tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post3347326445561463326..comments2024-03-05T18:10:21.481-08:00Comments on Supervised By Fred Avery: Tex Avery's Warner Brothers Cartoons: Stuttering Charlatan Loses Girl, Wins Food Source: I Only Have Eyes For YouFrank M. Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-19140825990696903842018-11-02T04:52:42.657-07:002018-11-02T04:52:42.657-07:00Professor Mockingbird's greeting of "Hell...Professor Mockingbird's greeting of "Hello, stranger!" is a reference to "Shlepperman", a character played by Sam Hearn on Jack Benny's radio show at the time- and his usual on air greeting (which reinforces the suggestion that Mockingbird is indeed a great imitator).bgraumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481033911573623806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-3041635666612991882014-01-25T11:54:14.718-08:002014-01-25T11:54:14.718-08:00It should have been called "I Only have Ice f...It should have been called "I Only have Ice for you"...:) Mark K. is right, Joe Twerp did a handful of spose thoonerisms, I mean those spoonerisms, also done for many later Waul Pinchell I mean Paul Winchell characters...I've wondered what the lovestruck old hag';s theme was, it's catchy and appears near the iris-out. This reminds me a bit of "Cyrano De Beregerac".Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-17530306933284764182014-01-18T23:18:25.188-08:002014-01-18T23:18:25.188-08:00The Icebird's voice in this cartoon was by Joe...The Icebird's voice in this cartoon was by Joe Twerp, who also provided a voice in "Porky and Teabiscuit". He was a little-known comic of the 1930s and 40s who specialized in the spoonerisms so liberally applied on the soundtrack of "I Only Have Eyes For You". He was born in 1910 and passed away in 1980. I don't know if Mike Barrier interviewed him for the book "Mark Kauslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198724482452376069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-73131751822343726642014-01-15T02:35:11.216-08:002014-01-15T02:35:11.216-08:00Given Avery's admitted lack of joy at having t...Given Avery's admitted lack of joy at having to do the song-driven Merrie Melodies of the time period, the genesis of this one seems to simply be the word play between "Eyes" in the title song and "Ice" in our hero's job. The story itself is then built around that pun, in less than satisfying fashion by a director who's heart is only in the story for brief moments.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-16801041178549016442014-01-14T06:47:09.130-08:002014-01-14T06:47:09.130-08:00Thank you, Mark! And, yes, that potato-shaped head...Thank you, Mark! And, yes, that potato-shaped head could only be Jolson! It's interesting that Cantor and Jolson, two really old-school show-bizzers--- not crooners, by anyone's definition---are in Katie Canary's pantheon.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-32529459437269226292014-01-13T23:35:00.234-08:002014-01-13T23:35:00.234-08:00Great post, Frank! The "unknown" caricat...Great post, Frank! The "unknown" caricature is Al Jolson! Mark Kauslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198724482452376069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-59579985907988739552014-01-13T20:42:16.360-08:002014-01-13T20:42:16.360-08:00Thanks, Paul! I do intend to keep this going. Maki...Thanks, Paul! I do intend to keep this going. Making and processing an average of 160 screen captures per blog post makes these more time consuming in the grunt work department.<br /><br />Those caricatures are, from left to right, Bing Crosby, Eddie Cantor, [unknown] and Rudy Vallee. The third one might be Russ Colombo. If so, all four were huge pop stars of the day.<br /><br />I'll try to Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-28116332288939034352014-01-13T17:30:17.358-08:002014-01-13T17:30:17.358-08:00Ahem... Ice analysis and insights, Frank! I didn&#...Ahem... Ice analysis and insights, Frank! I didn't realize that some cartoons were deliberately black and white -- I thought they were pre-color era. Fascinating. Your study is accumulating into the definitive work on this period of Abery's work, I'd say. Keep it rolling! Can't wait for your comments on the next masterpiece. Any thoughts on who those people are in them there Paul C.Tumeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398929835829679477noreply@blogger.com