Today we watched clips of two Merry Melody episodes from Warner Brothers Studios, which were both directed by Charles (Chuck) Jones; 'The Case of the Missing Hare' (1942), and 'The Aristo-Cat' (1943). In the '30s and '40s Jones tried to immitate the animation style of Disney, and even had a brief stint there in 1955 while working of Sleeping Beauty. However from the late '40s and into the '50s Jones began to produce a style of work which soon caught on in popularity and influenced animation history- he favoured a less realistic, and more cartoony style.
In the Pixar movie 'Mosters Inc.' the directors paid tribute to one of Jones' films 'Feed the Kitty' (1952). Frank would like to add that this is in fact his favourite cartoon.
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