The Big Picture: The Collar

[Mailman]

So next episode's all about Mightor, Birdman, The Herculoids, Space Ghost, and The Galaxy Trio? Cool. I was raised on those cartoons. Cartoon Network used to be so cool. Nowadays you have to spring extra for those classic cartoons on Boomerang.

 

[mronoc]

Lord knows Yogi Bear was probably one of the ONLY good properties Hanna-Barbara cranked out.

Then Hollywood happened and turned it all to crap.

I'd say most of the '50s and early '60s output was pretty solid, not really impeccably animated due to budget constraints, but they had strong designs, unique personalities, and poses and expressions custom made for the stories.

Still, yeah, just about everything from Scooby Doo, right up until Dexter's Lab (or 2 Stupid Dogs, if you're being generous) was pretty atrocious, but cartoons in '70s and '80s were pretty awful in general.

 

[Realitycrash]

Called it even before I saw the clip. Damn I'm smart <3

Edit: Looking forward to next week! Can't wait to hear the explanation for Banana Man..

 

[Jennacide]

I love being highly inuititve and knowledgable about various crap. Saw this, as soon as he got started and said what the episode was about, I instantly thought to myself "oh, it's about neck seams. A trick we still see today in games." Good episode Bob, though I'm surprised he didn't actually go on the tangent of talking about neck seams in games, as they're pretty damn obvious in most games, especially Bethesda titles.

 

[daxterx2005]

Wait, Hana Barbara has a canon...?

 

[PunkRex]

As someone whos done hand drawn animation courses and is VERY much into cartoons and anime all I can say is... 24 FRAMES A SECOND, SHOOVE OFF!!!

 

[Bribase]

Absolutely freaking fascinating MovieBob! Great show!

 

[Pinkamena]

I wonder if in 30-40 years, Moviebob junior will be making an episode on the Big Picture where he talk about My Little Pony.

 

[moosek]

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera effected my childhood so much, I consider them my two daddies.

 

[TJF588]

And it dawned on me as it was being explained. When the head-body connection problem was explained, it was around or when the tie was shown again that my mouth started opening in a strange twist of :O and .

 

[The Grim Ace]

I first thought this was going to be a weird rant about a tie on a bear. Instead my mind has been thoroughly blown over how important that tie was on that bear. Kudos Bob.

 

[Fappy]

For the first time I am legitimately excited for the next episode... Johnny Quest and Space Ghost!

 

[keitarobg]

very very enlightening episode! thanks, bob! def one of ur good ones!

 

[PerfectEnemy]

I saw the homepage and thought "This Big Picture will go nowhere."

But when you started mentioning the animation process, I actually got excited. Because once again, you managed to do a Big Picture that interested me more than I thought it would.

 

[Swifteye]

I don't really regard Gundam and Voltron as "early anime".

Isn't gundam and voltron japanese animation and one of the more older franchises no less? What do you consider early anime huh?

 

[Bluecho]

Awesome episode as usual. I especially liked that little bit right before the end credits. "Oh right, I totally have that. Cool." Although I believe the word you were looking for was "bitchin'".

 

[loomis]

Makes me wonder how hanna-barbara cartoons would still look as a whole if they were still big today.

 

[figment of mind]

Once again, bob has proved that no matter how much i research into a matter like this, he'll always pull out more information that i could even fathom existing. Still, it's a good episode anyways.

also, pretty sure i used Fathom wrong.

 

[ProjectTrinity]

My mind is so blown right now.

 

[arch4non]

The neck tie is still relevant in modern gaming. Just check out Mass Effect or Dragon Age.