I just finished reading WHEN MAGOO FLEW and as I finished, I located my GAY PURR-EE half sheet :)

ROBIN & THE RIDDLER

from Ron Murphy

THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW & GOMER PYLE U.S.M.C.

 This one is from my friend Bob Bentovoja!

From Ron Murphy

R/B EASTER Packages...

THE BEATLES

POPEYE

 This is a very nice figure I bought many years ago from France...

I am re-watching the POPEYE DVD sets!  My pal Ron Murphy gave me the vintage POPEYE Soap boat :)

RANKIN/BASS' THE SMOKEY BEAR SHOW

AURORA

BATMAN ROCKET GUN

THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB

RANKIN/BASS' HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL

Denise and I watched the HIGH DEFINITION version of the special last night and it is so much better than the old version.  Well worth the upgrade...it is sharper and more colorful!

KYOKO KITA & ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. show DANNY KAYE his ANIMAGIC figure..

c. 1971 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

by my pal Mitch O' Connell   www.mitchoconnell.com

Rankin Arthur 456 Animation Director Producer Rudolph FrostySnowman i20...

This is their last scene together for PARAMOUNT...

HOLLYWOOD OR BUST

Another one of my favorites!  In the Hollywood Bowl scene at top, Dean mentions Elvis Presley as he is reading the paper because Elvis was making LOVING YOU for Paramount in 1956.  In another scene, you can see Elvis' name on the FRONTIER HOTEL'S sign because he had a short stint there that didn't go very well and didn't return to Vegas as a performer until 1969..   

YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG

My favorite Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis film!  The picture on the bottom is an out-take with Tor Johnson that only appears in the trailer.  Jerry also has another out-take that they showed a little of on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT once, of the musical number "Relax-a-voo," which was shot with the barber chair sequence.  The song appears instrumentally in the film and Jerry sings the melody at the very end of the film.  Dean recorded the song for Capital records with a female vocalist as well.

THE BEATLES

THE BEATLES recorded their first LP 50 years ago today :)

RANKIN/BASS HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL

c. 1971 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES
There is plenty of EASTER in the 15th ANNIVERSARY BOOK www.miserbros.com
Some have asked if I wrote the Easter book...I decided just to include it all in the 15th ANN. book!  My friend Tom was just asking me about the R/B Easter CD (which is Excellent)..

THE STARVING ARTISTS "Toxic Box"