Chuck Jones.....may he Rest in Peace

[Beebeeblue]

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Its a sad day for the animation world.

 

[JennyOmanHill]

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Its a sad day for the animation world.

Peace, and thanks Mr. Jones! Thanks for Bugs, Elmer and many of my favorite characters!

 

[sch00lteacher]

Bye Bye Chuck. Thanks for all you gave us while you were here.

 

[SilverVeil]

I am still looking for the WB print of when Mel Blanc died. The one of the Loony Tunes around a spotlight and mike with the caption " Speechless "

That is so sad.

 

[Guest]

It's so awe-inspiring - he has been able to leave himself, through his work, for the whole world to have always. Isn't that such a magnificent thing? To have lived his life making people happy and allowing them to feel free from life's worries....thank you for that, Chuck.

 

[LadyDarkFire]

I am still looking for the WB print of when Mel Blanc died. The one of the Loony Tunes around a spotlight and mike with the caption " Speechless "

That is so sad.

The piece is actually entitled Speechless as well, I own a copy. Warner Bros Studio Store carries it generally.

Chuck Jokes will be missed.

 

[JazzManJim]

Chuck Jones was, in my mind, the finest of Warner Brothers cartoon masters. He had a deft hand for wry humor, a great eye for slapstick and the ability to make me laugh uncontrollably.

"Duck Amuck" makes me laugh as much now as it did when I was 6 years old. I can still quote every single word from Daffy Ducks fighting mantra as Robin Hood on the log. The words "Yoiks and Away!" still make me laugh until I cry.

Damn it...we just don't have men of that caliber anymore. He actually wrote an autobiography as well, called "Chuck Amuck". I'll have to take it back out and reread it.

 

[christo]

One of the great artists of the 20th century, a man whose work will live on forever. He created enduring characters and films that are loved by kids and adults alike. A sad day for all of us immature adults who still watch Looney Toons whenever they come on.

 

[SirGalahad67]

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Its a sad day for the animation world.

It is indeed. He was a truly artistic and comic genius.....I'll always love some of those classic cartoons and characters....
sigh....

 

[SirGalahad67]

I can still quote every single word from Daffy Ducks fighting mantra as Robin Hood on the log. The words "Yoiks and Away!" still make me laugh until I cry.

Damn it...we just don't have men of that caliber anymore. He actually wrote an autobiography as well, called "Chuck Amuck". I'll have to take it back out and reread it.

"Actually .... it's a buck and a quarter staff...but I'm not telling him that..."

I didn't know about the autobiography. Thanks JazzManJ...I'll have to look it up....

 

[JazzManJim]

"Actually .... it's a buck and a quarter staff...but I'm not telling him that..."

I didn't know about the autobiography. Thanks JazzManJ...I'll have to look it up....

My pleasure.

You can probably find the book in a used bookstore. It was published in the late 80's as I recall. I got it as a stocking-stuffer Christmas gift sometimes inthe late 90s and it was a clearance item then, so you can probably get it for a song!

And it really does have some funny stuff in it.

 

[Purple Haze]

Whenever I hear classical music, It reminds me of Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Those early Porky Pig episodes kill me. He'd struggle like hell with a word, and then give up and find a synonym for it. LOL.

 

[JazzManJim]

Whenever I hear classical music, It reminds me of Bugs Bunny cartoons

I'm guessing that you already know that classical music was used extensively in the old Warner Brothers cartoons.

Mostly, using that music was cheap - the musicians already knew the tunes and since most classical music is public domain, it was free, too. Besides, as Chuck Jones knew, you can really twist some of the settings for classical operas into very funny cartoons. It also gave him the chance to play around with some of the music icons of the day (Leopold!!).

There's another man, though, whose music appears in lots of WB 'toons, especially those directed by Jones. If you're ever heard the driving melody a cartoon might use when a construction site is featured (or an Animaniacs cartoon which was set in a toy store), then you've heard his stuff. His name is Raymond Scott and he was a hugely-talented jazz musician and composer who worked for WB way back when. Jones heard his stuff, loved it, and bought it. It then showed up in so many other cartoons. Scott was a serious jazz musician, though, and went on to experiment with electronic music (and worked a lot with the guy who invented the Moog Synthesizer).

 

[Guest]

Truly a sad loss

"Yoikes and away!!" - thanks, Jim. Nice av, too.

 

[Beebeeblue]

Cartoon Network shows lots of LooneyTunes cartoons. Ive been watching them all morning.

 

[JazzManJim]

Cartoon Network shows lots of LooneyTunes cartoons. Ive been watching them all morning.

Every weeknight at 11 PM.

Did I mention that I'm just a bit of a Looney Tunes nut? But they also show Tom and Jerry in the next half hour and Jones also directed lots of later Tom and Jerry Cartoons for (I believe) MGM.

 

[Beebeeblue]

My favorite episode seems to be the Opera Episode. "Kill the wabbit, KILL THE WABBIT" I love that speech impediment.


My 3yo is already learing the joys of RoadRunner and Coyote. She thinks its so funny the way he falls all the time. And isnt it great of Wile E Coyote to teach us NOT to order from ACME?????

 

[Nigel]

I am still looking for the WB print of when Mel Blanc died. The one of the Loony Tunes around a spotlight and mike with the caption " Speechless "

That is so sad.

I have one, SilverVeil - you should be able to find it at any Warner Bros. Store.

Nigel

 

[tigerjen]

May Chuck Jones, creator of Bugs Bunny and
Porky Pig, among many other characters, rest
in peace in cartoon heaven.

tigerjen

 

[KillerMuffin]

"Bully for Bugs" is my favorite cartoon/comic/animation of all time. Even above anime and comic books. Thanks, Chuck.

 

[bluespoke]

'G'bye Doc you'll be missed'.

 

[Nigel]

I used to work in a bookstore in Newport Beach. The guys that worked with me would tell me that Chuck Jones had come in earlier that day. I thought it was more than coincidental that Mr. Jones would always come into the store either on my day off or when I wasn't on shift. So I would say "Bullshit!" or something like that....

One day, one of the guys said "Chuck came in yesterday." I told him to quit screwing with me, and he pulled a cash register receipt from his pocket. On it was a hand drawn Bugs Bunny - with a note at the bottom that said "Nigel - Yes, I shop here. Apologize to your co-workers. Chuck Jones." (name changed to protect the guilty)

I actually met him on a couple of occaisions. He was a very sweet, gentle man. Once it was nearing Valentine's Day - and one of the guys at the store knew Chuck well and vice versa, as he'd been coming into the store forever. Chuck called Mark "Scoundrel" because he'd been living with his girlfriend for eight years and hadn't marry her. Chuck asked Mark what he was getting for Barb for Vday - and Mark told him and said "Thanks for reminding me...I have to go get her a card." Chuck smiled and said "What's her favorite WB character?" Mark said, "Daffy." "And if you had your choice, what kind of thing would you like the card to say?" Mark told him, and Mr. Jones said, "Don't get her a card - I'll bring you one tomorrow for her." The next day, the dear man dropped off an envelope for Mark. In it was a hand-drawn and hand-colored Valentine's Day card - with Daffy on the front...and a Daffy-esque expression of Mark's sentiment. On the back of the card was written "For Mark and Barb - Love, Chuck Jones - Valentine's 1984" That's one of the coolest things I've ever heard of.

Chuck Jones' cartoons are my all time favorites. His pacing, timing, and expressions are unmatched, in my opinion. My favorite of his is "Feed The Kitty" - a toon from the 40's in which a big dog named Mark Anthony finds a kitten - and has to hide it from his mistress because she has ordered him not to bring another thing into the house ever. It's hilarious and touching....and has to be seen, rather than described.

A fond farewell to you, Chuck Jones. You will be missed!

Nigel

 

[tortoise]

Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, and Carl Stalling are all in my pantheon of greatest entertainers of all time. If anyone ever doubts the redemptive, soul-enriching power of entertainment, escapism and just plain SILLINESS, all they have to do is look at the work of these three geniuses. Truly timeless entertainment, to be enjoyed by children of all ages, for all time.

I don't normally pay much attention to celebrity passings, but I have a BIG lump in my throat right now, and my monitor is blurry.

Rest in peace, Chuck. You will be sorely missed, but NEVER forgotten.

 

[christophe]

Some of my fondest memories from childhood was watching cartoons every Saturday morning. He will be greatly missed




"For shame doc, hunting wabbits with an elephant gun"

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I'm not sure, but I think somewhere in the deep recesses of the mid 60s, somewhere in my murky past of watching Road Runner cartoons on a black and white TV in upper Manhattan, is when I first aspired to become a comic. The elegant geometry, and sublime timing of those cliff and desert battles between cannibus clownuss and acceleratus incredibulus inspired me to search for the "funny" inside. And nobody, not Bogart, not Cagney, nobody was cooler than Bugs Bunny (who could eat those annoying Animaniacs for breakfast). Goodybye, Chuck.

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da That's all folks!