#Spike Brandt

[skullislandproductions]

Happy Birthday Porky! Eighty-nine and lookin’ fi-fi-fi…you look wonderful!

#Spike Brandt #Looney Tunes #Merrie Melodies #WB #Warner Bros Studios #Porky #Porky Pig #Daffy #Daffy Duck #duo #present #stutter #bday #birthday #anniversary #celebration #sketch #painting #watercolor #watercolor painting

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

Final option is meant to say “haven’t even heard of this movie,” but you can’t change a poll after it’s been posted. Sorry for the typo.

#movies #polls #tom and jerry: willy wonka and the chocolate factory #tom and jerry willy wonka and the chocolate factory #tom and jerry #willy wonka #2010s movies #spike brandt #warner bros #warner bros animation #requested #have you seen this movie poll

[acmeoop]

Looking For Clues “Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery” (2015)

#10s #hanna barbera #warner bros animation #crossover #scooby doo #kiss #daphne blake #starchild #paul stanley #gif #warner home video #spike brandt #tony cervone

[oscarandgrinchfan]

Happy Belated birthday to my favorite Hannah Barbera characters of all time "Tom and Jerry".

#joseph barbera #spikebrandt #spike brandt #fred quimby #william hanna #tom and jerry #joe barbera

[adamwatchesmovies]

Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz (2011)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

I don't often give movies "So Bad It's Good" ratings. Even rarer are low “So Bad It’s Good” ratings. If a movie isn't good and isn't enjoyably awful, it probably isn't pleasant under any definition. I'm making an exception for Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz. Why? Well, it all began with Tom and Jerry and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; a film so bad you had to see it to believe it. No one in their right mind would rent or buy that cinematic mistake. All of its profits must have come from grandparents with poor eyesight desperate to find their grandkids a last-minute Christmas gift. After seeing it, no one would give any Tom and Jerry films - past or future - a chance but it's still available for purchase today. As long as Tom and Jerry and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is out there, the only audience for this… adaptation? Spoof? Follow-up? to the 1939 Judy Garland classic are demented cinephiles who purposely seek bad movies. Why aren’t they going to be pleased? Read on.

While reuniting Dorothy Gale (voiced by Grey Griffin) with her dog Toto, Tom and Jerry get sucked into a twister and transported to the magical land of Oz. Following Dorothy’s tracks on the yellow brick road, they meet munchkin Tuffy (voiced by Kath Soucie) who tells them of the great and powerful Oz (Joe Alaskey) - the only being who can help them return home.

Unlike Tom and Jerry and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this isn’t a straight retelling of the original film with the two violence-prone cat and mouse clumsily jammed in. This is an “original movie” with an original plot. It's sort of a Lion King 1 ½ type of story. We see familiar events from a new angle. For instance, did you ever wonder how that bucket of water ended up in the Wicked Witch of the West’s castle? You'll know its back story after this film. What’s that? You never cared? You shouldn't, and that's why this movie fails. This side story is razor thin. In fact, the whole thing clocks in at a slim 56 minutes - far less than the film it’s spinning off of. Unfortunately, since you don’t care about anything, it feels much longer.

This is a perfect example of a film that would be better if it were worse. The new songs are bad, but they’re lame, not cringe-inducing and not memorable. The animation is cheap. I only counted one scene in which a character had a shadow. However, the budget isn’t so low that characters are constantly off-model or animated in a way that makes for great stills. Similarly, since the plot is new, there are no plot holes or nonsensical developments like we had in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ripoff. This means there is less to make fun of and many more reasons to become bored.

This is a picture for a non-existent audience. No adult watching will go “I’d much rather watch this than the classic!” If you haven’t seen Dorothy Gale’s original adventure, you won’t understand this plot because it assumes you already know the story and blazes through important information. It isn’t good, and isn’t bad enough to be fun. There’s no reason to see this film and everyone who made it knew this perfectly well. I can’t think of any reason why anyone should ever see it but I also don’t hate it enough to care if you disagree. (On DVD, November 23, 2018)

#Tom and Jerry & the Wizard of Oz #Tom and Jerry #The Wizard of Oz #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Spike Brandt #Tony Cervone #Gene grillo #Grey Griffin #Nikki Yanofsky #Joe Alaskey #Michael Gough #Rob Paulsen #Todd Stashwick #Frances Conroy #Laraine Newman #Billy West #2011 movies #2011 films

[animatejournal]

The Looney Tunes Show Director: Spike Brandt Studio: Warner Bros. | USA, 2012

#Looney Tunes #Bugs Bunny #Daffy Duck #Christmas #Winter #Holidays #Lola Bunny #Warner Bros. #The Looney Tunes Show #Animation #Cartoon

[dinahlaurellancesource]

black canary #6 variant cover by pia guerra and spike brandt

#dinahlanceedit #blackcanaryedit #dcmultiverse #cbnetwork #dailybirdsofprey #dcladies #canariessource #canarynetwork #comicsqueens #comicswomen #dcedit #kickassdcladies #comicedit #black canary #comic: black canary #variant covers #* #by mari

[itsbansheebitch]

"Casiano read aloud a doctor’s note that diagnosed her pregnancy as high risk, then began to sob and ultimately threw up, prompting the judge to call a recess."

"Casiano is part of a group of 13 women and two OB-GYNs who are suing the state of Texas. The lawsuit, filed in March by the Center for Reproductive Rights, asks the court to clarify the types of situations that constitute a medical emergency under Texas' abortion laws."

"The two-day hearing that began Wednesday pertains to a request from the plaintiffs that the judge issue a temporary injunction blocking Texas' abortion bans from applying to high-risk pregnancies. The state has asked that the lawsuit be dismissed."

"All three women who testified cried during their statements as they recalled the trauma of carrying nonviable pregnancies. Amanda Zurawski, the lead plaintiff, said she nearly died from sepsis — a life-threatening infection — after being denied an abortion when her water broke at 18 weeks."

"Brandt traveled out of state and received an abortion in Colorado to terminate the nonviable fetus. She gave birth to a healthy baby at 38 weeks. In her testimony, she said that if she had not gotten the abortion, she would likely have given birth to twins prematurely, only one of whom would have lived.

“I would have had to give birth to an identical version of my daughter without a skull and without a brain and hold her until she died,” Brandt said."

"Casiano, meanwhile, said she considered seeking an abortion in another state but was scared she might face penalties or lose her job. “I felt like I was imprisoned in my own body,” she said. She went into early labor in March, she said, and her baby — whom she named Halo — died four hours after birth."

"The women who testified each said they blamed Texas law, not their doctors, for their harrowing experiences."

If you are pro-life, you are pro-death. You are pro-torture. Do you want parents to watch their children die? You're a monster

#pro life #pro choice #abortion #womens rights #feminism #mother #father #tw child death #politics #us politics

[termiteterraceclub]

Termite Terrace Club - November 2nd

1935 - Gold Diggers of '49 - Dir. Tex Avery (first Tex Avery short) 1940 - The Sour Puss - Dir. Bob Clampett 1946 - Mouse Menace - Dir. Arthur Davis (first Arthur Davis short) 1957 - Show Biz Bugs - Dir. Friz Freleng

2004 - Daffy Duck for President - Directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone

TV 1990 - Tiny Toon Adventures Season 1: "Fields of Honey" 1991 - Taz-Mania: "Mishap in the Mist" / "Toothache Taz" 1992 - Tiny Toon Adventures Season 3: "Buster's Directorial Debut" ("Fit to Be Stewed" / "Ducklahoma") 1993 - Animaniacs Season 1: "Chairman of the Bored" / "Planets Song" / "Astro-Buttons" 1996 - Animaniacs Season 4: "Ten Short Films About Wakko Warner" / "No Time for Love" / "The Boo Network" 1996 - Pinky & the Brain: "The Pink Candidate" 1996 - The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries Season 2: "The Scare Up There" / "If It's Wednesday, This Must Be Holland!" 2022 - Bugs Bunny Builders Season 1: "Beach Battle"

#looney tunes #looneytwt #wb100 #wb #warner bros #bugs bunny #porky pig #daffy duck

[wonderinc-sonic]

Saw a ask on her awhile ago about giving silver longer ears and long eared hedgehogs and I'd like to say a few things.

Sonic and Amy have pointed ear while Shadow and Silver sometimes have rounded ears. (I like to think that means they are different types of hedgehogs and one pair might be long eared hedgehogs whose ears haven't grown in yet)

Long eared hedgehogs are a real thing. Alot of long eared hedgehogs have been well documented to be bi or gay. (It more common amongst females but males have been documented too)

Now is Sonic and Amy long eared or are Shadow and Silver long eared?

Omg the gay hedgehog gene is real!

Let's compare:

Long Eared Hodgegog up close

Shit quality screenshot for some reason, but you can see here that lots of them have dark snouts, which is throwing me off.

But from this page I might suggest:

Sonic might be a Southern White-Breasted hedgehog (white tummy, lives in grass) or a Somali hedgehog (also pale tummy)

Silver might be a 4-toed hedgehog (silly front-spiking quills, white with darkening quills)

Amy might be an atelerix hedgehog (no spikes/ less spikes on the head)

Shadow might be a Brandts Hedgehog (dark, has a 'jumping attack'???)

Long eared hedgehogs crucially don't seem to ball up, which is not very Sonic of them, but if you want to make a hedgehog OC with curly ears and a propensity to be gay, I implore you to do so. Also this hedgehog made me cry:

This ones the lonely one???? Noooooo baby I'll be your friend!

Thanks for coming on a hedgehog journey with me! Interested to hear anyone's thoughts on this one!

#wonderincs #hedgehogs #sonic the hedgehog #amy rose #shadow the hedgehog #silver the hedgehog #anon #queue #thanks for the ask! 🦔🦔🦔🦔

[thatcartoonnetworkblog]

Cartoon Network Friday Spotlight: Duck Dodgers- “Shiver Me Dodgers”

Duck Dodgers is making its way to a Blu-Ray set soon, and that’s cause for celebrating. Warner’s recent complete Blu releases of their cartoons have been quality, and since Dodgers’ DVDs weren’t especially widely available (especially not the last season from what I recall), we should be grateful for what few bones Warner is still throwing for us cartoon fans. Especially since the show still remains so fun.

I believe this is the show’s first double-length episode, and it’s not one of its more elaborate tribute episodes. It’s a good one, though, and does rely on some pop culture. It kind of starts off as a Titanic parody, with a ship full of wealthy passengers about to enter sudden disarray. but what they think is a simple sinking is a hijacking, as Long John Silver the 23rd (and no, he isn’t copyrighted) collects most of their belongings, as well as a particular device that the Galactic Protectorate need. Dodgers and Cadet (Daffy and Porky) are tasked with breaking in to retrieve said device, but they also encounter X-2 (Marvin), who needs it for Mars’ own purposes. Despite their differences, the three decide to team up to steal from Silver.

But it won’t be that easy! It never is, but Silver challenges Dodgers to a slug eating contest, while Cadet later has to entertain the pirates with a sea shanty marathon so Dodgers and X-2 can try to steal the device. It’s a fun episode, maybe not as instantly iconic as, say, the Samurai Jack episode or the one that reunites the Warner Brothers (and Warner Sister)’s voices, but not every episode can be like those, or the show would get old. Luckily, the show has a strong sense of humor and a hell of a writer’s room- Spike Brandt, Tom Cervone, Paul Dini and Tom Minton, each an animation legend in their own right- who collaborate to give us what may be the best Looney Tunes show ever. Not counting the originals, of course.

I highly recommend picking up the Blu, even if you never saw the show. If you’re a fan of Looney Tunes and more recent cartoon humor, you’ll be plenty entertained.

#duck dodgers #looney tunes #daffy duck #cartoon network #friday spotlight

[skullislandproductions]

If at first you don’t succeed….Duck Dodgers pitch cover - This second attempt to sell Duck Dodgers as a television show in Oct. 1998, had Lola Bunny joining the crew, Sparky being reduced to a smaller role with Dodgers’ rival Star Johnson. John P. McCann was in charge of revamping this version of the show. He asked me and Tony Cervone to adapt the artwork to reflect this new direction.

#Spike Brandt #Tony Cervone #John P McCann #Chuck Jones #Michael Maltese #Looney Tunes #WB #Warner Bros #Warner Bros Animation #Duck Dodgers #The Cadet #Daffy Duck #Porky Pig #Marvin the Martian #Lola Bunny #Joe Alaskey #Bob Bergen #cartoon #action comedy #science fiction

[asongofsilks]

ASOIAF FANCASTING –> EVERY NAMED FEMALE CHARACTER ABOVE THE AGE OF FIVE, PART XXV

Helya (main series era): A bentback old woman, the steward of Pyke in the Iron Islands. Fancast: Geraldine McEwan.

Henrietta Woodhull (b. approx. 120 AC): The daughter of a landed knight of the Paps, she was presented as a marriage candidate for King Aegon III at the Maiden's Day Ball of 133 AC. She was the last to be presented to the king, and was one of a few candidates to be rushed past him after he had already been presented with the girl who would become his bride, Daenaera Velaryon. Fancast: Larisa Oleynik.

Hildy (main series era): Lover of Lord Jonos Bracken, before that the lover of a sworn sword of Lord Blackwood. Fancast: Nicole Whippy.

Holly (284-300 AC): A wildling spearwife who accompanies Mance Rayder, in the disguise of a singer travelling with six female companions, to Winterfell to rescue Arya Stark, who is supposed to be in the hands of the Boltons. She is shot by the Boltons' watchmen as Theon and "Arya" (actually Jeyne Poole, the Stark girls' childhood companion) escape. Fancast: Hannah Sharp.

Irri (b. 284 AC): One of Daenerys Targaryen's Dothraki handmaids, formerly daughter of a khal who was slain by Drogo. She stays with Daenerys after Drogo's death and journeys with her as far as Meereen. Fancast: Lesley-Ann Brandt.

Jaehaera Targaryen (123-133 AC): Daughter of King Aegon II and his wife Helaena Targaryen. After the death of her parents, siblings and uncles during the Dance of the Dragons, she was married to the only remaining candidate for the throne, Aegon III. However, two years later, she apparently threw herself out of her window onto the spikes of the dry moat surrounding Maegor's Holdfast. The King's Hand, Lord Unwin Peake, may in fact have been responsible for her death, as he immediately tried to arrange for Aegon to marry his daughter Myrielle. Fancast: Eleanor Worthington-Cox.

Jaenara Belaerys (era of Valyrian supremacy): A Valyrian dragonrider who attempted to reach the tip of the great southern continent, Sothoryos, on the back of her dragon Terrax. She returned to Valyria after three years, claiming that she had only encountered endless jungle and mountain. Fancast: Zoe Kravitz.

Janna Tyrell (b. approx. 270 AC): Youngest daughter of Lord Luthor Tyrell and his wife Olenna. She is married to Ser Jon Fossoway and accompanies her niece Margaery to King's Landing when it is arranged that she will wed the king. Fancast: Scarlett Johansson.

Janyce Hunter (main series era): Wife of Edwyn Frey, whose father, Ryman, is the heir to the Twins after the death of his grandfather Stevron. They have a young daughter, Walda, but it is rumoured that she is truly the daughter of Black Walder, Edwyn's brother. Fancast: Phoebe Dynevor.

Jayde (main series era): One of the girls at Chataya's brothel, an upmarket establishment that caters to many nobles in King's Landing. Fancast: Aifric O'Donnell.

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#asoiaf fancast #valyrianscrolls #jaehaera targaryen #irri #janyce hunter #janna tyrell #jayde #jaenara belaerys #holly #hildy #henrietta woodhull #helya #asoiaf fashion #allfancasts

[acmeoop]

Paul Dini’s Personal Favorite Quote From The Duck Dodgers Series. “Shiver Me Dodgers” (2003)

#00s #warner bros #cartoon network #duck dodgers #spin off #looney tunes #daffy duck #porky pig #marvin the martian #spike brandt #tony cervone #paul dini #Tom minton

[peterlorrefanpage]

“My old flame, I can’t even think of her name...I’ll have to look through my collection of human heads."

Radio show clip: Spike Jones, Paul Frees, AND Peter Lorre!

On the Spike Jones Spotlight Revue radio show, December 10, 1948, Paul Frees did his astounding impression of Peter Lorre with the song "My Old Flame." And then Peter Lorre himself shows up. The crowd goes wild!

Spike Jones was a superb bandleader with a superb band who spoofed popular songs & classical music. You have to be really good to do the things they did. He was on radio and television, and of course tons of records.

You may have already heard a Paul Frees recording of "My Old Flame." I consider what he does on this radio show the best variation yet.

What you'll get in this clip:

00:00 The regular (not-spoofed) "My Old Flame" comes first.

01:41 The Spike Jones treatment comes roaring in.

02:08 Paul Frees does "My Old Flame" as Peter Lorre.

04:39 Spike hopes Peter Lorre isn't mad about this...

04:58 Peter Lorre appears! "Pardon me, are you Spook Jones?"

More info:

"In June 1947, [Spike] Jones and head writer Eddie Brandt put Lorre-like lyrics to the song hit “My Old Flame” and hired popular voice actor Paul Frees to record the revised tune at RCA Victor in Hollywood. The next year, Jones scheduled Lorre and Frees to appear together on the Coca-Cola-sponsored Spotlight Revue for Chicago’s WBBM Radio. Following a popularly resonant rendition of “My Old Flame” by Dick Baldwin (accompanied by the City Slickers), Frees masterfully magnified the actor’s vocal mannerisms, catching rhyme and rhythm, rant and rave, to perfection in his own rendition of the song." -The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

#peter lorre got peter lorre-d #peter lorre #paul frees #spike jones #my old flame #peter lorre impression #peter lorre radio #1940s radio #old time radio #Youtube

[adamwatchesmovies]

Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

When I saw Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, I saw unintentional comedic gold. The shoehorned cat and mouse created plot holes, the crappy animation made for many meme-worthy frames, plus it was just so out-of-nowhere the very title made me laugh. What was next Tom and Jerry and Kramer vs. Kramer? Tom and Jerry and Me, Myself & Irene? I couldn't wait to see Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz but it disappointed me. It’s a film made worse by being better, which is also very much the case for this sequel.

Following her return to Kansas after her adventure in the wonderful land of Oz, Dorothy Gale (voiced by Grey Griffin) learns the farm’s livestock is about to be forfeited to Mr. Bibb (Jason Alexander) unless the family repays their debt to him. Worse, the Nome King (also Jason Alexander) has attacked the Emerald City and threatens to sink it so he can reclaim its emeralds. Rejoined by her friends The Scarecrow (Michael Gough), The Cowardly Lion (Todd Stashwick), The Tinman (Rob Paulsen), her faithful dog Toto… and Tom and Jerry, Dorothy must stop this new threat to the kingdom and save the farm too.

Much like its predecessor, it’s hard to pinpoint who this film is for. “Wizard of Oz” fans may get a kick out of seeing some of the books’ less well-known elements, like the Jitterbug (James Monroe Iglehart, whose character was originally meant to appear in the 1939 classic but was ultimately cut) and the Nome King. I'd wager they'd rather watch Return to Oz, or read the books instead. It’d be different if the animation was good but it’s just ok. At its worst, it's bad without ever becoming so bad it’s hilarious. What a shame. The end credits show some pre-production stills and animatics in which the characters ARE consistently on-model and look nice. Clearly, this was a production made as cheaply and quickly as possible.

Assuming Tom and Jerry fans are interested in seeing the characters interact with L. Frank Baum’s creations, they'll find a  few decent gags here. They’re nothing special but these laughs prevent this creation from becoming painful. I guess you can also appreciate that as a sequel, this is “good” in the sense that, unlike so many other Oz sequels, we actually get to see the characters we liked the first time around come back. Well, not ALL of them. Thankfully, the irritating Tuffy (Kath Soucie) is kept to a minimum this time.

The songs are so bland and unmemorable I nearly forgot to mention them. The best bits of music is another rendition of Over the Rainbow which you’d trade in for a recording of Judy Garland’s any day of the week. That's all I've got to say about that.

Overall, Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz is betterrrr (?) than the first but not by much. It still struggles to validate its existence. This is the kind of movie you only end up watching because your grandma bought it for you at the gas station because she thought it was your birthday and forgot that you’re now a grown man. I didn’t hate it but would be hard-pressed to find anyone I'd recommend it to. (On DVD, February 8, 2019)

#Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz #movies #films #tom and jerry #the wizard of oz #return to oz #Grey Griffi #Jason Alexander #Joe Alaskey #Michael Gough #Rob Paulsen #Todd Stashwick #Frances Conroy #spike brandt #tony cervone #l. frank baum #paul dini #2016 movies #2016 films