Cartoons From the 1970s Have Flair

Cartoons from the seventies have flair like nothing else since.  These are cartoons that can invoke great memories of your younger years.  Many people grew up on cartoons as a kid and it is likely that you have your favorite.  Cartoons are something that can be viewed by anyone of any age. 

You cannot talk about cartoons of the seventies without thinking about Captain Caveman.  The famous Teen Angels set Captain Caveman free from a chunk of ice.  He then had the title of the world’s first superhero.  He then goes on to solve crime with the help of his friends.  He always carried a club and he has a famous way of yelling his name. 

Wooody Woodpecker Pepsi Glass from 1970s

Devlin was a cartoon in this time frame that was based on Evil Knievel.  The main characters name was Ernie Devlin and he worked in a circus.  Both of his parents were gone and he was in charge of raising two younger siblings in this cartoon.  This cartoon was a drama variety and each week the siblings were involved in new kind of mystery they had to solve. 

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids ran from the 1970’s to the 1980’s.  This was a cartoon that was widely popular.  The creator Bill Cosby was already very famous and this was a cartoon that he created.  Bill Cosby was also the voice of several of the characters on this cartoon series. The show was loosely based on Bill Cosby’s childhood.  There was always an educational message learned from watching this show. 

This was also one of the only cartoons of the time to feature an African American cast.  This was a show that dealt with issues like poverty and other “real” issues.  This is something that many other Saturday morning television shows did not cover.  This is a show that was accepted by children all over the United States from many different backgrounds. 

The Harlem Globetrotters also had a cartoon during the seventies.  They also made guest appearances on the Scooby Doo Show.  The Globetrotters encountered hurdles that they would need to overcome during each episode.  The Globetrotters were very popular in the seventies and still are to this day. 

Cartoons from the seventies are numerous.  Picking your favorite one can be very difficult.  This is often the memory that many people have of their Saturday morning as a child.  This is a time that many people spent with a sibling and these can be some very powerful memories.  

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Robin Williams presents an Honorary Award to Walter Lantz: 1979 Oscars

Robin Williams presents an Honorary Award to Walter Lantz, for bringing joy and laughter to every part of the world through his unique animated motion pictures. From the 51st Academy Awards, hosted by Johnny Carson and featuring an appearance by Danny Thomas.

Walter Lantz Shows How to Make Cartoons

Woody Woodpecker Movie Coming!?

Woody Woodpecker may be coming to the big screen -- Cool!

I located an article that is a few years old but shows there is interest in bringing Woody back to the forefront of pop culture.

Click the link below to read about Walter Lantz's favorite bird.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/woody-woodpecker-movie-universal-illumination-262540

Knothead, Splinter Introduced

I always wondered where the first appearance of Knothead and Splinter happened (in cartoons, not comics). According to Wikipedia, it is in the cartoon Get Lost.

Get Lost is the 67th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on March 12, 1956, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal-International, per Wiki.

Woody is reading the story of Hansel and Gretel to his nephew Knothead and his niece Splinter. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Lost_(film)

Knothead and Splinter first appeared in New Funnies in 1952.

Classic Woody Woodpecker Cartoon: Who's Cookin' Who?

Woody Woodpecker - Whos Cookin Who? by Necopodalex

Visit Recreational Parks, Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker in Orlando

Below is a cool article I found on another site. It was written by Austin Marsh. I found this while doing some research on Florida, where my family is thinking of going for a vacation.

If you live in Florida and are thinking for a place to have a weekend trip with your family, then consider visiting Walt Disney World. This place of recreation is situated 21 miles southwest of Orlando in Lake Buena Vista, a beautiful city in the state. It is one such destination where both local and foreign tourists take pleasure to visit whenever they get a chance.

Walt Disney World in Orlando covers an area of 30,080-acre of land and is considered as the largest Disney land in the entire world. It consist of 4 themed parks, 2 water parks, 23 resorts and hotels having facilities like campground, health spas, fitness centers and other places for amusement. By visiting this place, you can indulge yourself in various fun-filled activities which are hardly expected in any other kind of recreational venues.

Take a look at tourist activities in the Walt Disney World in Orlando that you would surely want to include in your trip:

• Enjoy a ride on railroad (a steam engine) and capture the scenic vista around the park.

• Take a walk towards the Mickey's Toontown fair and get a chance to meet the popular Disney characters.

• Visit Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique which is a beauty salon and let your beloved daughter dress like a princess.

• Shop some appealing souvenirs, outfits of Disney character and attractive accessories from the Emporium store in the Magic Kingdom.

• Take a magical spin via magic carpets of Aladdin. Each carpet is being equipped with buttons to adjust the movement as per the requirements.

Besides the above mentioned activities, there are more things to do in the Walt Disney World. After discovering the beauty of Disney land, you can also consider visiting the Universal Studio Park in Orlando. The park has themed sections with name like Production Central, New York, San Francisco, World Expo, Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone and Hollywood. The kids will love to take rides in the junior roller coaster at the Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone and you would not mind walking through the greatest monuments in the Hollywood section.

Now, if you want to experience memorable trip to both Walt Disney World and Universal Studio, then you can consider seeking assistance from companies which provide vacation packages. Some reputed tour service providers will help you to book tickets to the amusement parks in advance and also at discount rates.

So, get set to visit the dream-like recreational lands and create memories to be cherished forever.

Longing for Saturday Mornings

I think we can all agree with this guest writer's opinions...

By Analeese Burnabaker

There are a lot of reasons that most kids love Saturdays. Kids love Saturdays because it means they do not have to get up early and go to school. Kids love Saturdays because they usually get to relax or play with friends. Kids love Saturdays because it means they got to stay up late on Friday night. But as a kid I loved Saturdays for a totally different reason: Saturday morning cartoons.

One of the highlights of my childhood was watching Saturday morning cartoons. My siblings and I looked forward to it all week long. We made it through five long days of school, homework, going to bed early, and eating healthy breakfast foods in order to get to the next Saturday. And though the wait for Saturday felt like forever, eventually it always came. And with it came our special Saturday routine. Although Saturday is the perfect day to sleep in, we usually got up just as early as we would for school, and we did not even need alarm clocks! Whoever woke up first would run to wake up all the others and together we would go quickly to the family room and turn on the television and flip to our favorite channel: the one with the best Saturday morning cartoons.

Oh, we loved our cartoons. We kept track of what was happening in all our favorite cartoons and we waiting with anticipation for the next episode. We were glued to the television with eyes so huge we did not miss a thing. We would laugh outloud, talk to our favorite cartoon characters outloud, and get mad at the television outloud anytime the cartoons did not go like we thought they should. We were so into our favorite cartoons that only one thing could pull us away from the tube. Dad's pancakes.

Dad's special, Saturday-only pancakes were amazing. We could eat as many as we wanted and we could put anything in them we wanted: blueberries, chocolate chips or even M&M's. We looked forward to our Dad's pancakes almost as much as we looked forward to watching our favorite cartoons. Our parents even started letting us eat our pancakes in front of the television so we would not have to miss a cartoon! What a deal! Saturday was the only day the good cartoons were on, it was the only day that Dad made his signature, unhealthy pancakes, and it was definitely the only day we could eat in front of the television in the family room.

So while I liked not having to go to school on Saturdays and I liked being able to play with friends and stay up later, the real reason I loved Saturdays was not even my Dad's great pancakes. The real reason, the biggest reason that I grew up loving Saturdays was simple: Saturday morning cartoons.

Guest Article About Changes in Animation

Early Cartoons - How Did the Animation Go Wrong?

Author: CaitlinFulle


For example, have you ever compared a 1940's Looney Tunes cartoon to a 1960's Flintstones cartoon?
You know before I begin, if you're interested, why don't you Google, sit back relax and take a look at the two cartoon videos I listed below. See if you can point out something different about them, and of course you don't have to watch them. But if you can for fun, just take a peak.

The first video is a Looney Tune cartoon short of Daffy Duck/Elmer Fudd called To Duck or Not to Duck. The cartoon short was a Warner Bros. production that was released to theaters in 1943. Yes, that's right 1943...

The second show is a Flintstones cartoon, No Help Wanted, which premiered on ABC's TV network in 1960. Yes, Once again 1960...

So go head, don't be afraid to give it a shot, take a look and I'll come back later. Trust me, I'll be right back.
Okay, so notice any differences? Yes? Of course you did! But for fun let's assume you didn't.

Though by looking at the two videos it's blatantly obvious that the animation in Looney Tunes seem much more fluent and exciting. Personally, I was drawn in by the exaggerations of the animation. Where as, the Flintstones portrayed little to no animation movements at all. In fact, I was getting very annoyed by the constant isolation of the bobbing heads.

I was having constant reminders of driving to work, seeing the Bobblehead bobbing back and forth in the corner of my eye on the dashboard. With all honesty, I can't believe this was even considered to be a form of animation. But hey, I guess it falls under the same thought of Taylor Swift being a country artist.

So why the step back? Why is a 1943 cartoon more visually appealing than a 1960 cartoon? (And even some of today's cartoons.)

Simple, ready for it?

Back in the 1940's and even before the 1940's, cartoons were called 'theatrical cartoon shorts'. These cartoons were originally released to theaters and only theaters. They were considered side shows or previews for a premiering live action film. Most cartoon shorts were only about 5-7 minutes long hence, the reason they were called 'shorts'.

Woody Woodpecker was among characters created in the 1940s.

But the real key to why these cartoon shorts were more appealing than early TV cartoon shows were due to a few things.

First, there were on average, approximately 10-13 theatrical cartoon shorts produced per year for a giving studio, with each cartoon being only a few minutes long. However, for TV cartoon shows, studios were producing a new show each week with a total run time of approximately 20 minutes.

Of course to effectively produce a 20 minute show each week, the quality of the animation had to be cut. Often times animation cells or backgrounds would be re-used multiple times in different shows. (You'd probably noticed this a lot.)

For animators and the animation studio, the process wasn't very fun, challenging or thrilling. But as for networks, they did not care if the animation was good or bad. The only thing they cared about were the ratings.

But wait... There's more...

Animation studios for TV networks were given very small budgets. In the early 1950's studios were given approximately $2,500-$3,000 to produce a 20 minute cartoon. Does it sound like a lot? Well it does until you compare the cost it took to produced the worlds first Technicolor cartoon short Flowers and Trees (1932), which turns out to be a whooping $27,500 with a runtime of 8 minutes.

Honestly, I can't even imagine animating a 20 minute cartoon show for a mere $3,000, talk about trimming out the fat. Though, if being pushed on the brink of an edge; there are only two options, fall over or push your way out. Luckily, these animators and animation studios found a way to push their way back into the cartoon animation business. Otherwise, we'd all be stuck here watching Desperate Housewives and Days of Our Lives.



Dominique Edwards is the founder and owner of Netoonime: The Evolution of Cartoonime, a website for cartoon and anime fans that offers fun and entertainment in many different forms, such as: quizzes, informed and personal articles, polls, discussions, trivia, puzzle games, and video clips that are based on cartoon and anime shows, movies, and history.




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Cartoon: Woody Woodpecker in The Hollywood Matador

Woody and Andy in Banquet Busters -- Classic Cartoon!

Justice Society Rocks

Besides enjoying old Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda cartoons and comics, I am a big fan of DC Comics' Justice Society of America. The Justice Society is often abbreviated to JSA, too. I do not have many posts on my Justice Society of America blog yet, but I invite readers to check it out!

http://justicesociety.wordpress.com/

I'm loving the current storyline, which will end with the series soon.

Woody Woodpecker T-Shirt

I was surprised to see a Woody Woodpecker T-shirt at J.C. Penney the other day. J.C. Penney has many neat cartoon and pop culture shirts and Woody was among them. Check it out.

Woody Woodpecker T-shirt

I ran across this Woody Woodpecker T-shirt from a company called Stylin Online. I love this shirt. I've been looking online and Woody Woodpecker shirts are actually few and far between. It's cool to see that some companies are still making them.

Review of Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits by Robert Stukowski

Looking for animation soundtracks can be a daunting task. The studios don't release soundtracks for their television animation, and trying to find stuff from years ago can be almost impossible. Thank God for the existence of inspired compilations. These compilations give us cartoon music fans the outlet we need. One such outlet is Saturday Morning: Cartoons Greatest Hits.

Released by MCA Records in 1995, Saturday Morning: Cartoons Greatest Hits offers nineteen (19) tracks of classic theme and insert songs from the Twentieth Century, performed by some of the Twentieth Century's best performing artists.

Listening to the CD while writing this review, it is quite clear why I am an animation music fan. The CD starts off strong and doesn't stop once it gets going. There are no sound bite tracks to get in the way of the music. The artists sound like they were enjoying performing their songs, which adds to the fun. The artists seem to be natural fits for their individual tracks as well. I feel like I could pop the CD in and drive around the country several time just listening to and singling along with the music and it would never get old.

Speaking of singing, the booklet includes the lyrics to all tracks. Each track is listed with a description of the original cartoon, as well as a quote from the artist that performed it. The booklet ends with a commentary essay from the compilation's producer, Ralph Shall.

Writing a review of a soundtrack compilation of inspired works shouldn't just be about the disc itself. Each individual track deserves to be mentioned on its own.

The first track on the disc is "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" from The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. Performed by Liz Phair and Material Issue, "One Banana, Two Banana" is a fantastic start to the show. I have never seen or heard of this puppet series, but Phair and the Issue's rendition of this song make me want to find out what I have been missing.

Sponge's rendition of the English Speed Racer theme, "Go Speed Racer Go," captures the spirit of the show. It's fast and relentless. Sponge's Vinnie claimed that "as Speed Racer gave to me, we gave back in the form of a musical monument," and it shows.

The third song is "Sugar Sugar" by Mary Lou Lord with Semisonic. The track from The Archie Show was a hit single on the music charts back in 1969, and, with Lord and Semisonic's rendition, I can see why.

No cartoon soundtrack compilation would be a cartoon soundtrack compilation without a Scooby Doo song or two, and Saturday Morning is no different. Matthew Sweet's "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" is a fun take on this old classic. I wonder if this track was what gave Sweet all he needed to be chosen to do the theme song for the new Scooby Doo series, Scooby Doo Mystery Inc.

The other songs on the album include thtme songs from Josie and the Pussycats performed by Juliana Hatfield and Tanya Donelly, The Bulldogs by Collective Soul, Butthole Surfers' Underdog, Gigantor by Helmet, Spider-man by the Ramones, Fat Albert by Dig, Popeye by face to face, The Grovie Goolies by the Toadies, Sublime's Hong Kong Phooey, H. R. Pufnstuf by the Murmurs, and many others.

The final track, "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" from Ren and Stimpy, performed by Wax, was a great choice. The song embodies the emotions one gets from listening to this disc.

It should be noted that several of these theme songs did not come from a cartoon, but from puppet shows. This is my only gripe with the disc. Puppet shows are great, but they aren't cartoons, and shouldn't be on a compilation calling itself cartoons' greatest hits.

With that said, Saturday Morning: Cartoons Greatest Hits is a great pick up for any animation fan. It is a great set of classic cartoon theme songs performed by some of the best voices in music. Even if you are no longer into cartoons, you should pick it up just for the music. The compilation still holds today, fifteen years after its original release, and I expect it will remain that way well into the future.

Robert Stukowski is the owner of Toon Radio, an internet radio station devoted to animation soundtracks.

Why Classic Cartoon Characters Change

Original Woody Woodpecker was wild.

A friend and I were discussing classic cartoon characters, such as Tom and Jerry and Woody Woodpecker, around the water cooler. We discussed why many cartoons from the golden age of animation were more adult than childish. We also discussed why characters like Woody Woodpecker changed from crazy to responsible adult throughout the years. There are many reasons why the pre-World War II characters and cartoons changed over the years.

Most people are aware that cartoons in the 1930s, 40s, and even 50s were more adult in nature. Characters drank, smoked, and worried about taxes. For example, I remember a Woody Woodpecker cartoon in which Buzz Buzzard was determined to sign Woody up for a life insurance policy. But, Buzz was going to make himself the beneficiary, knock Woody off and keep the insurance money. Pretty heavy stuff. Let's dive into why cartoons were more adult like in this example.

First off, cartoons were more adult back in the golden age of animation because cartoons used to be shown before theatrical movies. Many of us Generation Xers and those who have come after us are used to seeing cartoons on television. (Who doesn't remember the classic Looney Tunes opening used in the 1980s in which all the famous Looney Tunes characters paraded across the stage?) But, before cartoons were on television, they were in the movie theaters. For example, Tom and Jerry cartoons were shown before MGM movies. Woody Woodpecker and friends were shown before Universal movies. Of course, Looney Tunes cartoons preceded Warner Bros. movies.

Now, as for why the pre-World War II characters like Woody Woodpecker acted in insane ways is because the animators and creators were young men feeling their oats. It makes perfect sense that early Woody Woodpecker, for example, was wild and crazy. Later on, as the creators began settling down and raising families, characters like Woody became more domesticated. Woody started caring for his nephew and niece, Knothead and Splinter. Meanwhile, over at Looney Tunes, Sylvester the Cat began raising his son. Even Foghorn Leghorn became a father figure to Miss Prissy's son, Egghead, Jr.

Yes, the post-World War II cartoon characters were different from how they were before the war and for good reason. Part of the reason is because of the fact cartoons were shown in theaters before adult audiences. Also, animators' real-life personalities seeped into the characters and the characters changed as the creators' lives changed. And, of course, the fact cartoons started being shown on television meant characters needed to be tamed down a little. But, we'll get into cartoons being edited for television in another article.

Bugs Bunny has changed a lot over the years.

The wonderful thing is all the classic cartoon characters, such as Wood Woodpecker, Andy Panda and Daffy Duck, live on in television reruns and DVD sets. I thoroughly enjoy watching the adventures of old-school characters, such as Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig, whether we are talking about their early cartoons or later episodes. That's all folks...for now.

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What Kind of Bird Is Woody?

Obviously Andy Panda is a panda and Charlie Chicken a traditional barnyard chicken, but did you ever wonder what kind of woodpecker is Woody the Woodpecker? Well, I found the answer at a cool site.

According to the site http://www.pestproducts.com/, Woody is a red headed woodpecker.

The site owner wrote, "Ever wonder what type of woodpecker Woody Woodpecker was? From his identifying marks, Woody was a Red Headed Woodpecker. These woodpeckers range in size from seven to nine inches and are identified by their white chest, red head, bluish gray bill and white markings in their wings."

The site went on to say, "In the summer, Red Headed Woodpeckers are found east of the Rocky Mountains and west of New England, in the winter they are found mainly in southwest Texas. Red Headed Woodpeckers eat beech and oak bark, seeds, nuts, berries, fruit, insects, bird eggs and mice. They produce five to seven eggs in nests found in dead trees or dead branches. These birds breed in woodlands, river bottoms, orchards, and swamps and are attracted to burnt or recent clearings."

Cool facts about the Red Headed Woodpecker: They are very territorial often attacking other birds and even going to great lengths to remove other birds' eggs from nests, and they sometimes puncture duck eggs. Red Headed Woodpeckers are one of four types of woodpeckers to store their food in wood or bark. They hide insects such as grasshoppers in cracks of wood and under roof shingles, according to pestproducts.com.

So, now we know more about Walter Lantz' famous bird. Be sure to check back for more information on Woody Woodpecker and other cartoon folk.

Woody Woodpecker Gets Around

Did anyone else know that Woody Woodpecker is the mascot of PortAventura? 

PortAventura is a theme park in the resort of Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, on the Costa Daurada ("Golden Coast"), about an hour south of Barcelona.

I found this comment below at http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/The-Last-Word--WRC-Spain-021242918976362

"Welcome to PortAventura! Can I give you a hug? Hug me!”

Not the most conventional welcome to a rally service area, but then again most service areas aren’t located in a theme park…

"I’m really not sure about the woodpecker…”

Sébastien Loeb voices what everyone else is thinking about Woody Woodpecker, the very irritating bright blue bird, mascot of PortAventura and unfortunately our host for the event. Among the more welcome celebrity spots over the Rallye de España weekend are Ari Vatanen, former world rally champion and would-be FIA president, and former rally-winner Michèle Mouton, arguably the most successful woman in motorsport.

 

Woody Woodpecker sure gets around!

Woody Woodpecker Vol. 2 Causes Disagreements

I have been dragging my feet on picking up Woody Woodpecker and Friends Vol. 2 but I am going to buy it soon. I can't wait. Here is an interesting editorial review I found of the Woody Woodpecker DVD set from Amazon.

Woody in his first appearance.

I have to say that I do not completely agree with this man's review. 

I find Walter Lantz' work entertaining and, if nothing else, his cartoons are fascinating from a historical view. His cartoons from the World War II era give a glimpse into the minds of animators at the time. It is also fascinating to see Woody evolve from a crazy bird to a very tame television cartoon character in the later years.
 
A Review from Amazon
The second installment in "The Walter Lantz Archive" includes 45 Woody Woodpecker cartoons from 1952 to 1958, and an assortment of films made between the early '30s and the mid-'60s. During the '50s, when the Warner Bros. directors were crafting some of the funniest cartoons ever made and MGM's "Tom and Jerry" series was winning Oscars, the Lantz shorts ranked as second-rate at best. Although some talented artists worked on them, the Woody films from this era feel stale and formulaic: the gags lack punch and the character never develops as a personality.

Five Oswald the Lucky Rabbit films qualify as genuine rarities. Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created the character; Universal's Carl Laemmle took Oswald from Disney and ultimately gave him to Lantz. "Carnival Capers" (1932), "Five and Dime" (1933), and "Wax Works" (1934) reveal just how strongly the early Oswald resembled Mickey, down to the two-button shorts and chunky shoes. But the animation remains crude, rubbery and weightless. The most interesting of these cartoons is "Puppet Show" (1936), which juxtaposes live action footage of marionettes with drawn animation of the same characters. At this point, Oswald, who pulls the puppets' strings, had been re-designed to look like a white Easter Bunny.

"A Haunting We Will Go" (1939), starring Li'l Eight Ball, a forgotten stereotypical African American boy, exemplifies the dubious ethnic humor that was popular at the time in America. The extras include a dozen of Lantz's short explanations of the animation process from "The Woody Woodpecker Show." (Unrated, suitable for ages 10 and older: cartoon violence, alcohol and tobacco use, ethnic and racial stereotypes) --Charles Solomon