Animation – 1984 – Those Fantastic Funnies – Blondie & Dagwood + Lil Orphan Annie + Pogo + Wee Pals

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Blondie (and Dagwood) is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Chic Young. The comic strip is distributed by King Features Syndicate…..and has been published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. The success of the strip….which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband….led to the long-running Blondie film series from 1938 to 1950….and the popular Blondie radio program from 1939 to 1950. Little Orphan Annie is a daily…

Animation – 1984 – Comedy Special – George Carlin Hosts The Universe Of News Sports Put To Animation

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George Carlin was surely blessed with the ability to make people laugh….with an uncanny ability to make you think before you laughed…..which was evidence of his true comedic genius…..and it didn’t matter whether he was doing a stand-up routine….or as seen in this video herewith….in his animation of the Universe of New Sports.  We here at…

Animation – 1954 – Cartoon – Wile E Coyote + Road Runner In Anxiety And Ulcers

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Road Runner is an American cartoon character who is a speedy, slender, blue and purple bird who continually frustrated the efforts of a coyote (Wile E. Coyote) to catch him….where in a series of animated short films…..the fleet-footed Road Runner races along the highways of the American Southwest….with his legs and feet moving so fast that they…

Animation – 1984 – Comedian George Carlin Provides The Latest News In Animation – Live In Concert

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George Carlin is nothing short of “pure comedic genius”……with his incomparable mastery of the English language…..along with his distinct ability to find the humorous side of words and language…..who happens to be a pretty darn good “comedic animator”….as evidence by this video herewith…..where he provides the latest news in animation….and interesting and thought provoking concept in…

Animation – 1986 – NBC Sports Super Bowl XX Bears Vs Patriots Special Pause For Intermission

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In all my years of being a Sportsphile, I do not believe I have ever seen an intermission in a major broadcast of a sporting event….that is until NBC Sports…..while covering Super Bowl XX between the Chicago Bears vs. New England Pats…..and then, there it was….an intermission…..and not just any ole intermission….but rather an animated…

Animation – 1979 – Comedy Skit – Mighty Mouse Explaining How A New Blood Clot Medicine Works

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As you probably know by now…..the folks that actually read the stories that we post with our videos here at ImaSportsphile know that we have the highest regard for the comedy troupe The Not Ready For Prime Time Players….which was the original cast of Saturday Night Live during the 1970’s and 1980’s….as they were comedy troupe…

Animation – 1948 – Cartoon Special – Bugs Bunny In A Feather In His Hare

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A Feather in His Hare is a 1946 produced Warner Brothers Looney Tunes animated short….which was  directed by Chuck Jones…..and was originally released on February 7, 1948…..as the title is yet another pun on “hair”…..which Bugs was famous for…..as this was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Chuck Jones that featured Robert McKimson’s design of Bugs….instead of the version Jones used from Super-Rabbit to Hair-Raising…