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From: rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation,rec.arts.anime,rec.arts.comics,rec.arts.comics.misc
Subject: Re: Transformers T.V. Series History
Date: 16 Aug 1992 23:08:11 -0700
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In article <1992Aug16.225347.20515@mtu.edu> destill@mtu.edu (DAVID E. STILL) writes:
>	As I recall, they DID show the Headmasters series in the US.  Granted,
>not many stations showed it, but I do recall watching a couple of the season
>premier episodes rather early in the morning.

  I think after the third (post-movie) TV season, the last American airing of
TRANSFORMERS was the five-part Headmasters animated story. It was never
followed up with a fourth season, however.

  All I remember was some very bad animation, and a shoehorned appearance by
the Predacons... Bleagh. The movie was the best, IMO.

  As for the comic, I'd love to get my mitts on that TRANSFORMERS Annual
referenced by Simon Furman in the lettercol of issue #80. Supposedly, it's the
last UK TRANSFORMERS Annual, and contains an "illustrated text story" that
wraps up a few threads from the abruptly-ended US series. Unfortunately, at
this point in time, I think finding that issue would be near impossible...

                                                --R.J.
                                                B-)

P.S. "NEXT ISSUE: --Sorry, force of habit."
                                --TRANSFORMERS #80 (last issue)

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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: Little Nemo
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 03:26:40 GMT

Any opinions out there on Little Nemo in Slumberland, due out next weekend?  Is
it suitable for people over 10?
     Dave Van Domelen, if Sam Beckett is Kaneda, that makes the evil babe 
Tetsuo...ewwwwwww
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From: winfia@vccnorthb.its.rpi.edu (Anthony Edward Winfield)
Subject: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 22:53:21 GMT

	Does anyone know the name of the person who did the voice for the 
Xterminator in the short before BeBe's Kids... It sounded like Jim Carrie from
"In Living Color".  For that matter who did each of the voices for all of the
characters in the short.
        Thanx in advance.
                             Tone
From: srh3@Ra.MsState.Edu (Steven R. Hollis)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Tom & Jerry
Date: 16 Aug 92 14:44:12 GMT
Organization: Mississippi State University

Sorry, but Tom & Jerry DID speak on a couple of occasions
Tom more often than Jerry I think.

In "Guess who's coming to dinner"  Tom sits on a hot plate and does not
realize it...he turns to the lady cat who he is trying to impress
and says, "Hey, what's cooking?"  To which the reply comes
"You are....Stupid!"

In another episode Tom wins a million dollars with the stipulation he
never harms another creature...Jerry has a field day with this.
At the end Tom tears up the winning ticket and turns to the camera and
says, "Gee, I'm throwing away a million dollars.....BUT I'M HAPPY"
He then preceeds to chase JErry as the little black circle encloses them.

They didn't talk much , though and IMHO this is what makes these
cartoons so great.  Relying on nothing more than action and
music they won 7? academy awards.  I mean even the Pink Panthers had a laugh
track

Enjoy

STeve

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Subject: Re: quantum leap
From: crunch@hogbbs.scol.pa.us (Travis Prebble)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 18:20:11 EDT
Organization: The Heart of Gold BBS, Lemont PA

gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Ryan P. Gavigan) writes:

> In article <BssGLs.2D3@news.cso.uiuc.edu> mlj44080@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael 
> >
> >odd in the preview for the next season (which ran about 2.4 trillion times
> >in the Olympic coverage) in between shots of him and the new Avatar of evil
> >(female) who is also leaping, we see a glimpse of an animated episode
> >(with the voice over'Sam enters strange new worlds and realities')
> >which looks VERY anime with motorcycles zooming by on a supre modern street
> >corner from a close to the ground perspective)  I thought Akira when I saw i
> >
> It is from AKIRA, it is the scene where a member of the clown gang is tossing
> a molotov coktail into the yellow sports car during the first few minutes 
> of the movie.  Scott B's face obscures much of the screen so it was hard 
> to tell.
> 
> Ryan Gavigan
> gavigan@gn.ecn.purdue.edu
> Leader of the Otaku Ninja Team Gavigan

Great, now when Tetsuo asks "WHAT IS THIS AKIRA?!?!", the character Sam 
will "leap" into his body and be a little confused by the fact that he is 
surrounded by three mutated children, the military, and a couple rebels.
:-)


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From: daly@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Sean Daly)
Subject: Disturbing Cartoons
Reply-To: daly@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Sean Daly)
Organization: Motorola, CCR&D, CORP, Schaumburg, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 21:06:53 GMT



I am looking for information about two
cartoons I saw recently.

The first was either a Looney Toon
or a Tex Avery. I think. It involved three turtles
who were looking for their lost brother

As they were (digging?) to find him, they would
sing(Barber Shop Quartet style).
It was very amusing.

Another cartoon I noticed started out with a
Christmas-type atmosphere. A mother rabbit was
tucking in her children and they wanted to know
what "Good Will To Men" meant. The mother explained
that men were a horrible,warlike,destructive,etc.
race that had wiped itself out in a holocaust. As
she narrated the story, the quality of the cartoon
most definitely changed to a holocaust, Pink Floyd
The Wall, gothic representation of a war. What struck
me most was the contrast in animation styles, and the
extremely realistic movements of the soldiers(as if real
war scenes had been traced) 

The cartoon ended with the basic animation style
with the rabbits, but it was sort of disturbing.

Does anyone have any info on these two?

		Much appreciated.


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From: edstrom@hsc.ucalgary.ca (John Edstrom)
Subject: Re: Looking for "The Cat Came Back"
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 19:42:35 GMT
Organization: Quickdraw Animation Society

In article <4DkPPB2w164w@cellar.org> rogue@cellar.org (Rachel McGregor) writes:
>cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  8823239) writes:
>
>> In article <1992Aug17.170950.7629@cco.caltech.edu> tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal L
>> >I am looking for an animation short called, "The Cat Came Back".  Anybody
>> >know where I could find a copy of it?
>> >
>> It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and is hilarious.
>> Unfortunately I do not have their address nearby. Perhaps somebody else
>> may know. 
>
>The cat came back was a Canadian production, and was included in the 1990
>Animation Celebration.  You might want to call Expanded Entertainment and
>see if it's included on their Best Of... tape.  (Sorry, no - I don't have
>their phone number.  But we'll all contribute little bits on information
>until you've got a complete answer. ;)
>
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From: dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen)
Subject: Bebe's Kids Review for Jester
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 00:37:17 GMT

I saw Bebe's Kids last week, and was the only one in the theater (of course, it
*was* the 12:15 PM Sunday show).  Also, the number of screens in the Columbus 
area showing it was cut to a third this week of last week's number.  So, if ya 
wanna see it, go SOON.
     The movie is really two separate features: The Itsy Bitsy Spider (about 10
minutes) and the main story.
     Itsy Bitsy Spider is a parody of those Orkin commercials showing the 
exterminator as some kinda Robocop/Terminator type.  It's great, and probably 
worth the price of admission (esp considering it'll be in bargain theaters very
soon...).  This is cartooning the way it *used* to be, before parents groups 
started complaining about violence in cartoons that really weren't written for 
little kiddies in the first place.
     Bebe's Kids was okay.  The animation was nothing spectacular, and the 
squiggle that passed for a nose on most of the black characters got annoying 
really fast.  The "black culture" was there, but not so thickly that it 
alienated me (a white, suburban type).  The storytelling far outshone the 
animation, both in content and structure.  The structure was a fairly 
intriguing "Flashback-catching-up-to-the-present" affair, starting at the 
lowest point in the movie, telling the story of how he got so low, then 
spending about 10 minutes after that to finish the story (the ending isn't 
really "happy" in a traditional sense, but it isn't really a sad ending either,
unless you own a business in Las Vegas (I'll leave that for *you* to sort 
out)).  The content was, as several reviewers put it, a look at white "fun" 
through inner city black eyes, and at the prejudices and fears suburban whites 
have regarding inner city blacks.  If you're near either side of this fight, 
you can sympathize with someone in this movie, and perhaps lose a few 
prejudices.  I suppose the only weak spot is that there is a fairly clear 
argument for whites not fearing blacks, the reverse isn't as clear.  All 
organic white adults (you'll understand the "organic" qualifier when you see 
the movie) are bad guys, either mindless counterdrones or paranoid security 
types, and all expect the worst of Bebe's kids, *not* because they are Bebe's 
Kids (that would make it justified), but because they are black.  The children 
that Bebe's kids meet at the amusement park aren't jerks like their parents, 
and seem to give a message of hope for a future without such racial hatred.  
But the movie seems to say that the future is the only hope, because the adults
are already unsalvageable.  Pretty deep for a bunch of ink scratches and 
pigments.
     Dave Van Domelen, glad he didn't sell the insurance policy to the 
amusement park Bebe's Kids visited.
From: G.Coulter@uk.ac.daresbury (G. Coulter)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Pixar - Where can I get the "Knick-Knack" t
Summary: P.I.X.A.R
Date: 19 Aug 92 09:09:00 GMT
Reply-To: G.Coulter@uk.ac.daresbury
Organization: Daresbury Laboratory, UK

You can get all John Lasseters animations from

Direct Cinema Limited
1749 14th street
Santa Monica, CA 90404-4342

Prices in US $'s

Luxo Jr    $14.95
Reds Dream $19.95
Tin Toy    $24.95
KnickKnack $24.95 

You can also obtain all four animations on onre tape from
Renderman Retail (at Pixars Address).....................

Hope this is of some use.................................


G.A..R...Y....
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Batman cartoon series
From: <JSMITH@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
Date: Thursday, 20 Aug 1992 16:55:54 CDT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computer Network

Does anybody know who does the voices to Poison Ivy and Robin in the new
 animated series. Comic Scene just did a great article on the series, but
 failed to mention just who did those voices?

 By the way, for those of you who had some advance screenings, can you tell us
what the plots to those episodes were?

   Sincerely, James Smith---University of North Dakota
From: ndj20710@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nathan D. Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: QUESTION: cartoon character??
Date: 12 Aug 92 19:23:21 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

dgm@moscom.UUCP (David G. Modl) writes:
>I have been searching for the name of a cartoon character from back in the
>60's and 70's.  The character is known to say:

>	"Help me Mr. Wizard!!!!!!"

>whenever he encounters trouble.  The troubles he encounters stem from pleading
>with 'Mr. Wizard' to send the bored character back in time to an
>era when 'life' *is* more exciting.  'Mr, Wizard' always seems to reluctantly
>comply, then bails him out when called to do so.
I remember the show but not the characters name. But another clue for those
of you that almost remember, The character was always wanting to be something
else or something exciting or 'important' and Mr. Wizard would grant his wish.
After bailing himn out of trouble, Mr. Wizard would say
	"Be what you is, not what you is not.
	 Them that does this is the happiest lot."
or some resonable facsimile of the above. also, I thinlk one of the characters
was a turtle.
-Nate
From: porsupah@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Tom & Jerry
Date: 18 Aug 92 05:24:49 -0500
Organization: Raccoon-Silkies have more fun !

In article <20617@optima.cs.arizona.edu>, mcbride@cs.arizona.edu (Chris M. McBride) writes:
> HELP!
>  I contend that Tom & Jerry do not Speak, did not speak, and will
> never speeak(although rumour has it they will in the upcoming movie)

 No doubt about it - I saw a short sequence from the film mentioned, and one of
the points made very clearly was that it will see both Tom and Jerry take on
fully speaking roles. I can't remember who the voice actors involved were, but
the results seemed quite decent to me.

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From: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: question: cartoon cha
Date: 16 Aug 92 10:47:30 EST
Reply-To: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Channel 1 Communications

DGM>I have been searching for the name of a cartoon character from back in the
DGM>60's and 70's.  The character is known to say:

DGM>        "Help me Mr. Wizard!!!!!!"

DGM>whenever he encounters trouble.  The troubles he encounters stem from pleadi
DGM>with 'Mr. Wizard' to send the bored character back in time to an
DGM>era when 'life' *is* more exciting.  'Mr, Wizard' always seems to reluctantl
DGM>comply, then bails him out when called to do so.

     The name of this character is "Tutor The Turtle" - or is it "Tooter?"
     His cartoon still airs in the early morning hours here in Boston; it's
     the second half of the old "Tennessee Tuxedo" show.  It begins with
     the main character, Tooter, in the forest saying:

     "Deep in the forest there's a tall tall tree...uh, of course it was
     short tree, but it grew.  And at the bottom of that tree there's a
     little ol' box that's really the home of Mr. Wizard, the Lizard."
     <He knocks on the roof of the box.  A tiny door opens.>
     "Yes?  Who's there?"
     "It's Tooter the Turtle, Mr. Wizard!  I got another favor to ask!"
     <A cloud of smoke envelops Tooter and shrinks him down to size.>
     "Come in, come in my boy!"

     The cartoon then takes place.  Tooter wants to be some exciting grown-
     up star or another: in one epsiode Mr. Wizard makes him a baseball
     player, in another one he's a secret agent, in another he's an
     astronaut, in another he's a cowboy...and so on.  Mr. Wizard narrates
     the episode, as he tells us all about the exciting life these
     characters lead, while Tooter makes a fool of himself.  Finally, in
     the end Tooter is about to be smashed to pieces for one reason or
     another, so he cries out "Help me, Mr. Wizard!"

     And in a magic spiral, Mr. Wizard says his words:  "Trizzle-trazzle,
     truzzle-trome (?), time for dis vun to come home!"

     The cartoon always ends with the same sequence.  Tooter is sitting on
     a chair, looking depressed.

     "Uh, gee, Mr. Wizard, looks like I made a mess out of things again."
     "Heh-heh-heh..always, always I tell you, Tooter:
          Be just what you is, not what you is not.
          Folks what do dis has de happiest lot."

     Why do I bother watching this cartoon?  Because there's really nothing
     else on at 6:30 AM on weekday mornings.
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From: rogue@cellar.org (Rachel McGregor)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Looking for "The Cat Came Back"
Date: 18 Aug 92 15:18:50 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  8823239) writes:

> In article <1992Aug17.170950.7629@cco.caltech.edu> tll@cco.caltech.edu (Tal L
> >I am looking for an animation short called, "The Cat Came Back".  Anybody
> >know where I could find a copy of it?
> >
> It was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and is hilarious.
> Unfortunately I do not have their address nearby. Perhaps somebody else
> may know. 

The cat came back was a Canadian production, and was included in the 1990
Animation Celebration.  You might want to call Expanded Entertainment and
see if it's included on their Best Of... tape.  (Sorry, no - I don't have
their phone number.  But we'll all contribute little bits on information
until you've got a complete answer. ;)

           
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From: conty@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Conty-kun)
Subject: Re: Looking for Movie News...
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 15:53:48 GMT

In article <1992Aug16.003826.20868@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, klein@frith.egr.msu.edu (Jeffrey Klein) writes:
> About two years ago, I heard that a russian company was making a 
> film out of Moebius' AIRTIGHT GARAGE - did this get off the ground?
> 
> Also, has anyone heard news about the Disney/Pixar computer-
> generated feature? (I can't remember the title.)

And a few more questions:
- Anyone seen BEBE'S KIDS yet?  Care for a  review?

- I heard of a Moebius/Ridley Scott collaboration on a movie based on
  Moebius' Starwatcher character.  Anyone know anything else?

- Yesterday I saw several ads for a movie called F.R.O.7, or something like
  that.  Secret agent frog in a retro-victorian world.  The distributor
  was Miramax films, so I guess it must be an import.  Anyone seen this
  before?

Please POST your answers.  Thank you.
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From: ncc1701@madoka.its.rpi.edu (Mark O. Chadwick)
Subject: Re: Little Nemo
Reply-To: ncc1701@acm.rpi.edu
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:37:46 GMT

dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (David VanDomelen) writes:

>Any opinions out there on Little Nemo in Slumberland, due out next weekend?  Is
>it suitable for people over 10?
>     Dave Van Domelen, if Sam Beckett is Kaneda, that makes the evil babe 
>Tetsuo...ewwwwwww

Well, I saw it on Saturday (the japanese subtitled version) and it is
pretty good.  I can't say for sure if it's good for people over 10, but
it _was_ enjoyable and I'M over 10 :-)

If you're not sure, go see it at a matinee, but I'd still go see it.

The animation is GREAT (considering it was originally commissioned by
Hanna-Barbara, but of course, it was also animated in Japan, which would
explain a lot :-)


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From: stevez@pogo.wv.tek.com (Stephen A Zimmerman)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Need advice/suggestions on trip to WDW
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:14:51 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville,  OR.

Folks,

My wife and I are planning a trip (and belated honeymoon) to Walt Disney World
this November.  We'll be at the Beach Club from the 6th through the 14th.  I've
heard about various tours that are available only to groups of 15 or more,
such as one that shows a behind-the-scenes tour of how the plants at WDW
are cared for.  This is not the walking tour of the "Listen to the Land"
ride at EPCOT.  Does anybody know about other tours, and is anyone, who will
be at WDW when we are, interested in creating an ad hoc "rec.arts.disney club"
to get the tour(s)?

Also, is the Hoop-de-Doo dinner at Ft. Wilderness worth $32 per person?  What
about the other dinner shows?  I've read both the official and unofficial
guides, but who only listens to Siskel and Ebert?

How easy is it to see other Orlando attractions if we're without car?  Does
Universal Studios offer curb service busses anywhere in WDW, such as Lake
Buena Vista?  Are there busses to other places?

Has anyone checked out which method of getting from Yacht/Beach Club to
MK is shorter/faster/less hassle?  WDW bus or walk into EPCOT/monorail?

Can we pick up groceries in Lake Buena Vista Village at a reasonable
price, if at all?  I'm thinking fruit, snack foods, etc...

Inquiring minds want to know...

Steve Zimmerman
From: adf1@jaguar.uofs.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.disney
Subject: Info on the Caribbean Beach wanted
Date: 19 Aug 92 17:07:34 GMT
Organization: University of Scranton

Hi! I need some info on the Caribbean Beach Resort for a friend of mine. She
will be going to Disney for a week  on Sept. 28. Can anyone tell me if Spectro
Magic will be shown at 8pm as it is the previous weekend? How about the other
fireworks displays?  Also, how much beach area is at the resort? Any info that
you can give me that is not in Steve Birnbaum's guide would be appreciated.
This will probably be her last trip down before her kids are off to college so
I would like to help her make it special. She has never stayed inside the park
before but I have helped her all I can from my trips. I haven't been to the
Caribbean, only the Poly and the Contemporary.  Thanks in advance.
Carole Francis
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