tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post2396149511591394722..comments2023-06-16T05:57:18.370-07:00Comments on STANLEY STORIES: Famous Studios louses up Stanley's "Lulu:" Frog's Legs [1962]Frank M. Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673579882180372546noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-64246140776394559982015-08-15T14:19:50.628-07:002015-08-15T14:19:50.628-07:00Nope,sorry,gotta respectfully disagree about the 1...Nope,sorry,gotta respectfully disagree about the 1960's Popeye cartoons. I liked them growing up back then,still do. I like the Beetle Bailey and Snuffy toons too. Krazy Kat was okay. Altho i do prefer the Little Audrey comic books a bit over the cartoons.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770080236029613529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-60051416440388035142010-01-23T10:47:06.717-08:002010-01-23T10:47:06.717-08:00Oh yeah, I have seen the Japanese "Little Lul...Oh yeah, I have seen the Japanese "Little Lulu & Her Little Friends" too! I thought they did a rather nice job on the stories despite the rather "potato-headed" look of the characters. In the US, it was dubbed into English by ZIV International who didn't have a lot of success in importing several Japanese cartoons over in the early 80's (others they had included familiar legends like Captain Harlock and Candy Candy).Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-27864383686045059242010-01-23T09:40:44.263-08:002010-01-23T09:40:44.263-08:00Interesting someone blogged this cartoon with the ...Interesting someone blogged this cartoon with the original comic. Yeah, you only wish they tried harder. This was during a period when the studio was trying out different things that either worked or didn't, as well as doing the TV Popeyes and later KFS stuff on the side. None of it worked, but they're interesting footnotes to the end of Kneitel's reign in the studio that ended with his death in '64 (to be replaced by several others who came and went).<br /><br />It's a shame they couldn't credit John Stanley for the story anyway, and instead gave Buell and someone else credit as "Co-Producers". The first of the two Lulu's also had Buell's name used in the copyright of the cartoon rather than Paramount Pictures Corporation you see in the second. They were really kissing up here weren't they?<br /><br />1962 was the year I think Irv Spector left the studio, so they no longer had that one guy to write/animate the edgy stuff anymore, yet the Modern Madcaps continued in whatever capacity provided. I think the best cartoons he did were "The Plot Sickens" and "Crumley Cogwheel".<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evg2TmDOWIQ<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c20-MhKBRUA<br /><br />It's true to argue cartoons like the two stated above worked well since the writing had to overcome the limitations in the animation now that they've adapted to the more UPA approach that became a standard by the end of the 1950's.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-89580930443149307992010-01-07T22:08:19.206-08:002010-01-07T22:08:19.206-08:00Wow, I'm honored you dredged up that quote. A...Wow, I'm honored you dredged up that quote. And goddammit, there's that "historian" label again! I guess I have to acqueise.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-43877512613187459072010-01-06T14:37:00.745-08:002010-01-06T14:37:00.745-08:00In fairness' to Famous, Tubby was only called ...In fairness' to Famous, Tubby was only called Fatso in one short (Beau Ties). He regains his official moniker after that. <br /><br />I've often said that the Famous Lulus are my favorite "Golden Age" cartoon series. They're not as objectively as good as the output of WB, Disney, Tex Avery and H-B at MGM or Fleischer, but I just enjoy them. <br /><br />The stiffness of the animation of Frogs Legs robs it of much of the charm it could have had. Still, for this era of animation you could do worse.Kevin W. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350124651239271608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-65326318166690616942010-01-06T14:01:36.629-08:002010-01-06T14:01:36.629-08:00It doesn't help for a modern audience that Lul...It doesn't help for a modern audience that Lulu's voice sounds like Cree Summer as Elmyra Duff.John Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08737844100835446245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-61412448364837635662010-01-05T04:03:14.856-08:002010-01-05T04:03:14.856-08:00Interesting comparison, and I agree that the comic...Interesting comparison, and I agree that the comic book version is far superior. Also, thanks for posting this particular story. For some reason, I've always enjoyed the long Lulu and Tubby stories that were typical of the early issues.Myrrpagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400849787972407391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157513690234917810.post-44963915216233359632010-01-03T14:09:15.954-08:002010-01-03T14:09:15.954-08:00When I ran across your blog some time back, it rem...When I ran across your blog some time back, it reminded me of so much about LL that I'd forgotten. I've started ordering those reprints as a result. I'm a cartoonist you may have noticed here and there, and I'm beginning to think all those LL's I devoured as a kid had a permanent influence on my drawing style, and maybe even on my writing style. Keep up the good work. My stuff is at:<br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/rmay/BUSINESS.htmls" rel="nofollow"> http://www.baloocartoons.com.</a>Baloohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08245765878554696634noreply@blogger.com