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Friday, October 26, 2018

Original Production Animation Drawings of Bernard from "The Rescuers," 1977


Original production animation drawings of Bernard in graphite pencil from "The Rescuers," 1977, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 center and lower right; Size - Bernard: 2 x 1 3/4", Sheets 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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You'll need a boat. Evinrude's
got the fastest boat around here.
Evinrude, wake up!
Start up your engine, boy!

Read more: http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=the-rescuer
"The Rescuers" is an animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions; and was released on June 22, 1977 by Buena Vista Distribution. The film is based on a series of books by Margery Sharp, most notably "The Rescuers and Miss Bianca." The 23rd film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film is about the Rescue Aid Society; an international mouse organization headquartered in New York; and shadowed the United Nations. The Rescue Aid Society, a mouse based group, was dedicated to helping abduction victims around the world at large. Two of these mice, jittery janitor Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) and his co-agent, the elegant Miss Bianca (voiced by Eva Gabor), set out to rescue Penny, an orphan girl being held prisoner in the Devil's Bayou by treasure huntress Madame Medusa.

Bernard, a stout mouse, is the unlikely hero of "The Rescuers." He is the janitor for the Rescue Aid Society in New York City, the mouse version of the United Nations. A message in a bottle arrives at the Society and Bernard is tasked with removing it, and in the process accidentally falls inside the bottle. The note reveals that a girl named Penny is in trouble and the Hungarian agent, Miss Bianca, asks for the rescue assignment. Bernard points out that the mission is too dangerous to go alone, Miss Bianca agrees, and so she asks Bernard to join her on the escapade. Bernard was animated by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston; and Miss Bianca was designed by Ken Anderson and animated by Mark Henn.


Close up of the original production animation drawings of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawings of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Original production animation drawing of Bernard.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Bernard. 

This is a wonderful set of eight original production animation drawings of Bernard. In each he is eyes open and a nice action oriented image of him coming out of a mouse hole. A beautiful and rare set of drawings from this contemporary Walt Disney feature film, that is perfect for any collection!

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Original Production Animation Cel of the Horned King from "The Black Cauldron," 1985


Original hand painted production animation cel of the Horned King from "The Black Cauldron," 1985, Walt Disney Studios; Walt Disney seal lower left; Set on an original line background with production numbers lower cel edge; Size - Horned King: 7 1/2 x 9", Image 11 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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"Now I call on my army of the dead: the Cauldron Born! Arise, my messengers of death! Our time has arrived!" - Horned King

"The Black Cauldron," 1985 is an animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in association with Silver Screen Partners II, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the 25the Disney feature film and is loosely based on the first two books in "The Chronicles of Prydain" by Lloyd Alexander. The film was directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich and was the first Disney animated film to be recorded in Dolby Stereo. It feature the voices talents of Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne, John Byner, and John Hurt. "The Black Cauldron" was the first animated film to receive a PG rating, and feature computer-generated imagery. The film had a budget of $44 million, was released on July 24, 1985, and only earned #21.3 million domestically leading to a loss for the studio; and in the process putting the Walt Disney Feature Animation Studio near bankruptcy. The film was not released on home video until 1998.


Original production animation cel of the Horned King without the background.


Close up of the Walt Disney seal.

The next four paragraphs is the plot of the film and are from Wikipedia:

"In the land of Prydain, Taran is an "assistant pig-keeper" on the small farm of Caer Dallben, home of Dallben the Enchanter.  Dallben learns that the Horned King is searching for a mystical relic known as the Black Cauldron, which is capable of creating an invincible army of undead warriors, the "Cauldron-Born." Dallben fears the Horned King may try to steal his pig Hen Wen, which has oracular powers, and use her to locate the cauldron. Dallben directs Taran to take Hen Wen to safety; unfortunately, Taran's foolish daydreaming causes Hen Wen to be captured by the Horned King's forces.

Taran follows them to the Horned King's stronghold. Along the way, he encounters the small pestering companion Gurgi, who joins Taran on his search. Frustrated by Gurgi's antics, Taran leaves the former to sneak into the castle and rescues Hen Wen, but although Hen Wen escapes from the castle, Taran is arrested and thrown into the dungeon. A fellow captive named Princess Eilonwy frees Taran as she is trying to make her own escape. In the catacombs beneath the castle, Taran and Eilonwy discover the ancient burial chamber of a king, where Taran arms himself with the King's sword. It contains magic that allows him effectively to fight the Horned King's minions and so to fulfill his dream of heroism. Along with a third prisoner, the comical, middle-aged bard Fflewddur Fflam, they escape from the castle and are soon reunited with Gurgi. Upon discovering that Taran has escaped, the Horned King order his dwarf companion Creeper to send the Gwythaints to follow Taran and bring him back alive.

Following Hen Wen's trail, the four stumble into the underground kingdom of the Fair Folk who reveal that Hen Wen is under their protection. When the cheerful, elderly King Eidilleg reveals that he knows where the cauldron is, Taran resolves to go destroy it himself. Eilonwy, Fflewddur, and Gurgi agree to join him and Eidilleg's obnoxious right-hand man Doli is assigned to lead them to the Marshes of Morva while the Fair Folk agree to escort Hen Wen safely back to Caer Dallben. At the marshes they learn that the cauldron is held by three witches - the grasping Orddu, who acts as leader: the greedy Orgoch; and the more benevolent Orwen, who falls is love with Fflewddur at first sight, which causes a frightened Doli to abandon the group. Orddu agrees to trade the cauldron for Taran's sword, and he reluctantly agrees, although he knows that to yield it will cost his chance for heroism. Before vanishing, the witches reveal that the cauldron is indestructible, and that its power can only be broken by someone who climbs in under his own free will, which will kill him. Although Taran feels foolish for aspiring to destroy the cauldron alone, his companions show their belief in him; and it seems the Eilonwy and Taran will kiss. Suddenly, the celebration is interrupted by the Horned King's soldiers who have finally reached the marshes themselves. They seize the cauldron and arrest everyone but Gurgi, and take their prisoners back to the castle. The Horned King uses the cauldron to raise the dead and the Cauldron-born army begins to pour out into the world.

Gurgi manages to free the captives and Taran decides to cast himself into the cauldron, but Gurgi stops him and jumps into the cauldron himself. The undead army collapses. When the Horned King spots Taran at large, he inters the turn of events, says that Taran has interfered for the last time, and throws the youth toward the cauldron; however, the cauldron's magic is out of control. It consumes the Horned King in a tunnel of fire and blood. The three witches come to recover the now-inert Black Cauldron. However, Taran has finally realized Gurgi's true friendship, and he persuades them to revive the wild thing in exchange for the cauldron, forcing him to give up his magical sword permanently. Fflewddur challenges the reluctant witches to demonstrate their powers by the revival, and upon hearing Fflewddur's remarks, the witches honor the request, restoring Gurgi back to life. After Gurgi is resurrected, he pushes Taran and Eilonwy into a kiss. The four friends then journey back to Caer Dallben where Dallben and Doli watch them in a vision created by Hen Wen, and Dallben finally praises Taran for his heroism despite the fact that he prefers to be a Pig-Boy."


Original line background cel.


Close up of the production numbers.

This is a very large (nine inches long) and impressive original production animation cel of the evil Horned King, the villain of "The Black Cauldron." A bold and dramatic pose with both of his arms outstretched over his head, glowing red eyes, his horns are clearly visible, and his dark blood red robes are billowing behind him. In addition, he is set on an original line overlay background. This is a stand out piece of animation artwork, and is a perfect addition for any collection!

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Monday, October 22, 2018

Original Production Animation Cels of Mowgli and Hathi Jr. (Baby Elephant) from "The Jungle Book," 1967


Original hand painted production animation cels of Mowgli and Hathi Jr. (Baby Elephant) from "The Jungle Book," 1967, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Mowgli: 5 1/2 x 2", Hathi Jr.: 3 3/4 x 4 3/4", Image 7 1/4 x 7 1/4"; Unframed.

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"Sure. Just do what I do, but don't talk in ranks. It's against regulations." - Hathi Jr. (Baby Elephant) 

"The Jungle Book," 1967 was the nineteenth animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions and inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name. The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was to be the last film that was worked on by Walt Disney, as he passed away during its production. The film follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as he encounters Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear; who try and convince him to leave the jungle before the villainous tiger Shere Khan finds him. Voice actors include: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima; as well as Disney regulars such as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Verna Felton, and the director's son, Bruce Reitherman, as the voice of Mowgli.


Original production animation cel of Mowgli without the background.

Wolfgang Reitherman began working for Walt Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including "The Band Concert," "Music Land," and "Elmer Elephant." Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (animating the Slave in the Magic Mirror) up to "The Fox and the Hound," where he was the co-producer. Beginning with 1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. In addition to "101 Dalmatians," Reitherman directed "The Sword in the Stone" (1963), "The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), "Robin Hood" (1973) and "The Rescuers" (1977).


Original production animation cel of Hathi Jr. (Baby Elephant) without the background.

One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In addition, all three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard, and Robert provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," and Wart in "The Sword in the Stone." Not only did Bruce Reitherman provided the voice of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," but he also acted out certain scenes as live action reference for the animators. The character of Mowgli was animated by quite a few animators, however Milt Kahl set the final design and the majority of Mowgli's scenes were animated by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

Hathi Jr. (Baby Elephant) is the son of elephants Colonel Hathi and his wife Winifred. Hathi Jr. was voiced by the actor Clint Howard, who was only eight years old at the time. Some of the Disney filmmakers had to assist Clint with some of the larger words in the script. The Baby Elephant was one of the most loved characters in the film, although his screen time was relatively short.

This is a great full figure image of both Hathi Jr. (Baby Elephant) and of Mowgli; the main character of Walt Disney's contemporary masterpiece "The Jungle Book." A wonderful pair of original hand painted production animation cels and a beautiful piece of animation art history!

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Original Production Animation Cels of Mickey Mouse (Pauper) and Candle Smoke Effect from "The Prince and the Pauper," 1990


Original hand painted production animation cels of Mickey Mouse (Pauper) and matching Candle Smoke Effect on a lithographic background from "The Prince and the Pauper," 1990, Walt Disney Studios; Disney seal lower right; Production numbers in ink lower cel edges; Size - Mickey Mouse: 2 3/4 x 1 3/4", Image 10 1/2 x 16"; Unframed.

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"You must promise... Promise me that you will rule the land from your heart, justly and wisely." - The King
"I promise." - Mickey Mouse (The Pauper)

"The Prince and the Pauper," 1990 is an animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and it was inspired by Mark Twain's story of the same name. The film was directed by George Scribner and features the voice of Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse in both the Prince and Pauper roles. This was Disney's final use of the traditional ink-and-paint camera process. The film was released on November 16, 1990 as a short feature prior to the showing of the newly released feature animated film "The Rescuers Down Under."

Wayne Allwine (1947-2009) is best known for providing the voice for Mickey Mouse for 32 years, the longest of any individual. He was married to Russi Taylor, who has been the voice of Minnie Mouse since 1986. Walt Disney was the first voice of Mickey Mouse beginning in 1928, followed by Jimmy MacDonald begining in 1947 until 1977, when Allwine took over the role. After Wayne Allwine death in 2009, the role of Mickey was given to Bret Iwan, who is the currently the official voice of Mickey Mouse.


Close up of the original production animation cel of Mickey Mouse.


Close up of the original production animation cel of candle smoke effect.

The next three paragraphs is the plot of the featurette and are from Wikipedia:

"The  story begins in England, when a king ruled the country with peace and compassion. However, the good king has fallen ill, and his greedy Captain of the guards, Pete, plunders and terrorizes the country in the king's name. One day, when Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Pluto, three beggars are trying to get money for food, Captain Pete's carriage, filled with stolen food, passes. Pluto sees a sausage stand out from the carriage and gives chase, pursuing it into the castle. When Mickey knocks on the door to get his dog back, one of the soldiers opens the door and lets him in, mistaking him for the Prince. Pete lectures the soldier for letting anyone in, pointing out where the real Prince is: in class with his teacher, Horace Horsecollar and his valet, Donald Duck. The Prince hears Pete outside, roughly handling Mickey and Pluto. The Prince orders them to be brought to him right away. Pete kicks Mickey through the door, and forces Pluto out of the castle.

While in the palace Mickey meets the Prince and they both realize that they are entirely identical in appearance. The Prince tells the beggar that he is bored with his life and convinces the beggar to exchange clothes and roles with each other. The Prince reassures the beggar that everything will be fine, and if there are any problems, everyone will recognize the true Prince and the real ring. Disguised as a beggar, the Prince tricks Pete into kicking him out of the palace and meets Goofy and Pluto while Mickey is challenged with the Prince's studies. The real Prince witnesses a couple of soldiers trying to steal a chicken from Clarabelle Cow and her two children. The children explain that for years the soldiers have taken away their food and belongings in the name of the King. When a carriage with the stolen food goes by, the Prince stops it by identifying himself through the ring and returns the food to the people. The soldiers attempt to stop the Prince, thinking that he is an imposter, but fail when he escapes with help from the villagers and Goofy. One of the soldiers tells Pete that one of the beggars had the royal ring.

Pete is alarmed realizing that he cast out the Prince, and may see the corruption and theft going on outside so Pete plans to make Mickey become the real King so the Prince won't make it back. The beggar, dressed as the Prince, is called to see his "father," who is now dying. Mickey enters the room of the dying King and the King tells him he must take his royal birthright and become King. Mickey decides to find the true Prince as quickly as possible, but Pete arrives and blackmails Mickey to be crowned King, or else will kill Pluto. Meanwhile, the true Prince hears the bells announcing the death of his father and realizes that he must return immediately to the palace. Pete captures the Prince and detains him with Donald (whose reasons for imprisonment are unknown), while the coronation begins. Goofy disguises himself as an executioner, and after accidentally knocking out the guard, the three escape the cell and run to the coronation chamber. While the beggar tries to postpone being crowned by the Archbishop, the Prince arrives and fights Pete who becomes entangled with the soldiers in a fallen chandelier and falls out of a window. Mickey and the Prince the cheer in their success in defeating Captain Pete. The Archbishop is confused and does not know who to crown, until Pluto recognizes the beggar. The real Prince is crowned King of England, and with Mickey and Goofy at his side, rules for many years with justice and compassion for all."


Close up of the Walt Disney seal.


Close up of the production numbers.


Original hand painted production animation cels of Mickey Mouse (Pauper) and matching Candle Smoke Effect on a lithographic background.

This is an absolutely beautiful original hand painted production animation cel setup from "The Prince and the Pauper." The Mickey Mouse cel occurs in the scene when Pauper Mickey, in the role of the Prince, kneels beside the bed of the gravely-ill King to hear his final words of advice: "You must promise... Promise me that you will rule the land from your heart, justly and wisely." Mickey responds "I promise." Also included in this setup is the candle smoke effect cel from the same scene. This is a great full figure and eyes open image of Mickey Mouse from the last hand painted cel film ever created at Walt Disney Animation Studios. A stand out piece of animation artwork, and a great addition for any collection!

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Original Ralph Bakshi Signed Production Animation Cels of Frodo, Sam, & Aragorn from "The Lord of the Rings," 1978


Original hand painted production animation cels of Frodo, Sam, & Aragorn from "The Lord of the Rings," 1978, Ralph Bakshi; Aragorn cel hand signed Ralph Bakshi in ink upper left; Matching production numbers lower cel edges; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Frodo, Sam, & Aragorn: 9 x 11 1/2", Image 9 1/4 x 12 1/4"; Unframed.


Long ago...
...in the early years of the Second Age...
...the great Elven-smiths
forged Rings of Power.
Nine for mortal Men.
Seven for the Dwarf-lords.
Three for the tall Elf-kings.
But then, the Dark Lord learned
the craft of ring-making...
...and made the Master Ring.
The One Ring to rule them all.

Read more: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=lord-of-the-rings-
Ralph Bakshi (b. 1938) is a producer, animator, writer, actor, and painter; but his most known as a director of independent and adult-oriented animated and live-action films. He began his career at Terrytoons cartoon studio as a cel polisher, was eventually promoted to animator, and then director. In 1967 he moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures and a year later started his own studio, Bakshi Productions. The debut feature film from the new studio was Fritz the Cat (1972) which was the first animated film to receive a X rated from the Motion Picture Association of America; it would go on to become the most successful independent animated film of all time. Between 1972 and 2015 he would direct ten feature films (six of which he wrote); the most famous being: Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), American Pop (1981), Fire and Ice (1983), and Cool World (1992). Bakshi was also involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer, and animator including: Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, Cool and the Crazy, and the anthology series Spicy City.

Ralph Bakshi was very familiar with J.R.R. Tolkien's writing very early in his career and had made several attempts to produce The Lord of the Rings as an animated film before finally securing funding from producer Saul Zaentz; in collaboration with distributor United Artists. Bakshi's film The Lord of the Rings would be based on Tolkien's books The Fellowship of the Ring and the first half of The Two Towers. The story follows a group of hobbits, elves, men, dwarves, and a wizard who form a fellowship on their quest to destroy the One Ring (made by the Dark Lord Sauron) and ensure it's destruction in Mount Doom. The screenplay was written by Peter S. Beagle (based on an earlier draft by Chris Conkling). The film features the voice talents of William Squire, John Hurt, Michael Graham Cox, and Anthony Daniels; and it was one of the first animated films to be shown in the Dolby Stereo Sound System.


Original Ralph Bakshi signed production animation cel of Sam and Aragorn without the background.


Close up of the Ralph Bakshi signature.

Publicity for The Lord of the Rings heralded it as "the first movie painting" which was created by "an entirely new technique of film making." This was accomplished through the extensive use of rotoscoping, a technique whereby scenes are first filmed in live-action but then later traced onto animation celluloids. The result is a blend between traditional cel painted animation and live action sequences.

"I was told that at Disney the actor was told to play it like a cartoon with all that exaggeration. In Lord of the Rings, I had the actors play it straight. The rotoscope in the past has been used in scenes and then exaggerated. The action becomes cartoony. The question then comes up that if you're not going to be cartoony, why animate?... It is the traditional method of rotoscoping but the approach is untraditional. It's a rotoscope realism unlike anything that's been seen. It really is a unique thing for animation. The number of characters moving in a scene is staggering. In The Lord of the Rings, you have hundreds of people in the scene. We have cels with a thousand people on them. It was so complex sometimes we'd only get one cel a week from an artist. It turned out that the simple shots were the ones that only had four people in them." — Ralph Bakshi

This is a rare and very nice two cel setup of Frodo, Sam, and Aragorn from the Ralph Bakshi 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings. All three characters are eyes open and the setup has been signed by Ralph Bakshi in black ink. A wonderful original hand painted cel setup that is perfect for any animation art collection!

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Sunday, October 21, 2018

Original Production Animation Cels of Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, & Marcie from "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!" 1974


Original hand painted production animation cels of Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, & Marcie from "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!" 1974; Production numbers in ink lower cel edges; Set on a lithographic background; Melendez Studios; Size - Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, & Marcie: 1 3/4 x 3", Image 6 1/2 x 8 1/2"; Unframed.

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Linus van Pelt: "Every Easter the Easter Beagle comes dancing along with his basket full of eggs, which he hands out to all the good little children."
Sally Brown: "That sounds faintly familiar. I remember sitting out in a stupid pumpkin patch all night waiting for The Great Pumpkin to come. And you know something? He never came! That was the worst night of my life.
Linus van Pelt: "But this is different. That was Halloween. This is Easter."

Charles Monroe Schulz (1922-2000) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Peanuts, which featured Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy, and their friends. Schulz is regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time. At it's height, Peanuts was published daily in 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries, in 21 languages. Over the almost 50 years that Peanuts was published, Schulz drew nearly 18,000 strips. The strips, along with merchandise and product endorsements, produced $1 billion a year in annual revenue; with Schulz earning between $30-40 million/year. During the strips run, Schulz only took one vacation; a five week break in late 1997 to celebrate his 75th birthday. Reruns of the strip ran during that time period.


Close up of the original production animation cels of Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie without the background.



Original production animation cels of Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie without the background.

Jose Melendez, known as Bill Melendez, (1916-2008) was a Mexican American animator, film director, voice actor, and producer. He worked for the Walt Disney Company on Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, and Bambi; as well as Warner Bros. and UPA animation studios. He then formed his own animation studio in 1964, Bill Melendez Productions. Bill Melendez met Charles Schulz in the late 1950's. Melendez had been hired by the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency to produce an animated commercial for the Ford Falcon. The Ford Motor Company wanted to use the "Peanuts" characters for the ad campaign. Schultz was opposed to the idea of animating his comic characters until he saw Melendez's drawings, which were consistent with Schultz's comic strip style. From that point on Melendez was the only person that Schultz trusted with animating his characters. Bill Melendez would go on to create every single television special and direct-to-video film for the Peanuts gang, with Bill Melendez directing the majority of them.

Schulz was insistent that Snoopy not utter English dialogue; so Bill Melendez provided the voice for both Snoopy and Woodstock by reciting gibberish and then mechanically speeding up the sounds at different speeds to represent the two different characters. Bill Melendez won six Emmy Awards for his work with Schultz, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

"It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!" was the twelfth prime-time animated TV Peanuts special based on Charles Schulz's comic strip characters to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was initially broadcast on April 9, 1974 at 8 PM on CBS. CBS re-aired the Easter special annually from 1974 to 2000, with ABC picking up the rights from 2001 through 2014.

The following six paragraphs are from Wikipedia and are the plot summary for "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!":

"While most of the Peanuts gang is getting ready for Easter, Linus, certain it is all a waste of time, tries in vain to convince then that the "Easter Beagle" (who is really Snoopy in disguise) will take care of everything. Only Charlie Brown's sister, Sally, believes him -although she still has some suspicions after their staking-out the pumpkin patch (in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charle Brown, 1966).

Peppermint Patty and  Marcie attempt to color Easter Eggs, but as it is Marcie's first time, she does not know how to prepare the eggs properly. Marcie's first attempt fails as she fries the eggs on a griddle and flips them with a spatula. In their second attempt, Marcie tries cooking the eggs on a waffle iron for four of the eggs), in a toaster (for one of them), and baking them in the oven (for the remaining eight eggs). In the third and final attempt, Peppermint Patty now has spent the last of her money on more eggs. She explains to Marcie that the eggs must be cooked in boiling water. Marcie puts the eggs in the pot of boiling water and boils them (after she's told from Peppermint Patty that the eggs must be boiled; and neither be fried, roasted, toasted, nor waffle pressed). However, she puts the eggs in the pot of water without the shells. When she does, she makes egg soup. At the end of the final attempt, Peppermint Patty is out of money. Then they end up with no colored eggs and cannot make any more attempts. When Linus tells them about the Easter Beagle, Peppermint Patty suggests to agree with Linus's idea.

Woodstock wakes in his nest, shivering after a chilly spring rain. He goes to Snoopy for help, and Snoopy goes to a department store to buy a birdhouse. At first Woodstock hates it, but soon redecorates it into a bachelor pad, complete with television, contemporary artwork, a sunken bed, carpeting, and quadrophonic stereo system. Curios to see more of the inside, Snoopy's nose gets stuck in the door, causing the birdhouse to break, and forcing him to buy a replacement.

Lucy believes that Easter is a "gift-getting season" - much to Schroeder's chagrin. She decides to have her own egg hunt, and hides each Easter egg she paints to find them all on Easter morning. Unknown to her, Snoopy follows her and takes the eggs.

Easter morning arrives, and so does the Easter Beagle -Snoopy. He tosses eggs to everyone, and even tosses one into Woodstock's new birdhouse. Unfortunately, by the time he gets to Charlie Brown's house, he has no more eggs. He gives Charlie Brown an embarrassed smile; as there is no eggs for Charlie Brown. After Sally, Lucy, and Linus receive their eggs, Sally believes that Linus was right. There really was an Easter Beagle. Lucy says that the Easter Beagle gave her own egg to her. When Peppermint Patty and Marcie receive their eggs, Marcie asks what she should do with it. Patty tells her that they eat them; put salt on them and eat them. Marcie salts her egg and takes a bite; she eats her eff without removing the shells. 

Lucy soon realizes that Snoopy gave her one of her own eggs. Ten weeks pass, and Lucy is still brooding about it. Linus suggests that she talk about it with Snoopy. She visits Snoopy's doghouse to pick a fight, but Snoopy takes the fight out of her with a disarming kiss on the cheek." 

This is an extremely rare set of original production animation cels of Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, and Marcie from "It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!" They are from the scene when Marcie, unaware of the Easter holiday custom of coloring eggs, instead cracks and cooks them. This forces the gang to return to the big discount shopping store to purchase more eggs. This is an iconic piece of animation art history and a great addition to any collection!
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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Original Production Animation Cel of The White Rabbit from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951


Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of the White Rabbit from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 65 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - White Rabbit: 4 3/4 x 4", Image 10 1/4 x 15"; Unframed.

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"I'm overdue. I'm really in a stew. No time to say goodbye, hello! I'm late. I'm late I'm late!" - White Rabbit

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in Wonderland"), is a 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Disney reworked the story to fit with both a younger audience and a time frame suitable for an animated film (it's run time is only 75 minutes).

Kathryn Beaumont, who was born in London England, was just 10 years old when she was chosen for the voice of Alice. Walt Disney personally cast Beaumont after seeing her in the film "On an Island with You," in which the child actress had a small role. Disney was so impressed by her that she was also chosen to be the model for Alice, and would also go on to provide the voice for Wendy in "Peter Pan," 1953. Beaumont has also reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated series, Disney's "House of Mouse," and as both Alice and Wendy in the video game "Kingdom Hearts." She did not retire as the voice of Alice and Wendy until 2005, when her role for these two characters was taken over by Hynden Walch.

Initial design for the character of Alice was accomplished by Mary Blair during the storyboard phase and also by Les Clark. Alice was animated by Ollie Johnston, Don Lusk, and Marc Davis who animated her for the tea party scene.


Original production animation cel of the White Rabbit without the background.

The White Rabbit is one of the most well known and referenced fictional characters in Lewis Carroll's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." He first appears in chapter one, wearing a waistcoat, and muttering "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" Alice follows him down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, and encounters him again when he mistakes her for his housemaid Mary Ann. Soon Alice becomes trapped in his house after growing too large. The Rabbit shows up again in the last few chapters of the book, as a herald-like servant of the King and Queen of Hearts.

However, in Walt Disney's animated version of the story, the White Rabbit seems to be the most logical of all the Wonderland characters; and appears throughout the film to lead Alice along further into Wonderland. The Rabbit is perhaps most famous for the little song he sang at the beginning of the film - "I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" He was animated by various animators including: Fred Moore, Ward Kimball, Judge Whitaker, and Wolfgang Reitherman. But most of the work was done by either Fred Moore or Ward Kimball; both of whom were wonderful at bringing this type of exaggerated character to life.


Close up of the White Rabbit cel without the background.

The White Rabbit was voiced by American Radio and Voice Actor Bill Thompson. Thompson had an extraordinary career spanning from the 1930's until he passed away in 1971. He worked extensively for Walt Disney Studios, and can be heard in many shorts and features, often in either dialect parts or a variation of his famous and masterful Wimple/Droopy voice. For "Alice In Wonderland," he was the voice of both the White Rabbit and the Dodo. He went on to be the voice of Mr. Smee (and the other pirates) in "Peter Pan," and also King Hubert in "Sleeping Beauty."

This is a rare and an exceptional original production animation cel of the White Rabbit from his most memorable scene in the film when he first encounters Alice. He is full figure, eyes and mouth open, wearing his eyeglasses, and holding his umbrella. He is dressed in a red top coat, mustard vest with a yellow collared shirt, burgundy bow tie, and grey pants. He is in the middle of explaining to Alice why he can't stop be chat because "I'm overdue. I'm really in a stew. No time to say goodbye, hello! I'm late. I'm late I'm late!" An absolutely beautiful piece of vintage Walt Disney animation art and a great addition to any animation collection!

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