Happy 70th Anniversary Howdy Doody!

First off, the earliest known recording, from April, 1948!

Howdy wins the Presidency (and a new marionette takes it place)!

Next, the 10th Anniversary Show from 1957!

The FINAL program... IN LIVING COLOR!

The 70's reboot!

And now, the 40th Anniversary Special!

And lastly, a webcast interview with one of the few souls who knew Buffalo Bob ran a liquor store!

The Unchained Goddess (1958)

I am NOT going to watch It's a Wonderful Life this year, if I can help it. So, in its stead, enjoy this other Frank Capra classic, staring Richard "It Came from Outer Space" Carlson.

Fun fact: The discovery of the jet stream went largely unnoticed because it was published in Esperanto. Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?

Creepy animation starts at 2:20.

A Tribute to Playhouse Pictures

A little something for the old-schoolers!

ENJOY!

Thanks to Mike Kazaleh and others for sharing the love!

Gateways to the Mind

Check out some neat Chuck Jones animation in this classic Bell Labs film from The A/V Geeks collection. Despite the fact that there are a number of scenes with animators talking about the animation produced for this film not one of them is played by Chuck Jones.