THE INCREDIBLES ARE BACK JUNE 15!

The Incredibles are back on June 15. 💥 Watch a brand-new sneak peek of #Incredibles2 now!

The Incredibles 2 is one of my most highly anticipated sequels and a new trailer shows off my favorite super hero family in new footage. the clip includes a further glimpse into baby Jack-Jack’s amazing powers. There’s also a seedy businessman (Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk!) who wants to bring the family back into the sunlight and focus on Mom (aka Elastigirl) seems to be the one that's back in action, while Mr. Incredible stays home as Mr. Mom with the three super kids.

The first Incredibles film came out in 2004, and this sequel is due out in theaters June 15th, 2018.

KIMMER'S FAVORITE ANIMATED CARTOON IS SIMON'S CAT!

Simon's Cat is an animated cartoon and book series by the British animator Simon Tofield featuring a hungry house cat who uses increasingly heavy-handed tactics to get his owner to feed him.

The first video of Simon's Cat I saw was CAT MAN DO

In January 2009, it was announced that Simon's Cat would be published in book format. Canongate released the title on 1 October 2009 in the United Kingdom. It was later released in many other countries and additional titles in the series were subsequently published.

In June 2012, Walt Disney Animation Studios began releasing specially-made shorts of Simon's Cat, while a Simon's Cat newspaper strip ran in the Daily Mirror from 2011 to 2013. In August 2015, it was announced that Endemol UK had acquired a stake on Simon's Cat. In July 2016, Simon's Cat partnered with Sesame Street as part of their Love to Learn campaign.

Simon's Cat: The title character. His antics, often in the quest for food, vex his owner, Simon. He loves cat food, but also enjoys birds, mice, and fish out of Simon's koi pond.

A significant amount of the humour in the book comes from his efforts to capture birds, mice, and fish. Simon's cat has not been officially named, though writer Simon Tofield says that Simon's cat is based on his own cat, Hugh and the kitten is based on Teddy.

Characters

• Simon: The long-suffering owner of the cat, a graphic artist.
• Simon's sister's dog: A dog that first appears in the video "Fed Up," in which he is fed underneath the table by a family. The dog also appears in the book and loves to play fetch.
• The Bird: A bird who Simon's cat chases, and who generally outsmarts him.
• The Hedgehog: A hedgehog that lives in Simon's back garden. Simon's cat loves to annoy the hedgehog by impaling objects such as apples, leaves, and tennis balls onto its prickles. The hedgehog also has children.
• The Garden Gnome: A garden gnome similar to the one broken by Simon's cat in "Let Me In." The gnome is seen holding either a fishing rod or a net. Simon's cat often tries to get the gnome to help in his schemes to catch food. The cat considers the gnome a friend, apparently unaware that it is an inanimate object.
• The Bunny: A rabbit that lives in Simon's garden who can literally run circles around the cat.
• The Kitten: In October 2011, Simon brings home a new member of the family who, in spite of his tender age, appears to be considerably smarter than his adult counterpart.
• The Toad: The toad also lives in the garden.
• The Frog: The frog appears in some shorts as well, and is differentiated from the toad in a "How to Draw...Frogs and Toads" short as well as in the "Simon Draws" section of the Kitten Chaos book.[10]
• The Squirrel: The squirrel lives in a tree in Simon's back yard. He loves to pelt Simon's Cat with acorns when the cat chases him.
• The Mouse: Another creature that is often chased by Simon's Cat. Despite their adversarial relationship, the mouse aided Simon's Cat in an elaborate plot intended to impress a female cat in "Smitten."
• Chloe: A female cat who is the object of Simon's cats affections for a time. Demure and somewhat snobbish, she exhibits a finicky appetite, munching on a trail of cat treats but angrily refusing a mouse offered by Simon's Cat in the first film.

Here are some cool Simon's Cat Items for sale in my Amazon Store. Click on the picture for more info.

SIMON'S CAT: MY NEW FAVORITE CARTOONS!

One of my very favorite animators is Simon Tofield of Simon's Cat fame. Simon's simple but endearing cartoon style is burning up the internet! Here is more about Simon.

Simon's Cat is an animated cartoon and book series by the British animator Simon Tofield featuring a hungry house cat who uses increasingly heavy-handed tactics to get his owner to feed him.

Creator Simon Tofield revealed that his four cats, called Teddy, Hugh, Jess and Maisie, provide inspiration for the series, with Hugh being the primary inspiration.

Watch Simon Tofield sketch and then digitally color a cute and romantic Valentine's image for 2017. Featuring Chloe being less than impressed by the cat's odd but loving gift!

Below is Cat Man Do, my favorite (so far) of the Simon's Cat series

Simon's Characters

Simon's Cat: The title character. His antics, often in the quest for food, vex his owner, Simon. He loves cat food, but also enjoys birds, mice, and fish out of Simon's koi pond. A significant amount of the humour in the book comes from his efforts to capture birds, mice, and fish. Simon's cat has not been officially named, though writer Simon Tofield says that Simon's cat is based on his own cat, Hugh.

Simon: The long-suffering owner of the cat, a graphic artist.

Simon's sister's dog: A dog that first appears in the video "Fed Up," in which he is fed underneath the table by a family. The dog also appears in the book and loves to play fetch.

The Bird: A bird who Simon's cat chases, and who generally outsmarts him.

The Hedgehog: A hedgehog that lives in Simon's back garden. Simon's cat loves to annoy the hedgehog by impaling objects such as apples, leaves, and tennis balls onto its prickles. The hedgehog also has children.

The Garden Gnome: A garden gnome similar to the one broken by Simon's cat in "Let Me In." The gnome is seen holding either a fishing rod or a net. Simon's cat often tries to get the gnome to help in his schemes to catch food. The cat considers the gnome a friend, apparently unaware that it is an inanimate object.

The Bunny: A rabbit that lives in Simon's garden who can literally run circles around the cat.

The Kitten: In October 2011, Simon brings home a new member of the family who, in spite of his tender age, appears to be considerably smarter than his adult counterpart.

The Toad: The toad also lives in the garden.

The Frog: The frog appears in some shorts as well, and is differentiated from the toad in a "How to Draw...Frogs and Toads" short as well as in the "Simon Draws" section of the Kitten Chaos book.

The Squirrel: The squirrel lives in a tree in Simon's back yard. He loves to pelt Simon's Cat with acorns when the cat chases him.

The Mouse: Another creature that is often chased by Simon's Cat. Despite their adversarial relationship, the mouse aided Simon's Cat in an elaborate plot intended to impress a female cat in "Smitten."

Chloe: A female cat who is the object of Simon's cats affections for a time. Demure and somewhat snobbish, she exhibits a finicky appetite, munching on a trail of cat treats but angrily refusing a mouse offered by Simon's Cat in the first film.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUGS BUNNY IS 75!

In 1940, that “wascally wabbit” we all know and love as Bugs Bunny made his official debut on the big screen in the Warner Bros. short “A Wild Hare.”

Versions of Warner rabbits began appearing with 1938’s “Porky’s Hare Hunt.” They didn’t sound or look like what became Bugs.

In “A Wild Hare,” Elmer Fudd utters his classic line, “SHHH! Be vewy, vewy quiet. I’m hunting wabbits.” In this short, Bugs first delivers his famous catchphrase, “Eh…what’s up, doc?” Bugs, whose name officially is said on-screen in his next film the following year, “Elmer’s Pet Rabbit,” quickly became one of Hollywood’s biggest names. People would go to the movies to see Bugs…the film itself came second to him.

That was only the beginning. Over the course of his career, Bugs has encountered and bested the likes of dogs, ducks, World War II enemies, Martians, Tasmanian Devils, in-ter-esting monsters, and many others.

He’s also starred in operas and shared a big LED screen while conducting orchestras,

screen time with all of classic Hollywood’s A-list stars. He’s headlined his own TV series and his star continues to shine to this day.

A 75- year–and counting–career. How many other actors can say that? Read more..

FELIX THE CAT: STILL THE COOLEST CAT

Felix cartoons began airing on American TV in 1953. Joe Oriolo introduced a redesigned, "long-legged" Felix, added new characters, and gave Felix a "Magic Bag of Tricks" that could assume an infinite variety of shapes at Felix's behest. The cat has since starred in other television programs and in two feature films.

As of the 2010s, Felix is featured on a variety of merchandise from clothing to toys. Oriolo's son, Don Oriolo, later assumed creative control of Felix. In 2002, TV Guide ranked Felix the Cat number 28 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list.

In 2014, the rights to the character were acquired by DreamWorks Animation. As a result, Felix the Cat is now both owned by Felix the Cat Productions and DreamWorks Animation.

READ MORE ABOUT FELIX ON RK

THE STORY OF BOZO THE CLOWN!

Bozo was created by Alan W. Livingston  The name came from the tradition of circuses calling clowns Bozos.

 
Bozo was created for a series of Capitol children's records in 1946, with Vance "Pinto" Colvig, the voice of Walt Disney's Goofy, providing the clown's voice.

 The First Bozo Pinto Colvig

Bozo needed a voice so Livingston hired a former circus clown, Pinto Colvig, to portray Bozo on the recordings and at promotional appearances.

CBS Los Angeles broadcasted the first Bozo television show, Bozo's Circus. Bozo's Circus starred Pinto Colvig Sr.

Larry Harmon

Larry Harmon formed a partnership that purchased the rights (except for records) to the Bozo the Clown character, and turned it into a nationwide franchise. He took over the role of Bozo the Clown which he had been occasionally hired in the past to play at promotionals, and credited himself as training over 200 Bozo the Clowns.

See the Wheeler's Bozo the Clown Timeline

WGN TV BOZO BOB BELL 

In 1960, WGN-TV asked character actor and staff announcer Bob Bell to portray Bozo the Clown on a live, 30-minute afternoon show consisting of one-man sketches and cartoons. “Bozo’s Circus” was a live, hour-long telecast that aired weekdays at noon.

clown picture - Bob Bell, as Bozo the clown, in the final incarnation of his makeup In 1970, Bob Bell receives an Emmy for WGN-TV’s “Bozo’s Circus” during a live broadcast of the 11th annual Chicago Emmy Awards at the Drury Lane Theatre in Evergreen Park, Illinois on WBBM-TV (CBS) in Chicago. Bob Bell retired from WGN-TV in April 1984, and was inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame on August 3, 1996.

Joey J. D'Auria (born May 18, 1952) is an actor and a voice actor who is best known for his role of WGN-TV Chicago's Bozo the Clown from 1984 to 2001. D'Auria was hired after a long search for the next Bozo in part because his improvisational skills were very good. D'Auria also blended well with Roy Brown, who said he knew right away that D'Auria would be a hit after telling him he had broken his arm in three places and getting a response of, "Then don't go in those three places!" D'Auria played Bozo until the show's cancellation in 2001.

LEGENDARY SCREEN CARTOONIST RON CAMPBELL AT SOUTH X SOUTHWEST!!

GO SEE CARTOON LEGEND

RON CAMPBELL!!!

Wild About Music, 115 E. 6th Street, Austin , TX

Saturday, March 8 – Saturday, March 15

1:00 pm – 9:00 pm (except Sunday 1:00 pm – 6:00pm)

Ron was the director of the 1960s Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon TV series and animator of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine, will mark the historic anniversary by appearing live during SXSW at Wild About Music, 115 E. 6th Street from Saturday, March 8th through Saturday, March 15th. Ron will showcase his original Beatles cartoon paintings created specially for the show and create new Beatles pop art paintings live at the exhibit.

RON CAMPBELL

AUSTIN, TX - It was 50 years ago that the Beatles invaded the United States, performing for 73 million people on the Ed Sullivan Show and began dominating the US pop charts for years. Now five decades later, the Fab Four continue to be the most celebrated musical group in Rock history. Beatles celebrations are continuing throughout the country including many television, radio and live concert tributes. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 8^th - SATURDAY, MARCH 15^th

Ron Campbell, director of the legendary Saturday morning Beatles Cartoon series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1965 through April 20, 1969 and animator on the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal during SXSW at Wild About Music, commemorating the 50^th anniversary of the Beatles historic invasion of America.

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Yellow Submarine, recently celebrating its 45^th anniversary, has become a permanent fixture in pop culture, defining the psychedelic 60s for generations to come. In his book, Up Periscope, Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax gives Ron Campbell a great deal of credit for saving the movie Yellow Submarine and tying it all together at the last minute.

Ron Campbell has also been involved with some of the most beloved cartoons including, Scooby Doo, Winnie The Pooh, Krazy Kat, George of the Jungle, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, the Smurfs, Goof Troop, Rugrats, Winnie the Pooh, Ed, Edd & Eddy and dozens more. Campbell ’s former studio was awarded a Peabody and an Emmy for his work in children’s television. Since retiring after a 50 year career, he has been painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen.

Wild About Music is Austin ’s independently owned unique music lifestyle shop and gallery since 1991.  The 5,000-sq-ft gallery is located on 6^th street , near Congress, in the heart of Austin 's downtown entertainment district.  http://www.wildaboutmusic.com/

THE HISTORY OF BABAR THE ELEPHANT

Babar the King of the Elephants is an amazing series of children's books that I fancied i a very big way in 2nd grade. The art and writing had an almost Zen balance to them. The author wrote and illustrated these books in an artist fashion rather than cartoonish. Dr Seuss books were funny and made us giggle...Babar was royalty...he was dignified...totally cool books.

Jean de Brunhoff (December 9, 1899 – October 16, 1937) was a French writer and illustrator known for creating the Babar books, the first of which appeared in 1931.
 

Brunhoff was an elephant/animal rights activist early in the 20th century. Babar's story conveyed the similarities between the soulful elephants to that of human families. Children I believe, connected with the love and care of the Babar family.

This illustration is from Babar and Father Christmas, the last Babar story de Brunhoff wrote before dying of tuberculosis at age 37. A British animated film was made in 1968:

Originally published in over sized volumes with cursive writing and the author’s wonderful sprawling watercolour paintings, the English language version of Brunhoff’s Histoire de Babar immediately captured the interest of British children. Babar brings clothes and cars (and Madame) from Paris - where he has been educated - and readers follow him home to his African kingdom.

He is crowned King and transforms the elephant kingdom into a Westernised civilisation. With is family and the wise Cornelius by his side, Babar protects his land from the Rhino King The stories were adapted into an animated television series, which ran from 1989 to 1991 with 13 additional episodes aired in 2000.  READ MORE ABOUT BABAR

THE VERY HIP FELIX THE CAT!

Felix the Cat is one amazing cartoon...Felix is still hip with kids all the way to seniors. The Cat has never lost his cool....

Felix the Cat is a funny animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The anthropomorphic black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make Felix one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences.

Felix's origins remain disputed. Australian cartoonist/film entrepreneur Pat Sullivan, owner of the Felix character, claimed during his lifetime to be it's creator. American animator Otto Messmer, Sullivan's lead animator, has been credited as such.

What is certain is that Felix emerged from Sullivan's studio, and cartoons featuring the character enjoyed success and popularity in 1920s popular culture. Aside from the animated shorts, Felix starred in a comic strip (drawn by Sullivan, Messmer and later Joe Oliolo) beginning in 1923, and his image soon adorned merchandise such as ceramics, toys and postcards.

Felix cartoons began airing on American TV in 1953. Joe Oriolo introduced a redesigned, "long-legged" Felix, added new characters, and gave Felix a "Magic Bag of Tricks" that could assume an infinite variety of shapes at Felix's behest. The cat has since starred in other television programs and in two feature films. As of the 2010s, Felix is featured on a variety of merchandise from clothing to toys. Oriolo's son, Don Oriolo, later assumed creative control of Felix. Read More on WIKI

VILLAINS 

"End of the line for you. You are the grass and I'm the lawnmower..." 
The Master Cylinder

“I made a boo-boo! I MADE A BOO-BOO!"
Professor Nutty Nut-Meg aka The Professor.

OBSESSIONS OF MY CHILDHOOD

 

Here are one of my first collection obsessions!Liddle Kiddles. These were the coolest tiny dolls that came packaged in bottles, necklaces, cars and eggs. They had very cute faces with bright eyes. Just loved them.They still sell tons of these on Ebay. They toy makers should revisit Little Kiddles.

Tressy was an awesome doll!The first doll that "grew" hair.Tressy had a button on her back when pushed her hair became longer or shorter..We were mesmerized by this doll..She had a superb tv commercial.We all wanted a Tressy doll!

A young boy with a propeller beany that allows him to fly (the "Beanycopter", complete with helmet and propeller, became a popularly marketed novelty). Beany is a good-hearted, upbeat lad. In most episodes, Beany would be kidnapped by the villain or vice versa, crying "Help, Cecil! Help!" to which Cecil would reply "I'm a-comin', Beany-boy!" as he raced to the rescue.
 

 Beany Copters were coveted by children because we wanted to fly like Beany Saturday morning cartoon show Beany and Cecil.

The Spirograph was and still is the most incredible toy. We spent hours making those intricate drawings. The Spirograph itself was developed by the British engineer Denys Fisher, who exhibited at the 1965 Nuremberg International Toy Fair. It was subsequently produced by his company. US distribution rights were acquired by Kenner, Inc., which introduced it to the United States market in 1966 and promoted it as a creative children's toy.
 

Mystery Date was hugely popular to play in the 1960's. It was a funny game to play. We all wanted to own it. There was a compelling tv advertising campaign for Mystery Date...

Ahhh the Beatle's Dolls with hair! I had Paul and George and I think my sister had the other two. We of course, were insane about Beatlemania.

We had to own anything that had the Beatles on it. We had Beatle notebooks, lunch box, and tennis shoes I think. The Beatles were the first band with MERCH!
 

Spent all my money on Archie Comic Books

Archie's first appearance in Pep Comics #22 on December 22, 1941, was drawn by Montana and written by Vic Bloom. With the creation of Archie, publisher Goldwater hoped to appeal to fans of the Andy Hardy movies starring Mickey Rooney. Archie Comics is also the title of the company's longest-running publication, the first issue appearing with a cover date of Winter 1942. Starting with issue #114, the title was shortened to simply Archie.

Peanuts Paperbacks 

and Mad Magazine.

Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than 2,000,000 during its 1970s circulation peak.

3M book games. Just adored the game Ohwaree which had little wells that looked like they were made from marble. You would have a hand full of stones and drop them around in a circle.Object was to obtain all the stones.

My brother and I played this game for hours. It was a defense/strategy game with a flagship and it was based on Naval maneuvers.

RAT FINK!!! Man I loved this rat! Drew him on all my notebooks forever! Here is the history of RAT FINK! RF is still popular today see HERE