Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

La-La Land Records Releases First-time “Jonny Quest” Soundtrack CD

My friend, entertainment writer, pop-culture historian and film music professor at USC, Jon Burlingame, has alerted me to the limited edition release of the CD soundtrack to the original series of Hanna Barbera’s Jonny Quest (1964). Jon penned the liner notes for the set. “This is the first official, authorized, JQ album,” Jon tells me. […]

Cinefamily’s Halloween “Spook-tacular”

My annual Halloween “Spook-tacular” screening and party is on in Los Angeles next week – on Halloween – and you’re all invited! Yes, that’s right. While everyone else is “trick-or-treating” all over town, I’ll be screening Halloween cartoons on the big screen – with rare film prints AND digital restorations from the “vaults”. I cannot […]

Disney Begins Production on New “Muppet Babies” Series for 2018

Disney has begun production on a reimagined Muppet Babies television series, which chronicles the playroom antics of the beloved Kermit the Frog, Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal and Miss Nanny. A co-production between Disney Junior, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media’s (DCPI) Content & Media group, and The Muppets Studio, the CG-animated series is slated […]

World Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2016 Animation Hall of Fame Recipients

Animation Magazine has unveiled its list of this year’s distinguished Animation Hall of Fame award recipients. The honorees will receive their awards at the World Animation & VFX Summit Gala on November 1st, 6:30-10:00 p.m. at the beachside Hotel Casa del Mar in Santa Monica. Fifth annual gala event will honor Cartoon Network’s founding president […]

SNEAK PEEK: Season 3 Netflix “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” Clip

The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show is back and crazier than ever! After last season’s cliffhanger, Season 3 opens with Peabody and Sherman teaming up with alter-ego versions of themselves to defeat an evil cyborg version of Mrs. Hughes and fix the course of history! The zaniness continues when the Penthouse is invaded by neighbors, […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

La-La Land Records Releases First-time “Jonny Quest” Soundtrack CD

Cinefamily’s Halloween “Spook-tacular”

Disney Begins Production on New “Muppet Babies” Series for 2018

World Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2016 Animation Hall of Fame Recipients

SNEAK PEEK: Season 3 Netflix “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” Clip

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