A friendly place for the discussion of the vintage American animated cartoon, specifically, the studios of Warner Brothers, MGM, Max Fleischer, Paramount/Famous, Terrytoons, Walter Lantz, Van Bueren, Columbia, UPA and Walt Disney. Topics will include the creators, the characters and whatever else pertains to these wonderful pieces of American popular culture. We hope to have discussions about Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Friz Freling, Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Max and Dave Fleischer, Michael Maltese, Ted Pierce, Bob Mckimson, Frank Tashlin, Art Davis, Carl Stalling, Milt Franklin , Maurice Noble, Philip De Guard, Hawley Pratt, Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, Preston Blair, Hugh Harmon, Rudy Ising, Jack Mercer, Seymour Kneitel, Dan Gordon, Sammy Timberg, Winston Sharples, Walter Lantz, Paul Terry , U.B. Iwerks, Walt Disney, Irv Spector and anyone else (and there are many!).
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