![]() Eventually I tracked down these two cartoons, which turned out to be “The Sunshine Makers” and “Japanese Lanterns” I shared the information of both films with her and she was very surprised to hear that these were originally color cartoons, as she only saw them in black and white on television in the 1950s. The first cartoon she described was a cartoon in which a bunch of elves bottle sunshine while the second cartoon she recalled was a film where a bunch of children are making Japanese Lanterns which get blown away by the wind. So my mother made the comment to me and stated that the least I could do was to track down two cartoons she remembered watching on television as a child. When I was in 8th grade, I just about drove my parents nuts on my crusade to video tape all of Chuck Jones’ Road Runner and Coyote cartoons off of Cartoon Network, plus other old cartoons off of Nickelodeon and AMC (back in the day when AMC ran old paramount shorts and cartoons). here’s an industrious person’s side by side comparison!Īnd the Hippo sound that was reversed- though not sure they’ve managed an accurate version… Perhaps Fred Ladd cared TOO much about it though. I remember thinking back then that most people won’t even think about the original cartoon. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile ( WB/ Harman/ Ising 1931): I think the cartoon people got the big kick hearing this song in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Funny enough, someone has made a tribute here, with JUST those scenes! People always remember this gag with the ranger going over the falls in a barrel. I think this one is owed to the ending, or perhaps the Spooning in a Spoon song…. Make sure to tune into Turner Classic Movies on December 7th at Midnight (9pm Pacific Time)… they’ll run this along with others, in great new HD transfers…. Why do so many people remember this little film so well? It must be the charm of the story, and the design of the animation. The PD era of VHS and DVDs means another new generation will be on the hunt for old cartoons- and I don’t mind at all! I’d love to see YOUR list of what cartoons people ask you about (and that means you too, Jerry – who may get asked this more than anyone…). Youtube has been a saving grace as a resource point for so many of these now. The next thing of course is that they want to SEE it again, so of course they’ll ask you for a copy or to guide them on how to find it. Generally, I’m guessing, if you’re like me, it’s usually something you’ve seen a million times at this point and know pretty well. I saw this one cartoon as a child that….” I’m sure you cartoony people are used to answering the question that starts like this: “I heard you know a lot about cartoons. ![]()
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