An Introduction
When you talk about Warner Bros.-Seven Arts cartoons among cartoon affectionados, there are probably a few things which come to mind - cheap animation, cheaper gags, and characters that, aside from Cool Cat and Norman Normal, are pretty forgettable. It's easy to dismiss this era as being where Looney Tunes hit the bottom of the barrel (and admittedly, not without some justification), but I think it's worthy of a little more discussion than that. I will confess right now that I am not an expert in animation by any means. I'm just another enthusiast, and if you think that means I'm unqualified to discuss this obscurest of Looney Tunes eras, then fair's fair. However, I think it's important to go a little further than just snarking at these cartoons, and that it's best to understand exactly where they go wrong, and what actually does work with them. Background Starting in the early 1960s, Warner Bros. began to wind down their long-standing cartoon studio which