(Kinda OT) Mr. Hanna and the Oscar Memorium segment

[Jeff Harris]

Okay, granted they didn't even Maurice Noble a mention, but still . . .

You know, it strikes me funny that when they showed clips about each actor/actress/director/cinematographer, they showed their quality of theatrical work. When they showed Carroll O'Connor last night in the "In Memorium" segment, they didn't show any clips of him as Archie Bunker.

Now, call me crazy, but for William Hanna, shouldn't they have shown clips from the Oscar-winning Tom and Jerry shorts? Instead, they showed clips from The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo. I know that they've inspired a pair of ill-fated live-action adaptations, but come on! Tom and Jerry were Academy darlings for the longest time in the 40s. At least they could have acknowledged that.

[Jack]

Originally posted by nemalki
Okay, granted they didn't even Maurice Noble a mention, but still . . .
I noticed that too, perhaps they just recognise directors and producers who are well known. Did Art Davis and Hawley Pratt get mentions at the oscars after they died? I'm sure Friz Freleng got a little mention (it'd be an awful shame if he didn't)

I was also expecting them to show Tom and Jerry clips, especially because he and Joe Barbera probably won more Oscars than any other cartoon directors in Hollywood. I was also surprised they labelled him as just "producer."


Jack :D

[Matthew Hunter]

Hey, I would've thought Tom and Jerry should be included too, but I'm not complaining, at least they did it. And I had heard that because Jones' death was so recent, there was a possibility he wouldn't be mentioned, so I'm glad they added him. I thought the scenes at the end with the 'dancing' was cool, especially since they included Jones' Michigan Frog and Pepe Le Pew.
-Matthew

[Greg Method]

Originally posted by Jack

I'm sure Friz Freleng got a little mention (it'd be an awful shame if he didn't)

Yep, he did. It was a still picture of him next to a clip from "Speedy Gonzales" (Speedy's running "prep").