Original Production Animation Cel of Snoopy from "It's A Mystery Charlie Brown," 1974

Original hand painted production animation cel of Snoopy from "It's A Mystery Charlie Brown," 1974; Set on a lithographic background; Melendez Studios; Original Peanuts Film Gallery seal lower left and Original Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by Bill Melendez; Size - Snoopy: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2", Image 8 1/2 x 11 1/2", Frame 15 1/4 x 18 1/4"; Framed with a black metal frame, three mats, and plexiglass.

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"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. When there is a mystery, in Snoopy we trust." - Linus van Pelt

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 animation cel of Snoopy from "It's A Mystery Charlie Brown," 1974

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 A Mystery Charlie Brown" was the eleventh prime-time animated television special based on Charles Schulz's comic strip Peanuts characters to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was initially broadcast on February 1, 1974 on CBS. This was the first Charlie Brown special that Bill Melendez did not direct, but he did provide the voices of Snoopy and Woodstock.

 Close up of the Original Peanuts Film Gallery seal.

Original Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by Bill Melendez.

Framed original animation cel of Snoopy from "It's A Mystery Charlie Brown," 1974

The story of the special is that Woodstock's fancy new nest disappears one afternoon, and he turns to his friend Snoopy to help him find it. Woodstock and Snoopy (dressed as master detective Sherlock Holmes complete with brown checkered coat, deerstalker cap, magnifying glass, and a bubble pipe) set off on the hunt for the missing nest! This is an extremely nice original production animation cel of Snoopy dressed as Sherlock Holmes from "It's A Mystery Charlie Brown," 1974. The piece came from the Peanuts Film Gallery and still has it's original Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by Bill Melendez. A great piece of animation art history and a wonderful addition to any collection!

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Madame Medusa from "The Rescuers," 1977

Original production animation drawing of Madame Medusa in red, blue, and graphite pencils from "The Rescuers," 1977, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 119 lower right; Size - Madame Medusa: 7 x 9", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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"I've got to have the Devil's Eye! You didn't leave the girl down in the cave long enough." - Madame Medusa 

"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.

Early designs for Medusa were done by Ken Anderson, there were even discussions about bringing back Cruella deVil from "101 Dalmatians" as the villain; but that was eventually abandoned. The character of Medusa was eventually created and although there are many similarities with Cruella (thin build, similar cars, appear wealthy, bad tempers, cry upon realizing that they have lost, etc.), Medusa is still quite distinct with her wild red hair, sagging breasts, green eyes, and lots and lots of makeup. Her ultimate goal in the film is to possess the Devil's Eye, the world's largest diamond. Milt Kahl was given the task of animating Medusa and it is known that one his inspirations was his ex-wife. Kahl's brilliance in animation is really showcased with this character and many point to the scene where she is removing her false eyelashes as proof of his technical skill.

Close up of the original production animation drawing of Madame Medusa.

Close up of the production number.

Early designs for Medusa were done by Ken Anderson, there were even discussions about bringing back Cruella deVil from "101 Dalmatians" as the villain; but that was eventually abandoned. The character of Medusa was eventually created and although there are many similarities with Cruella (thin build, similar cars, appear wealthy, bad tempers, cry upon realizing that they have lost, etc.), Medusa is still quite distinct with her wild red hair, sagging breasts, green eyes, and lots and lots of makeup. Her ultimate goal in the film is to possess the Devil's Eye, the world's largest diamond. Milt Kahl was given the task of animating Medusa and it is known that one his inspirations was his ex-wife. Kahl's brilliance in animation is really showcased with this character and many point to the scene where she is removing her false eyelashes as proof of his technical skill.

The next three paragraphs are from veteran Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"When Milt Kahl was asked in an interview if he had a favorite character he animated, his response was: "Oh I enjoyed a few, I just loved doing Madame Mim, Shere Khan was a lot of fun, and so were the butler and old lawyer in 'Aristocats'. But I guess I enjoyed Medusa more than any one of them." And it shows. His last animation assignment at Disney -just like Marc Davis's- was a tour de force of character acting. It was a "I'm going to give it all" feel to it.

Marc told me that Milt promised him, Medusa will "wipe his Cruella off the screen". Then he added with a chuckle: "Of course that didn't happen". So there was definitely a friendly competition going on between these two great animators and their characters. Milt sort of designed Medusa's features opposite from Cruella's. Cruella has small nose, Medusa's is longer. Cruella's hair parts in the middle, Medusa's off to one side. Cruella has a pointy jaw, Medusa is almost chin less etc.

I have to admit, when I first saw Medusa in "The Rescuers" in a London theater, I couldn't believe my eyes. So much inventiveness in her drawing and motion. How on earth can you show an animated character removing her make up? Wasn't that something only a live actress could pull off...but in animation? Incredible! I have spent way too much time studying this character, on the other hand I think I got a lot out of it. Dialogue, graphic but dimensional drawing and just being gutsy in general."

This is an extremely rare drawing of Madame Medusa. Drawings of her very rarely appear on the market, much less a clean-up! This is a wonderful image from a key scene in the film. Medusa is eyes open an pointing at Snoops. Her can is in her right hand and she is saying, "I've got to have the Devil's Eye! You didn't leave the girl down in the cave long enough." A great addition to any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cels of Wonder Woman, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and Title from "The All-New Super Friends Hour," 1977

Original hand painted production animation cels of Wonder Woman, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and SPACE EMERGENCY title all set on a photographic background from Season 2 Episode 3 "Space Emergency" from "The All-New Super Friends Hour," 1977; Hanna-Barbera Studios; Size - Image 9 1/4 x 12 1/2"; Unframed.

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Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (the creators of Tom and Jerry), and live-action director George Sidney. It is considered the very first animation studio to successfully produce animated cartoons made exclusively for television. The Hanna-Barbera Studio created cartoon shows for over 30 years including: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. William Hanna and Joe Barbera won seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.

"Super Friends" was an animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which ran from 1973-1986. It was a part of the ABC Saturday morning cartoon lineup and was based on The Justice League of America DC Comics pantheon of characters. There were 109 episodes over 9 seasons: "Super Friends" (1973-1974), "The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977-1978), "Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends" (1978-1979), "The World's Greatest Super Friends" (1979-1980), "Super Friends" (1980-1982), "The Best of the Super Friends" - Reruns (1982-1983), [Cancellation and the "lost episodes"] (1983-1984), "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984-1985), and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" (1985-1986).

The Super Friends were comprised of a core group of five superheros: Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Teen sidekicks and their pets included Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog (1973-1975) and the Wonder Twins Jayna & Zan with their pet monkey Gleek (1977-1984). Other Justice League members that appeared in the series include; The Atom, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Landern, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Abin Sur, Plastic Man and Superboy. There were also Justice League members created for the series; Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Samurai.

Multiple cel setup showing production numbers and peg holes.

"Space Emergency" was from the third episode of "The All-New Super Friends Hour," which first aired on September 24, 1977. The plot revolved around a space shuttle's botched attempt at docking with a space station, resulting in power failures. Wonder Woman, with special guests Hawkman and Hawkgirl use their super powers to save both the space shuttle and station. This is an extremely rare multiple cel title card setup. The cel of Wonder Woman was also used for the title cards for "River of Doom," "Cable Car Rescue," and "The Antidote;" and the cel of Hawkman and Hawkgirl was used again for the title card for "Time Rescue." This is a wonderful three cel setup of Wonder Woman, Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and the SPACE EMERGENCY title cel. A great piece of animation art history and a rare addition to any collection!

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Original Production Animation Cels of Linus and Sally from "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," 1966

Original hand painted production animation cels of Linus and Sally from "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," 1966; Set on a lithographic background with lithographic overlay; Melendez Studios; Original Peanuts Film Gallery seal lower left and Original Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by Bill Melendez; Size - Linus & Sally: 3 x 4 3/4", Image 7 3/4 x 11 3/4", Frame 15 1/4 x 19 1/4"; Framed with a black frame, three mats, and plexiglass.

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"Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks in the most sincere. He's gotta pick this one. He's got to. I don't see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one. You can look around and there's not a sign of hypocrisy. Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see." - Linus van Pelt

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 animation cels of Linus and Sally from "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"

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 Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" was the third Peanuts special based on Charles Schulz's comic strip characters (and second holiday special following "A Charlie Brown Christmas") to be produced and animated by Bill Melendez. It was initially broadcast on October 27, 1966 on CBS and preempted "My Three Sons." The original sponsors were Coca-Cola and the Dolly Madison brand of baked snack foods (which would go on to become the longtime co-sponsor of the Peanuts specials on CBS). CBS re-aired the Halloween special annually until 2000, with ABC picking up the rights in 2001.

 Close up of the Original Peanuts Film Gallery seal.

Original Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by Bill Melendez.

The following five paragraphs are from Wikipedia and are the summary of "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown":

"With fall in full swing, the Peanuts gang prepares for Halloween. In the cold open, Linus and Lucy go out to the local pumpkin patch to find a pumpkin. Lucy selects the largest they can find, and poor Linus has to get it back to the house. He becomes distraught when it turns out Lucy is going to gut it to be a jack-o-lantern. After the opening credits, Snoopy ends up helping Charlie Brown, the dog's owner, when he rakes a pile of leaves. But then Linus jumps into the heap with a large lollipop. Then Lucy entices Charlie to kick a football... with the usual results. Later, Charlie Brown gets invited to a Halloween party hosted by Violet. Neither Charlie Brown nor Lucy can believe his invitation: as he breaks out into a "happy dance," she assumes it is a mistake.

Linus is writing his yearly letter to The Great Pumpkin, despite Charlie Brown's disbelief, Snoopy's laughter, Patty's assurance that the Great Pumpkin is a fake, and even his own sister Lucy, who threatens to "pound" him. (She is watching TV and reading a TV Guide with her picture on it.) Only Sally, Charlie Brown's younger sister, smitten with Linus, supports him -- until Charlie Brown takes her away. Linus goes out to mail the letter but cannot reach the mailbox. Lucy refuses to help him, so he lassos the mailbox handle with his security blanket, opening the box to waft in the letter.

On Halloween night, the gang (including Sally) goes trick-or-treating, each with their own costume. Most dress as ghost in simple white sheet costumes. Charlie Brown botches his costume, giving it too many holes because of "trouble with the scissors." Pig-Pen's trademark dust cloud makes him easy to identify. Lucy dresses as a witch, saying it it the opposite of her real personality. On the way, they stop at the pumpkin patch to jeer at Linus for missing the festivities, just as he did the previous year. Undeterred, Linus is convinced that the Great Pumpkin will come to his sincere pumpkin patch, an tries to convince Sally to join him. Sally, acting almost entirely on he infatuation with Linus, agrees to skip trick-or-treating.

During "tricks or treats," the kids get their goodies (except of Charlie Brown, who gets nothing but rocks). After going back to the pumpkin patch to tease Linus and Sally, the gang goes to Violet's Halloween party. Meanwhile, Snoopy, wearing his World War I flying ace costume, climbs aboard his doghouse (imagining it to be a Sopwith Camel fighter plane) to fight with the Red Baron. After a fierce but losing battle, Snoopy makes his way across "the countryside" to briefly crash the Halloween party. He is entertained by Schroeder's playing of World War I tunes on his piano, though the sad songs make him cry. Embarrassed, he leaves. Linus an Sally are still in the pumpkin patch. When Linus sees a shadowy figure rising from the moonlit patch, he assumes the Great Pumpkin is there and faints. Sally sees that it is only Snoopy. When Linus wakes, she furiously yells at him for making her miss the Halloween festivities as Charlie Brown an the others come to get her. As they leave, Linus, still convinced that the Great Pumpkin will materialize, promises to put in a good word for them "if he comes." He then panics, as he had said *if* instead of *when*.

At four o'clock the next morning, Lucy realizes that Linus is not in his bed. She finds her brother in the pumpkin patch, shivering in his clothes, huddled under his blanket, and half asleep. She brings him home, takes off his shoes, and put him to bed. When daylight cones, Charlie Brown and Linus lean against a wall and commiserate about the previous night's disappointments. Charlie Brown attempts to console his friend by saying he has done stupid things in his life, too. This infuriates Linus, who begins to vow that the Great Pumpkin will come to the pumpkin patch next year. Charlie Brown listens with an annoyed look on his face as the credits roll."

Framed original animation cels of Linus and Sally from "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown."

This is an extremely rare pair of original production animation cels of Sally and Linus from "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," 1966. The piece came from the Peanuts Film Gallery and still has it's original Certificate of Authenticity hand signed by Bill Melendez. This is an iconic piece of animation art history and a great addition to any collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of The Old Hag (The Witch) from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," 1937

Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Old Hag (The Witch) with the Poisoned Apple from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," 1937, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Old Hag (The Witch): 6 1/2 x 5 1/4", Image 9 1/4 x 13 1/4", Frame 29 x 31 1/2"; Framed with a black and gold wooden frame, three suede acid free mats, and UV conservation clear Museum Perfect glass.

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"But wait! There may be an antidote." - Old Hag (The Witch)

Development on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs began in early 1934, and by June Walt Disney announced to The New York Times the production of his first feature, to be released under Walt Disney Productions. Before Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the Disney studio had been primarily involved in the production of animated short subjects in the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies series. However, Disney hoped to expand his studio's prestige and revenues by moving into features, and he estimated that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs could be produced for a budget of $250,000 (this was ten times the budget of an average Silly Symphony).

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was to be the first full-length cel animated feature in motion picture history, and as such Walt Disney had to fight to get the film produced. Both his brother and business partner Roy Disney, as well as his wife Lillian attempted to talk him out of it. The Hollywood movie industry mockingly referred to the film, while is was in production, as "Disney's Folly." Disney ended up having to mortgage his house to help finance the film's production, which would eventually ran up to a total cost of $1,488,422.74; an absolutely massive sum for a feature film in 1937!

After a long and difficult four years, on January 13, 1938, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made its New York premiere at Radio City Music Hall. The film ran for five weeks in a row, the first motion picture to do so, and it could have played longer if not for prior commitments of the venue. It was to be the theatres' most successful engagement in all of the 1930s. The film was loved by everyone and Disney, along with his animation team, had managed to make an animated film that the audience would believe! The crowd would be sad and cry when Snow White bit the apple and was placed in a glass casket; and they would laugh, smile, and be happy during the song and dance numbers with the Dwarfs. However, Disney was criticized by some for making a very scary film for children.

When the movie was played at Radio City Music Hall on its first release, the theater managers had to replace the music played when Snow White runs into the Dark Forest; because they were nervous that the kids would be too frightened upon hearing it. Snow White's run into the Forest had another result;  young children were still so scared by the sequence, that they wet their pants. As a result, the velvet upholstery of each and every seat held by a child, had to be replaced prior to every showing of the film.

The Walt Disney film's version of the Evil Queen changing into an Old Hag is very different compared to the original story. In the Disney version, the Queen uses her dark magic powers to actually transform herself into an old woman instead of just taking on a disguise; as in the Brothers Grimm story. Animation provided a transformation scene that is truly spectacular and the Disney team even made the event greater by utilizing the multi-plane camera; to make the room itself appeared to spin. This sequence along with the flight of Snow White through the Dark Forest; caused the British Board of Film Censors (now, the British Board of Film Classification) to give the film an A-certificate (children had to be accompanied by an adult) upon its original release. This resulted in a nationwide controversy as to whether the Forest and the Witch were too frightening for younger audiences. Nevertheless, most local authorities simply overrode the censor's decision and gave the film a U-certificate (Suitable for children).

Walt Disney's response to the idea that the film was too frightening for children was, "I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty." This may have been his statement, but he never made another film with such a scary villain. Every film after Snow White had the main villain accompanied by a comedic sidekick; such as Maleficent and her Goons, Cruella de Vil with Horace and Jasper, or Medusa with Snoops.

The famed animator Joe Grant created the initial sketches of the Witch, which had some basis in the early Witch drawings from Arthur Rackham's illustrations from "Hansel and Gretel." After Walt Disney approved the character design; Norman Ferguson was given the task of animating her. There were early concerns that the Witch would be viewed by the audience as more of a laughable and entertaining clown rather than an evil old hag; however, Norm's animation skill won out and the character seems even more menacing than her prior Queenly form. The Witch is the only character in "Snow White" to look directly into the camera and therefore address the audience. With her one tooth, expressive eyes, and boney hands; Ferguson had a lot of choices in which to invoke fear and to scare. Despite her slow movements and apparent frailness, we all know there is pure evil afoot!

Close up of the Old Hag (The Witch) production animation cel.

The voice of the Queen was provided by Lucille Leverne and she also wanted to read for the part of the Witch. Leverne was a veteran stage actress and was perfect for the Queen, with a real regalness to her voice. When she was in the sound booth and Walt Disney heard her reading the role of the Witch, he stopped her and said that her voice just did not work for that role. Lucille said to just wait one minute and left the sound booth and then quickly returned and started the reading again. Now her voice had changed to that wonderful raspy, gummy, and single toothed sounding Witch. Disney was amazed and asked how she had managed to get that perfect character voice, and Lucille replied, "Oh, I just took out my false teeth."

Framed original production animation cel of the Old Hag (The Witch).

After the Evil Queen transforms herself into the Old Peddler Woman or Old Hag, she prepares the poisoned apple. The apple is created and pulled out of the Witch's cauldron and turns a bright red, "To tempt Snow White to take a bite!" The Hag then realizes "But wait! There may be an antidote," to the poisoned apple's "Sleeping Death" spell. This wonderful eyes wide open cel is from that pivotal scene. The Witch has her mouth open and you can see her single front tooth; and of course she is holding the poisoned red apple in her right hand! Cels of the Hag holding the apple are extremely rare, and represent the best example in animation for the character! This work of art is a stand out for any vintage Walt Disney animation art collection.

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Original Production Animation Cel of Superman set on a Production Background from "Super Friends," c. 1985

Original hand painted production animation cel of Superman set on a master original hand painted production background from "Super Friends," c. 1985, Hanna-Barbera Studios; Production numbers lower cel and background edges; Size - Superman: 6 1/4 x 6", Image 8 1/4 x 12 1/2", Background 10 1/2 x 13 1/2"; Unframed.

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Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (the creators of Tom and Jerry), and live-action director George Sidney. It is considered the very first animation studio to successfully produce animated cartoons made exclusively for television. The Hanna-Barbera Studio created cartoon shows for over 30 years including: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. William Hanna and Joe Barbera won seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.

"Super Friends" was an animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which ran from 1973-1986. It was a part of the ABC Saturday morning cartoon lineup and was based on The Justice League of America DC Comics pantheon of characters. There were 109 episodes over 9 seasons: "Super Friends" (1973-1974), "The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977-1978), "Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends" (1978-1979), "The World's Greatest Super Friends" (1979-1980), "Super Friends" (1980-1982), "The Best of the Super Friends" - Reruns (1982-1983), [Cancellation and the "lost episodes"] (1983-1984), "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984-1985), and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" (1985-1986).

Close up of the original production animation cel of Superman and original production background.

The Super Friends were comprised of a core group of five superheros: Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Teen sidekicks and their pets included Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog (1973-1975) and the Wonder Twins Jayna & Zan with their pet monkey Gleek (1977-1984). Other Justice League members that appeared in the series include; The Atom, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Landern, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Abin Sur, Plastic Man and Superboy. There were also Justice League members created for the series; Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Samurai.

Original production animation cel of Superman on an original production background showing cel and background edges.

Close up of the production numbers.

This is a wonderful original production animation cel of Superman from "Super Friends." It has been placed on a rare original hand painted production background from the same series. A great cel setup and a wonderful piece of animation art history!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Robin set on a Production Background from "Super Friends," c. 1985

Original hand painted production animation cel of Robin The Boy Wonder and matching mouth cel both set on a master original hand painted production background from "Super Friends," c. 1985, Hanna-Barbera Studios; Production numbers lower cel and background edges; Size - Robin: 6 3/4 x 4 1/4", Image 8 1/4 x 12 1/2", Background 10 1/2 x 13 1/2"; Unframed.

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Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (the creators of Tom and Jerry), and live-action director George Sidney. It is considered the very first animation studio to successfully produce animated cartoons made exclusively for television. The Hanna-Barbera Studio created cartoon shows for over 30 years including: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. William Hanna and Joe Barbera won seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.

"Super Friends" was an animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which ran from 1973-1986. It was a part of the ABC Saturday morning cartoon lineup and was based on The Justice League of America DC Comics pantheon of characters. There were 109 episodes over 9 seasons: "Super Friends" (1973-1974), "The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977-1978), "Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends" (1978-1979), "The World's Greatest Super Friends" (1979-1980), "Super Friends" (1980-1982), "The Best of the Super Friends" - Reruns (1982-1983), [Cancellation and the "lost episodes"] (1983-1984), "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984-1985), and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" (1985-1986).

Close up of the original production animation cels of Robin and original production background.

The Super Friends were comprised of a core group of five superheros: Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Teen sidekicks and their pets included Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog (1973-1975) and the Wonder Twins Jayna & Zan with their pet monkey Gleek (1977-1984). Other Justice League members that appeared in the series include; The Atom, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Landern, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Abin Sur, Plastic Man and Superboy. There were also Justice League members created for the series; Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Samurai.

Original production animation cels of Robin on an original production background showing cel and background edges.

Close up of the production numbers.

This is a wonderful original production animation cel of Robin The Boy Wonder with matching mouth cel from "Super Friends." Both have been placed on a rare original hand painted production background from the same series. Hanna-Barbera Studios, as a way to reduce production costs, would only animate the mouths of characters talking; rather than repainting the entire body. Having a body with matching mouth cel is rare and this is a great cel setup and a wonderful piece of animation art history!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Superman and Wonder Woman set on a Production Background from "Super Friends," c. 1985

Original hand painted production animation cel of Superman and Wonder Woman set on a master original hand painted production background from "Super Friends," c. 1985, Hanna-Barbera Studios; Production numbers lower cel and background edges; Size - Superman & Wonder Woman: 7 1/4 x 6", Image 9 1/4 x 11 1/2", Background 10 1/2 x 13 1/2"; Unframed.

To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (the creators of Tom and Jerry), and live-action director George Sidney. It is considered the very first animation studio to successfully produce animated cartoons made exclusively for television. The Hanna-Barbera Studio created cartoon shows for over 30 years including: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. William Hanna and Joe Barbera won seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.

"Super Friends" was an animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which ran from 1973-1986. It was a part of the ABC Saturday morning cartoon lineup and was based on The Justice League of America DC Comics pantheon of characters. There were 109 episodes over 9 seasons: "Super Friends" (1973-1974), "The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977-1978), "Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends" (1978-1979), "The World's Greatest Super Friends" (1979-1980), "Super Friends" (1980-1982), "The Best of the Super Friends" - Reruns (1982-1983), [Cancellation and the "lost episodes"] (1983-1984), "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984-1985), and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" (1985-1986).

Close up of the original production animation cel of Superman and Wonder Woman and original production background.

The Super Friends were comprised of a core group of five superheros: Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Teen sidekicks and their pets included Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog (1973-1975) and the Wonder Twins Jayna & Zan with their pet monkey Gleek (1977-1984). Other Justice League members that appeared in the series include; The Atom, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Landern, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Abin Sur, Plastic Man and Superboy. There were also Justice League members created for the series; Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Samurai.

Original production animation cel of Superman and Wonder Woman on an original production background showing cel and background edges.

Close up of the production numbers.

This is a wonderful original production animation cel of Superman and Wonder Woman from "Super Friends." It has been placed on a rare original hand painted production background from the same series. A great cel setup and a wonderful piece of animation art history!

#HannaBarbera #WilliamHanna #JosephBarbera #Superman #Batman #TheFlintstones #TheJetsons #WackyRaces #ScoobyDoo #TheSmurfs #Robin #Wonderwoman #Aquaman #TheWonderTwins #Wondertwins #Zan #Jayna #Gleek #Superfriends #TheWorldsGreatestSuperFriends #art #artwork #untitledartgallery #cel #animationcel #animation #animationdrawing #cartoon #productioncel #productiondrawing 

Original Production Animation Drawing of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely from "The Jetsons," 1962

Original production animation drawing of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely in graphite and red pencils from "The Jetsons" third episode "Jetson's Nite Out," 1962, Hanna-Barbera Studios; Red and graphite pencil notations and production numbers upper and lower right; Production stamp lower right; Size - George Jetson & Mr. Spacely: 3 1/4 x 4", Sheet 10 1/2 x 12 1/2"; Unframed.

To purchase this drawing or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (the creators of Tom and Jerry), and live-action director George Sidney. It is considered the very first animation studio to successfully produce animated cartoons made exclusively for television. The Hanna-Barbera Studio created cartoon shows for over 30 years including: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. William Hanna and Joe Barbera won seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.

"The Jetsons" was an animated cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and it was first aired on Sunday night September 23, 1962. The series has an enormous fan base because it was re-run for decades on the Saturday morning line up of cartoons. "The Jetsons" is set in the future with fantastic robotic creations, computers, holograms, and flying cars; and was a counterbalance to Hanna-Barbera's other successful cartoon "The Flintstones" that focused on a stone age family.

The main characters of "The Jetsons"are George Jetson, his wife Jane, daughter Judy, son Elroy, and their dog Astro. The Jetson's maid is a robot named Rosie, and they all live in Orbit City. George's boss is Cosmo Spacely of Spacely Space Sprockets. Spacely's competitor is Mr. Cogswell of Cogswell Cogs. George Jetson was voiced by George O'Hanion, Jane by Penny Singleton, Judy by Janet Waldo, Elroy by Daws Butler, Rosie by Jean Vander Pyl, Cosmo Spacely by Mel Blanc, and Mr. Cogswell also by Daws Butler.

Close up of the original production animation drawing of George Jetson and Mr. Spacely.

The story of "Jetson's Nite Out" is that George and Mr. Spacely want to go to a robot football game, but their wives had already made other plans. Jane and George were supposed to attend a PTA meeting and the Spacelys had tickets to a concert. To avoid the prior commitments, George tells Jane he has to work late and Mr. Spacely tells his wife that he needs to care for a sick employee, which is George. At the robot football game, George is chosen as the millionth customer of the Space Coliseum and is given a fur coat. The live TV broadcast of George and Mr. Spacely is seen by the wives back in the Jetson's apartment. When the guys arrive back at the apartment, as a way out of their predicament of having been caught lying to their wives, they take the coat and cut it into a mink stole for Jane and a mink jacket for Mrs. Spacely.

This is an extremely rare original production animation drawing from the third episode of "The Jetsons" that aired on October 7, 1962. The image is of Mr. Spacely and George Jetson seated at the robot football game. George is holding the pink box containing the mink coat that he has won for being the millionth customer of the Space Coliseum. This is a wonderful piece of animation art history and a great addition to any collection!

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