Toonheads (11/25/01): Moon Toons & Great Cartoon Controversy

[Pietro]

MOON TOONS:
"Little Buck Cheezer" (MGM)
"The Cat That Hated People" (MGM)
"Haredevil Hare" (WB/Dubbed)

THE GREAT CARTOON CONTROVERSY (a.k.a. THE GREAT CONTROVERSY OF '46):
"Rhapsody Rabbit" (WB/without WB sheild)
"The Cat Concerto" (MGM)
"Tweetie Pie" (WB/Dubbed)

It was okay. The triva about "Kilroy Was Here" in Moon Toons was pretty interesting. The Great Cartoon Contoversy was good too. I can't believe that Friz's idea was sent to MGM by mistake. Next week's Before Bedrock show sounds promising. I think we'll be seeing a black and white print of "Prehistoric Porky" and the early Winsor McCay classic, "Gertie the Dinosaur."

-Pietro:D

[Matthew Hunter]

I like these new episodes, I think they are the best ever done...I just hope they don't play these into the ground like that last batch! Now here's a question that wasn't really answered...Who stole whose idea?
-Matthew

[kiddiesunshine]

tough call, dude.

[Brandon Pierce]

I think MGM stole the idea. It's too easy for them to steal it! Friz's print was sent to MGM. MGM saw this, and they got to work copying it. Then they payed Smokey $100 to play there's first! Mystery solved! I hope.....

[TServo2049]

Originally posted by Brandon Pierce
I think MGM stole the idea. It's too easy for them to steal it! Friz's print was sent to MGM. MGM saw this, and they got to work copying it. Then they payed Smokey $100 to play there's first! Mystery solved! I hope.....

Actually, Brandon, MGM was already working on The Cat Concerto when they (mistakenly) received the footage from Rhapsody Rabbit, which caused them to rush their cartoon into production.

[Thad Komorowski]

As TServo2049 already said, "The Cat Concerto" was certainly in production when they accidently received "Rhapsody Rabbit". The MGM people were shocked that they saw a similar cartoon to there's was closer to finishing than there's, and they wanted to win the Oscar for their picture. So they rushed the cartoon into production, and before releasing the cartoon, they gave it to the Academy FIRST, BEFORE "Rhapsody Rabbit" was released. "Rhapsody Rabbit" was released in theatres long before "The Cat Concerto", the first title being released to theatres in November 1946, the latter being released in April 1947.


-Thad