CARTOONERIFIC! Classic Animated Cartoons
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Fun Talk about Classic hand drawn animation, as well as interviews with animators, actors, creators who make the fun happen! We review cartoons past and present and even have shows devoted to theme parks, animation art collecting and cartoon memorabilia. We will talk about Disney, Warner Bros , Hanna Barbera, MGM, Don Bluth, Ralph Bakshi, Fleischer, Terrytoons, Filmation and much more. Its all things cartoons. It's Cartoonerific! With your host, Animator Brian Mitchell.
Location:
United States
Description:
Fun Talk about Classic hand drawn animation, as well as interviews with animators, actors, creators who make the fun happen! We review cartoons past and present and even have shows devoted to theme parks, animation art collecting and cartoon memorabilia. We will talk about Disney, Warner Bros , Hanna Barbera, MGM, Don Bluth, Ralph Bakshi, Fleischer, Terrytoons, Filmation and much more. Its all things cartoons. It's Cartoonerific! With your host, Animator Brian Mitchell.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.cartoonerific.com
Episodes
CARTOONERIFIC! Interview with Hanna Barbera Legend Bob Singer Pt 2!
4/8/2023
In Part Two of our interview with Animation Legend Bob Singer, Host Brian Mitchell talks with Bob about Scooby Doo, The Smurfs!, Space Ghost, Tom and Jerry and about the Hanna Barbera Art Program creating limited editions for the Warner Bros. Stores.
Next week! More great interviews on The Cartoonerific Podcast!
Duration:00:51:54
CARTOONERIFIC! interview with Animation Legend Bob Singer (Hanna Barbera, Warner Bros., UPA) Part One
4/1/2023
Cartoonerific Host Brian Mitchell chats with Animation Legend Bob Singer about his career at Shamus Culhane Productions, Warner Bros., UPA Studios and Hanna-Barbera Productions regarding The Bell Science series, Gay Purree, Mr. Magoos' Christmas Carol, Charlottes Web and Scooby Doo Where Are You!
More with Bob Singer next week in part two! Stay Tooned!
Duration:00:51:03
Cartoonerific! Interview with Disney-Warner Producer Director Story Artist Sam Levine Pt 2
3/24/2023
IN PART TWO, Cartoonerific host Brian Mitchell interviews Producer-Director Sam Levine about working as a show runner on number of Disney shows and his vocal contributions to Disney's Home On The Range.
Sam talks about his efforts at developing ideas at Disney and then moving on to Produce and Direct series for Disney XD like Penn Zero: Part time Hero and then Co- Directing the WB feature film DC League Of Super Pets!
Stay tooned Next Week for more fun!
Duration:00:53:03
Cartoonerific! Interview with Disney-Warner Producer Director Story Artist Sam Levine Pt 1
3/17/2023
Cartoonerific host Brian Mitchell interviews Producer-Director Sam Levine about his career starting in animation on Hercules, Tarzan and Fantasia 2000, then moving into the story department working on Treasure Planet and Home On The Range.
Sam talks about his efforts at developing ideas at Disney and then moving on to Produce and Direct!
Next week Part 2!
Duration:00:57:08
Cartoonerific Interview w/ Animator Sandro Cleuzo Part Two
3/10/2023
Cartoonerific Host Brian Mitchell talks with Master Animator Sandro Cleuzo about his work at Disney, working on Fantasia 2000, Home On The Range, Emperors New Groove, Princess and The Frog and later on Enchanted, Mary Poppins Returns and SPA studios Klaus!
Stay tooned for next weeks episode with Story Artist/Director Sam Levine!
Duration:01:06:58
Interview with Disney-Bluth-Warner Master Animator Sandro Cleuzo Pt One
3/2/2023
Cartoonerific Host Brian Mitchell chats with Animator Sandro Cleuzo about his childhood, discovering cartoons, finding employment animating in his home country of Brazil and then landing a dream job working with Don Bluth in Ireland, following him to the United States with Fox Animation Studios and then on to Hollywood working for Disney, Warner Bros. and many other studios!
Stay tooned next week for Part Two!
Duration:00:58:31
Classic WB Cartoons Conversation with Cartoon Superfan Chase Pritchard
1/15/2023
In this episode of The Cartoonerific Podcast, Host Brian Mitchell sits down with Cartoon SuperFan and Expert Chase Pritchard about The Classic Warner Bros. Theatrical Cartoons (1930-1969) and the recent developments in their presentation on HBO Max. We touch on various things like favorite Directors and Cartoons from The Warner Bros Studio as well as Disney+.
Duration:01:02:36
Mr. Toad to Peter Pan, A discussion with Design Expert Marjorie Stewart
1/7/2023
In this episode, Cartoonerific Host Brian Mitchell sits down with design expert Marjorie Stewart, about viewing several Disney films for the very first time and her take on Ichabod and Mr Toad and Peter Pan, as well as a favorite film she saw a long time ago, Cinderella. The show delves into the influences of Mary Blair in all three films as well as talking about other similar themes that 'haunt' most of Disney projects.
Duration:01:01:27
Christmas Rankin Bass Episode with Author-Historian Rick Goldschmidt
12/15/2022
Cartoonerific Host Brian Mitchell chats with Rankin Bass Expert Rick Goldschmidt about all the R/B Christmas Specials with a focus on Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty The Snowman, The Little Drummer Boy and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!
Stay Tooned for next weeks show!
Duration:01:20:28
Interview with Animation Producer-Director John Over Part Two (Clifford, Jakers, Animaniacs)
12/8/2022
CARTOONERIFIC host Brian Mitchell, continues his humorous chat with his pal and all around creative guy, John Over about his work at Warner Bros. Animation, Disney and his work with Mike Young Productions (Clifford The Big Red Dog and Jakers! The Adventures Of Piggley Winks!
Next Week! Our Christmas Show about Rankin Bass Christmas Specials and Movies with Special Guest, Rick Goldschmidt!
Duration:01:02:42
Interview w/ Animation Producer-Director John Over PT 1(Clifford The Big Red Dog, Jakers! The Adventures Of Piggley Winks)
12/1/2022
CARTOONERIFIC Host Animator Brian Mitchell has a humorous chat with Producer-Director John Over about his experiences in and around the animation industry working on shows such as Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Disney's One Saturday Morning, Clifford The Big Red Dog and Jakers! The Adventures Of Piggley Winks!
Stay Tooned Next week for Part Two!
Duration:01:05:10
Cartoonerific! Interview w/ Animator-Writer-Producer-Director Bill Kopp Creator of Eek The Cat, Mad Jack, Schnookums And Meat, Toonsylvania!
11/25/2022
CARTOONERIFIC! Host, animator Brian Mitchell chats with the Master Of Funny Cartoons, Mr. Bill Kopp about his career working on the titles for Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer as well as the first Simpsons shorts, The Roger Rabbit short cartoons and creating Eek The Cat! Mad Jack! Schnookums And Meat, Toonsylvania and many many others! Bill also talks about a series of shorts that he is personally producing called 'Dumb Bunny and Jackass'!
Next week, stay tooned for Producer-Director John Over (Clifford the big red dog and Jakers!)
Duration:01:17:03
CARTOONERIFIC! Part Two Interview with Jennifer & Bert Klein of Pups Of Liberty
11/18/2022
In Part two of our Enjoyable Cartoonerific Interview with Jennifer and Bert Klein, Brian Mitchell chats with the creators Of The Pups Of Liberty about its' origins and production and the creation of The Pups Of Liberty Short Tails!
Stay tooned next week where Brian interviews The Master Of Funny Cartoons,
Mr Bill Kopp!
Duration:01:01:28
CARTOONERIFIC! Part One Interview with Disney Animators Jennifer & Bert Klein of Pups Of Liberty
11/10/2022
CARTOONERIFIC! Host Brian Mitchell chats with Disney Animators
Jennifer and Bert Klein about their careers in the animation world, working on classics such as Hercules, Mulan, The Iron Giant, The Emperors New Groove, Frozen, Zootopia and many many others! Next week, Brian talks with the Kleins' about their labor of love, The Pups Of Liberty! Stay Tooned
Duration:01:00:24
CARTOONERIFIC! Interview with Author/Producer/Director Gene Hamm Creator of Hell Toupee
11/3/2022
Cartoonerific Host Brian Mitchell chats with Hell Toupee Producer-Writer-Director Mr Gene Hamm about his career working for Ralph Bakshi, Roger Corman, Hanna Barbera and Art Clokey for The New Episodes of Gumby. We talk about Hell Toupee,
a feature film (Now streaming on Tube) that he completely animated and edited on his home computer for a micro budget. Stay tooned next week for more Cartoonerific fun!
Duration:00:44:17
Cartoonerific! Interview with Disney Mickey Mouse Works Producer-Director Tony Craig
10/20/2022
In this fun episode, Cartoonerific Host Brian Mitchell interviews Animator-Producer-Director Tony Craig about his career at Warner Bros., working on Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, and later becoming Producer-Director on Mickey Mouse Works, House Of Mouse, Leroy and Stitch and many others!
Stay Tooned for next weeks episode!
Duration:01:12:22
Cartoonerific Interview about MAD MONSTER PARTY with author Rick Goldschmidt Rankin Bass Historian
10/15/2022
Cartoonerific! Host Brian Mitchell chats with Rankin Bass Historian Rick Goldschmidt about the cult classic film MAD MONSTER PARTY and its' making, it's legacy and how it influenced a generation of animators-filmmakers. We talk about Rick's Book on the film (available through Miserbros.com).
Stay tooned next week for more Cartoonerific fun!
Duration:00:55:30
CARTOONERIFIC! Interview with Voice Artist/Author Keith Scott about his book(s) Cartoon Voices
10/6/2022
In this weeks Entertaining episode of The CARTOONERIFIC! Podcast, Brian Mitchell interviews Voice Talent Keith Scott about his long awaited new book(s) Cartoon Voices!
In this episode we chat about how Keith became the voice of Bullwinkle, The Paul Frees-ish Narrator of George Of The Jungle and also talk about his Excellent new 2 volume book, Cartoon Voices (1930-1970).
The book is available thru bearmanormedia.com and Amazon.com.
Stay tooned for more Cartoonerific fun next week!
Duration:01:42:59
Cartoonerific! Interview with Animator-Writer-Director-Imagineer Jerry Rees Part 2 of 2
9/29/2022
In the second part of my interview with Jerry Rees, we talk about the production of
'The Brave Little Toaster' and Jerry's work as an imagineer, working on several theme park attractions, including The Magic Of Disney Animation at Disney/MGM Studios in Florida, featuring the film 'Return To Neverland' which was Directed by Jerry and Stars Robin Williams and Walter Cronkite.
Next week, our Cartoonerific Interview will feature Voice Artist-Impressionist Keith Scott talking about his long awaited new Book 'Cartoon Voices'. Stay Tooned!
Duration:01:16:15
Cartoonerific! Interview with Animator-Writer-Director-Imagineer Jerry Rees Part 1 of 2
9/23/2022
Cartoonerific! Host Brian Mitchell chats with The Multi Talented Mr. Jerry Rees about his influences, training with Disney Legend Eric Larson and CalArts, career at The Walt Disney Animation Studio working on The Small One, The Fox and The Hound and Tron, working with Brad Bird on The Spirit and much, much more!
Next week, in part two of our chat, Jerry talks about The Brave Little Toaster and the creation of Back To Neverland, a film made with Robin Williams and Walter Cronkite for the Disney-MGM Studios in Walt Disney World.
Duration:01:23:36