tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post1761010689599107737..comments2024-03-27T01:21:03.543-07:00Comments on Yowp: Quick Draw McGraw, the Psychological ReleaseYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-27890490384625640202022-11-30T14:04:24.618-08:002022-11-30T14:04:24.618-08:00Yeah, TCJ. Rocky was a sponsored, network half-hou...Yeah, TCJ. Rocky was a sponsored, network half-hour show. It debuted in 1959. Disregarding it really is inexcusable.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-65540686963054515432022-11-27T10:53:25.501-08:002022-11-27T10:53:25.501-08:00Well, I'm a purist, but I understand that the...Well, I'm a purist, but I understand that these shows had to be made quickly. They were never intended to be taken as anything other than TV fodder.Pete Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725278773308567491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-57963186619883419332022-11-27T09:45:19.794-08:002022-11-27T09:45:19.794-08:00Was your Jay Ward remark directed towards the writ...Was your Jay Ward remark directed towards the writer labeling H-B as "the only company turning out new and original cartoons especially for television consumption"? Yes, in 1960, that would be omitting quite a few studios. If "only" had been replaced with "largest", then it would have been accurate. top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-75712175765845524562022-11-27T07:15:41.721-08:002022-11-27T07:15:41.721-08:00It's nice to see acknowledgement of the work t...It's nice to see acknowledgement of the work that went into limited animation TV cartoons. They're often derided by purists, but (as I may have written once or twice in the past), you try to produce theatrical quality animation with one third the budget in one fourth the time. And of course early H-B still had the great MGM staff.<br /><br />I like Joe Barbera's "psychological release" remark. El Kabong therapy!Hans Christian Brandonoreply@blogger.com