BERNARD COWAN

BERNARD COWAN was a VERY important part of the RANKIN/BASS History! He directed all of those wonderful voice actors in CANADA on TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, etc. He also narrated THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO and did many incidenatal voices. You may remember his voice as the narrator on the 1966 MARVEL CARTOONS!

CD #1 and 3 back on EBAY due to POPULAR DEMAND!

Due to POPULAR DEMAND, I put the RANKIN/BASS Collector's CDs #1 and #3 back up on EBAY for a very limited time. CD #1 has the MISER BROS songs on it PLUS lots of RARE stuff. CD #3 has the soundtracks to 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS & CRICKET ON THE HEARTH starring DANNY THOMAS & MARLO THOMAS!

A BIG THANK YOU to MARK SYKORA!

A BIG THANK YOU goes out to MARK SYKORA! It has been about 10 years since we started http://www.rankinbass.com/ and we could not have done it without all of Mark's hardwork! His wife Linda has helped a GREAT deal too! We can't say enough good things. I benefit greatly from the site and I wanted to give a shout out to MARK!

CHICAGO CUBS win big!

Artwork by PATRICK OWSLEY! Check www.patrickowsley.com

CHICAGO CUBS!

We had the good fortune of being at two of the last home games for the CHICAGO CUBS at WRIGLEY FIELD against the PIRATES! Just a matter of time before they are in the playoffs! GO CUBS!

BJ & DIRTY DRAGON

visit www.dirtydragon.com and pick up some GREAT DVDs from BILL JACKSON himself! He now has A GIFT FOR GRANNY available! A GREAT Holiday special with his characters like DIRTY DRAGON, WIERD, etc. I wrote a chapter on BILL at www.tvparty.com and it is also in the TV PARTY book by Billy Ingram at www.amazon.com What a GREAT talent! GIGGLESNORT HOTEL was another series he did which is available on DVD from the website!

MID OHIO CON Nov. 24-25

Just after THANKSGIVING....Look for RANKIN/BASS' original ANIMAGIC figures of SANTA CLAUS & RUDOLPH from RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER w/ us at the MID OHIO CON November 24 and 25th! Check http://www.midohiocon.com/ for more details! My pal STEVE RUDE will be there and the actor who portrayed the SILVER SUFER in RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER will be there as well!

RANKIN/BASS DVD box set

Here is what the 2007 RANKIN/BASS DVD box set looks like. It should have the name RANKIN/BASS on the box BUT it doesn't yet....perhaps in 2008. I am told they would like to do a new RANKIN/BASS Documentary for 2008's set!

AMAZON.COM solicited this book to me today..

Looks good!

RUDOLPH cd

This is a RARE CD we offer with the RARE 45 picture sleeve as the cover! Features interviews with myself and RUDOLPH herself...BILLIE MAE RICHARDS! It also has the RARE GE FANTASY HOUR open audio! I have that on DVD also.

CHICAGO KID'S CHRISTMAS TV video

Many ask me for the classic CHICAGO KID'S TV shorts: HARDROCK, COCO, & JOE: THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES & SUZY SNOWFLAKE (Centaur Productions) & FROSTY THE SNOWMAN (UPA). Some think RANKIN/BASS Produced them. The CENTAUR works were actually animated by WAH MING CHANG who worked on all the GEORGE PAL stuff and later designed some of the devices on TV's STAR TREK. Well now, I am making a VHS available directly from the master tapes. Some remember watching these on WGN-TV on GARFIELD GOOSE & FRIENDS, THE RAY RAYNER SHOW and even BOZO'S CIRCUS. Christmas is not Christmas without seeing these again! Enjoy!

SOUNDTRACK CD

We just restocked THE WACKY WORLD OF MOTHER GOOSE CD soundtrack! This is an official RANKIN/BASS release...not a CD-R. We have it at a new lower price of $7.99 + $2 shipping. If interested, e-mail me at: Rickgoldsc@aol.com

With Halloween coming....

Listed this autographed MAD MONSTER PARTY postcard from 1996 on EBAY. It is signed by musical composer MAURY LAWS and features FRANK FRAZETTA artwork on the back and two beautiful color images from the film on the front. It was printed to promote my book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO

GE COMMERCIALS

Yes...RANKIN/BASS did animate the commercials x 3 during the 1964 Broadcast of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER on the GENERAL ELECTRIC FANTASY HOUR. Have gotten alot of questions about my RUDOLPH Collector's pack on EBAY! These commercials were my holy grail during the research I did for my RANKIN/BASS books! RANKIN/BASS Eye candy!

GE!

Put some more special things up on EBAY under seller ANIMAGIC1 and MISER BROS!

This is a GREAT RANKIN/BASS DVD!

If you don't have it....pick it up! It is cheap and has a nice cover and it is a nice print of the first RANKIN/BASS TV Special from February 1964! It was the first RANKIN/BASS special for the GENERAL ELECTRIC FANTASY HOUR!

Just posted something NEW on EBAY under ANIMAGIC1

Here is something fun to listen to on CD! The comedy talent of JERRY LEWIS on this RARE LP with a GREAT cartoon cover!

RANKIN/BASS for the Holidays!

RANKIN/BASS items are here! www.timeandspacetoys.com has all the new RANKIN/BASS items for the Holidays of 2007! The BROOKFIELD ZOO will also be carrying the TIME & SPACE TOYS merchandise in November and December along with my book. BIG KID COLLECTIBLES on the West Coast will be carrying signed copies of my RUDOLPH book for the Holidays as well!

My pal PATRICK OWSLEY has some SENSATIONAL art on EBAY right now!

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpowsley Click the link to see the enchanted world of PATRICK OWSLEY!

New RANKIN/BASS MY SPACE page

Started a new RANKIN/BASS MY SPACE page at www.myspace.com/rankinbass