!

Rocky Sodin gave me a big hand with the booth! I appear at his Southside Comic book show each year!

I hadn't seen my friend Tim Lawson in a while! He lives in Galesburg, IL now! He wrote the book The Magic Behind the Voice Actors and introduced me to many of my friends in the voice business including June Foray!

This couple saw me at Monster Bash a few years back and picked up my Mad Monster Party book! I did a large panel on the film there!

Good talking with my friend and fellow Collector's Call alumni Jim Engel! He picked up a cool Snoopy banner!

It has been a while since seeing my pal Patrick McKay! He has been doing some art work for Disney now!

Bill Leff from WGN RADIO popped by and we will be seeing him again during the holidays at WGN! Bill will appear on Collector's Call too.

Always enjoy meeting new fans and signing stuff for them!

My friend Tom Margarites was out looking for cool cartoon statues! A passion we share!

My pal Dave Harms snatched up my Lil' Oscar before I could! We will be working together on my appearance at the McHenry County Historical Society in December!

Saturday, August 25, 2018

My pal Jim Engel stopped by! He is going to be in the TV series I am part of!

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Uncle Mistletoe is back up!

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

A R/B Documentary would be wonderful...soon!

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Saturday fun!

All kinds of fun on Saturday! 62 degrees out in December 

SUPERDAWG

Here is a cool SUPERDAWG illustration from my friend Jim Engel! Jim stopped by to see us over the weekend at SCOTT'S VINTAGE ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES! Thanks for coming out Jim! Will post some more pictures tonight from the event! We had a blast!

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

ADVERTISING CHARACTERS

A World of Characters: Advertising Icons from the Warren Dotz Collection from Jan Sturmann on Vimeo.

Heard from my Advertising character friend Warren Dotz tonight! Make sure you pick up his new book MR. PRODUCT Volume 2 at AMAZON and the NEW and improved hardcover of MEET MR. PRODUCT! If you are in Chicago, check out the wonderful display set up by our friend Jim Engel at the MUSEUM OF BROADCAST of all of the great Chicago Advertising characters! RAID BUGS will be handing out free passes downtown during lunch a few days this week! Fred Frees just told me via FACEBOOK that his dad Paul, said the bugs bugged his throat :)

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Check this out in Chicago!

If you have never been to the museum, you are in for a treat! My favorite museum in Chicago for many reasons! Loaded with great stuff and our friend Jim Engel did most of the displays and they are greeeeeaaaat! I haven't been down to see the SVENGOOLIE display yet BUT saw many pictures and loved it! I have been going through my advertising collection recently, after hearing about this and want to see this exhibit too. Great stuff!

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Jim Engel's Sneek peek

Jim's sneek peek for the CREATURE FEATURE R/B Group art show December 6th! He is entering two 16" x 20" signed canvas prints. This one based on MAD MONSTER PARTY and the other one based on THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO from my 15th Anniversary book!

Monday, September 24, 2012

UNCLE MISTLETOE

THANKS to my pal JIM ENGEL for this great MISTLETOE!

Saturday, May 07, 2011

Jim Engel Birthday card :)

My friend Jim Engel did the art for this cool greeting card! Jim has graciously contributed a piece of art to each of my books and has sent me some really cool stand ups for my Chicago TV collection :) One of my FACEBOOK pals also!
from Ron Murphy
posted by Davey P.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

THE MONKEES

My friend Jim Engel sent over this very cool MONKEE cover! Peter Tork just turned 69 the other day!

I listed a second set I had, of season one on AMAZON, for about half of what it is going for now...which is astronomical! It has one replacement disc and the box is a little torn and repaired with tape.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

UNCLE MISTLETOE

Jim Engel's display of UNCLE MISTLETOE from the MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS in Chicago (Which is being relocated at the moment). UNCLE MISTLETOE was a huge part of Christmas in Chicago at MARSHALL FIELDS and also on Chicago television.

Saturday, December 05, 2009

BILL JACKSON: Chicago TV Legend

Bill Jackson as FRECKLES THE CLOWN from his first visit to Chicago!

BILL with Josh on his last visit to Chicago!

I brought him some RANKIN/BASS Drummer Boy figures and he said they have sentimental value to him because that character was one of the first he drew on the air.

RICH KOZ (SVENGOOLIE/STOOGAPALOOZA) from ME TV (one of our favorites channels...ME TOO too!) Rich has been a friend and very kind over the years with plugs for my books, etc.

Jim Engel's collage from the program and event poster!

Santa leaves Dean Richards (WGN TV/Radio) a surprise!

BJ signed my DVD cover!

Bill says something amusing to George Pappas and Dean. He enjoyed his appearance on WGN MORNING NEWS!

My friend David Plier (MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS) has a bloody mary. David and I were on the MANCOW Radio show together last Christmas.

I wrote a chapter on BILL JACKSON that was featured in this book! I think it is still available at http://www.amazon.com/ and at http://www.tvparty.com/ I also have several articles on Chicago Kid's TV at http://www.tvparty.com/

Bill with his lovely wife Jo

Santa visits David and his son Josh

Bill visits with my son Josh

Two of my favorites together!

Leonard Kohl talks to Santa. I haven't seen him since our days at COLUMBIA COLLEGE in Gordon Sheehan's Animation class. Gordon worked on all the classic Fleischer cartoons and I believe Leonard wrote a book on the POPEYE cartoons.