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11 May 2008

This reminded me of one of my favorite types of cartoons →[More:]I loved the old Looney Tunes (I think it's Looney Tunes, or maybe Merrie Melodies) where the entire cartoon was narrated. It would be documentary-like with subjects such as modern conveniences, or how a farm runs. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? A woman would be working her new stove, then they would show a baby diaper changing device, or something like that.

I would love to see some of these.

Here is a cute and funny short with a narrator. Not quite what I'm remembering though. What I'm remembering is cartoon people and animals, but not the regular Looney Tunes animals, doing everyday things with humorous narration.

post by: LoriFLA at: 19:19 | 6 comments

Here's one in the similar vein, How to Dance. I don't think I have seen this one. The ones I remember weren't made by Disney. I will find one!

posted by LoriFLA 11 May | 19:42

I found one!

posted by LoriFLA 11 May | 20:56

Yep. I liked those too. They were the easiest ones to dream up for us when we talked about making our own cartoons when we were kids and dreamed of such things.

posted by Doohickie 11 May | 21:24

I found out the person that narrated a lot of these was Tex Avery.

posted by LoriFLA 11 May | 22:05

"A Day at the Zoo", directed by Tex Avery, narrated by Robert C. Bruce.

"Aviation Vacation" also directed by Tex Avery, narrated by Robert C. Bruce. This was considered a 'banned' cartoon because of two gags featuring stereotypical African 'natives'. IMO, it was buried because the whole toon was slow-paced and not very funny and might have damaged Avery's reputation.

"The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall", directed by Chuck Jones, narrated by John McLeish, a very UNtypical Warners cartoon for its direct parody of the already outdated "Rover Boys Adventures" and stylized animation, so much so it reportedly almost got Jones fired.

Tex Avery, working for MGM in the late '40s and early '50s, did "Car of Tomorrow", "Farm of Tomorrow" and "TV of Tomorrow" (although the first of the series, "House of Tomorrow" has been taken off YouTube)

It was fun googling these up... good thing I'd already made my one MeFi post for today or I might have repurposed these...

posted by wendell 12 May | 00:10

I loved House of Tomorrow!

Thanks for these, Wendell! You should do a MeFi post. I'd favorite it. ;-)

posted by LoriFLA 12 May | 07:20

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