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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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An Eye for A Classic: The 60th Anniversary of “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”

An Eye for A Classic: The 60th Anniversary of “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”

Avatar photoMichael Lyons|
December 22nd, 2022
He may be near-sighted, but it was Mr. Magoo who could see the way and blaze a trail for all future animated television Christmas specials. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol debuted on December 18, 1962, on NBC, making it the very first animated Christmas special to be produced for television.  It aired two years before Rudolph […]
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A Very Merry Mickey: The 70th Anniversary of “Pluto’s Christmas Tree”

A Very Merry Mickey: The 70th Anniversary of “Pluto’s Christmas Tree”

Avatar photoMichael Lyons|
December 19th, 2022
The fall and winter of 1952 saw many at the Disney Studio in a holiday mood. In October that year, Disney released the Donald Duck short that would become a Halloween classic, Trick or Treat. And, just a month later, the Disney artists would get into the Christmas spirit with a short that has become […]
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A Fine French Feline Film: The 60th Anniversary of “Gay Pur-ee”

A Fine French Feline Film: The 60th Anniversary of “Gay Pur-ee”

Avatar photoMichael Lyons|
December 12th, 2022
Gay Purr-ee is an example of two distinct animation styles coming together perfectly. The feature film was produced by United Productions of America (UPA) studios, revolutionizing animation with their distinctive graphic style. Also, Gay Purr-ee was written by animation legend Chuck Jones and his wife Dorothy Webster Jones. The recognizable “UPA look” is on full […]
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One Night Only: When Christmas Specials Were Special

Several years ago, a friend of mine shared a moment from his childhood that he jokingly referred to as “traumatic.” It was the mid-1970’s and he was grocery shopping with his parents, when he suddenly though to ask what time it was. After his parents told him, he did some quick elementary school math as […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|December 11, 2020
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One Night Only: When Christmas Specials Were Special

A “Short” Christmas Greeting: Mickey’s Good Deed

When fans of Mickey Mouse look for the perfect, classic way to celebrate Christmas with the iconic star, they usually turn to the 1952 short, Pluto’s Christmas Tree, or the “From All of Us to All of You” episode of the Disneyland TV Show, or even 1983’s featurette, Mickey’s Christmas Carol. However early in his […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|December 4, 2020
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A “Short” Christmas Greeting: Mickey’s Good Deed

Thanksgiving “Cat”-astrophe: Tom & Jerry in “The Little Orphan”

Even during this socially distant Thanksgiving we just experienced, the trope of unwelcome guests still surfaced (after all, they could still always arrive via video conference!). This aspect of the holiday even surfaced in a classic Tom & Jerry cartoon from 1948 entitled The Little Orphan, in which the cat and mouse team welcome the […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|November 27, 2020
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Thanksgiving “Cat”-astrophe: Tom & Jerry in “The Little Orphan”

A “Special” look at Prehistoric Times: “B.C. The First Thanksgiving”

When A Charlie Brown Christmas aired on CBS fifty-five years ago, it was a huge ratings hit and seen by 45% of those watching television that evening. Soon, other networks started looking for a similar success. They wanted their “blockbuster holiday special.” Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and the theory that “if […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|November 20, 2020
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A “Special” look at Prehistoric Times: “B.C. The First Thanksgiving”

First and Foremost: The Significance of “Steamboat Willie”

Each year, around this time, Disney fans and animation enthusiasts will always be reminded that November 18th is Mickey Mouse’s birthday. And, if the birthday is a milestone (as it was two years ago for his 90th), the inundation of marketing and merchandising really ramps up. So, why the big deal? Plenty of animated characters […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|November 13, 2020
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First and Foremost: The Significance of “Steamboat Willie”

A Mice Time in the Outback: The 30th Anniversary of “The Rescuers Down Under”

It was Monday, November 19th, 1990 and Home Alone had just opened, becoming a mammoth hit that blindsided Hollywood, going on to become one of the biggest movies of all time and a Christmas classic. The John Hughes film also demolished any other movies competing against it at the box-office. One of these was The […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|November 6, 2020
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A Mice Time in the Outback: The 30th Anniversary of “The Rescuers Down Under”
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A St. Patrick’s Pig-Out: “The Wearing of the Grin”

Anyone who thought of leprechauns as cute little creatures that bring good luck has never seen the 1951 Warner Brothers Short, The Wearing of the Grin. As it does feature leprechauns, many may consider it the perfect fare to watch as we head into St. Patrick’s Day…but it also has a darkly comedic tone that […]