tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post1129706925157155178..comments2024-03-28T21:16:57.556-07:00Comments on Yowp: Snagglepuss in Legal Eagle LionYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-19371470704670644722015-09-21T18:20:39.664-07:002015-09-21T18:20:39.664-07:00The gag of a defendant being acquitted by a jury o...The gag of a defendant being acquitted by a jury of lookalikes was also used by Warren Foster in 1946 in DAFFY DOODLES, Robert McKimson's first directed cartoon.<br /><br />Fowler Means bears a resemblance to the Durn and Gooden Meany, who plagued Quick Draw McGraw in two of his cartoons. Daws uses the same voice for whichever of the Meany Brothers he portrayed.Howard Feinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-45771338230078708922015-09-21T07:37:39.857-07:002015-09-21T07:37:39.857-07:00Hmm..this is one Snagglepuss cartoon that I don...Hmm..this is one Snagglepuss cartoon that I don't momentarily recall seeing like many of the others...very funny.<br /><br />Apple Pan Dowdy was referred to in the novelty song by (very left-field given the performer who did the song) Stan kenton (who later left those kind behind) w/June Christy and most fittingly, Guy Lombardo (source for the latter: Joel Whitburn, POP MEMORIES, 1890-1954, published in 1986 by Record Research,Memonowee Falls,Wis.):"Shoo Fly Fly, Apple Pan Dowdy".Looks delicious.:)SCPokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-19922293544155596952015-09-20T12:08:54.325-07:002015-09-20T12:08:54.325-07:00Thinking of the 50s, Jones' Bugs would never m...Thinking of the 50s, Jones' Bugs would never make the gaffe that ends the cartoon, and the Jones' Daffy would never competently pull off all the roles. A late 40s Freleng Daffy might have worked in the story as written. Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-52007929312004570652015-09-19T16:12:49.985-07:002015-09-19T16:12:49.985-07:00Thank you, Mark Kausler and Don Parmele, for your ...Thank you, Mark Kausler and Don Parmele, for your kind responses to my question.Craig Priorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615660788791319852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-35156824846838117722015-09-19T12:38:55.603-07:002015-09-19T12:38:55.603-07:00Judge: Why not? You could take my place and split ...<i>Judge: Why not? You could take my place and split the fee.</i><br /><br />SNAG: Mmm, split fee soup! I shall enjoy a pot in the judge's chambers. Whereabouts do you keep the judge's chamberpot? On second thought - third and fourth thought, even - I withdraw the question. Some take-out will do nicely .I'll just order a light lunch - a dozen pizzas should suffice. Away I go - running up the court's expense account all the way - stage left!<br />top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-39374422395185120172015-09-19T11:14:18.730-07:002015-09-19T11:14:18.730-07:00There may not be a lot of them, but all of the Sna...There may not be a lot of them, but all of the Snagglepuss series proper has been released on DVD, so we can enjoy them over and over again. The idea behind this one might also have workec with Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck, but it would have had an entirely different feel to it. At their best, the Hanna-Barbera TV shorts invented their own sort of half radio comedy/half slapstick style of humor, and Daws Butler's spirited voice work really helped make it work.Debhttp://www.fluffyandmervin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-66413339583529605182015-09-19T11:12:12.068-07:002015-09-19T11:12:12.068-07:00Don Parmele, ex of Hanna-Barbera, explains:
The &q...Don Parmele, ex of Hanna-Barbera, explains:<br />The "Zip" lines are dry brush. You have paint on the brush and you keep stroking it on say a cloth or paper towel until it doesn't have a full load of paint in the bristles. It's "dry". When applied to a cell, it paints a broken streak of a line. It took pratice to apply it properly, but it was a stock and trade technique of cell painters.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-40580810223082075782015-09-19T10:56:31.166-07:002015-09-19T10:56:31.166-07:00The painting process for "zips" was call...The painting process for "zips" was called "dry brush". The painter usually paints on the back of the cel, but most "dry brush" effects were done on top, the same side as the ink lines, called "surfacing" in the trade. The watercolor brush is dipped in cel vinyl paint with as little water as possible, then applied to the surface of the cel as directed by the animator's pencil drawings. "Dry Brush" technique allows for some transparency and translucency in the colors, allowing a sort of double exposure without having to do it in camera. The "zip out" brush lines are almost always the same color as the character that's exiting stage right or stage left. The heavy amount of paint causes a dry texture at the end of the stroke as the brush is dragged quickly across the surface of the cel. Does that help?Mark Kauslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198724482452376069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-27330707828837904292015-09-19T10:22:43.431-07:002015-09-19T10:22:43.431-07:00This is exactly why, to this day, I wish there wer...This is exactly why, to this day, I wish there were more Snagglepuss cartoons! Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-65610495126938475332015-09-19T08:06:05.885-07:002015-09-19T08:06:05.885-07:00I've asked this before but got no response. S...I've asked this before but got no response. Seriously, guys and gals, exactly how did the cell painters do the "zips"? Did they lay down paint and then swipe with a paper towel or was the process more controlled than that? Thanks.Craig Priorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615660788791319852noreply@blogger.com