Michael Barrier

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Michael Barrier
Topic Started: Feb 19 2007, 07:40 AM (1,344 Views)
mort bakaprevski	Dec 21 2008, 09:37 AM Post #46
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,433 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	panzer the great & terrible Dec 18 2008, 11:15 AM Soulless is just the word for the Hanna-Barbera MGMs... “Soulless?” Piffle. I just can’t imagine a ten year old complaining to his friend that the last cartoon, albeit funny, somehow lacked soul!! Besides, you’re attacking one of my all-time favorite animated characters, Thomas the Cat. Whether he’s serenading his lady fair on a string bass, dressed in a zoot suit (with a reet pleat) while jitterbugging with his zaftig partner, leading a jam session on Saturday night, or giving a smoky “howdy” to a fetching, feline tenderfoot, he’s my man!! Besides, he’s got more personality facets than any other three animated characters combined. Jerry? Ehhhhh, he’s sort of a mause ex machina, providing motivation for Tom’s many peccadilloes, but not very interesting in himself. One of my favorite cartoons has Tom apprenticing as a witch’s cat. Tom’s wonderful. He starts out highly fearful, but ends up (typically) overconfident of his own capabilities. Jerry’s barely in it and isn’t missed at all. Tom rules!!!
	“You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.”


Sgt King	Dec 21 2008, 09:19 PM Post #47
Charter Member Posts: 371 Group: Members Member #29 Joined: September 5, 2005	I remember the 35 cent Saturday "Cartoon Carnivals." We cheered mostly for the Mickey's, Donald's, Terrytoons and Warners. They sometimes would throw in an Abbott & Costello short. Did not care for the Shemp Stooges or Leon Errol. Usually would buy a "Chuckles" candy but would throw the licorice away.



mort bakaprevski	Feb 3 2009, 11:53 AM Post #48
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,433 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	For fans of Walt Kelly, Michael has a great example of his early work... drawing the story of The Three Little Pigs! http://www.michaelbarrier.com/
	“You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.”


Laughing Gravy	Feb 3 2009, 03:16 PM Post #49
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,075 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Sgt King Dec 21 2008, 09:19 PM I remember the 35 cent Saturday "Cartoon Carnivals." We cheered mostly for the Mickey's, Donald's, Terrytoons and Warners. They sometimes would throw in an Abbott & Costello short. Did not care for the Shemp Stooges or Leon Errol. Usually would buy a "Chuckles" candy but would throw the licorice away. Abbott & Costello didn't make short subjects, although I have seen A&C "shorts" for the home-viewing only market; they were comedy bits edited from their features. Were these shown theatrically, or did you mean that in with the cartoons you saw Laurel & Hardy shorts? I have seen special cartoons made to trumpet Bugs Bunny, Popeye, and Mickey Mouse festivals of the '30s and '40s. Good stuff.



Sgt King	Feb 3 2009, 09:07 PM Post #50
Charter Member Posts: 371 Group: Members Member #29 Joined: September 5, 2005	I'm pretty sure I saw some of the A & B TV 20 minute shorts, with Mike the Cop and Joe Besser as Stinky, at the Cartoon Carnivals.



mort bakaprevski	Feb 7 2009, 02:13 PM Post #51
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,433 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	Michael currently has a picture of Hyperion Ave. & Griffith Park Blvd. taken in 1927. Off-screen, to the right is the Disney studio at the time. However, the fun part for me is that this is the area I currently live in (& so does Panzer's son, I believe). The gasoline station across the street is now a parking lot... and behind it is Video Journeys, where I rented minny, minny serials back in the VCR days. To its right is now Gelson's Market where I have purchased countless containers of Yoplait (& a few bottles of Cabernet as well). You can also click onto more pictures of the area... including a beauty of Silverlake!!!
	“You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.”


mort bakaprevski	Mar 31 2009, 09:57 AM Post #52
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,433 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	Posting this here because I discovered its existence on Michael's site. This is from Thad's own blog. It's about ten minutes long & shows Bob Clampett's re-use of animation: http://thadkomorowski.com/2009/03/25/clampett-cheats/ Thad is obviously a talented lad!!!
	“You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.”


panzer the great & terrible	Mar 31 2009, 10:06 AM Post #53
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,363 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	Yeah, Will does live there.
	We Wear Short Shorts Flying Purple People Eater


mort bakaprevski	Aug 27 2009, 11:08 AM Post #54
Soony Roony! Posts: 1,433 Group: Members Member #73 Joined: January 1, 2006	Michael has returned from his vacation... & has an article about a book that I think a lot of us might be interested in: "The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics" by Art Spiegelman and his wife, Françoise Mouly. Read more about it here: http://www.michaelbarrier.com/
	“You’ve got to take the bitter with the sour.”


thadk	Sep 8 2009, 08:15 AM Post #55
Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 316 Group: Members Member #177 Joined: February 19, 2007	mort bakaprevski Mar 31 2009, 09:57 AM Posting this here because I discovered its existence on Michael's site. This is from Thad's own blog. It's about ten minutes long & shows Bob Clampett's re-use of animation: http://thadkomorowski.com/2009/03/25/clampett-cheats/ Thad is obviously a talented lad!!! Just saw this... that's not even ALL of his reuse!!


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