Rosa lives in the big city, working her big job, overworking herself. When her grandfather passes away leaving her the house she grew up in, she heads out to the countryside and starts work on the house, the property, and herself.
Tag Archives: Animation
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Space Battleship Yamato (1974) [SDCC 2022]
Back in the 1980s, growing up in Quebec meant getting Saturday and Sunday morning cartoons from around the world, dubbed into French, this usually done in France, and imported to our television screens. One of the more elusive ones of that period was Space Battleship Yamato. It didn’t necessarily play regularly or as much as the others, but it was around and for a Star Wars kid, it was AWESOME!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Jem (1985-1988)
On this week’s episode of Saturday Morning Cartoons, we will visit with our friend Jem and her Holograms. While most of the cartoons some of us watched were aimed at boys or were just generally aimed at kids, Jem was aimed at the most outrageous of us all!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Scooby-Doo (debuted in 1969)
In this new series, we will explore Saturday Morning Cartoons from around the world. So, grab the Scooby Snacks and join us in this exploration of cartoons from yesteryears.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Astérix le Gaulois (1967)
In this new series, we will explore Saturday Morning Cartoons from around the world. So, grab a croissant with a chocolat chaud and join us in this exploration of cartoons from yesteryears.
The Bootleg Files: Hokey Wolf
BOOTLEG FILES 806: “Hokey Wolf” (a short series of Hanna-Barbera cartoons from 1960-1961).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: Two episodes were included in a DVD release.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the cracks.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Probably not.
During the early 1960s, the Hanna-Barbera animation studio flooded television viewers with a surplus amount of cartoon mischief that quickly became incorporated into the popular culture. Creations including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, The Flintstones, Top Cat and The Jetsons gained instant iconic status.
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The Bootleg Files: Wacky Wigwams
BOOTLEG FILES 804: “Wacky Wigwams” (1942 animated short).
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It fell through the cracks.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Probably not.
Unless you are a die-hard animation aficionado, there’s an excellent chance that you are unfamiliar with the output of Columbia Pictures’ Screen Gems animation studio in the 1930s and 1940s. Truth be told, their films were never as invigorating or innovative as those from the major Hollywood animation studios of the time, and their obscurity was compounded by not being part of the television rerun culture that ensured cult status for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation.
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