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Greg Method
10-05-2002, 04:23 AM
All I'm going to say is, those of you who record a certain late night program will have a big surprise waiting in your VCR Saturday morning.
PorkyandDaffy
10-05-2002, 06:58 AM
If it was Acme Hour, I missed it. What was the 'surprise'??? :confused:
Daffyfan2002
10-05-2002, 07:13 AM
Yep. I missed it too. What was it?
Jon Cooke
10-05-2002, 10:23 AM
Originally posted by Daffyfan2002
Yep. I missed it too. What was it?


I give up. What was the big surprise?


-Jon
Daniel P
10-05-2002, 10:31 AM
Did they show something un-edited or logo-free? Once I got "Flying Circus" (WB, 1968) logo-free on Acme Hour.
Jon Cooke
10-05-2002, 11:25 AM
Originally posted by dacp3
Did they show something un-edited or logo-free? Once I got "Flying Circus" (WB, 1968) logo-free on Acme Hour.


I can't stand the suspense!


-Jon
Larry T
10-05-2002, 03:20 PM
Yeah, come on, what is it?

(Quote Daffy) "ooooh, I just HATE not knowing what it is...."
Pietro
10-05-2002, 03:23 PM
Soo, doc, what's the big surprise?

-Pietro:D
Greg Method
10-05-2002, 03:25 PM
Well, it had something to do with a teenage thumb....
Daniel P
10-05-2002, 03:46 PM
Originally posted by Greg Method
Well, it had something to do with a teenage thumb....
Was the "you ass" line uncut or something?
Pilmedium
10-05-2002, 05:35 PM
It's over; there is no reason to keep it a secret anymore, especially since "I was a Teenage Thumb" is not a very good cartoon.
Daniel P
10-05-2002, 07:26 PM
Man, I thought something RARE had aired, like "The Lonesome Mouse" (MGM, 1943) or "Tom-Tom Tomcat" (WB, 1952) or something.
PorkyandDaffy
10-05-2002, 08:36 PM
It's over; there is no reason to keep it a secret anymore, especially since "I was a Teenage Thumb" is not a very good cartoon

Worst WB Cartoon Ever.
Matthew Hunter
10-05-2002, 11:33 PM
I wouldn't say it's the WORST, in fact I wouldn't even say it was Chuck Jones' worst. Just kind of boring. I reminds me of a Jay Ward "Fractured Fairy Tale" more than a Looney Tune, though.
-Matthew
J Lee
10-05-2002, 11:58 PM
If you go by what Chuck Jones said, all of his late one-shots -- "Nellie's Folly," Martian Through Georgia," "Now Hear This" and "Thumb" were designed in some way to tick off Jack Warner more than they were designed to entertain the audience. I don't know how much of that was Jones just trying to get back at J.L. for pretty much putting the studio on the death watch list after 1960, but all four of those cartoons definitely are not geared to getting laughs in the same way his Bugs or Road Runner cartoons were (and three of the four one-shots include either some adult words and/or themes that would have been pushing the envelope a little for MPAA cartoons in the pre-ratings system 1960s).
Daniel P
10-06-2002, 08:07 AM
Originally posted by J Lee
If you go by what Chuck Jones said, all of his late one-shots -- "Nellie's Folly," Martian Through Georgia," "Now Hear This" and "Thumb" were designed in some way to tick off Jack Warner more than they were designed to entertain the audience. I don't know how much of that was Jones just trying to get back at J.L. for pretty much putting the studio on the death watch list after 1960, but all four of those cartoons definitely are not geared to getting laughs in the same way his Bugs or Road Runner cartoons were (and three of the four one-shots include either some adult words and/or themes that would have been pushing the envelope a little for MPAA cartoons in the pre-ratings system 1960s).
I like "Now Hear This". "Martian Trough Georgia" is not very good.

"Thumb" is not his worst. "Angel Puss" could be, though.