Strange Bedfellows

Mighty Mouse Pitch circa 1994?

Here is some presentation art from a pitch we did at Spumco in the mid 90s. I wanted to get Paramount to let me revive the Terrytoons characters. I would have shown some of this stuff earlier but it had all suffered water damage. But now, thanks to Alex, Jojo and Tommy, some of it has been restored through the magic of insufferable digital technology.These guys here are "The Catnip Gang" who

Writing For Character, rather than plugging characters into a generic plot

Write For Character I’ve always found that it’s much easier to write for characters that have strong distinct personalities – iconic characters. Some cartoon writers like to begin with a high concept, (“Let’s start the picture by shooting the protagonist’s mother and then the son goes on a magical adventure to search for a replacement mother figure, but then finds out through trials

Mighty Mouse Fan Club Thrill Package

Look how much fun it was to be part of the Mighty Mouse Fan Club! You get a nifty "Sourpuss Hole activity" as just part of the fun.This is too much cool stuff. A kid would have a heart attack from this much joy.Before you play with all your Terrytoons treasures, here are the important rules you must follow.You better do exactly as we say, if you don't want Mighty Mouse himself to come and beat

Terrytoon Treats

It's funny to think that Terrytoons were considered the "cheap" cartoons back in the day.These are mostly fully animated and chock full of cartoon goodness.I could tell, even when I was a kid that they were produced kinda hastily but there was something unique and weird about them that you couldn't get in any other cartoons.There was even a period of "quality" Terrytoons in the mid forties with