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Dean Elliot
William Lorenzo Bunt (May 11, 1917 – December 31, 1999), known professionally as Dean Elliott, was an American television and film composer. Career Elliott was born William Lorenzo Bunt on May 11, 1917 in Sioux City, Iowa to George Leroy Bunt and Odessa Rouine Bolyard. Educated at the University of Wisconsin, Elliott's first composing work was for ''Four Star Revue'' an early comedy program which debuted in 1950. From here, he went on to compose for various cartoon series, most prominently '' Mr. Magoo'' in the 1950s, but later he struck an alliance with master Animation director Chuck Jones and went on to compose the scores for many of his ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons between 1965 and 1967, starting with '' Duel Personality'' and finishing with '' Advance and Be Mechanized'', Chuck Jones' second-to-last ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon in 1967. He also composed a few film scores, including '' College Confidential'' (1960), ''Sex Kittens Go to College'' (1960), '' The Las Vegas Hillb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zounds! What Sounds!
''Zounds! What Sounds!'' is an album by Dean Elliott, released as an LP in 1962 (see 1962 in music). The album was credited on the front cover to "Dean Elliott and His Swinging Big, Big Band" and on the LP label to "Dean Elliott and His Orchestra". The album was made with the assistance of Phil Kaye, a sound effects virtuoso who worked with Elliott on the Tom and Jerry cartoon The subtitle that appeared on the front cover of the LP (which also featured three young women striking arguably sultry poses with saxophones and congas atop a cement truck) captured the basic goals, sound, and feel of the album quite well: A Sonic Spectacular Presenting MUSIC! MUSIC! MUSIC! With these special Percussion Effects! Cement Mixer, Air Compressor, Punching Bag, Hand Saw, Thunderstorm, Raindrops, Celery Stalks (the crunchiest), 1001 Clocks, Bowling Pins and Many Many More!! The LP is now firmly ensconced in the pantheon of "space age pop" or lounge classics, having been cited in RE/Search # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, of which it is the county seat, though a small portion is in Plymouth County. Sioux City is located at the navigational head of the Missouri River. The city is home to several cultural points of interest including the Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City Art Center and Sergeant Floyd Monument, which is a National Historic Landmark. The city is also home to Chris Larsen Park, commonly referred to as "the Riverfront", which includes the Anderson Dance Pavilion, Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sioux City is the primary city of the five-county Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), with a population of 149,940 in the 2020 census. The Sioux City– Vermillion, IA–NE–SD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Age Pop
Space age pop is a subgenre of pop and easy listening music associated with Mexican and American composers and songwriters in the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s. Also known as bachelor pad music or lounge music,''Pulse'' (Monthly music digest of Tower Records/Video) #164 October 1997 Page 57 Article: "Catalog Rolling: How Record Labels Decide What Titles to Re-Release" (article begins on page 42) it was inspired by the spirit of those times, an optimism based on the strong post-war economy and technology boom, and excitement about humanity's early forays into space."Space Age Pop developed out of America's insatiable appetite for the new and improved, providing grown-ups with the music they wanted: seductive moods, primitive beats, and fantastic effects.", Page 6, ''Exotiquarium: Album Art from the Space Age'', Jennifer McKnight-Trontz and Lenny Dee, St. Martin's Press Music/Songbooks, 1999, Although there is no exact album, date, or year when the genre was born, producer Irwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangface
''Fangface'' is a 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for ABC that aired from September 9, 1978, to September 8, 1980. The executive producers were Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, and this was their first cartoon they made after they left Hanna-Barbera. Overview Similar in format to ''Scooby-Doo'' (also created by Ruby and Spears) with elements of the Tasmanian Devil and ''I Was a Teenage Werewolf'', ''Fangface'' features four teenagers — buff and handsome leader Biff; his brainy and beautiful girlfriend Kim; short, stocky and pugnacious Puggsy; and tall, skinny simpleton Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth, who transforms into a werewolf upon seeing a full moon and back into a human whenever he sees the sun. Puggsy and Fangs are based on Leo Gorcey and Huntz Hall of the '' Bowery Boys'' films. Cast * Frank Welker as Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth/Fangface * Susan Blu as Kim * Bart Braverman as Pugsy * Jerry Dexter as Biff Additional * Lewis Bailey * Ted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruby-Spears
Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) was a Burbank, California–based American entertainment production company that specialized in animation with another branch in Rome, Italy. This company was founded in 1977 by veteran writers and ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. History Ruby and Spears started out as sound editors at Hanna-Barbera and later branched out into story-writing for such programs as ''Space Ghost'' and ''The Herculoids''. In 1969, they were assigned the task of developing a mystery-based cartoon series for Saturday mornings, the result of which was ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!''. They left Hanna-Barbera shortly after because "they were having a hard time moving up" and wanted to be "associate producers". They were also writers and producers for DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, particularly for ''The Barkleys'' and ''The Houndcats''.Shostak, Stu (05-02-2012).''Program 276'' (Legendary animation producers JOE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
''Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over'' is a springtime-themed ''Looney Tunes'' television special which aired on CBS on May 21, 1980. The special includes three new cartoons directed by Chuck Jones and Phil Monroe. Featured cartoons The cartoon shorts include: * '' Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny'' (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd) * ''Spaced Out Bunny'' (Bugs Bunny, Marvin the Martian) * ''Soup or Sonic'' ( Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner) Credits * Written, produced, and directed by Chuck Jones * Co-direction: Phil Monroe * Voice characterizations: Mel Blanc, Paul Julian * Music: Dean Elliott William Lorenzo Bunt (May 11, 1917 – December 31, 1999), known professionally as Dean Elliott, was an American television and film composer. Career Elliott was born William Lorenzo Bunt on May 11, 1917 in Sioux City, Iowa to George Leroy Bunt ... Home video The special is included as a special feature on the '' Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5'' DVD box set. Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck Dodgers And The Return Of The 24½th Century
''Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century'' is a 1980 animated short film starring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Marvin the Martian. It is the sequel to the 1953 cartoon ''Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century''. It was the first Daffy and Porky cartoon since 1965. This cartoon first premiered on November 20, 1980, as part of an animated CBS television special called ''Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special'', with scenes that would later be cut when this cartoon was reformatted as a short. A majority of Maltese's storyboards weren't used in the final product, including a duel with Marvin and Daffy and the majority of the boards had K-9, but the character was later deleted from the short entirely. The only parts written that Maltese that remained in the final product is the problem of the lack of the element that produces yo-yo polish (called flexonite in the boards) and Gossamer being shaven (albeit with Porky using hair clippers instead of Daffy singing The Song of the Marines t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie'' is a 1979 American animated comedy package film directed by Chuck Jones, consisting of a compilation of classic '' Looney Tunes/ Merrie Melodies'' shorts and newly animated bridging sequences hosted by Bugs Bunny. The bridging sequences, which had been produced in 1978, show Bugs at his home, which is cantilevered over a carrot-juice waterfall (modeled on Frank Lloyd Wright's " Fallingwater" house in Bear Run, Pennsylvania). The film was released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Bugs Bunny. Early on, Bugs discusses the wild villains he had co-starred with in his cartoons, which is followed by a tongue-in-cheek sequence depicting the history of comedy and a scene in which Bugs discusses his "several fathers". The latter scene was written by Chuck Jones as a way to debunk fellow animation director Bob Clampett's claims throughout the 1970s that he alone created Bugs, and Clampett's name is notably missing from Bugs' list, as a result of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Four (1978 TV Series)
''The New Fantastic Four'' (on-screen title: ''The Fantastic Four'') is an animated series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation in 1978. It is the second animated series based on Marvel's comic book series ''Fantastic Four'', following a 1967 series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The 1978 series replaced the character of the Human Torch with a robot named H.E.R.B.I.E. (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics) because the 1978 television rights to use that character were tied up by a proposed television pilot movie in development by Universal Studios that ended up never being produced. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Marvel Productions. The series is not available on Disney+. Plot After getting exposed to cosmic radiation, Reed Richards, Susan Storm, and Ben Grimm, alongside their robot H.E.R.B.I.E., fight crime as the Fantastic Four. Epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To The Planet Of The Apes
''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1975 Saturday morning animation, animated series, by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television, based on the 1963 novel ''Planet of the Apes (novel), Planet of the Apes'' by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel had previously inspired Planet of the Apes, five films and a TV series, beginning with the 1968 film Planet of the Apes (1968 film), ''Planet of the Apes'' starring Charlton Heston. Unlike the film, its sequels, and the 1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series), live action TV series, which involved a primitive ape civilization, ''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' depicted a technologically advanced society, complete with automobiles, film, and television; as such it more closely resembled both Boulle's original novel and early concepts for the first ''Apes'' movie which were changed due to budgetary limitations in the late 1960s. Produced following the last of the big-screen features and short-lived live-acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultra-Lounge
''Ultra-Lounge'' is a series of compilation CDs released by Capitol Records, featuring music predominantly from the 1950s and 1960s in genres such as exotica, space age pop, mambo, television theme songs, and lounge. Many of the volumes have since been made available for purchase via digital download. Each CD featured detailed liner notes along with two related drink recipes, tips on how to serve drinks to guests, and often photographs of sculptures made out of bartender items and other objects. The series started in 1996 during the swing revival, but as of 2009 the newer releases have been made available only for purchase in downloadable format from Amazon.com and iTunes. Some volumes from the series managed to make the Billboard jazz top 10. Initial sales after the first few years reportedly reached over 600,000. In 1997, art directors Andy Engel and Tommy Steele won the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is one of a serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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