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From: mwdenney@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Michael W. Denney)
Subject: Re: Xmas tv that we all use to love
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 02:21:18 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.094542.18599@hemlock.cray.com> jeffy@cray.com (Jeffrey Neau) writes:
>>"Why am I such a misfit?
>> I am not just a nitwit!
>> You can't fire me, I QUIT!
>> Why don't I fit in?"
>
>Is his name Herbie or Hermie?

The elf's name was Hermy (I believe this was the spelling).

BTW:
    "Bumbles bounce!"
Is this right?  Is the snow monster thing called a Bumble?

Michael
 a.k.a. The Phantom Scribbler

- You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch!
- With a nauseous, super-naus!
- You're a crooked, jerky jockey,
- And you drive a crooked hoss....Mr. Grinch!

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From: wmorgan@stsci.edu (Windsor A. Morgan)
Subject: BTAS: Listing of Episodes (was How about a Rogue's Galley???)
Organization: Space Telescope Science Institute
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:42:46 GMT

In article <abick.721429426@cunews> abick@sebastian.carleton.ca (Alan Bick) writes:
>	Well I think that's enough for now. I'll listen to the answers and
>see if I remember anymore. I strongly think someone should post the titles
>and the villians associated with the episode. Can anybody do it?

These are the episodes I have up through yesterday (November 9, 1992).
The names in parentheses are the "main character" besides Batman.  In
most cases, this is the villian, but sometimes not (e.g. Dr. Leslie
Thompkins). "(R)" indicates an appearance by Dick Grayson or Robin.

I believe I have taped everything up through November 9.

Cassette #1

 1.  9- 6-92 On Leather Wings (Man-Bat)
 2.  9- 7-92 Heart of Ice (Mister Freeze)
 3.  9- 8-92 Feat of Clay (Clayface)
 4.  9- 9-92 Feat of Clay Part II (Clayface)
 5.  9-10-92 "It's Never Too Late" (Two Mobsters)
 6.  9-11-92 Joker's Favor (Joker)
 7.  9-14-92 Pretty Poison (Poison Ivy)
 8.  9-15-92 Nothing to Fear (Scarecrow)
 9.  9-16-92 Be a Clown (Joker)
10.  9-17-92 Appointment in Crime Alley (Dr. Leslie Thompkins)
11.  9-18-92 P.O.V. (Montoya and Bullock)
12.  9-21-92 The Clock King (Clock King)
13.  9-22-92 The Last Laugh (Joker)

Cassette #2

 1.  9- 5-92 The Cat and the Claw (Catwoman)
 2.  9-12-92 The Cat and the Claw Part II (Catwoman)
 3.  9-23-92 Eternal Youth (Poison Ivy)
 4.  9-25-92 Two-Face (Two-Face)
 5.  9-28-92 Two-Face Part II (Two-Face)
 6.  9-29-92 Fear of Victory (R) (Scarecrow)
 7.  9-30-92 I've Got Batman in My Basement (Penguin)
 8. 10- 5-92 Vendetta (Killer Croc)
 9. 10- 6-92 Prophecy of Doom (Nostromos)
10. 10- 8-92 The Forgotten (Boss Biggis)
11. 10-12-92 Mad As a Hatter (Mad Hatter)
12. 10-14-92 The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy (Wormwood)

Cassette #3

 1. 10-19-92 Perchance to Dream (Mad Hatter)
 2. 10-21-92 The Underdewllers (Sewer King)
 3. 10-26-92 Night of the Ninja (R) (The Ninja)
 4. 10-29-92 The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne (R) (Dr. Hugo Strange)
 5. 10-30-92 Tyger Tyger (Dr. Dorian)
 6. 11- 3-92 Dreams in Darkness (Scarecrow)
 7. 11- 4-92 Beware the Gray Ghost (Mad Bomber)
 8. 11- 5-92 Cat Scratch Fever (Catwoman)
 9. 11- 9-92 I am the Night (R) (Jazzman)

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From: mfrose@ais.org (Martin Rose)
Subject: Re: The X-Men, NOTS part 2
Organization: UMCC
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 21:01:59 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.172920.17140@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows) writes:
>
>Disclaimer:  There be SPOILERS in them thar hills!  Press "n" now 
>to skip this article.  Et cetera.

...et cetera, et cetera...

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> 
>I was impressed.  They actually KILLED someone on Saturday morning
>TV!  Yay!

At first I thought they were going to skip that entire "escape" sequence,
but they played it as a flashback instead...but, for the episode as a whole,
I really wasn't that whelmed.  The pacing just seemed unnatural for a lot of
it.

>It seems that they left Beast in the hands of that mutant hunter,
>though.  Hmmm, open endings, like those in comic books?

Well, something to drive the next episode. :)

Speaking of which -- JANUARY?!?

>I noticed that Jubilee's foster father quite resembled Ray on the
>"Real Ghostbusters."

Heh heh heh..."My adoptive daughter's a Mutant!  Wow, neat!!" ;)

>Something I've wondered ever since seeing The Incredible Hulk/Spider-
>man: Is that REALLY Stan Lee's voice, or is it just some announcer
>they got because he sounded good?  It would seem to me to be too much
>of a coincidence for a comic book artist/producer/whatever to have
>a voice that comes over well in recording...

You LIKE Stan Lee's voice?  You sick little monkey! ;)  No, he does NOT
sound good!  Whassamattayou?  (OPINION!  IT'S OPINION!)
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From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei)
Subject: Re: Anime or Japanimation?
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 20:13:29 GMT

In article <DAN.92Nov6104219@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, dan@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Dan Parmenter) writes:
> 
> The term "anime" as anything other than a general term is kind of
> strange to me.  It's like using the term "Bande Desinee" for European
> comics, when it in fact is simply the French term for all comics.

It's just a matter of language.  I remember my childhood in Puerto Rico,
when my mom used to call tennis shoes "converse", regardless of the actual
brand.

"Anime" vs. "Japanimation" is just a matter of being politically correct.
Just like "trekkie" vs. "trekker", or "ess eff" vs. "Sci-Fi".
Me, I like "anime" because it has fewer letters to type.  :-)
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From: mwdenney@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (Michael W. Denney)
Subject: Re: Boris Karloff (was Re: X-Mas TV that we all used to love)
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 15:25:19 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.153721.10427@news2.cis.umn.edu> donnell@manowar.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:
>In article <1992Nov10.081233.18688@wixer.cactus.org> guppy@wixer.cactus.org (Jennifer Mery) writes:
>>>Since when did Boris ever sing? I can't find any mention of him singing
>>>anywhere.
>>>					
>>I pretty sure he sang in Mad Monster Party. 
>
>I like this one and always have, but if that is Boris singing, it is
>definately not the singer from "How the Grinch Stole X-Mas".

Karloff is definitely the voice for Baron Boris von Frankenstein but once
again I can't find any singing credits.

Michael
 a.k.a. The Phantom Scribbler

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Subject: Re: Aladdin
From: hellmerj@lars.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (Jeffrey N Hellmers)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 22:17:10 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN

In article <1992Nov5.135522.15691@samba.oit.unc.edu> Dino.Ciccone@launchpad.unc.edu (Dino Ciccone) writes:
>
>Does anyone know the exact date for the The disney movie it is usually around
>the thanksgiving holiday.  I saw a preview on the Beaty and the Beast
>video looks like another big hit.  
>

November 25th



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        hellmerj@stolaf.edu           more you feel undefined, for what you have         St. Olaf College             left undone, and more, what you've left
       Northfield, Minnesota          behind." Stephen Sondheim, INTO THE WOODS
From: ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Robin Pt.2
Date: 11 Nov 92 07:58:24
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
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In-reply-to: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com's message of 10 Nov 92 21:21:21 GMT

>>>>> On 10 Nov 92 21:21:21 GMT, conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei) said:

conty> In article <N9YSBJK5@cc.swarthmore.edu>, rutley1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Rob Utley) writes:
> Saw "I am the night" today. Dick Grayson paid a visit to a
> despondent Batman in this episode. Later, Grayson dons the new
> long-pants ninja-boots Robin costume (worn in the comix by Tim
> Drake) and is ride off to do battle
> when Batman stops him. Has Robin ever seen combat in the animated series?

conty> Why, yes!  I take it you don't watch the show regularly?

> And why is Grayson wearing Drake's costume?

conty> Because the characters in TAS are not exactly the same as the ones from
conty> the comic.

Yes, it looks like they took a little of all the Robins. In the
comics, when Robin was collage age, was when he leaves Batman, for the
Titans. And also may people are more familiar with Dick Grayson,
unless they read the comics.
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From: ben@NeoSoft.com (Ben Ettinger)
Subject: Nepenthe Productions (Watership Down, Plague Dogs, etc..)
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 00:09:25 GMT

I recently read Watership Down, and soon afterwards found the animation at
the video store and was utterly amazed by it. I really loved the animation.
Just a week ago I got Richard Adam's book The Plague Dogs, and I payed a
visit to my video store only to find Plague Dogs, and be totally blown away
by the movie. It was *great*. I didn't read the book though, yet. :|
 
In any case, I'm wondering if anyone can give me *any* information on
Nepenthe Productions, the company that did both of these films, I would be
eternally grateful..
Like, did they do any other Richard Adams novel adaptations? (Eg; Shardik,
The Tyger Voyage, The Ship's Cat)
Or if someone could give me a place where I could mail order those movies.
 
ben.

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From: nicholas@next19pg2.wam.umd.edu (Ronnie Simonds)
Subject: BTAS:  Almost Got 'im, Assorted (some spoilers)
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 18:08:11 GMT


One of the best episodes to date; definitely in my top 5.

Someone asked for the writer:  it's Paul Dini, who also broght us HEART OF  
ICE.  Every epsisode he's written so far has been in my top episode list!

Misceallaneous animation n' script DYNs and comments.

Every hand Harvey (Two Face) is shown holding is a two pair. (One of  
Joker's little ha-has, no doubt...  Any bets as to whether he's dealing  
from the bottom of the deck?)  Also, most hands he's shown with contain a  
pair of twos.  I believe he's also shown discarding two cards from his  
first hand, leaving him a pair of aces (1+1=2) and a deuce; can't check  
it, no tape. :(  And of course you can't miss the 'half and half' he's  
pouring into his drink.

When Joker 'comforts' Two Face after he tells his story ("Guess you'll  
always just be.. .second place!"), he glances down at Dent's hand for a  
few seconds over his shoulder.  Harvey's too busy scowling at his coin to  
notice.

I was *sure* Dini was poorly writing Croc's character!  As we saw in his  
first appearance, Croc is *much* more intelligent than this (in fact it  
was one of things I liked best about his origin episode- Killer Croc is  
often written as extremely dumb in the comics).  I should have trusted  
Paul. :)

I was wondering why the coin was shown drawn so differently, too, with the  
heavy scarring on the side, and was smacking my head later when I saw why.

Number of nice bits of continuity here, including "We used to date."  
(Followed by an "Ahhhhhh....." as Penguin and Joker exchange a glance that  
clearly says 'Well, that explains why they want to kill each other right  
there.'), and Ivy's wrist-crossbows clearly shown as she draws a bead on  
Batman near the end.

The cat food factory looks JUST like the hideout of the major villain (a  
cat, natch) of 'Rescue Rangers', a Disney Afternoon show.

Croc growling "I don't think so." in that oh-so-distinctive voice.  I  
almost jumped out of my skin.

They actually showed two goons buy it!  Yes, I read the complaint earlier  
how those two beefy thugs should be pancakes after the coin hit them; but  
face it, those guys are NOT getting back up after that, and I don't think  
you're encouraged to assume they are.

Tiny problem.  What bank on Earth would have two million dollar's worth of  
two dollar bills on hand?  I'm wondering if Bruce Wayne arranged it  
purposely, knowing Dent was loose and that Two Face couldn't POSSIBLY  
resist the bait. (Sheesh, he wouldn't even flip the coin on that one!  An  
opportuiny simply too good to pass up...)

Enough babbling- I'm off to see a man about a werewolf.

-Ronnie "Harvey Dent's #2 fan" Simonds
From: flip@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Phillip D. Russell)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: BTAS : Grey Ghost (The voice?)
Date: 5 Nov 92 08:02:31 GMT
Distribution: rec.arts.animation
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

In article <Bx8E1I.CMt@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jjh37997@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (James J. Herlburt) writes:
>While watching this flick I was sure that the voice for the Grey Ghost
>was that of Adam West from the old Batman show but my firends think I'm
>batty. Would somebody who taped the show look at the credits and see who
>did the voice and post the answer. Thanks a bunch in advance.
>

If it is, I'd be VERY surprized. In an interview I saw, Adam West said
he wouldn't even WATCH the Batman movie!!!

Flip

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From: hancock@inland.com (Tom Hancock)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation,rec.arts.disney,rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: X-Mas TV that we all used to love
Date: 12 Nov 92 12:30:01 CST
Organization: Inland Steel Company; East Chicago, IN

In article <1992Nov6.211705.13964@emr1.emr.ca>, lskinner@emr1.emr.ca (Lauren Skinner) writes:
> Does anyone know who the singer was in HOW THE GRYNCH STOLE CHRISTMAS?
> 
> Was it Howard Keel?
> 
> Inquiring minds wanna know...

	I *think* it was Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony the Tiger
and numerous other voice-overs.  I don't have proof of this, though.
Just going by the sound of the voice.

					Tom H.
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From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: fantasia/song of the south
Date: 6 Nov 92 03:46:32 GMT
Reply-To: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Organization: University of Arizona

In article <86521@bcsaic.boeing.com>, vanover@bcsaic (Jann VanOver) writes:
>I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that the centaurs pair off in
>matching colors.  Heaven forbid that a blue centaur woman flirt with (or
>whatever they go do) a pink centaur man!

What about the black and white flying horses that are clearly mated?
IMHO, you read way too much into this.  Personally, I think they just
liked the symmetry of it.

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From: cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows)
Subject: Re: Saturday morning (Was :Galaxy Trio/BirdMan)
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 17:21:31 GMT

In article <seyncSC00VopMXpVUv@andrew.cmu.edu> "Kevin J. Chen" <kc2w+@and
ew.cmu.edu> writes:
>In article <40430@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, pashley@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Montykins) 
rites:
>> So, I just finished moving about 35 miles, and I find to my surprise
>> that my new cable company carries the Cartoon Network. Joy!
>> 
>> So I'm watching it, and there's this amazingly wretched thing called
>> "The Galaxy Trio" (which consists of Meteor Man, Vapor Man, and
>> Gravity Girl), interspersed with "BirdMan". These things are the
>> absolute lowest common denominator. Bad animation, absurd plots,
>> horrible voicework ("Yes. But you reckoned without my Thermal
>> Ray."), just awful.
>> 
>> I love it.
>
>Man, I remember all of those.  "Hanna-Barbera's World of
>Super-Adventure!"  Other classics that I can vaguely recall:
>
>Space Ghost
>The Herculoids
>Frankenstein, Jr.
>
>There was also one series that I remember that involved two kids with
>two halves of a magic ring; when they were joined together, they
>summoned a genie (sort of a precursor to the Wondertwins, I guess). 
>Anyone remember what this one was?
>
>Other ones that I can remember that may or may not be HB:
>
>Thundarr the Barbarian (my personal favorite)
>The Impossibles (? -- I think this was their name; they were a rock band
>with superpowers.  One of them could turn into a spring, one could turn
>into liquid, and the other could split into duplicates)
>Schmoo (I'm sorry I remember this one)
>The Harlem Globetrotters (the one where they were superheroes)
>
>Erg.  Thinking of this fills me with waves of warm, fuzzy nostalgia.
>
>Kevin.


I liked Thundarr, but the very first cartoon I can remember watching
was called Godzilla.  I can still remember part of the theme: "Up
from the depths, 30 stories high..."  I must have been all of 3 when
it was on, but I can remember that I adored that show.  How come they
never syndicated it?

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From: c162-db@po.berkeley.edu (Jon Kung)
Subject: Re: Battle of the Planets
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:58:09 GMT

My God!!  Is this the show where everyone was dressed like a bird?
Something like falcon, owl, dove, pigeon, parakeet, eagle, tweety?
The one where the big fat guy was dressed in brown?  The one where
the five vehicles joined together for some reason?  The one that I
remember being called, "G-Force"???  Could it be???

Jon Kung
From: hartig@eagle.fsl.noaa.gov (Kevin Hartig)
Subject: Thunderbirds from the late 60's
Summary: request for information about the Thunderbirds marionettes
Keywords: thunderbirds marionettes 60's
Organization: Forecast Systems Lab, NOAA - Boulder CO, USA
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 21:09:38 GMT


Does anybody remember anything about the Thunderbirds. It was 
an animation of models and marionettes. The TV show aired sometime
during the late 60's. 

I remember watching the episodes as a little boy and even had
plastic paraphernalia related to the program.

As a curiosity, I would like any information about the show 
as it was aired and if any videos are available.

-Kevin
 Hartig@fsl.noaa.gov
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From: ferret@metaphor.engin.umich.edu (kenneth r lipka)
Subject: Re: XTAS: NOTS part 2
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 92 14:03:57 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Distribution: na
Originator: ferret@metaphor.engin.umich.edu


	As people are going on about some of the inconsistencies of the show,
allow me to add one more.

	In part one, the president is some kind of cartoon George Bush.  In part
two. the president is a woman.  Was there an election that we missed, or did
winter and January pass without snow?

Ken



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From: ortega@cactus.org (Paul Ortega)
Subject: Re: BTAS -- The Gray Ghost
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 06:32:25 GMT

In article <1992Nov4.224342.20213@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> cmeadows@nyx.cs.du.edu (Chris Meadows) writes:
>
>I just watched it (cut class to do so).  And I was not disappointed.
>One of the best episodes to come down the pike.  
> 
>Oh...activating SPOILER guard system...stand by for severe 
>spoilatory information:

> 
>A few minor bitches: The villain wasn't exactly all that believeable.
>An insane late-teen toy collector?  Didn't know whether to laugh or
>cry.  And the "Oh, my beautiful toys!" line--that's OLD.

I know a few toy collectors.  And I can easily believe an
insane toy collector as a villian.


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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: BTAS:  Moon of the Wolf
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:07:17 GMT

Len Wein wrote the episode...I wonder if he wrote the original story....
     The soundtrack for this episode was a weird change of pace.  A sort of 
pseudo-Queen electric guitar thing.  It fit the mood, in a jangled sort of 
way.
     Dave Van Domelen, no fruit bat jokes about the Woman-bat episode....
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From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (E. Kontei)
Subject: BTAS:  BEWARE THE GRAY GHOST
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 20:47:32 GMT


Very good episode.  Some notes:

- I didn't think they had RC cars back in the late 50's/early 60's (when
  the GG show was probably made).  I liked Bruce's comment when he saw them:
  "You've got to be kidding me!!".  That's the way I felt.  :-)

- The toy car sequences show one of the reasons why I like animation as
  a medium.  It's one of the few ways you can make little RC cars look
  menacing AND cool.  :-)

- When Bob Kane created the Batman character, one of his inspirations
  was THE SHADOW (a 30's pulp hero, just like GG).

- So I'm watching this story about an out-of-luck actor who can't get
  any new roles because he's been typecast as a superhero... and then
  he sounds JUST LIKE ADAM WEST (and it was him, too).  Broke my heart...

- Talking about voice actors, I'd like to point out that the Mad Bomber
  was played by none other than Bruce W. Timm, Warner Animation whiz kid
  who also directed HEART OF ICE.

- The identity of the bomber took me entirely by surprise, even though
  it shouldn't have (RC cars are toys, DUH!).  I still thought it was the
  video collector ("It HAS to be the otaku..." ^_^).

- Good to see I wasn't the only one to spot the "Matt Hagen" bar on
  that PEOPLE cover.  BTW, does this count as product placement in
  animated shows?  Time/Warner publishes PEOPLE magazine, of course.
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