Tag Archives: Cartoons

Trailer Tuesday: ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ (1970)

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

The movie version of Norton Juster’s classic children’s book, The Phantom Tollbooth, was directed by Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow and Dave Monahan and saw theatrical release in November, 1970. The film stars Butch Patrick (The Munsters, Lidsville) as Milo, a … Continue reading →

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Funshine Friday: ‘These Are the Days’ (animated series, 1974)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Hanna-Barbera’s These Are the Days originally ran on ABC from September, 1974 to September, 1975. A total of 16, 30-minute episodes were produced. The series was one of the few serious cartoons created by HB and focused on an early-20th … Continue reading →

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Funshine Friday: Harry Nilsson’s ‘The Point!’ (animated version, 1971)

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Happy Funshine Friday, my friends. Here’s a long-lost treat to get your weekend started; the original 1971 version of Harry Nilsson’s The Point! with narration by Dustin Hoffman. The Point! is Nilsson’s fable about little Oblio, the only boy with … Continue reading →

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Funshine Friday: ‘The Pink Panther,’ ‘Pinky Doodle’ cartoon (1976)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Happy Funshine Friday, funky folks! Here’s a complete Pink Panther cartoon, Pinky Doodle, which originally aired in May of 1976. Befitting the Bicentennial fever years, Pink is a Blue Coat warring with devilish Red Coats in 1776. Light it up. … Continue reading →

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Holiday Memories: ‘It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown’ (1974)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Happy holidays, Bionic people! Did you watch It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown when it made its debut on CBS in April of 1974? If not, you probably caught it at some point in the following years as it appears … Continue reading →

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Funshine Friday: ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’ (animated series, 1972)

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Around the World in Eighty Days was an animated series based on the Jules Verne novel. 16 episodes were created by the Australian API company and originally aired in the US on NBC beginning in September of 1972. The cartoon … Continue reading →

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