Favorite stereotype character [Archive]

Tintin

02-09-2002, 06:32 PM

Vote for your favorite stereotype character!

Tintin

02-09-2002, 06:34 PM

Le mien est Inki :)

PorkyandDaffy

02-09-2002, 08:29 PM

Shouldn't this say 'Favorite RACIAL Character', not racist? There is a difference. And I think there are more characters you could put on the poll.

Patrick McCart

02-09-2002, 08:43 PM

The black hunter in All This and Rabbit Stew is very silly.

Pilmedium

02-09-2002, 09:15 PM

I voted for Inki. His cartoons are different than other WB cartoons made at around the same time.

billyjoelfan

02-09-2002, 09:33 PM

:confused: who's Al Jolson? :confused:

thanks

J Lee

02-09-2002, 10:02 PM

In terms of film history, Al Jolson is pretty much the reason why their was a Warner Bros. cartoon studio -- Al starred in the 1927 movie "The Jazz Singer" which is considered the first talking feature picture (though Al did more singing than talking, and a lot of parts were still shot silent). The film was a big sucess for the Warner Bros., and helped boost the studio up towards the Hollywood majors, which is wasn't in the silent era (J.L's biggest silent star: Rin Tin Tin). It also brought some goodwill towards one of the film's financial backers, Leon Schelsinger, who was given the chance to produce short subjects for Warner Bros. to make up for the fact that his Pacific Art & Title business would lose work on silent flim cards once the talkies became popular. Leon then subcontracted with Harman and Ising and the Looney Tunes were born.

As for Al himself, he was a perennal for characture by the cartoon studio, from it's beginnings right up through his late 1940s comeback. Jolson was famous for both sentimental songs and for performing in blackface, which is why you get the black birds doing their Mammy routines in a number of cartoons, including "Porky In Wackyland," "Swooner Crooner" and "Curtain Razor."

Also "I Love To Singa" was based on a Jolson song that Avery reused for his "Owl Jolson" character in the cartoon of the same name (plot semi-borrowed from "The Jazz Singer" though Avery's bird is only a passing characture of Al himself). For a good characture of Jolson in whiteface doing his "Mammy" routine, check out the park bench scene with Bugs and Elmer from "What's Up, Doc?"

Cartman

02-09-2002, 11:08 PM

I like Bosko so I voted for "others." :bosko: :bosko: :bosko: