tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post112442766599063585..comments2023-10-11T05:16:36.857-07:00Comments on CHILD OF TELEVISION: Confessions of a Toon Head. (Click PODCAST)Tony Figueroahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02277491059818528829noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post-1124508246117814952005-08-19T20:24:00.000-07:002005-08-19T20:24:00.000-07:00In regards to your comment about seeing "Looney Tu...In regards to your comment about seeing "Looney Tunes" in a whole new light as an adult, I offer the following exchange from "A tale of two Kitties" which was the very first cartoon featuring Tweety. At that time Hollywood relied on the Hayes office to censor their art (primarily so Uncle Sam would stay the @%*&% out of it) This exchange features two cats based on Abbott & Costello.<BR/><BR/><BR/>(COSTELLO is at the top of a ladder, right at eye-line with TWEETY'S nest. ABBOTT is at the bottom of the ladder)<BR/><BR/>ABBOTT: Gimme the bird, Gimme the bird.<BR/><BR/>COSTELLO: If the Hayes office would only let me, I'D GIVE HIM THE BOID ALRIGHT (whistles)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Went right over my head as a kid<BR/>;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9465643.post-1124483617039434882005-08-19T13:33:00.000-07:002005-08-19T13:33:00.000-07:00Hanna-Barbera is a better anology between modern l...Hanna-Barbera is a better anology between modern life and cartoons. We've been running against the same repeating "We need to decrease our dependency on foreign oil" background for over 30 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com