Waking before dawn with Ev out west we often end up eating pancakes while watching vintage cartoons on YouTube. So we tune in to Droopy, Deputy Dog, Mighty Mouse, and Under Dog (and of course, his humble alter ego, shoeshine boy).
Thinking back, without actually looking back, one has a tendency to glamorize the old cartoons of one's youth-- just how funny they were and how wholesome. One has a tendency to think the old cartoons were so much more entertaining and benign than much of the crap available and marketed as kid stuff today. Lest you forget, there are a couple of things you need to remember: First, the old stories are riddled with a steady stream of bombs, dynamite, guns, and full fist punches. Second, they are filled with every fashion of stereotype and prejudice. Third, they are filled with language and gags that soar well over the head of any four year old. Fourth, they are beautifully drawn as opposed to the computer generated anime seen so often today. And finally, the humor is, well, usually very funny. In short, they're much better than the crap that's marketed as kid stuff today.
Where I'm sitting it's Saturday morning. So check out the link below. It's filled with great artwork, loaded with stereotypes and prejudice, and funny. Enjoy. And if one is not enough, Google "Tex Avery" on YouTube and it'll keep you wondering for hours just how it is you turned out so well.
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