tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860570369910571160.post1638267364121291705..comments2024-03-29T06:57:42.572-07:00Comments on Best Animated Short: Best Animated Short - 1958ajnruleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07990303219460863679noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860570369910571160.post-54576293619708662182013-04-20T19:38:59.208-07:002013-04-20T19:38:59.208-07:00"Greetings from tropical Taiwan! (Well, I'...<i>"Greetings from tropical Taiwan! (Well, I'm actually still in sunny Texas as I'm writing this, but let's just play pretend.)"</i><br />Whatever, you're there, have fun!<br /><br /><b>KNIGHTY KNIGHT BUGS</b><br />The bit with Sam and the sneezing dragon would later be the premise behind two characters in a later TV series that Friz Freleng and producer David DePatie produced in 1969 as "Here Comes The Grump".<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5mAW4QuedM<br /><br /><b>SIDNEY'S FAMILY TREE</b><br />For Gene Deitch's tenure at Terrytoons, it's kind of a shame this one got nominated instead of a few more notable shorts during that period that deserve a good watch like "Flebus" (story by Ernest Pintoff) or "The Juggler of Our Lady (story by R. O. Blechman). Deitch was trying to bring about a very UPA-ish renaissance to a studio that was known as the "Woolworth's of Animation" for it's cheaper budgets and cranked-out cartoons (while providing some unique characters like Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle). This period, mostly lasting form 1956 to '59 is some of the more interesting in the studio's history, which after ousting Deitch went on to produce Deputy Dawg, Mighty Heroes and other cartoons for TV in the 60's before it's closure in '67.<br />FLEBUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btJBKccpOGo<br />THE JUGGLER OF OUR LADY: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8s7e2_juggler-of-our-lady_creationChris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com