Happy 4th of July

To celebrate the 235th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I have found two patriotic cartoons to get you into the mood.

Tom and Jerry in Safety Second



And

Popeye in Patriotic Popeye

Happy Belated Birthday to Leiji Matsumoto

On Tuesday, 1/25/2011, the famed creator of Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), Galaxy Express 999, and Captain Harlock, Leiji Matsumoto, turn 73 years young.

As part of his (belated) birthday celebration, here's a YouTube video of Isao Sasaki singing the opening theme song to SPY.



Happy Birthday, Leiji! May your legacy continue on for an eternity.

Happy 70th Birthday, Hayao Miyazaki

And to celebrate, here are the English and Japanese trailer's to Kiki's Delivery Service.

English:



Japanese:

Allen Swift, 1924-2010

As reported on Dave Mackey Dot Com, voice actor Allen Swift had passed away at age 86. He did voicework for the Gene Dietch-directed Tom and Jerry shorts during the early 80's.

Play Ball!

Baseball season's started, and what better way to kick off the season by watching some baseball-related cartoons.

Baseball Bugs



Goofy in "How to Play Baseball"



The Screwball



Batty Baseball

May The Farce Be With You, Always.

George Lucas and Robot Chicken have announced that there will be a sitcom based on the Star Wars franchise. So, laugh it up furball. :D

April Fools' Day 2010

This is all I could come up for this year: A Popeye short on April Fools' Day, and that's no joke.