Four more losses to reflect on here from April of 2026…
These guys were a singer and songwriter, with songs like “You Never Even Called Me by My Name”, “Longhaired Redneck”, “The Ride”; a designer, known for creating He-Man and the Masters of the Universe toy line; a comic book, science fiction, and television writer; and a guitar player, bassist, record producer and songwriter best known for his session work in Nashville.
A small purple dragon who has come to symbolize imagination itself for generations of visitors to EPCOT.
Figment is one of the most beloved original characters ever created specifically for a Disney theme park, a small purple dragon who has come to symbolize imagination itself for generations of visitors to EPCOT at Walt Disney World. Figment made his debut on October 1, 1982, the opening day of EPCOT Center, as the co-star of the Journey Into Imagination
Reporting on several guys that have recently passed.
These guys were a cartoonist and author of the comic strip Dilbert; musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead; film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and playwright, best known for his Disney work; and the bass guitarist of German rock band Scorpions.
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite cartoon theme songs. See if you agree with any of these!
“Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” is the theme song to the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name, which debuted on CBS in 1969 and was created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, with music by David Mook and lyrics by Ben Raleigh; it has become one of the most recognizable cartoon themes of all time,
A television animated series that aired from 1969 to 1971. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.
The Cattanooga Cats was an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It aired on ABC from September 6, 1969, to January 3, 1970, and was later aired in syndication under the title “The Cattanooga Cats Show”.
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Gossamer is an animated character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He was the co-star in the Bugs Bunny cartoon they showed this Saturday during the Svengoolie after-party, “Sventoonie”.
“You never know what people will choose to be offended by.”
Gilbert Gottfried was born on February 28, 1955, in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. He started doing stand-up at age 15 and became known as a “comedian’s comedian”. In 1980, Gibert was hired for season 6 of Saturday Night Live. He was known for his shrilling voice, squinting eyes, crude humor, and being the hilarious voice of the Aflac Duck in commercials. After sinking dramatically with some 9/11 humor he became the “too soon” comic.
I watched the DC Comics 2015 animated movie Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts on Netflix DVD. Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin, has just built the tallest building in Gotham City, taller than Wayne Enterprises. Oswald (first appearing in comics in 1941) is a man of good taste, very rich, wears a top hat and a monocle, always carrying the umbrella and dressed in black and white. His laugh sounds like a penguin, always teased and made fun of growing up, is the villain you tend to feel bad for.
When I was a child I loved Secret Squirrel, the spy, designation 000, created by Hanna-Barbera. The series debut was September 12, 1965 in The World of Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel prime-time special on NBC. The series was called The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show and aired from October 2, 1965 until September 2, 1967.
I watched the 2010 Warner Bros. animated superhero, direct-to-video, Batman: Under the Red Hood on Netflix DVD. This is the eighth DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and was written by Judd Winick (comic book writer – Batman, Catwoman, Green Arrow, Superman), who also wrote the “Under the Mask” Batman comic run. Jason Todd – the second Robin – is killed by the Joker and comes back as The Red Hood, trying to clean up Gotham in a criminal type way.
