#filmation

[punster-2319]

Which Filmation movie do you think is better?

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)

Happily Ever After (1993)

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[oldshowbiz]

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[gregbruhl]

It's so cute to see Heckle and Jeckle's Feather Tails as a Boat Motor in Cavebirds, Propeller in Mail Birds, and Paddle in Hang Two from The New Adventures of Heckle and Jeckle, just like Miles Tails Prower's Tail Abilities from Sonic the Hedgehog.

[thinkbolt]

Sci-Fi Saturday Morning!

Jason of Star Command, ch 6: Planet of the Lost (Filmation, 1978) Instead of Space Academy season 2, we got THIS. The network wanted STAR WARS, not Star Trek. Sometimes fun, but not nearly as good, Jason was a serial-style throwback with 12-minute episodes ending on cliffhangers, notable for James Doohan as the Commander, and the unhinged Sid Haig is Dragos. This episode features a bit of rare and impressive stop-motion monster action!

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[thinkbolt]

Sci-Fi Saturday Morning!

Ark II episode 11: Omega (Filmation, 1976) A bizarre post-apocalypse mash-up of Planet of the Apes, Space 1999, Lord of the Flies, and Damnation Alley, this was the weirdest and darkest of children's sci-fi from Filmation. And everybody had Bible names! Even the chimp! This episode is notable for starring baby Helen Hunt as a computer-possessed child overlord.

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[gregbruhl]

The Evolution of the Magpies

Original Terrytoons & Jim Tyer (1940s–1950s)

In their original Paul Terry theatrical shorts, Heckle and Jeckle were defined by their sharp, angular designs and their unapologetically mean-spirited, Three Stooges-style antics. Animator Jim Tyer, in particular, pushed the characters to their limits. Tyer was known for his wild, erratic "stretch-and-squash" animation and wildly exaggerated perspective. His take on the birds featured highly chaotic, surreal movements that perfectly matched the duo's destructive and manipulative personalities. 

Filmation's "New Adventures" (1979)

When Filmation took over for The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle, the entire franchise was given a Saturday morning makeover. To comply with stricter television standards of the time, the studio smoothed out their designs and gave them a softer, much more "adorable" and conventional look heavily inspired by the era's limited animation style. Rather than executing bizarre, cartoonish mayhem, the Filmation versions felt like standard Hanna-Barbera clones, complete with slowed-down pacing and the frequent recycling of classic Hanna-Barbera sound effects.