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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 5h

If Paramount-Skydance succeeds with the settlement in their hostile takeover in buying Warner Bros. Discovery, then both would be under the same ownership! That would be really cruel irony...

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

When you stop at a red traffic light, proceed when it turns green, and then stop for another red light just ten seconds afterward, it's like a game, or as Winnie the Pooh may put it...

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm still waiting to start my new job, alongside added expenses, so I can hopefully afford my half of going to Furpoc, so @squirrellyj.bsky.social and I could use the extra tips and such. And if you become a monthly supporter, you get exclusive access to some of my videos! ko-fi.com/zak_wolf/goa...

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And Season 37 is now on Disney+ here, just like clockwork. Surprised they didn't make an announcement about it, though.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Another obscure cartoon commentary review from the vulpine private toon detective Sam Valentino, featuring a fox in the short as well: the 1964 Paramount Noveltoon "Whiz Quiz Kid" starring Ollie the Owl! youtu.be/hbm932CyVIo

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Sam Valentino's Cartoon Commentary: Noveltoons' "Whiz Quiz Kid" (1964)

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m gonna free fall… out into nothing, slip right out of bed onto the floor.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well, now that FAN EXPO Boston has moved to December, THIS can be my summer con.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Of course with the bad news about Paramount-Skydance reaching a settlement that would allow them to buy and potentially destroy Warner Bros., the private toon detective fox Sam Valentino has stuff to say about that, including hope... #ParamountSkydance #WarnerBros youtu.be/HFFgdVuvRn4

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Paramount Could Succeed in Buying Warner Bros! - a Sam Valentino Rant

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm sorry, but Paramount-Skydance buying out Warner Bros. Discovery really feels somewhat like losing a loved one to me. As such, I am watching the "Full House" episode "The Last Dance" where the family deals with the death of Jesse's grandfather. #ParamountSkydance #WarnerBros

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Oh geez, I hope I didn't end up predicting the future with this amusing Halloween mash-up video I made combining two childhood cartoons...

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

According to "Pooh's Grand Adventure" autumn begins on September 3rd when Christopher Robin starts school, as do the kids in my area, not the 22nd. So today, Pooh would say, "Iiiit's stiiiill aaaaautuuuuumn? ... *gasp* It is! It's the 19th day of autumn!"

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The "Snooper and Blabber" short "Desparate Diamond Dimwits" features Light-Fingers François, a dashing French robber who dons a cute dog suit to steal the world's larget diamond, so good it fools a dog catcher! Wonder if he's secretly a furry? #MeTVToons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I should REALLY hope so! A part of me figures that Paramount and Warner being merged would only last for a year or two.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dr. Hibbert: "Oh my lord, Warner Bros. is DEAD!"

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

With Wile E. Coyote now being the talk of the furry fandom similar to Nick Wilde, Mr. Wolf and others, Zak Wolf gets in his own words about "Coyote vs. ACME!" #CoyoteVsAcme youtu.be/-F6QYjZwO50

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Coyote vs. ACME and Furries! - a Zak Wolf Vlog

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The 1964 Noveltoon "Whiz Quiz Kid" presents a basic lesson in cartoon stereotypes: when looking for a "regular dumb kid" to possibly fail answering all the tricky questions in a quiz show, DON'T pick the owl child wearing glasses (Ollie)! Plus, Asprin the fox is cute. #MeTVToons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Though I'm also in a bit of a financial pickle for now as well (See my Ko-Fi), I thought I'd spread the word for my good buddy here...

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

And funny enough, MeTV showed this cartoon this morning! It was the last original-run Warner Bros. cartoon to use the "age-old mask device" in some way, when that Wile E.-sounding hunter's plan to lure a blue-tailed simian into his clutches works all too well! #SaturdayMorningCartoons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The thunder and lightning at the start of the Looney Tunes short "Bugsy and Mugsy" (1957) is like a broken record. #SaturdayMorningCartoons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When I first saw "Ready...Set...Zoom!" (1955) as a kid, I was NOT expecting all those other coyotes to pop up and go after Wile E. once he steps out wearing his ACME female road runner costume. Made me laugh so hard! #SaturdayMorningCartoons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Become a monthly supporter on my Ko-Fi (even if it's just a monthly $3 to $5 tip to buy me a coffee drink), and you'll get exclusive work-in-progress and early-bird previews of some of my YouTube creations, like a workprint of my "Frankenrocko" 3D Movie Maker short! ko-fi.com/zak_wolf

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A whole group of Monarch butterflies stopping at our pollinator garden for some sustenance on their way to Mexico.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

On this 33rd anniversary of the premiere of "Rocko's Modern Life," I am sharing a work-in-progress pic of a 3D Movie Maker Rocko Halloween special me and Tomblappy came up with: "Frankenrocko"!

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Since AI "Arthur" parody book covers are all the rage, here's one I did based on a fanfic I wrote... www.fanfiction.net/s/13815254/1...

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Happy 60th anniversary to the original "Mission: Impossible" TV show, which of course inspired this "Inspector Gadget" running gag! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFek...

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Inspector Gadget message stock animation supercut (version 2.0!)

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For National Fox Day, the vulpine private toon detective Sam Valentino discusses the short-lived "Muppets, Babies and Monsters" Saturday morning program and what went wrong with its production... youtu.be/tAy2jr0-sVE

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Little Muppet Monsters: What Went Wrong? - a Sam Valentino Caper

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Warner Bros. Animation productions the American Cartoon Network outright REFUSES to rerun, along with Boomerang, though they eventually began showing the latter two this decade:

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today is the 77th anniversary of the release of "Fast and Furry-ous," Chuck Jones's "Looney Tunes" short that introduced Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. And right now, thanks to "Coyote vs. ACME," Wile E. is the talk of the furry fandom! Even in more suggestive situations... #CoyoteVsACME

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Don't you just hate when this happens during a buzz cut?

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It's #WileEWednesday, so I thought I'd show you guys my new dry-erase sign prop I made to go along with my Wile E. Coyote fursuit, inspired by @actorcoyote.bsky.social's. #CoyoteVsAcme

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I want to thank all of you so much for helping me reach my goal! At the same time, I'm undergoing (unpaid) training for my new tech job.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Right now I am in another financial pickle of sorts, and I have a car insurance bill due to pay on Saturday, so I'm going to need up to $200 to help pay for this bill. So until I start the tech new job I've gotten, I could use some help! ko-fi.com/zak_wolf/goa...

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Since MacOS '27 Golden Gate is pretty much the final version to support the previous processor system apps via some form of Rosetta along with primarily focusing on performance architecture updates, after installing it on my M1 MacBook Air I set an appropriate desktop wallpaper on it:

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On this 57th anniversary of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"'s premiere, Cartoon Network airs "Scooby's Gold Medal Gambit," then Boomerang shows "Never Ape an Ape Man," and... well, you get the idea. eeHEEheeheeheeheeheehee!

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Happy 57th anniversary to the premiere of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" The show that started it all, and STILL the best incarnation of the long-running franchise. (Me with @squirrellyj.bsky.social and @liriedane.bsky.social.)

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

R.I.P. all the "Pika Power" Pikachu. They all died when the Viridian City Pokémon Center blew up (ironically thanks to Ash's Pikachu). Gone, but never forgotten.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

You know Horta Editorial & Sound is doing the sound editing in an early 90s TV cartoon when thunderstorms sound like this, with awkward shifts from the old "Castle Thunder" sound effects to those repetitive newer thunder cracks... #SaturdayMorningCartoons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Geez, "Fiesta Fiasco" again? And of course afterward, I'm watching the very similar "New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" episode "Cloud, Cloud Go Away" where the same thing happens to Tigger. #SaturdayMorningCartoons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I always thought Pepe Le Pew's doctor disguise in "Odor of the Day" (1948) was cute. Back when he had some trickster aspects and wasn't just a womanizer. #SaturdayMorningCartoons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ahh, "Pigs is Pigs" from 1937. One of the most influential Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoons, so much that "Gumby" based an episode off this, and "The Simpsons" spoofed it for one of their "Treehouse of Horror" specials! #SaturdayMorningCartoons

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When I heard the Pentagon was attacked on that horrible day 25 years ago, I had this "Cow and Chicken" moment on my mind:

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I also remember when Mel Blanc used that same upper-crust Ivy League-sounding voice he gave Wile E. Coyote in 1968's "Chimp and Zee," one of the few non-Speedy/Daffy Warner Bros. Seven Arts cartoons he did voice work in, for a scientist/hunter trying to capture Chimp.

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

0:04 is what I say when I have to slam on the brakes for a pedestrian gesturing to cross and wait until I’m a few yards away to step into the street in front of me!

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A minor "Coyote vs. ACME" spoiler: while does use a few Hanna-Barbera sound effects, it doesn't use the "wild scramble" that got used with Wile E. Coyote in his "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" cameo. I'm still surprised "Wabbit" and "Tiny Toons Looniversity" didn't use it either... #CoyoteVSAcme

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is where I was on that tragic day 25 years ago. I was in my eighth grade English class when the principal broke the news about the disaster over the P.A. system, and we were all scared and distraught for the rest of the school day. #911Remembrance

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Zak Wolf (a.k.a. Sam Valentino) @zakwolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yes, it's true; me and my brother are attempting to bring the "BigBoyRats" videos back on YouTube! For now we seem to have better luck with the shorter gag dubs. www.youtube.com/channel/UCtq...

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BigBoyRats 2.0

We're going to try re-uploading our classic Speakonia videos here, at least the ones Paramount doesn't have much of an issue with. Super swell!

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