Posted some cool NEW things on EBAY...

Posted a few new cool things on EBAY under seller ANIMAGIC1 and MISER BROS. If you have any questions OR are looking for something, just e-mail me at: Rickgoldsc@aol.com THANKS! It was 2 Degrees here in CHICAGO today and FROSTY too!

THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR (2008)

Here is another PAUL COKER, JR. painting/model sheet from my RANKIN/BASS Project with ANDY WILLIAMS & THE OSMONDS...THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. Andy's Christmas shows were the BEST! He is the ONE Celebrity that is still with us that I think BEST represents the Holidays! Johnny Mathis would be another.

PATRICK OWSLEY ART!

Click the link on the right hand side of my blog and commision PATRICK to do some GREAT art for you of RANKIN/BASS characters... E-mail: Powsley@flash.net

COUSIN CRICKET

Here is COUSIN CRICKET from www.flexitoon.com They are making a music video!

THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIIO 2008

Many people have been asking about a 3rd printing of my first book. I definitely want to do it for the Holidays 2008! I was talking to McFARLAND PRESS and then I bought the new I SPY book and was very disappointed in the quality of the book...especially the photo reproductions. My friend JERRY BECK put me in touch with his publisher for the HANNA-BARBERA TREASURY, BUT I haven't heard back from them. I would love to do it full color with pullouts. I can certainly update and add more info. Keep your fingers crossed.

THE WACKY WORLD OF MOTHER GOOSE (1966)

Here is the 3rd DVD I Produced for ANCHOR BAY in the trio of RANKIN/BASS movies that were originally co-produced by JOSEPH E. LEVINE. Notice the RANKIN/BASS name and logo on the front cover of the DVD. I also wrote the liner notes. Each ANCHOR BAY DVD has an Easter Egg on them. When you go to the SPECIAL FEATURES section and watch the trailer for the specific film on the DVD...the other two trailers can be found by clicking around for an icon. You can get this one at http://www.amazon.com/ very cheap in MARKETPLACE. We also sell the soundtrack CD.

FLEXITOON

Visit our puppet friends at www.flexitoon.com

THE DAYDREAMER (1966)

THE DAYDREAMER is one of my favorite RANKIN/BASS feature films and I was lucky enough to work on the ANCHOR BAY DVD release of the film. It is a LIVE-ACTION and ANIMAGIC film with a star studded cast including BORIS KARLOFF, BURL IVES and RAY BOLGER. The black and white TV Commercials on this DVD are a real treat. I wrote the liner notes and provided the still gallery. If you don't have this DVD, pick it up at http://www.amazon.com/

MAD MONSTER PARTY (1967)

It is always fun to look at the MAD MONSTER PARTY model sheets by Jack Davis! Jack is still doing great work but slowing down these days. A few years back he worked on another RANKIN/BASS monster project. He is the BEST!

WILLY McBEAN & HIS MAGIC MACHINE (1965)

Here is a cool shot from the RANKIN/BASS feature film WILLY McBEAN & HIS MAGIC MACHINE (1965) Courtesy of KYOKO KITA. It is from the CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS section of the film. One of my favorites!

Nobody wants a CHARLIE-IN-THE-BOX!

HIROSHI TABATA poses CHARLIE IN THE BOX on the set of RANKIN/BASS' TV SPECTACULAR RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER in 1964. It is sheer ANIMAGIC!

Think SPRING!

With this weather in Chicago, I am already starting to THINK SPRING! Here is one of the collector's CDs we offer.

THE FESTIVAL OF FAMILY CLASSICS

RANKIN/BASS did a wonderful series called FESTIVAL OF FAMILY CLASSICS that Paul Coker, Jr. designed in the early 1970's. It was a cel animated show and featured many of the literary classics. They are often used in school classrooms these days. In fact, this is how my kids were introduced to RANKIN/BASS. Some are available on DVD right now and others I am having transferred to collector's DVDs such as PAUL BUNYAN, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY, THE CHRISTMAS TREE, JACK O' LANTERN and others.

Another Holiday greeting...

It is snowing in Chicago today! Here is a neat greeting that Nadina and Mike Field sent out last year, of their son BENJI Louis (Born August 12, 2007)! Nadina tells me she is Associate Art Director now at MAD MAGAZINE. PAUL COKER, JR. still works for MAD and of course, JACK DAVIS did for a very long time. Both PAUL & JACK designed most of the RANKIN/BASS shows, including the ones that inspired the toys that are pictured with BENJI!

Happy Monday!

My cold is definitely better this week! Working on some new collector's DVDs and CDs for all of the collectors that are building up their collections. Starting my day with a cup of RUDOLPH Hot Chocolate! :)

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. DVD box set from TIME-LIFE

Even though we are not properly credited, GARY MATHESON and I provided all of the memorabilia on BONUS DISC 2 in the COLLECTOR'S ONLY section in the new MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. DVD box set. The way this came about is...GARY and I provided this material for the first U.N.C.L.E. CD soundtrack set from FILM SCORE MONTHLY by Lukas Kendall and they just lifted the material from that and credited others. We were properly credited in the CD and we also provided memorabilia for the I SPY soundtrack CD for our friend EARLE HAGEN. I still love what TIME-LIFE did with the DVD set and am glad it finally was released.

HIROSHI makes more ANIMAGIC

HIROSHI TABATA works on the set of SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN for RANKIN/BASS in 1970.

New shipment of collector's DVDs arrives...

Just got in another shipment of fun collector's DVDs of RARE RANKIN/BASS shows to watch! Many have asked about the titles...just e-mail: Rickgoldsc@aol.com Most have not been released and there are no plans to release them.

All caught up....

If you ordered something from us, it is in the mail! Finally caught up. The last 10 days after the Holidays have been the craziest! Enjoy! THANK YOU for making this Holiday season the Biggest and the Best!

Even though the Holidays are over...

We are still REALLY busy in the Enchanted world of RANKIN/BASS! Many, Many orders are coming in and we are doing our best to keep up. THANKS so much for your patience. The photo of the RANKIN/BASS Christmas caroling elves is from TONY PETERS! Apparently, these ANIMAGIC figures were used in some GE commercials that I have not located yet. It's possible that it was in 1963. Maury Laws told me he worked on some GE COMMERCIALS BUT not the ones that appeared during the first few airings of RUDOLPH. These were commercials that ran in 1962 or 1963.

HANNA-BARBERA

My son Josh and I have been doing alot of HANNA-BARBERA collecting these days. Here is a cool segment of a piece of art that my friend PATRICK OWSLEY did and offers at his blog (Click on his link to the right). Patrick and I had the pleasure of having meetings with BILL HANNA & JOSEPH BARBERA some years back with our friend SCOTT JERALDS. What a GREAT studio! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Jerry Beck's HANNA-BARBERA TREASURY book too.

CRYPTIC MAG

Wrote a new magazine article on MAD MONSTER PARTY for CRYPTIC MAGAZINE. Should be out on news stands soon. I also wrote the booklet that is in the DVD and provided the extras on the disc. My very first RANKIN/BASS article was in MONSTERSCENE Magazine.

HIROSHI TABATA

HIROSHI TABATA makes ANIMAGIC on RANKIN/BASS' SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN (1970).

Monday

I got a really bad cold that hit me harder today. I need to drink some BUMBLE hot chocolate. PLEASE be patient with your orders...I did go to the post office this am and will try to be prompt.

THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

Here is another PAUL COKER, JR. painting/model sheet from my RANKIN/BASS Project THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR with ANDY WILLIAMS and THE OSMONDS. I was just watching complete episodes of THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW from TIME-LIFE and what an amazing talent Andy is! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND those DVD sets!

From my RANKIN/BASS collection

Another cool item is the MATTEL talking hand puppet of KING KONG & BOBBY BOND from 1966. One of the few RANKIN/BASS shows that actually had some toy items released before my book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS came out in 1997.

JULES BASS with the cast of RETURN TO OZ (1963)

JULES BASS plays the piano as SUSAN "Dorothy" CONWAY sits on the piano. I got in touch with Susan a few years back and she was very happy to read my first book and think back on her RETURN TO OZ days. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the DVD release of the very first RANKIN/BASS TV Special.

THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS

THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS Collector's DVD has been very popular. Glad to help out. Maybe this will make an official release happen...

Bernard Cowan

Bernard 'Bunny' Cowan played a huge role in the recording of the Canadian voice actors for the early RANKIN/BASS Productions including RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER! We hope that his archives, courtesy of his son Elliot, will be part of a RANKIN/BASS DVD box set this year! It is all up to CLASSIC MEDIA & SONY WONDER.

Her is my friend Kyoko Kita...

Putting the original finishing touches on the adult RUDOLPH 'Animagic' figure.

In a series of RANKIN/BASS collection pics...

Here is another one. A COLLEGEVILLE COSTUMES costume of PINOCCHIO from RANKIN/BASS' TV series THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. My plans are to do the third printing of THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO like Jerry Beck's HANNA-BARBERA TREASURY book. It would be nice to flip through and pull out some cool RANKIN/BASS collectibles.

...and FROSTY too!

Cold these days in Chicago! Still getting lots of orders and packing them all right now and every day! I do have more RUDOLPH 1964 DVDs now with extras. You do not have to buy as part of the collector's package either. Expecting NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO and TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ soon too. Have a GREAT weekend!

THE WACKY WORLD OF MOTHER GOOSE (1966)

I still have a few of these wonderful RANKIN/BASS Soundtrack CDs available. The fine folks at PERCEPTO put this out and it sounds Amazing! A GREAT soundtrack to a somewhat forgotten RANKIN/BASS feature film.

Still have...

Collector's CDs and DVDs! E-mail: Rickgoldsc@aol.com

All the best....

I heard from ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. yesterday and he wanted to wish all a very happy and prosperous 2008!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

NWI THE TIMES article

http://www.nwi.com/articles/2007/12/30/entertainment/entertainment/docdf9de0e3f1462bd9862573be0070fba5.txt

RANKIN/BASS dolls at HALLMARK stores

You might be able to get these at 50% off now. Nice RANKIN/BASS Plush dolls.

RANKIN/BASS Bubble Lights

There were even RANKIN/BASS RUDOLPH bubble light ornaments this Holiday season. Click to Enlarge. Also, click DECEMBER NEWS 2007 at right to get all of the DECEMBER NEWS. THANKS to Chris Wolfson for the ad.

Dom Carpani's RANKIN/BASS house...

Dom Carpani was kind enough to send some pics of his home during Christmas! He even does tours for nursing homes, etc. Very nice!

Interview with KEVIN KRIESS

Here is an interview with KEVIN at his new store TOY GALAXY in the MONROEVILLE MALL with the ANIMAGIC figures of RUDOLPH & SANTA!
http://kdka.com/holidays/Rudolph.puppets.Santa.2.609823.html

When you sit on my lap today, a kiss & hug is the price you pay!

The song from this scene in SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN is called "Santa's Song" and it is available on a CD I Co-Produced with Patrick Milligan for WARNER BROTHERS MUSIC GROUP that includes the entire soundtrack to SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN and FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. The booklet in the CD (Which features original LP artwork from the PROMO COPY ONLY releases) has RARE photos and has an interview with me about RANKIN/BASS. I think you can still find it on AMAAZON (possibly in marketplace). It was released in a nice DIGI-PACK.

CRANBERRY EAGLE Newspaper article from today's paper

THANKS to Don Sweeney! CLICK picture to enlarge to read.