Today, July 27th, marks the official seventy-fifth birthday of one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all time, the inimitable Bugs Bunny. To celebrate, the Retro Set looks back at a trio of classic Bugs […]
On June 9, 1934, the Walt Disney animation studios released The Wise Little Hen, a Silly Symphony adapted from a classic fairy tale. As with most of the Silly Symphonies, the cartoon did not feature any […]
Seventy-five years ago next month, an unassuming gray rabbit was born in Brooklyn. And from those humble beginnings, he would go on to become one of the most famous anthropomorphic animals to ever grace the silver […]
“Folks, now here’s a story ’bout Minnie the Moocher … she was a red-hot hoochie-coocher …” With her somewhat inauspicious debut in 1930’s Dizzy Dishes, Betty Boop became the most unlikely of stars. Initially drawn as a […]
On Saturday, we reviewed the recent Blu-ray release of Cartoon Roots, a phenomenal collection of early animated shorts. The mastermind behind the compilation, animation historian and avid collector Tommy José Stathes, graciously spoke with us about the […]
J. Stuart Blackton. J.R. Bray. Raoul Barré. The Fleischer brothers. Otto Messmer. Paul Terry. These names may not be all that recognizable today, but even the most casual observer of popular culture can see the […]
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