W6: WB – Freleng, Davis, McKimson, Early Chuck Jones Flashcards
What studio did Friz Feleng start at and what series was he working on there?
Walt Disney
The Alice Comedies
The OG Warner Bros directors
Hugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
The OG Warner Bros cartoon producer
Leon Schlesinger
Friz’s favourite cartoon genre and subject matter
genre: musicals
subject: show-biz/pop cultre
In 1937, Friz Freleng temporarily left WB to direct for this Hollywood studio
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM)
Name the 1940 WB cartoon in which Friz Freleng combined live-action with animation
You Ought to Be in Pictures
The short, volatile character that is Bugs Bunny’s adversary
Yosemite Sam
Creator of Yosemite Sam
Michael Maltese
Who was Yosemite Sam allegedly based off of?
Friz Freleng
Storyboard and Layout artists who became Friz Freleng’s most impt creative cartoon collaborators
Warren Foster (write)
Hawley Pratt (layout)
What character did Friz take over from Robert Clampett? Name the cartoon he introduces this character in
Chara: Tweety
Cartoon: Tweetie Pie (1947)
Who did Friz partner with after leaving WB, and what series did they make?
David H. DePatie
Pink Panther
What animation studio did Art Davis start at, and what was his job?
In-betweener for Dick Huemer @ Fleischer studio
Whose unit did Art Davis take over at WB?
Robert Clampett
Robert McKimson was a very important animator for this director
Robert Clampett
Qualities that made McKimson one of WB’s best animators
1 Very realistic, precise and fast animation that was on par with Disney animators
Characters that McKimson developed at WB
Foghorn Leghorn
Tasmanian Devil
Hippety Hopper
Sylvester Jr.
Describe Chuck Jones’ early cartoon directing style
Moderately paced, very Disney-like/cute, heart-warming stories
diminutive, cute characters struggling in a big world
What did Chuck Jones start experimenting with visually in his WB cartoons, and who helped him develop this?
experimented with stylized, graphic, minimalist layouts/backgrounds that resembled wallpaper at times
Bernyce Polifika, Eugene Fleury, John McGrew
Art Davis cartoon featuting conniving parrot (Louie) and dumb cat (Heathcliff)
Dough Ray Me-ow
1955 one-shot WB cartoon that McKimson animated and directed all by himself
The Hole Idea
Recurring characters designed by Chuck Jones
Hubie and Bertie
Sniffles
Minah Bird
Inki
Who directed The Dover Boys and what was its significance?
Chuck Jones
employed a new technique for fast movement: smear drawings
First Porky Pig cartoon and its director
I Haven’t Got a Hat (1935)
Friz Freleng
Who was responsible for the Hollywood caricatures in Coo Coo Nut Grove?
T. Hee (Thornton Hee)
Debut cartoon of Yosemite Sam
Hare Trigger (by Freleng)
Debut cartoon of Speedy Gonzalez
Speedy Gonzalez
Characters that Freleng exclusively directed in classic WB times
Yosemite Sam
Tweety Bird
Speedy Gonzalez
Freleng vs Chuck Jones BUGS BUNNY
Freleng’s
New York street rabbit whose speech is filled with lots of “dees”, “dats” and “doeses”
Chuck’s
Bugs Bunny is a somewhat refined, intelligent, literate, cool
Freleng vs Chuck Jones DAFFY
Freleng’s
obnoxious, greedy; not insane but a hyper and meddles a lot
Chuck’s
similar to Friz’s, but more opportunistic, arrogant, super-egotistical
Who were Chuck Jones’ friendos who worked on the experimental backgrounds of Waikiki Rabbit with him
John McGrew
Bernyce Polifka
Eugene Fleury
