Time For A Cartoon!

From Warner Brothers in 1941, we present, as part of WB's Looney Tunes series, "The Haunted Mouse."  With story by Michael Maltese, animation by Sid Sutherland, and music by Carl Stalling, this cartoon was produced by Leon Schlesinger and supervised (directed) by Tex Avery.

Sylvia Robinson, Female Half Of R&B Duo Best Remembered For "Love Is Strange," Record Producer, R. I. P.

Sylvia Robinson, a singer, songwriter, and record producer best remembered by aficionados of early rock 'n' roll music as the female half of the rhythm and blues duo Mickey and Sylvia, who had a big hit in 1957, "Love Is Strange," passed away on Thursday at the New Jersey Institute of Neuroscience at Edison from congestive heart failure at age 75.


Born Sylvia Vanderpool in New York City, she and singer-guitarist Mickey Baker had a series of successful R & B recordings, with the big success being "Love Is Strange," which climbed to #1 on the R & B charts and crossed over into the pop charts as well.


The duo broke up in 1962 when Mr. Baker (who's still with us today; he'll be 86 years old in October) moved to Paris.


Rest in peace, Sylvia.

MLB Divisional Playoffs: Rays Silence Rangers Bats In Blowout

The Major League Baseball divisional playoffs commenced on Friday with the opening games of the two American League divisional playoff series.


At Arlington, Texas:


Matt Moore pitched seven innings of two-hit shutout ball, while Kelly Shoppach belted a pair of home runs as the Tampa Bay Rays demolished the Texas Rangers, 9-0 on the road in the opening game of their ALDS best-of-five series.


The opening game of the other American League divisional playoff series, between the visiting Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees, was suspended in the second inning due to rain with the score deadlocked at one run apiece.  The game is scheduled to be resumed on Saturday.

Time For A Cartoon

From 1949, here's a Paramount Screen Song cartoon, "The Ski's The Limit."  This one, produced by Famous Studios in New York City and released by Paramount Pictures, features the song "I Miss My Swiss, My Swiss Misses Me," written by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Abel Baer.

You'll have to click on the link below since whoever uploaded this cartoon to YouTube disabled the embedding process. 

Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/nBlVRvCVb9I

Personnel:

Direction:  Isidore (I.) Sparber

Animation: Dave Tendlar
                    Tom Golden

Story: Bill Turner
            Larry Riley

Narration:  Jackson Beck

Scenics: Robert Connavale

Music:  Winston Sharples

Time For Another Waltz

From 1953, here's Whoopee John Wilfahrt and his orchestra with "Banjo Lullaby."  The Whoopee John Trio will handle the vocal here.

More Fun With Whoopee John

Here's a 1957 Decca Records release of the "St. Paul Waltz" by Whoopee John Wilfahrt and his orchestra.

Doesn't The Brain Have A Polka Of His Own?

Here's a 1957 Decca Records release of "Pinky's Polka," performed by Whoopee John Wilfahrt and his orchestra.

Enjoy!

Time For Laughs With Dean And Jerry!

Here's a 1955 NBC Network telecast of the Colgate Variety Hour starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Enjoy!

Dum-De-Dum-Dum!

Here is the January 31, 1952 episode of Dragnet, the episode entitle "The Big Mother."  This is the story in which a three-day-old baby was stolen from a nursery.  Starring Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday and Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs. This is a syndication print of the episode, therefore the syndication title Badge 714.

Yes, Amigos, That's The Way The Cisco Kid Starts His Day

From some 60-odd years ago, here are the Duncan Renaldo as the Cisco Kid and Leo Carillo as his amigo Pancho hawking Weber's Bread.

Ducks Continue Climb In Both Polls

Following their Saturday night romp in Tucson, the Oregon Ducks climbed up one spot in the Associated Press media poll to #9, while moving up two spots to #11 in the USA Today/Coaches poll.

Niners Come Back To Top Bengals In Cincy

At Cincinnati:


Running back Kendall Hunter ran for the game's only touchdown in the fourth quarter while David Akers connected on a pair of field goals (23 and 53 yards) as the San Francisco 49ers (2-1) defeated the Cincinnati Bengals (1-2) 13-8 in Sunday National Football League action.


The win, coupled with Arizona's loss at Seattle, lifted the Niners to sole possession of first place in the West Division of the National Football Conference.

LaMichael Runs Wild As Ducks Thump Wildcats In Tucson

At Tucson, Arizona:


Quarterback Darron Thomas threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, while LaMichael James ran for a school-record 288 yards and two scores as the Oregon Ducks (ranked #10 in the AP poll and #13 in the USA Today/Coaches poll; 3-1 overall, 1-0 in conference play) throttled the Arizona Wildcats (1-3, 0-2) 56-31 on the road in the Ducks' Pac-12 conference opener on Saturday night.

Embarrassing Home Defeat For Riders

At Regina, Saskatchewan:


The British Columbia Lions (6-6) picked up their fifth consecutive Canadian Football League win on Saturday as they smashed the Saskatchewan Roughriders' (4-8) three-game run 42-5 on the road.  Lions' quarterback Travis Tulay completed 19 of 27 passes for 303 yards and two touchdowns.

Woes Continue For Beavers As OSU Drops Conference Opener To Bruins

At Corvallis, Oregon:


Quarterback Richard Brehaut threw for a touchdown and ran for another on Saturday as UCLA (2-2 overall; 1-0 in conference play) defeated Oregon State (0-3; 0-1) 27-19 on the road in the Pacific 12 Conference opener for both teams.

Can You Boys And Girls Handle Chapter Nine?

Time now for "The Fatal Flood," the ninth chapter of our 1945 Republic Pictures serial, Manhunt of Mystery Island.


 

Have No Fear: GASTON IS HERE!

Here is the rubbery-limbed French artist, Gaston Le Crayon, in his first Terrytoon, "Gaston Is Here."  In this one, Gaston invades an Alfred Hitchcock movie set.  This 1957 cartoon was made by Terrytoons at New Rochelle, New York and was distributed by Twentieth Century Fox.





This is a syndication television print of the cartoon, which was originally produced and released theatrically in CinemaScope.


Personnel:


Story :  Tommy Morrison
                Larz Bourne
                Bob Kuwahara


Animation:  Larry Silverman
                         Mannie Davis
                         George Bakes
                         Jim Tyer
                         Al Chiarito
                         Eddie Donnelly


Layouts:  Al Kouzel
                    Art Bartsch


Backgrounds:  Bill Hilliker


Voice Characterizations:  Allen Swift


Music:  Phil Scheib


Production Manager:  Frank Schudde


Director:  Connie Rasinski


Supervising Director:  Gene Deitch


Executive Producer:  Bill Weiss             
                 

Here's Something You Don't See Every Day..

Here's a kinescope from the May 20, 1950 DuMont Network telecast of Cavalcade of Stars, starring Jerry Lester, who would soon go on to become one of the hosts of NBC's pioneering late-night comedy-variety showcase Broadway Open House, a forerunner to The Tonight Show.  Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, singer Mindy Carson, and dancer Lucienne Boyer were among Jerry's guests that night.  He would soon be replaced by the star of a recently failed NBC filmed sitcom adaptation of the successful radio series, The Life of Riley.  A feller named Jackie Gleason.

TIme For Early TV With Bob Hope!

From Easter Sunday (April 9), 1950, here's Bob Hope starring in his first television special, Star Spangled Revue.  Joining Bob are Beatrice Lille, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Dinah Shore, Hal Le Roy, Maurice Rocco, Walter Greaza, David Burns, Carl Reiner, Dan Liberto and Gloria Patrice, The Look Magazine Cover Girls, The Mexico City Boys Choir, and Wendell Niles.  This NBC special, sponsored by General Motors' Frigidaire division, was directed by Hal Keith and produced by Max Liebman.

Sorry for the less than perfect video picture.

Time For A Vitaphone Short

From 1931, here's Hal Le Roy starring in "The High School Hoofer," with Eleanor King.  This Vitaphone short, released by Warner Brothers, was written by Stanley Rauh, photographed by E.B. DuPar, and directed by Roy Mack.


Enjoy!