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Los Angeles Tex Avery
The genius of Tex Avery
Classic cartoon history
March 21, 2012
It doesn’t take much contact with classic cartoon history to run across the name Tex Avery. His influence permeated the works of the 1940s...
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7th best cartoon ever: Red Hot Riding Hood
Classic cartoon history
February 8, 2012
Directed by Tex Avery in 1943, Red Hot Riding Hood began with Little Red Riding Hood skipping through the woods, taking a basket of goodies to her...
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10th best cartoon ever: King Size Canary
Classic cartoon history
February 7, 2012
One of Tex Avery’s greats, this 1947 short began with an alley cat searching through garbage for food. Some of his ‘friends’ had...
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15th best cartoon ever: Bad Luck Blackie
Classic cartoon history
January 29, 2012
Tex Avery directed this 1949 animated short about a bulldog, Blackie, tormenting a little white kitten. The opening scene had his paw on the kitten...
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28th best cartoon ever: Northwest Hounded Police
Classic cartoon history
January 13, 2012
A takeoff on the film Northwest Mounted Police and a combination of ideas from the cartoons Dumb-Hounded and Tortoise Beats Hare, Northwest Hounded...
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Number one cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
April 18, 2011
Bugs Bunnywas a cartoon character known by children and adults alike. TV Guide named him the greatest cartoon character of all time. He was a...
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