Friday, September 21, 2012

One Hundred Years Of Chuck Jones

The great Chuck Jones was born one hundred years ago today.

My favorite of his cartoons:

5 comments:

Laura said...

One Froggy Evening is such a stand out because of how weirdly dark it is. Some schlubby guy thinks he can finally achieve greatness through exploiting this miraculous thing he's found, only to have his hopes crushed, again and again and again. For kids!

In other words, Chuck Jones and the whole creative department at Warner Bros. that went into these shorts are American heroes. Daffy Duck is my spirit animal.

VKMfanHuey said...

...Chuck will always be one of my true heroes... I REALLY wanted to be an animator, but ya have to not only be very talented, you have to be very quick... and even THAT doesn't guarantee anything...

Looney Tunes are eternal... never trust anyone that doesn't like them...

Thanks for the info, MM...I need to keep Mr. Jones birthday on my list...

Have a great weekend!

Hu
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Who Am Us Anyway? said...
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Who Am Us Anyway? said...

Unbelievably cool.

Aaaand Laura nailed it: "For kids!"

Not misunderestimating kids has been the key to so much great art, from Tolkien to The Great Twain.

Mythical Monkey said...

I grew up with Looney Tunes and Bullwinkle -- I think that they worked on two levels is good for kids. Makes them curious, lets them know the world is more complicated than it first appears, and also gives them an opportunity to watch their parents laugh, too.