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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One more Don Williams' scene where his work shines working with Art Davis. The dry brush is really apparent here and his work starts to get loose as he animates Porky walking back and forth and talking seen in "Mouse Menace"

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for Don William's work at WB. When he returned in 1946, he first worked with McKimson. Given he didn't want his cartoons to be "over-animated", the dry-brushes that Williams uses aren't apparent here, but his rigid, expressive traits are still here seen here in "Acrobatty Bunny"

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Time for this month's animator of the month which is Don Williams. Like Emery Hawkins, he moved across different studios in the West. His work is usually loose, but with a bit of rigidity with a good use of drybrush seen here in "The Beach Nut" as Wally Walrus chops down the hydrant Woody is in.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well that backfired terribly... =P Cartoon: "Zipping Along" ('53, Chuck Jones)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Poor Tom - he was almost safe from the log falling on him. Excellently scene by Ken Muse here and Tom's facial expression when he gets hit on the head is excellent. Cartoon: "Little Quacker" ('50, Hanna-Barbera)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're a week in September and while many people are starting school, Screwy's got other plans to skip school and escape from the truant officer. Cartoon: "The Screwy Traunt" ('45, Tex Avery)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

1) "Fox-Terror" (1957) An excellent short from my childhood and one I personally really love. Being a Mike Maltese story, there are some excellent scenes here with the fox making the rooster and the dog backstab each other and l do enjoy a short where both character team up to defeat a common foe.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

2) "Little Boy Boo" (1954) Often cited as one of the best Foghorn Leghorn shorts, especially with Egghead Jr, who is the polar opposite of what the rooster stands for which makes for an excellent dynamic between the characters. Rod Scribner really steals the show with his loose, exaggerated poses.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

3) "The Foghorn Leghorn" (1948) Easily my favourite Foghorn Leghorn short of the 40s with Henery Hawk not knowing what a chicken is and the rooster trying to prove he is one. Features some great character movements done by animators Manny Gould and Pete Burness.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

4) "The High And The Flighty" (1956) My first interaction with the rooster was in this short where it's one I still enjoy watching all these years later. Seeing Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg team up to teach Daffy a lesson from scamming the both of them makes for a quick, but satisfying ending.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

5) "Raw! Raw! Rooster!" (1956) This is a short I enjoy watching and really love the Rhode Island Red character. I do enjoy the dynamic between Red and Foghorn Leghorn here as one wants to hang out with his buddy while the other is jealous of his popularity.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The final piece of animation I'll showcase from Ray Patterson is this scene in "The Mouse Comes To Dinner" (1945) Same comments I made previously applies here with the action and expressiveness here being the focal point while keeping the models intact, especially when Tom yells in pain here.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Time for another scene by Ray Patterson in one of my favourite T&J shorts: "Mouse Trouble" (1944) One thing I noticed with his work is that while he uses less frames here, he maintains the expressiveness of the characters, especially Tom here as he eyes grow when he sees the mouse trap failed.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Been a while since I brought up Tom and Jerry animator, let's make the animator of this month be Ray Patterson. His animation was energetic whilst reducing the amount of frames. Best example is seen here in "Trap Happy" where Tom and Butch lift up the wall and Jerry whacks their hands and toes.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Last animation by Ken Champin is one of his most beloved scenes: Sylvester going up and down the stairs signing in "Back Alley Uproar" (1948) Same stuff I said in "Kit for Kat" applies here with how Champin animates the body while characters are giving dialogue.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Here's another Ken Champin scene in "Kit for Kat" (1948) What makes this one stand out is how well-animated his scenes involving dialogue are, especially here with Elmer talking to the kitten and getting it some food. His entire body animates as he speaks.

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Given it's Friz's birthday, let's make one of his animators be my choice for last month's animator of the month: Ken Champin. His work is identified where frames are being held during takes, yet he keeps the animation busy during dialogue-heavy scenes, seen here in "Ballot Box Bunny."

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This clip here is one of the reasons why I really like Droopy, he can feel the tiniest pain but can really put on a show. "Ouch." Cartoon: "Daredevil Droopy" ('51, Tex Avery)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is one of my favourite cartoons from Famous Studios. The music the nephews are playing is a bop and is well timed too as Popeye keeps peeping in and out of their room fails to catch them in the act every single time. Cartoon: "Me Musical Nephews" (Seymour Kneitel, '42)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Happy birthday, Bugs. While I do like to see the wabbit win every once in a while, it's fun to see him get outsmarted and lose every once in a while. I'm a sucker for The Cat Conerto, especially the finale, but the ending to this is just as good. Cartoon: "Rhapsody Rabbit" (Friz Freleng, '46)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This short was released into theaters exactly 85 years ago. Being Tom and Jerry's second short, the models for both character are far from final, but the style of humor is starting to come together that would be expanded in future shorts. Cartoon: "The Midnight Snack" (1941, Hanna-Barbera)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Given a new teaser for Daffy Season dropped recently, I figured it'll be appropriate to post this clip where the referee reminds both Elmer and Daffy not to do any rough stuff during their fight. Cartoon: "To Duck or Not to Duck" (1943, Chuck Jones)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

So this is the one time Popeye's spinach strength fails on him and that got me thinking, was this coincidentally just to get back at Bluto? What if Bluto didn't shove Popeye out of the way? Cartoon: "Service with a Guile" (1946, James Tyer and Bill Tytla)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is one of the best ending to a short I've seen where both characters play the blame game for stealing a dog's headpiece until they get what's coming in the end. Cartoon: "The Counterfeit Cat" (1949, Tex Avery)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here's a decent Deitch T&J cartoon. You may realise a certain gag in the basement was lifted from The Windblown Hare. That was because Pierce and Danch wrote it for a Speedy Gonzales short which McKimson rejected so they sold it to Deitch. Cartoon: "Tall in the Trap" (1962, Gene Deitch)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

This is the only day you can post this. Now Porky can get his accident insurance claim for a black eye for a million bucks! Oh and that baby zebra is there, alright. Cartoon: "Fool Coverage" (1952, Robert McKimson)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Happy 4th to those celebrating tomorrow. Just don't end up like Jerry who enforces safety first over anything. Cartoon: "Safety Second" (1950, Hanna-Barbera)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"It's curtains for you, Rocky! Curtains!" Cartoon: "Racketeer Rabbit" (1946, Friz Freleng)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This scene right here is how I've been feeling for the past few nights due to the heatwave going on in the UK. Being Davis' second fully directed WB short, there is a solid amount of energy here as the fox is struggling to get some shut-eye. Cartoon: "The Foxy Duckling" (1947, Art Davis)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This is one of the best uses of "Powerhouse B" where Porky sends a cat to catch mice and it ends up creating a contraption to get rid of all mice. Cartoon: "Trap Happy Porky" (1945, Chuck Jones)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

You seen clips of this short come up whenever old cartoons are being referenced and yeah, it's a great short, being Avery's last MGM short. I do love how the whole thing builds to an obvious ending where Butch ends up digging back inside the TV. Cartoon: "Cellbound" (1955, Tex Avery/Mike Lah)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

If there's one mouse character I enjoy in the Tom and Jerry universe other than Muscles, it's Uncle Pecos. He's a really funny, light-hearted character who wants to play his guitar and will do anything to fix it, even if he has to pluck Tom's whiskers. Cartoon: "Pecos Pest" (1955, Hanna-Barbera)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This is my favourite Manny Gould scene where he animates the scene here where Foghorn Leghorn bumps Henery's grandfather with his paunch. Here, Gould uses drybrush to make Foghorn's hands move wildly while adding elasticity to his paunch bumps. Cartoon: "The Foghorn Leghorn" (1948, Robert McKimson)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

And here's Gould's work at Davis. Like Clampett, some great rubbery wild takes here, but trimmed out a bit seen here when one of the gophers smacks a pumpkin and shovel on the dog. Cartoon: "The Goofy Gophers" (1947, Art Davis (started by Bob Clampett))

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Animator of the month is Manny Gould who's animation feels like a mix between McKimson and Scribner's works but with great use of wild takes and and big hand gestures. One great example is in this clip as Red Hot Ryder tries to slow his horse down. Cartoon: "Buckaroo Bugs" (1944, Bob Clampett)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

First cartoons shouldn't be this good and Davis made a strong first impression here as a director, compared to his shorts at Screen Gems (outside of Little Match Girl). There's a lot fun and lively scenes of a mouse beating up every feline Porky sends in. Cartoon: "Mouse Menace" (1946, Art Davis)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This is a fun cartoon where we get to see Donald using hypnotic glasses to think Pluto is another animal. Here's there's some crazily great reactions and poses where Pluto gets hypnotized and acts like a mouse. Cartoon: "The Eyes Have It" (1945, Jack Hannah)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This scene along is Culhane's best directional works where Woody runs the man over with a steamroller. Notable part is where he opens the door and Woody bursts in with insane camera angles, cuts and paint strokes. Epilepsy warning at 1:32-1:42 Cartoon: "The Loose Nut" (1945, Shamus Culhane)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

While this isn't my favourite of the Popeye Famous shorts, I do think it's OK. I do like Popeye's interaction with the Irish cop, especially here where he plays music using Popeye's pipe as one instrument then knocks him out. Cartoon: "Moving Aweigh" (1944, Dan Gordon)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Epilepsy warning between 0:07-0:09!!! This is Avery's well-known cartoon in his "tomorrow" series where he predicts how things may look like in decades to come. Standout moment here is the car with a large bumper where it hits pedestrians on the road. Cartoon: "Car Of Tomorrow" (1951, Tex Avery)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

This is Avery's best 30s short. The timing is fast-paced with great gags, mainly at the end, where the narrator hurries things up by giving them dialing pistols. Also noteworthy for being Arthur Q. Bryan's first cartoon before voicing Elmer Fudd. Cartoon: "Dangerous Dan McFoo" (1939, Tex Avery)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Here's a short I grew up with that was part of the Looney Bugs Bunny Movie. Yosemite Sam thinking he can club a lion and get away with it until the tables have turned and turns weak once the gate is opened is well-executed with some great timing. Cartoon: "Roman Legion-Hare" (1955, Friz Freleng)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

As someone who has trouble falling asleep at times, I can really relate to this. You do feel bad for the dog as he's keen on wanting to hunt rabbits, but the rabbit just wants to distribute his sleep so it won't be hunted. Cartoon: "Doggone Tired" (1949, Tex Avery)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Here's an underrated Daffy short that I enjoy watching every now and then. Yeah, it's one of these plots where two characters compete to see who's the strongest, but I find it funny seeing all the outcomes of Daffy's strengths here. Cartoon: "Muscle Tussle" (1953, Robert McKimson)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Here's an short that deserves a lot of love which is the one where Tom and Jerry fight over who gets to conduct. I do enjoy this scene where Tom ignores Jerry's pleads and pushes him away, until he pushes Tom into a road. Cartoon: "Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl" (1950, Hanna-Barbera)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

And here's one last animation from Don Patterson when he was at Lantz. Like McKimson and Davis who animated their own shorts for a bit, so did Patterson and his squash and stretch is up to eleven with Woody running away from Gorgeous Gal. Cartoon: "A Fine Feathered Frenzy" (1954, Don Patterson)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

And here's Don Patterson's work at Disney. I remember looking this up the other day where the trailer rolls down a hill where there's good use of bouncing and stretching - notable bit is where the trailer rolls around the rails. Cartoon: "Mickey's Trailer" (1938, Ben Sharpsteen)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Don Patterson is the animator of this month. It was easy to identify his work in this cartoon given how loose his work is with very unique and exaggerated poses with both Tom and Butch as they try to snatch Jerry from each other. Cartoon: "A Mouse in the House" (1947, Hanna-Barbera)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

And here's one more Ed Love animation and my favourite scene of his where the cat is saying stuff but gets muted and censored. Cartoon: "The Early Bird Dood It!" (1942, Tex Avery)

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Daily Dose of Classic Cartoons @ddofcartoons.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

And here's another Ed Love bit when he worked at Lantz for a bit where he still carried his fluid animation. Fun fact, due to budget cuts, Love animated the entire cartoon alone before Lantz shut down his studio temporarily for exceeding his loan. Cartoon: "Drooler's Delight" (1949, Dick Lundy)

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