From: vgriscep@wam.umd.edu (VGR (Craig Pell))
Subject: Re: ""Henny Youngman Day""
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 23:06:35 GMT

In article <ku219kINNp5a@aludra.usc.edu> rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes:
>
>>>But the other two?  Well, I don't understand.  Most people seemed to like
>>>the first one in which Babs tries a hand (paw? Nah) at stand-up.
>
>  I like the concept (it's inevitable, I guess); I didn't like the actual
>implementation. Having Robin Killems come out before she does seemed
>artificial, and having Babs freeze up as a result is stretching plausibility
>a little. The ending/resolution, though, was INCREDIBLY cliched and bothered
>me immensely.

It was, wasn't it?  Too bad.  Very trite, you're right.  But it was worth
it to watch Startoons's renditions of Babs.

>  Besides, I didn't find Robin's act to be that funny.  B-)

Yeah, but you didn't expect 'em to match the real man's humor, did you?? :->

>>>Personally
>>>I've always thought Startoons does an *excellent* job drawing Babs --- and
>>>for that matter, everyone;  just watch those parts of "Acme Bowl."  And don't
>>>forget, Startoons does most of the non-bunny tag sequences.
>
>  WHAT? Not to be rude, but
>
>  (a) THE ACME BOWL was animated by Kennedy studios (may they rot in Hades).
>        Actually, the first two acts were rather well-done (a rarity for KS),
>        but Startoons was nowhere in there.
>
>  (b) Most of the non-bunny end tags are clearly identifiable (to me, anyway)
>        as animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsa or Wang Film.
>
>  Unless something was happening "behind the scenes" that I didn't know about,
>Startoons only TTA work was HENNY YOUNGMAN DAY. I don't recall the animation
>quality offhand -- I want to see it again this Friday -- but I do have a vague
>memory that I wasn't much impressed.

(Standard disclaimer:  I have no proof of what I'm about to say.)
I am far from the most skillful studio-identifier in this group, but every-
thing is so good compared to Kennedy it's pretty hard not to notice when 
someone else's animation is inserted into a Kennedy show.
    Look harder.  There *is* Startoons animation in "Acme Bowl," during
the pep rally when the cheerleaders are on stage, when Plucky tells the
undertaker, "Knotty pine for me," when the team (in the framed picture)
says in unison, "Don't bet on it!";  and the intros to both "You Asked For It"
and "You Asked For It Again" (today's) are Startoons.  Don't believe me?
Watch Babs.  Watch how she's drawn and moves.  Startoons's stuff is good
evidence that it is not the "O"-shaped mouths or the short straight ears
that are the cause of Kennedy's repulsiveness.  Done right, such things
are tolerable (IMHO)....
    And the tags.  As I said, virtually all tags that have neither Buster
nor Babs are Startoons.  Watch 'em closely.  The eyes tend to be a good
indication.
    I have been informed by someone directly involved in the production
of Disney shows, including Darkwing Duck (of which a few episodes are
Kennedy), that Kennedy will frequently sub-contract other animation
studios.  Seems like an easy guess that one of them is Startoons, since 
the aforementioned shows (not including "Henny") are all Kennedy for the 
most part.

    VGR