He may be near-sighted, but it was Mr. Magoo who could see the way and blaze a trail for all future animated television Christmas specials. Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol debuted on December 18, 1962, on NBC, making it the very first animated Christmas special to be produced for television. It aired two years before Rudolph […]
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An Eye for A Classic: The 60th Anniversary of “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”
December 22nd, 2022 
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A Killer Story: The 70th Anniversary of “Rooty Toot Toot”
November 13th, 2021 Michael Lyons The debut of the short subject Rooty Toot Toot seventy years ago this month is as much a groundbreaking moment for animation as the first full-length feature, animated shows on prime-time TV, and the advent of computer-generated imagery. It tells a darkly comedic tale that would seem daring even for live-action films of the time, […]
Willis Pyle 1914-2016
June 2nd, 2016 Jerry Beck Just received the unfortunate news from animator J.J. Seidelmeier (via Dennis Dittrich at the Society Of Illustrators), that master animator Willis Pyle has passed away. He would’ve been 102 years old upon his next birthday. Born in 1914, Pyle began his career at the Disney studio in 1937 as a office boy, delivering supplies to […]
