tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post4215212378000676416..comments2024-03-28T08:16:32.209-07:00Comments on Supervised By Fred Avery: Tex Avery's Warner Brothers Cartoons: I Love To Singa: A Merrier Melodie, Much BelovedFrank M. Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-79750029527021637772018-02-22T19:23:41.250-08:002018-02-22T19:23:41.250-08:00:) Glad to hear that (one different between THIS c...:) Glad to hear that (one different between THIS cartoon and South Park and NOT tyhe R-Rated status of the latter..this one's IN TECHNICOLOR as written in an arc at the bottom of everything else! Totally enjoy your blog,Frank!!SCPokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-81073162019614546702015-08-18T04:50:53.975-07:002015-08-18T04:50:53.975-07:00Now there's a word! Nicely done, Frank.Now there's a word! Nicely done, Frank.Stiivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181329828272609132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-17233473102991017342015-08-18T04:50:31.176-07:002015-08-18T04:50:31.176-07:00Now there's a word! Nicely done, Frank.Now there's a word! Nicely done, Frank.Stiivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181329828272609132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-36229986781729246292013-05-28T13:59:26.048-07:002013-05-28T13:59:26.048-07:00I hope you have a new post coming up soon! That co...I hope you have a new post coming up soon! That confusing, Flapjack/Regular Show look-a-like Sanjay and Craig cartoon that I watched on Sunday made me realize how more of a genius Tex Avery was and how even the worst of his films are still more inspiring and livlier than much of current mainstream animation right now. Noodle arms and tiny pupils seem to be the biggest thing right now along with Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166618601866526009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-80101166755536606492013-05-24T13:40:44.287-07:002013-05-24T13:40:44.287-07:00And I don't mean to come across as such an Ed ...And I don't mean to come across as such an Ed Bighead about all this... I just keep stepping on land-mines, and it's making me very frustrated.<br /><br />I wholeheartedly admire the Keith Scotts of the world, who are able to dig deep and find out what really happened. I look forward to the day when their information, certified as correct, can replace all the speculative BS that so Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-53443565434442410382013-05-24T12:30:17.229-07:002013-05-24T12:30:17.229-07:00Thanks for this information, Thad. I've decide...Thanks for this information, Thad. I've decided I'm not going to mention anyone except Avery by name anymore, unless that person is Carl Stalling, Mel Blanc or perhaps Irv Spence, because everyone has his or her own version of history, and I'm tired of the nit-pickers.<br /><br />I have no way of knowing what is and isn't correct, and I've learned that I can trust no referenceFrank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-37624208572103094982013-05-24T12:26:10.502-07:002013-05-24T12:26:10.502-07:00Hi Frank,
Keith's information comes from DECAD...Hi Frank,<br />Keith's information comes from DECADES of researching the subject of cartoon voices, which includes scouring the recording archives of various studios for documentation and listening to thousands of hours worth of recordings. IMDB credits are generally dumbasses making arbitrary guesses (i.e. Wikipedia).Thad Komorowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787064115545368859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-54063946516585991402013-05-24T10:03:53.965-07:002013-05-24T10:03:53.965-07:00Thank you, Reberto. Your reply, as someone who get...Thank you, Reberto. Your reply, as someone who gets what I'm trying to do here, is meaningful, amidst a sea of nit-picking trainspotters. I truly appreciate your words!Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-62349017105661539612013-05-24T09:25:12.388-07:002013-05-24T09:25:12.388-07:00I never realized how significant this cartoon was ...I never realized how significant this cartoon was besides the fact that it was different from many other animated cartoons produced at the time in its self awareness. It was always a fun treat to watch as a kid. Saw it many times then too! Thanks for all the excellent analyses of these landmark cartoons, Mr. Young. Tex Avery has been one of my most important cartooning influences ever and why I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166618601866526009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-12782316469540461892013-05-23T08:30:22.372-07:002013-05-23T08:30:22.372-07:00Needless to say, this is a spoof of WB's own l...Needless to say, this is a spoof of WB's own landmark, "Jazz Singer".<br /><br />Cast for this cartoon:<br />Owl Jolson, singa-ing(:)).....Jackie Morrow (I don't think Frank mentioned Johnny Davis)<br /><br />Owl Jolson, speaking.....Tommy Bond<br /><br />Mother Owl....Martha Wentworth<br /><br />Father Owl/stubby little bird auditioning..Billy Bletcher<br /><br />Jack Bunny...Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-24268114896981191622013-05-22T10:45:14.857-07:002013-05-22T10:45:14.857-07:00Where does Keith's information come from? If h...Where does Keith's information come from? If he can show me a document that unmistakably states this, I'll go with it. Otherwise, this notion that someone "knows" something, and that their word is law, is just as flawed as my attempts to take IMDb on their word. <br />None of this is really important to my focus on Avery's work. It's just trainspotting.Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-53436254050064507652013-05-22T00:10:49.187-07:002013-05-22T00:10:49.187-07:00Terrific analysis of this cartoon as well as your ...Terrific analysis of this cartoon as well as your previous entries. You present a very good case on how Avery really revolutionised the attitude and humour in the Hollywood animation industry. Much more superior to the review on my chronological WB blog a year back.<br /><br />BTW, one minor note: Keith Scott told me a year ago the Owl's non-singing voice was Jackie Morrow (who also provided Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-71531090430784223802013-05-21T17:34:01.807-07:002013-05-21T17:34:01.807-07:00The other thing this cartoon benefited from was th...The other thing this cartoon benefited from was the mandatory song -- It's a silly Al Jolson/Cab Calloway number, with silly lyrics and staged in a completely silly way in live action the year before. Unlike may of the other tunes which had to be used in the Merrie Melodies, "I Love To Singa" demands to be part of a silly plot line, which is what Avery delivers by grafting it onto J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-55912227203176158122013-05-21T16:04:10.643-07:002013-05-21T16:04:10.643-07:00Thanks for your response, Thad. The difference bet...Thanks for your response, Thad. The difference between WB and MGM Avery is that the former is less afraid to show genuine emotion, and the latter has shaved it out of the picture (LITTLE 'TINKER notwithstanding). The "hard" Avery of the MGM years strives for comedy nirvana, where emotions are excess baggage. Frank M. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993307026115460029.post-82534481930804117942013-05-21T15:32:33.929-07:002013-05-21T15:32:33.929-07:00Great post on a very important entry in the Warner...Great post on a very important entry in the Warner canon. It's so fondly remembered precisely because it's just about the earliest cartoon in the U-A package that has more than musical synchronization going for it - an anomaly for all of us watching those cartoons on TV as a kid for sure. <br /><br />The father/son concept simply works better with '30s aesthetics. By the time of ONE Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776842321547777703noreply@blogger.com