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THE (IN)COMPLETE BOSKO VOLUME 1
PRE-ORDER NOW AVAILABLE!
Vol. 1 will consist of 10 films that have never been released on Blu-ray.
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Some comparisons between the original Ren & Stimpy 35mm pilot and the 2024 reboot leak. 🧵
#renandstimpy
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Muscle Tussle (1953) official color restoration vs 16mm black & white television print.
#LooneyTunes
#daffyduck
#16mm
#cartoon
#animation
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Feb 29 is Clark Kent’s birthday. The first theatrical appearance of Superman was by Fleischer Studios, in 1941. The Mechanical Monsters is the 2nd animated film. A restored 35mm print by
@fleischertoons
will be shown at the
@MuseumModernArt
next week!
#supermanbirthday
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16mm scan of what is considered the first true Bugs Bunny film, A Wild Hare (1940), directed by Tex Avery. This is compared to the official WB restoration (right) of the film. Scanned by
@kinekovideo
.
#bugsbunny
#looneytunes
#merriemelodies
#16mm
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This Bugs Bunny Show episode entitled, Ballpoint Puns, is the 7th episode of season 2. This is a 16mm scan of the episode wherein I overlayed Mel Blanc's recording session (from the Golden Collection DVD) with the 16mm print's soundtrack.
#LooneyTunes
#bugsbunny
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A brief demo of
@fleischertoons
the Mechanical Monsters clean up progress. Other than fixing the white/black points, no color grading has been one yet.
#animation
#superman
#fleischerstudios
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Clean up & color grade of the opening sequence from the Bugs Bunny Show that aired in 1960s. Can't convey how much a pain in the ass these 47 seconds were to clean.
#bugsbunny
#bugsbunnyshow
#daffyduck
#melblanc
#looneytunes
#merriemelodies
#cartoons
#animation
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@RobProvince
Any supposed pro-environment group that is anti-nuclear isn't serious about the issue.
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New 16mm restoration of Coal Black. Criticized for the offensive racial caricatures, but lauded for the animation & portrait of the era's vibrant black jazz scene. Mel Watkin's 'On the Real Side' describes the history of these depictions & the historic attitudes towards them.
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What cartoon character do you think should appear next on the ‘Hot Ones’?
(📸:
@RANDOMC_L_EVENT
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This scene from Fat Albert consists of 1 background painting and 6 cels. 🧵1/5
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@ActualAero
I remember with Golden Eye, they kept delaying until it was right, and now with Metroid Prime 4, they ditched the company making it because it wasn't up to their standards and went back to the company that did MP 1-3 (makes me wonder why they didn't just stay with them).
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@zeemczed
@fleischertoons
We're in the process of restoring that very one from an original nitrate:
A brief demo of
@fleischertoons
the Mechanical Monsters clean up progress. Other than fixing the white/black points, no color grading has been one yet.
#animation
#superman
#fleischerstudios
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8mm scan (courtesy of
@kinekovideo
) of Tom and Jerry's 1948 cartoon Mouse Cleaning that I was able to pull decent color out of. (Apologies to those who prefer the green aesthetic 😜).
#TomAndJerry
#cartoon
#animation
#mgm
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After you mute the terms AI, X-Men, Starship Troopers, & Ebony Alert, check out this 35mm of Felix Hits the Deck. I finagled this from an estate sale before Quentin Tarantino was (supposedly!) able to get his foot loving hands on it!
Full cartoon here:
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I knew that scene looked familiar!
Roger Rabbit (1988) vs Mutt and Jeff The Bowling Alley (1920)
#muttandjeff
#RogerRabbit
#animation
#35mm
#cartoon
#animationhistory
@muttandjefftoon
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This 16mm is from s3e12 of the Bugs Bunny Show when it aired on CBS. The first film is Sahara Hare, even though the end credits state that Transylvania 6-5000 was supposed to have aired. I've been working this on and off for most this year. Nearly done 😅
#looneytunes
#bugsbunny
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1930s local Mickey Mouse Club advert following the showing of a Disney theatrical cartoon.
#disney
#mickeymouse
#minimouse
#mickeymouseclub
#35mm
#cartoon
#animation
#animationhistory
#1930s
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The original Ren and Stimpy went hard on the extremes. The new RS goes meh on the extremes.
There seems to be a strong adherence to being on model in the reboot.
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Bugs Bunny drank the Kool-Aid?
Here's a 1965 Kool-Aid commercial (b/w, 16mm, TV print) featuring Bugs Bunny with Mel Blanc's voice work.
Animation work most likely handled by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (
@dee_bax
is this correct?)
#bugsbunny
#looneytunes
#merrimelodies
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In both of the new cartoons, there wasn't any notable instances of the still frames that featured so prominently in the original, except for one example in the opening title sequence and end title.
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The difference in displays of emotion are quite stark.
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I restored this 🫣
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16mm restoration of I'm A Big Shot Now (1936). For whatever reasoning, WB has not officially released a restoration of this Merrie Melodies gem.
See more here:
#LooneyTunes
#merriemelodies
#16mm
#cartoon
#animation
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While Swing Wedding isn't shown on TV today due to depictions of stereotypes from the era, I find it regrettable as they're not inconsistent w/the caricatures of other celebrities from the time & it effectively encapsulates the essence of jazz from that era.
#animation
#16mm
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Here are more frames from the work-in-progress restoration of
@fleischertoons
The Arctic Giant, which was featured today in an article by
@vulture
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Betty Boop Be Human cleaning done for
@fleischertoons
. This scene had badly damaged frames and missing frames (with background motion). Had to stitch multiple frames together for repair work but only a DVD print was available to replace the missing frames.
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I could have missed them, but there was little instances of smearing as well.
Much of the animation of the reboot is shot in 2s, so the lack of extremes causes the animation to lack dynamism.
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I'm going to assume that this being a leak, this doesn't represent the actual end credits? (Maybe I'm being too charitable).
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Took the time to color grade this frame. Obviously there are strong opinions about this cartoon, but amongst the ugly there is beauty too. Remember, context matters, and it's crucial to approach these artifacts with sensitivity.
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This is from season 3 (episode 12) of the Bugs Bunny Show when it aired on CBS.
16mm print was scanned by
@kinekovideo
.
#animation
#cartoons
#looneytunes
#bugsbunny
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Restoration done on a 35mm print acquired by Antonio Fiori ().
The final result was a team effort that involved
@Quazza
(from
@KinekoVideo
) who donated his time to consult, & John Ackerman (m/e track).
But I did most the work😜()
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Tom Tom Tomcat (1953) 16mm scan
This cartoon has not been broadcast on US TV since the 1990s (nor received a DVD/Blu-ray release) due to stereotyping. It also was not included on the Golden Age of Looney Tunes laserdisc collection.
#LooneyTunes
(scan credit: Jerico Dvorak).
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Here's a new 16mm of scan of Time for Beany (aired 1949-55). Magnetic tape wasn't used for shows until 1956; many shows were recorded with a kinescope (16mm camera pointed at a TV). The horizontal scanlines & the interlacing artifact from the different frame rates are visible.
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X's ad revenue sharing features really leads to awful opinion baiting and brings out the worst in people.
Anyway, this is an account about classic animation so here's some frames from a 35mm nitrate print of Hey Hey Fever
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Cab Calloway (
@TheCabCalloway
) released 'Minnie the Moocher' 91 years ago today.
This scene from the Max Fleischer produced cartoon was my favorite part to restore from this 35mm print.
You can watch the whole film here:
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This turned up on eBay a few months, and we pooled resources to acquire it.
A 16mm BW print "Of Thee I Sting" that has the cartoon's original title sequence (WB's restoration has BR titles).
A very capable friend is working on coloring it right now.
#LooneyTunes
#animation
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New 16mm scan of Hugh Harmon's Little Ol' Bosko and the Pirates.
Scanned by our friends at
@kinekovideo
.
#animation
#cartoons
#bosko
#MGM
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@antenacactus
What's funny, for all the work she's had done, she decided to keep that nose lol
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16mm TV print of the Dudley Do-Right Show (1969-1970), produce by the King of limited animation, Jay Ward (Crusader Rabbit & Rocky and Bullwinkle).
#cartoons
#animation
#ABC
#16mm
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The Krazy Kat comic strip was animated several times.
In 1920, Bray studio began producing Krazy Kat shorts.
This is from a 16mm of Krazy Kat in The Hinges on the Bar-Room Door (1921), made for home viewing.
Released Jan 8, 1921 and directed by Vernon Stallings.
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Beany Meets the Monstrous Monster (1960) is from episode 5 of the 1962 Beany & Cecil cartoon series.
The print has quite a few splices and is pretty beat up.
It is very red as well, but the colors correct nicely at least.
#animation
#cartoon
#bobclampett
#16mm
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Any guesses to which
@fleischertoons
35mm Superman I'm currently restoring?
#superman
#35mm
#cartoons
#animation
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Comparison of my 2021 clean up of Coal Black versus my 2024 version. I used two films blended together for the 2021 version to improve the faded colors. This was not necessary for the 2024 version.
#LooneyTunes
#animation
#film
#cartoons
#16mm
New 16mm restoration of Coal Black. Criticized for the offensive racial caricatures, but lauded for the animation & portrait of the era's vibrant black jazz scene. Mel Watkin's 'On the Real Side' describes the history of these depictions & the historic attitudes towards them.
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Alice was filmed on a white set (A roll), which was also used for roto to plan animation around her (B roll). The 2 rolls were printed w/B roll in front. Due to this double printing, Alice was not as "sharp" as the cartoon footage & the doubling of film grain is often noticeable.
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16mm black and white version (original was in color) of Deputy Dawg, which debuted in 1960 for
@CBS
.
@ralphbakshi
worked in the animation department for this series.
Watch the full cartoon here:
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After muting "Chick-Fil-A," "Aella," & "Western Women," check out this 35mm tinted film of 1924's Cartoon Factory made by Max Fleischer! This restoration (done by me🙃) and many other restorations by
@fleischertoons
will be shown next week at
@MuseumModernArt
!
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Bosko's
#Easter
Eggs (1937). MGM wanted Harman's Bosko changed as the first design is related to WB. Stereotyped vernacular aside, the redesign was a visual departure from how blacks were typically shown in the era (e.g., the characters are acting like regular kids).
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@spumdonor
I don't understand why people deconstruct these AI works, it's a nascent technology that's rapidly developing.
I could critique my 7 year old's old too, but it's good for what it is.
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Ain't Nature Grand! (1931) is the 7th Bosko film released by Warner Bros. On the left is the only publicly released version by Bosko Video (VHS 1993/ DVD 2000). To the right, is a new HD scan from my Bosko Blu-Ray, which can be purchased here:
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Columbia's Up N' Atom (1947) reissue 35mm scan was written by Bob Clampett & directed by Sid Marcus. It's about a dimwitted dog who chases a very Sylvester-looking cat.
Film scanned by
@kinekovideo
.
You can watch the whole cartoon at the link below.
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This scene from Be Human had badly damaged frames. As there was background motion, I used multiple frames from before & after the damaged frames to create composite images. Watch the full cartoon at the
@FleischerToons
channel:
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Here's an excerpt from my Bosko blu-ray () w/animator & historian Mark Kausler who speaks about this cartoon & the persistence of these racial caricatures.
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A scene from Rudy Ising's the Homeless Flea.
This 16mm was scanned by
@kinekovideo
. If you've been thinking of having a film scanned, support them. They have gone above and beyond for me.
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16mm scan of Viva Buddy, staring the second so-called star of Looney Tunes, Buddy (🥱)
The bad guy, Pancho, is voice by Billy Bletcher, who also voiced Black Pete for Disney, Spike the dog for MGM, & Papa Bear from Chuck Jones' the Three Bears. 🧵1/3
#LooneyTunes
#cartoons
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Same Print, Different Grade
This is a 35mm scan of this cartoon.
I believe it is the same print Thunderbean used on their Rainbow Parade Blu-ray set (raw scans look nearly identical).
Comparison of my color grade versus Thunderbean Blu-ray Release.
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@RamboVanHalen
It's not about reviving someone, it's about keeping blood flowing to the brain until an AED can correct heart rhythm.
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I've started clean up on the opening for I'm a Big Shot Now.
Film was scanned by
@FemboyFilms
.
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New 35mm scan really brings out the beauty of this animation in this Bob Clampett classic.
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Ray HarryHausen is best known for Jason & the Argonauts, but he first started w/George Pal on Puppetoons, and after WWII, he salvaged several rolls of surplus 16 mm film from which he made a series of fairy tale-based shorts, including Little Red Ridding Hood (1949) (
@RockinPins
)
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New 16mm scan of the public domain Merrie Melodies "I Wanna Be A sailor" posted on Youtube ().
Film scanned by
@FemboyFilms
.
Want access to more scans of golden age animation and new restorations? Visit here for more details:
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Frankenstein's Cat is the second in the mighty mouse series. Then he was named Super Mouse, which was later changed in The Wreck of the Hesperus. You can see that the character design follows closer to Superman.
scan by
@kinekovideo
Full 16mm scan:
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Here's the relevant quote regarding James Cameron's 4k re-releases. It's very condescending and dismissive.
God forbid James Cameron explain the decision making process involved instead of insulting people 🙄
I think what is at odds here is the distinction between restoration
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In 1958, Max Fleischer revived Out of the Inkwell Films w/animator Hal Seeger & made 100 color Out of the Inkwells (1961–1962) for TV.
Larry Storch was one of the voice actors.
This is a bw TV print from the series.
Full cartoon can be viewed here:
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Joop Geesink, a collaborator of George Pal (
#Puppetoons
), operated his own a stop-motion studio in Holland. This short film was produced by Geesink’s studio, which made theatrical commercials for Phillips.
#stopmotion
#georgepal
#joopgeesink
#35mm
#bw
#blackandwhite
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Tom & Jerry Mouse Cleaning (1948) 16mm Scan Color Grading
Full cartoon:
#tomandjerry
#mgm
#16mm
#animationhistory
#cartoon
#animation
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35mm scan of the first Road Runner cartoon Fast and Furry-ous (1949).
It has a few splices and more scratches than I would like, but it should clean up good enough to be a suitable substitute for the official restoration.
As the pictures demonstrate, the official restoration of
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During the early days of Hollywood, Black musicians such as Cab Calloway had a greater ability to steer clear of demeaning roles, exhibit their talent, and present a more genuine representation within the entertainment industry.
#cabcalloway
#paramount
#goldenage
#16mm
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A sample of animator and historian Mark Kausler's commentary on Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930) from The (In)Complete Bosko Vol 1.
Order at:
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So
@Gizmodo
wrote an article about the work we at
@fleischertoons
are doing, specifically the recent Superman restoration. Here's a free post from my patron that gives more details on this restoration and the work that went into it.
Fleischer Cartoons Enter the Modern Age with Restored Superman Shorts
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New 35mm scan of Columbia's Carnival Courage (1945), the only Willoughby Wren cartoon in color after of two b/w cartoons.
Scanned by
@kinekovideo
Watch it here:
Subscribe to my Patreon to stream & download more exclusives:
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