Pete Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Famed animation director Gene Deitch passed away yesterday at 95 in Prague, where he'd lived for the last 60 years. Probably best known here for helming the infamous Tom & Jerry cartoons in the early 1960s along with previously creating Tom Terrific and revitalizing the Terrytoons studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 I was very creeped out by the Czech T&J shorts as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Were those the ones where they were friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 39 minutes ago, driver said: Were those the ones where they were friends? No. These were in the 60s, before the chuck Jones era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Never even knew those existed. It's like [i[Itchy & Scratchy[/i] come to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 They way I remember it as a kid, the T&J stuff in syndication could be Hanna/Barbera, Deitch or Chuck Jones. You never knew what it might be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 21 hours ago, odessasteps said: They way I remember it as a kid, the T&J stuff in syndication could be Hanna/Barbera, Deitch or Chuck Jones. You never knew what it might be. That's right -- Tom & Jerry was always packaged as a "hodgepodge" of animators/production houses in syndication. The Deitch ones from the 60s always looked like the store-brand version of the classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 The music in the Deitch episodes is really what bothered me most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Is Hanna Barbara the one with the racist Mamie character? "Jasper!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 19 minutes ago, Kuetsar said: Is Hanna Barbara the one with the racist Mamie character? "Jasper!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colonial Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Famed TV voiceover artist Jerry Bishop has died at 84. Most people may remember him as the unseen voice of "Judge Judy" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Damn, that's a huge loss. Also doesn't make me feel better that he's only two years older than I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ohtani's jacket Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 4:50 AM, Dolfan in NYC said: Does anyone have any Obayashi recommendations? I just finished House and I'm interested in seeing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Matty Simmons, who co-founded National Lampoon magazine and produced "Animal House" and the original "Vacation," has died at 93. https://deadline.com/2020/05/matty-simmons-dead-obituary-national-lampoon-animal-house-vacation-producer-93-1202923447/ And his work on Lampoon began after he founded the Diners Club credit card and Weight Watchers Magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Just by those last two things he deserves to be in some sort of H.O.F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Sam Lloyd, who played Ted on Scrubs passed away today. He was only 56. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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colonial Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Little Richard passes away, and several friends' first memories (via their FB posts) are about the time he and James Brown were a team on a celebrity edition of "Wheel of Fortune," competing against Weird Al Yankovic and Lee Greenwood (both playing solo). I have odd friends ... And here's Weird Al talking about the experience ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Jerry Stiller dead at 92. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jerry-stiller-actor-and-comedian-dies-at-92-1234603183/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pete Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 You were a sick man, Rico. RIP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 He was definitely right. Why in the hell WOULD you trade Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps? RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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