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J ' v . •: \$ •;* A $vv8 “55 - w.’ *! X _ s. *• : ;•€ *im ■ Ip.f2 ■fc_ * «-■ - ■ ■-' it - •-- r* •- » -g-. -R '7T3. • _» «T-t 3?; :lt; WiTS*•.WAtfi •* -' Vlt;*-V*% »'A .W *W. - f - AlOf' JS .* • ' - * -j£v ^*i8®ivv-v‘-' i s-\■-'. \ ff£h-3fc.* -^m-- mw—AP Newsfeatures PhotoRocco, an animated rock, is a leading character in a children’s television cartoon. He’s also an accessory in a painless geology lesson. The half hour cartoon, titled “Dig,” has been created by the Oscar-winning team of John and Faith Hubley.TVALLIGATOR STATISTICSLouisiana alligators areiimmmiimmmi/iiinimimimimimiimiiimimiimmtimtabout 9 inches Ions at birthHighlightsandweigh about 10 pounds when about 2 years old. By thetime the reptile is 6 years old,LTOR James Dru.v ooes snearfishinp in thp hrioht hhiit weighs about 50 pounds.Saturday Morning Shows ImprovingIkLnimatedCartoonsBackACINE SUNDAY BULLETIN Sunday, April 2, 1972t VinBy Cynthia LowryNEW YORK (AP)Thelibraries, is about to jump into the television channels.animated carton, long a tele-“We feel that the airwavesvision staple apparently impervious to the sharp attacks of vociferous critics, isshould be used to help us understand the world we live»*quietly climbing back into thesunlight of the experts’ smiles.in,” explained John Hubley who, with his wife and collaborator, Faith, have won three Oscars for their work.For a while, as stations and “I don’t think we can affordeven networks loaded almostany old theatrical cartoon intoto waste human time just turnout low-level entertain-children’s hour time periodsparticularly Saturday mom-— they were standardingment.TheHublev’s first made-mgsammunition to fire at programpractices. It seemed that onlyMickey Mouse and his Disney friends were acceptable defenders of the genre.for TV cartoon arrives April 8, on CBS. The special occupies a spot normally filled by reruns of “The Monkees.” TheHubleys would prefer to see theirproductParent groups, better broad-t h ccasting organizations, Federal Communicationsoccupying “family period,” which in television land means early evening, but it’s a start.Commission andevenaboutCon-A Fantasythegress complained low quality and crudeness of children’s Droeramminc. theTheprogramming, exploitation of the youth audience and the violence oftenimplicit in the cartoons.cartoon is “Dig,” a fantasy about a journeythrough the layers of the earth’s skin by a boy, his dog and a billion-yr ar-old chunk of rock, able to talk and describeThethecriticisms, plus example of Public Broadcasting’s “Sesame Street” w-hich uses cartoon devices to illus-the successive strata theypass through. All of it is ac-trate many of their points,stung all three networks into reform. They have been gradually improving their Saturday morning programs.companied by rock-tvpe music and lyrics which, along with Rocky, the tour guide, explain and demonstrate the formation of stalactites, stalagmites,igneous and sedimentary rock, the way earthquakes twist andtorture the skm of our world.New Entrv“Animation is ideal to dealLimeliqh3.an element of fun. Time can sure the entertainment content an animator working for Di-be telescoped, and complicated ideas made clear. We did a short film called ‘Eggs,’ in which we tackled population problems and even were able to handle life and death interms of children’sunderstanding.”Never AggressiveThe trick that makes animation acceptable, he added, is that it is never aggressive, and because it is fantasy,never makes the youngster watching it feel inferior. .And good cartoons are not cheap-— a half - hour show costsa around $75,000.The Hubleys’ only change of style in creating for television instead of the larger screens has been to keep the number of characters to a minimum.use lots of closeups, and make'The Train Robbers'Filmed This SpringNEW YORK (AP)Ann-Margaret and Ben Johnsonhave been signed by producerMichael Wayne for co-starringroles with John Wayne in“The Train Robbers,” a Bat-jac Production for Warnerros.Now, one team of qualityhitherto concen-Burt Kennedy, who wrotewith this sort of thing, even to the screenplay, will direct theanimators, trated on theatrical films andexplain mathematical concepts and science.” Hublev said.western scheduled to go beforethe cameras this spring incartoons used in schools and “It can be done by including Durango, Mexico.was kept high—it’s easier to turn off a TV set than walkout of a classroom or theater.sney. Later, working for another com nan v. he createdHubley started his career ascompany, tie Magoo,” as well other popular characters.“Mr.asFOR 18 CONSECUTIVENo.YEARS RCAIN COLOR T.V.♦*+*■♦♦The Argosy II • EQ-475 R XL-100—100% Solid State AccuColor1^ dtlfOOll ptCtUff:iThe Cosmos Xl-100-• FQ-505 R 100% Solid State AccuColor21* diagonal picture♦♦SQUARE DEAL INC.2417 SUMMIT AVE.637-7645
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Racine Journal Times Sunday Bulletin
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Apr 02, 1972
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