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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

While you are all waiting for Coyote Vs ACME to come out check out how the series iself actually began! Check it out on my channel! #coyotevsacme #looneytunes

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

New video now live! This went live too early last week so you may not have received a 'ping' but check it out and let me know what you think!

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Betty Boop has been on everything for 90 years. Most people have never seen what she actually used to be. New video up now. 🎬 Here's a sample:

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Superman changing in a phone booth is iconic, but it didn't start in the comics! 🤯 The 1940s Fleischer animated shorts actually invented it as a quick fix to an animation story problem, and the comics adopted it shortly after. ☎️🦸‍♂️

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

In 1940, animation meant one thing: "funny animals" and rubber-hose gags. Mickey, Popeye, Betty Boop... comedy was king. 👑 But serious animation actually existed way back in 1918 with Winsor McCay!

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Writer Warren Foster loved his kangaroos so much he took them from Warner Bros. to *The Flintstones*! 🦘🦖 Breaking down the hilarious "Hoppersaurus" connection in my new review of the *Flintstones* Complete Series Blu-ray! 📺👇

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Flintstones underwent a quiet but massive transformation across its 6 seasons. 🦖📺 It started as a sharp, prime-time adult sitcom and gradually reshaped itself into a safer commercial profile for kids.

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck had met before — but just once, briefly, as a gag. 🦆🐰 Rabbit Fire (1951) was the first time Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese actually built a whole cartoon around the two of them as a dedicated duo. That's where the rivalry we all know was really born.

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Every director had their own version of Bugs Bunny. 🐰 Tex Avery's was an unbridled disruptor. Clampett's was a wild agitator. Freleng's was a cool theatrical winner. McKimson's was a childlike adventurer. Jones made him a cerebral intellectual who only fought back when provoked.

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Rabbit Fire (1951) changed Looney Tunes forever! 🎬 This is the exact short where Chuck Jones perfected the legendary Bugs and Daffy rivalry.

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy 75th Anniversary to "Rabbit Fire" (1951)! 75️⃣🔥 This was the historic first time Bugs, Daffy, and Elmer shared the screen, launching the iconic "Hunting Trilogy."

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

With budgets tightening, legendary director Friz Freleng had to get creative. He leaned into a "less is more" approach—relying heavily on off-screen action, Treg Brown's masterful sound effects, and static "aftermath" poses to imply violence cheaply but effectively.

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

In 1956, "Stupor Duck" was released which was a direct, hilarious roast of the live-action Superman TV series. But the ultimate crossover? "The Honey-Mousers." Their parody of The Honeymooners was so incredibly accurate that the legendary Jackie Gleason gave it his official stamp of approval!

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Why does Porky Pig keep kissing his chickens?! 🐖💋🐔 We spotted this bizarre habit in "An Egg Scramble" (1950) and we need answers! Watch the full historical breakdown on my channel with @thetooneytenor.bsky.social ! 📺👇

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Prissy the hen makes her big debut in "An Egg Scramble" (1950)! 🐔🎬 Fun fact: Her voice here was a tag-team effort between Mel Blanc and the legendary Bea Benaderet! 🎙️ Watch the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇 @thetooneytenor.bsky.social

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

On September 29, 1977, legendary animator Bob McKimson got a completely clean bill of health from his doctor. Feeling great, he went to lunch with his bosses. At the table, Bob was jokingly bragging about his health, telling the fellow animation veterans that he was going to outlive them both.

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A brutal car crash in 1932 should have ended Bob McKimson’s career. Instead, the severe concussion rewired his brain, leaving the already brilliant master draftsman with a photographic memory and turning him into an absolute machine.

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

He gave us the Tasmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, and defined the modern look of Bugs Bunny. But what happened to the legendary Bob McKimson after the doors of Termite Terrace closed?

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Was "Claws for Alarm" (1954) originally planned as a 3D cartoon? 🕶️ Look closely at the deep layouts and staging—Chuck Jones was likely preparing for the 1953 3D craze! Watch the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Is this the scariest Looney Tunes cartoon ever? 👻 Watch Sylvester try to save an oblivious Porky Pig from a haunted hotel in Chuck Jones' "Claws for Alarm" (1954)! Catch the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Ever wonder what happens when Wile E. Coyote tries to outsmart Bugs Bunny using a 1950s supercomputer? 🤖🥕 In our latest review we are breaking down how the Coyote's reliance on a massive UNIVAC "electronic brain" brilliantly mirrors the way people use AI today!

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

There will never be another Mel Blanc! 🎙️ Listen to how he gives every single background character in "Early to Bet" (1951) a completely unique voice! Watch the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #MelBlanc

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Never make a bet if you can't pay the penalty! 🎰🥊 Watch this classic Robert McKimson gag from "Early to Bet" (1951). Catch the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #ClassicCartoons

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Did you know Mel Blanc didn't voice EVERY Looney Tune? 🎙️😲 Famous actor Victor Moore once voiced his own caricature for free, AND the Genie in A-Lad-In His Lamp was actually voiced by Jim Backus (Mr. Magoo / Thurston Howell III)! #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #MelBlanc

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A long-lost Daffy Duck scene has been restored! 🦆🎬 In 1955, Jack Warner ordered Daffy's "Warner Bros." trailer cut from TV broadcasts just because he hated television! The new Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol 2 puts it back. #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #PhysicalMedia

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I just dropped my definitive physical media review of the Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Volume 2. We’re looking at all 51 shorts, but the real news is the 4 BRAND NEW restorations Your mind is about to be blown by what Warner Archive has achieved!

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

So just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is my birthday AMA! Put in the comments below any questions you want me to answer to start things off! Animation history, questions for me about the Looney Tunes Review Project - whatever! Let's have some fun with this! @thetooneytenor.bsky.social

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Did you know Warner Bros. adapted the Pied Piper story at least 4 or 5 times? 🐭🎺 From Porky Pig to Jack Benny, Termite Terrace loved this fable! Check out the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #CartoonTrivia

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

"There's no mouse too big for a pussycat!" 🐈‍⬛💥 Watch Sylvester's ego get instantly checked by Hippety Hopper in the 1956 classic "Too Hop To Handle". Catch the full historical breakdown of this Bob McKimson short on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #Sylvester #AnimationHistory

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Finally got my copy of the Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault Vol 2! 51 beautifully restored shorts on one two disc set including 4 EXCLUSIVE new restorations! I will have a video covering this soon but if you’ll excuse me I have some toons to watch… #looneytunes

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We just hit 10,000 subscribers on YouTube! 🎈✨ To celebrate the milestone (and my birthday), Manny @thetooneytenor.bsky.social and I are doing a live AMA. No documentaries, no deep-dives—just us answering your questions and talking toons. Come hang out and celebrate 10K with us! 🎥👇

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Jackie Gleason personally approved this 1956 Looney Tunes parody! 📺🐭 Swipe through for rare WB colour guides We're debunking voice actor myths & exploring TV history in today's review! Watch it now! (Link in the thread below 👇) #AnimationHistory

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Bugs Bunny Week continues! Did you know the rabbit in "Elmer's Pet Rabbit" isn't exactly the Bugs we know? While Tex Avery perfected the character, Chuck Jones was simultaneously directing a different, Jimmy Stewart-sounding version! Watch the full historical breakdown on my channel! #LooneyTunes

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Bugs Bunny Week continues! 🥕🐰 "Elmer's Pet Rabbit" (1941) marks the first time his name appears on screen AND the first time he says, "Of course you realize, this means war!" Watch the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #BugsBunny #AnimationHistory

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's Bugs Bunny Week! 🥕🐰 Guest Matt Hunter breaks down how Mel Blanc created the iconic voice for Bugs in A Wild Hare (1940), blending Brooklyn and Bronx accents to create a "tough little stinker". Watch the full history deep-dive on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #BugsBunny

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Happy Bugs Bunny Week! 🥕🐰 Let's go back to 1940 and watch the exact moment Bugs Bunny delivered his iconic "What's up, Doc?" for the very first time in Tex Avery's "A Wild Hare"! Watch the full historical breakdown on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #BugsBunny #AnimationHistory

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Warner Bros. almost made a "Roadrunner Cavalcade" spin-off! Before shutting down, the studio pitched over 30 bizarre new characters, including "Butch Cat-Sity" and a Yosemite Sam ripoff! #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #CartoonTrivia

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Did you know about the "Larriva 11"? 🦅 These 11 outsourced Road Runner cartoons from 1965-1966 are widely considered some of the worst ever made! Watch my latest video breaking down the Dark Age of Looney Tunes! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #RoadRunner

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The "Dark Age" of Looney Tunes has arrived! 🎬 Join me as we break down the chaotic DePatie-Freleng & Seven Arts era. From the outsourced Larriva 11 to the reign of Cool Cat, how did the Golden Age end? 📺 Watch the full documentary now! (Link in the comments 👇)

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Why did Yosemite Sam yell "Open the door, Richard!"? 🚪 Unpacking the hidden 1940s Vaudeville and Dusty Fletcher reference within the 1949 classic High Diving Hare. Check out the full breakdown on my channel! 🎬👇 #BugsBunny #AnimationHistory #Vaudeville

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In a Friz Freleng cartoon, gravity only works when it's funny! 💥 Let's look at one of the greatest "cartoon physics" gags of all time from the 1949 classic, High Diving Hare. Watch the full review on my channel! 📺 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #BugsBunny

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Animation nerds: check out the background art by Irv Wyner in 1956's Two Crows from Tacos. The choice to use flat pink skies and bluish cacti is a masterclass in drawing the viewer's eye exactly where it needs to be on a tight budget. 🎨🖌️

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

My friend Jonathan from the This Means Podcast shares an amazing story about meeting Chuck Jones's grandson! What is your favorite Looney Tunes short? 🐰 Watch the full breakdown of "Water, Water Every Hare" (1952) on my channel! 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #ChuckJones

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Did you know Gossamer was originally called Rudolph? 👹 Uncovering the 1980s merchandising rebrand of this Looney Tunes monster and the Boris Karloff inspiration behind the Mad Scientist! Catch the full history deep-dive on my channel. 📺👇 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #BugsBunny

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The brilliant suspense of Chuck Jones' "Water, Water Every Hare" (1952)! 🐰🧪 Featuring Boris Karloff inspirations and the uncredited voice of John T. Smith. Check out the full Looney Tunes Review Project breakdown on my channel! 📺 #LooneyTunes #AnimationHistory #ChuckJones

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Full review of the new Tom and Jerry Anthology set is now on YouTube in case you haven't seen it yet — link in bio/first comment. Let me know which short you saw first when you got this set or which one you plan to see first! #TomAndJerry #AnimationHistory #Restoration #PhysicalMedia

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Finally: A comprehensive look at the Tom & Jerry Golden Era Anthology. This set includes the "Holy Grail" uncut shorts, but are the remaining transfers up to archival standards? Let's talk nitrate negatives vs. Metrocolor dupes. #Animation #Preservation #TomAndJerry #BluRay

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Nerd alert: There They Go-Go-Go! (1956) is one of the rare shorts completely devoid of ACME branding. It also features Philip DeGuard giving us the first consistently stylised "yellow sky" for a full short. 🎨🎬

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

My review of Bee At the Beach (1950) has officially left the Patreon Vault. A quick side-note to Disney: Please just re-release the Walt Disney Treasures sets! I am fully aware of how insanely expensive Volume 3 has gotten on the secondary market. We just want physical media! 📀🦆

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Anthony’s Animation Talk @aanimationtalk.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Fascinating animation quirk in McKimson’s ‘Wideo Wabbit’ (1956): The TV producer's jacket features a static pattern that stays flat against the background rather than moving with his body geometry. A brilliant budgetary shortcut that gives the character a surreal, modern-art feel. 🎨📺

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