William Padron
12-28-2002, 08:12 PM
I must say that I have been watching these newest set of "Toonheads" episodes that have been airing in that gad awful time slot of 3:00am Eastern within this past several days or so. Yes, I have seen all of them to date, and that's without using or setting my VCR at that, because I wanted to see them "on their feet" while viewing them on my TV set.
Of the five shows I have seen so far, I was amazed at first by the much production detail on "Gangster Toons" with the extensive use of live action clips from the vintage MGM and Warner Bros. back catalogue to help illustrate the story of the cartoon's usage of the crime centered films as satirical spoofs and parody. The episodes "Before They Were Stars" and "The Three Faces of Tom & Jerry" each gave a point of view IMHO as to how the main spotlighted characters had been drawn and animated in such a different manner and style during separate phases and directions as time went on.
"The Movie Parodies of Porky & Daffy" was quite good as entertaining, but it was too bad that the final remark said by a reclining Porky Pig ("Lucky for him it is a one horse town") was still edited from the print shown. By the way, did the viewer noticed that the copy of "Duck Dodgers In The 24-1/2th century" shown in that CN "Toonheads" episode had its opening titles without that yellow border frame previously seen on the cable channel or even its home video version?
However, I really was blown away from this early morning's (Saturday, December 28, 2002) "Director Norman McCabe". In addition to seeing a computer-colorized edition of "Daffy's Southern Exposure", I was thrilled to see three black-and-white cartoons ("The Ducktators", "Gopher Goofy" and "Hop And Go") which I have never seen each of them before ever.
I honestly never thought that Cartoon Network would actually play them at all, but along with these films and detailed insight on Norman McCabe's background, that was certainly one of the most elaborate and quite fantastic broadcasts I had watched in the last four years of "Toonheads". Of course, the next new installment will be the 60th episode under this current direction, which will feature "Speedy Gonzales".
So, my sincere kudos and congraulations to "GAK" for overseeing and running this current batch of "Toonheads" episodes, as well as the other shows in the past. Overall, this longtime fan has been quite pleased with many of the episodes' quality of the cartoons' usage and historical background in the past.
I just hope the production staff of "Toonheads" keeps the great work going on future topics, including any surprises that the show might present in the near future. Also, a big appreciation from myself goes to that mostly uncredited female voice-over announcer employed on the show, and who has narrated each and all of these "Toonheads" episodes with a such professional manner and insightful prespective.
Of the five shows I have seen so far, I was amazed at first by the much production detail on "Gangster Toons" with the extensive use of live action clips from the vintage MGM and Warner Bros. back catalogue to help illustrate the story of the cartoon's usage of the crime centered films as satirical spoofs and parody. The episodes "Before They Were Stars" and "The Three Faces of Tom & Jerry" each gave a point of view IMHO as to how the main spotlighted characters had been drawn and animated in such a different manner and style during separate phases and directions as time went on.
"The Movie Parodies of Porky & Daffy" was quite good as entertaining, but it was too bad that the final remark said by a reclining Porky Pig ("Lucky for him it is a one horse town") was still edited from the print shown. By the way, did the viewer noticed that the copy of "Duck Dodgers In The 24-1/2th century" shown in that CN "Toonheads" episode had its opening titles without that yellow border frame previously seen on the cable channel or even its home video version?
However, I really was blown away from this early morning's (Saturday, December 28, 2002) "Director Norman McCabe". In addition to seeing a computer-colorized edition of "Daffy's Southern Exposure", I was thrilled to see three black-and-white cartoons ("The Ducktators", "Gopher Goofy" and "Hop And Go") which I have never seen each of them before ever.
I honestly never thought that Cartoon Network would actually play them at all, but along with these films and detailed insight on Norman McCabe's background, that was certainly one of the most elaborate and quite fantastic broadcasts I had watched in the last four years of "Toonheads". Of course, the next new installment will be the 60th episode under this current direction, which will feature "Speedy Gonzales".
So, my sincere kudos and congraulations to "GAK" for overseeing and running this current batch of "Toonheads" episodes, as well as the other shows in the past. Overall, this longtime fan has been quite pleased with many of the episodes' quality of the cartoons' usage and historical background in the past.
I just hope the production staff of "Toonheads" keeps the great work going on future topics, including any surprises that the show might present in the near future. Also, a big appreciation from myself goes to that mostly uncredited female voice-over announcer employed on the show, and who has narrated each and all of these "Toonheads" episodes with a such professional manner and insightful prespective.