Nelson
11-25-2001, 11:36 PM
And now it's time to announce the one lucky winner in my "Terrytoons Thanksgiving Contest"...And I would like to thank everybody from the bottom of my heart who participated and gave it their best shot, and making my first contest a complete success.
But before I announce the winner, here are the ten answers.
1.True:Mel Blanc was the very first voice actor to provide Woody's voice in the first year of the series.And also created his most famous laugh.
2."Felix The Cat" was the first Macy's giant balloon in 1927.Two year's later, Felix would also make history as the first televison image shown on tv in 1929.
3.Here are the series the Mel Blanc did not do the voices for LT:The Three Bears, Cool Cat, and Merlin The Magic Mouse
4.Mickey Mouse uttered his first words in 1929's "The Karnival Kid"
5.The first silent cartoon series to make the successful transition to sound was..."Aesop's Fables", the title was "DINNER TIME" which was relased one month (Dec.17, 1928)after "STEAMBOAT WILLIE".
6.After the falling out with his former boss Amadee J Van Bueren, Paul Terry left his old studio.He formed his own along with partner, Frank Moser and started their studio in the Bronx, at the old Edison studio in mid-1929.Then in 1934, they moved to New Rochelle, NY where they continued making cartoons until the studio closed in the early 70s.
7.TRUE: "Frostbite Falls Follies" was the original name for the pilot on what would be later renamed "The Rocky Show"
8.Betty Boop was the charicature of the original "Boop-Boop-A-Doop" actress Helen Kane, for which she was a contract player over at Paramount Pictures in the late twenties.
10.Gandy Goose was based on Ed Wynn, Sourpuss was charicature after Jimmy Durante.
AND THE WINNER OF THE "TERRYTOONS THANKSGIVING CONTEST: is...................
GEEZIL
Geezil got eight out of ten answers correct :D
Congratulations!!!And here is what you won..
A complete 3 hour video of classic and rare Terrytoons theatrical and televison shorts from the entire studio's output from the early 30s to the early 70s.
The video will include the following:
The earliest sound b&w "Terrytoons" relased by Educational Pictures.
Famous Terrytoons characters:Farmer Al Falfa, Dinky Duck, Gandy Goose & Sourpuss, Mighty Mouse, Heckle And Jeckle, Little Roquefort, The Terry Bears, Sidney The Elephant, Hashimoto, Hector Heathcoate, Clint Clobber, Deputy Dawg, Astronut, Sad Cat, James Hound, and The Mighty Heroes.
Special added bonuses:Complete opening & closing Terrytoons televison programs from the 50s and 60s.Terrytoon commerical products, and many more surpises
ALSO:Many of the cartoons will have their original opening and closing 20th Century Fox Film-Corp. titles.
Many uncut cartoons, including the original "UNCUT" version of the debut of Heckle And Jeckle's "The Talking Magpies".
So enjoy Geezil, and thanks again to everyone that entered
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
But before I announce the winner, here are the ten answers.
1.True:Mel Blanc was the very first voice actor to provide Woody's voice in the first year of the series.And also created his most famous laugh.
2."Felix The Cat" was the first Macy's giant balloon in 1927.Two year's later, Felix would also make history as the first televison image shown on tv in 1929.
3.Here are the series the Mel Blanc did not do the voices for LT:The Three Bears, Cool Cat, and Merlin The Magic Mouse
4.Mickey Mouse uttered his first words in 1929's "The Karnival Kid"
5.The first silent cartoon series to make the successful transition to sound was..."Aesop's Fables", the title was "DINNER TIME" which was relased one month (Dec.17, 1928)after "STEAMBOAT WILLIE".
6.After the falling out with his former boss Amadee J Van Bueren, Paul Terry left his old studio.He formed his own along with partner, Frank Moser and started their studio in the Bronx, at the old Edison studio in mid-1929.Then in 1934, they moved to New Rochelle, NY where they continued making cartoons until the studio closed in the early 70s.
7.TRUE: "Frostbite Falls Follies" was the original name for the pilot on what would be later renamed "The Rocky Show"
8.Betty Boop was the charicature of the original "Boop-Boop-A-Doop" actress Helen Kane, for which she was a contract player over at Paramount Pictures in the late twenties.
10.Gandy Goose was based on Ed Wynn, Sourpuss was charicature after Jimmy Durante.
AND THE WINNER OF THE "TERRYTOONS THANKSGIVING CONTEST: is...................
GEEZIL
Geezil got eight out of ten answers correct :D
Congratulations!!!And here is what you won..
A complete 3 hour video of classic and rare Terrytoons theatrical and televison shorts from the entire studio's output from the early 30s to the early 70s.
The video will include the following:
The earliest sound b&w "Terrytoons" relased by Educational Pictures.
Famous Terrytoons characters:Farmer Al Falfa, Dinky Duck, Gandy Goose & Sourpuss, Mighty Mouse, Heckle And Jeckle, Little Roquefort, The Terry Bears, Sidney The Elephant, Hashimoto, Hector Heathcoate, Clint Clobber, Deputy Dawg, Astronut, Sad Cat, James Hound, and The Mighty Heroes.
Special added bonuses:Complete opening & closing Terrytoons televison programs from the 50s and 60s.Terrytoon commerical products, and many more surpises
ALSO:Many of the cartoons will have their original opening and closing 20th Century Fox Film-Corp. titles.
Many uncut cartoons, including the original "UNCUT" version of the debut of Heckle And Jeckle's "The Talking Magpies".
So enjoy Geezil, and thanks again to everyone that entered
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D