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Chuck Jones is dead... I can't think of anything funny to say...
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FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK- excuse my language, but- FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK. God fucking damn it.
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Chuck Jones was an Artist.
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Awe man...
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If you can't show any intelligence, fromhell, at least show a little respect
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I'm sure that several millions of people were touched in their own way by the work he made, and to leave us to contemplate on our own was a masterstroke. I will definitely miss him. And without question, his work will even outlive our own lives.
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I had just started reading Barrier's "Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation In Its Golden Age". Now it's just going to make me sad...
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That's what he was, pure and simple...a genius.
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....that's all folks.
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Feb 22, 2002 11:47:15 PM CST
Chuck Jones - a name that brings up the memories of a million sm
by brian 2000
Thank you. The only way to describe this feeling is to quote Wile E. Coyote - ....................
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DRUDGE REPORT is reporting that Chuck Jones fell off a 9000 foot cliff, plummeting silently until he hit the very bottom, only to create a small puff of dust with his impact. ;) I enjoyed his animation very much, I think (like most people) I most loved the Grinch and his Coyote/Road Runner cartoons. I have to admit that I REALLY didn't like what he did to Tom & Jerry, though, preferring the old school MGM/Fred Quimby shorts to his stuff. One of the titans of animation, to be sure, but this guy was a seriously old-ass mofo whose transformation into Colonel Sanders was becoming more complete on a daily basis.
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I went to college in Santa Fe, NM where Chuck had one of his animation galleries, and met him once at a gallery showing. He was very generous, and seemed to be a great guy. A GENIUS HAS PASSED!!! The Warner Bros. cartoons are probably my favorite, with Wile E. and Road Runner at the top. Chuck Jones is a LEGEND!!!!
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RIP Chuck Jones.
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This is so sad. There's just something about knowing that these people are out there, and when they're gone, you feel... well... a great disturbance in the force, if you will. We've ALL and I really mean ALL, been entertained by this man's work. Perhaps more than any other film artist. Hell, I've even heard Martin Scorsese talk excitedly about getting to quiz Chuck Jones about how in the hell they got they're timing down on some of those cartoons. It's just nice to know that he lived such a long and fruitful life. They don't make them like him anymore...
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Man, I loved his stuff better than any of his contemporaries'. Hell, better than anyone since. It's a shame he's gone. I'll look forward to the inevitable tribute marathons. It's kind of a shame that his name wasn't familiar to many, but everyone over about 20 has probably watched hundreds or even thousands of hours of Mr. Jones' work. Too bad the classics don't get shown as often as when Harry and I were kids (we're nearly exactly the same age). And btw, Harry, for what it's worth (not much) I commend your judgement on this particular obit notice. Personal opinion, but I find this sort of thing much more tasteful than more... I dunno, 'maudlin' displays. Maybe maudlin is too strong a word, but anyway.
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I grew up and loved the Looney Tunes as a kid. I loved Chuck's creations, there are so many episodes of his that I love. The man was a genuis, he will be sorely missed.
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why don't you all try and mourn the death of real people, soliders, firemen, policemen....people who actually dedicate their lives to humaity.
Fanboys are hillarious, they are the first ones to say army personal died for nothing and are wothless (see We Were Soliders thread) but if a animator dies, it's the worse thing in the world.
I love Chuck's work, but he was no hero. -
"Celebrate those who spend such a large portion of their lives devoted to entertaining the masses, for those are the souls that smile and are stronger for the wear"
A fine man, a fine talent, an inspiration to many. Working on a cartoon myself, i can say that his influence is great.
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I don't normally get misty at the passing of a celebrity, but Chuck created some of my best memories from childhood and long into my adulthood.
God bless you Chuck and give Mel a hug when you see him. Peace. -
Hopefully there will be an upside to this bad news and there will be 5 hour specials on TV of all of Chuck's work on Looney Tunes among other things...
Maybe I'm just in die hard fan mode.. but I'd like to see that.
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Feb 23, 2002 12:39:44 AM CST
I learned more about the 1940's and 50's just from watch
by pizza the hut
Anyone remember the ominous industrial theme music they used to play on many of those old cartoons? It went something like, "dun-DUN-dun-DUN-DUN-dun-dun-DUN dun-DUN-dun-DUN-DUN-dun-dun-DUN BA-BAAA-ba-dadda-da-da-da BA-BAAA-ba-dadda-da-da-da". If there's one theme that accurately describes the overpowering monstrosity of the Industrial Age of that era, that would be it, and I still have a fascination with that era to this day. The animation and humor was so quirky, sharp, and off-the-wall, especially in the earlier cartoons, that it was, and still is in a class all by itself. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester & Tweety, Yosemity Sam, Tazmanian Devil, the Road Runner... How could we ever forget them? You made my painful childhood a much more enjoyable experience. Well done, Chuck! Godspeed.
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With the passing of Chuck Jones, the world has lost yet another of it's finest artistic talents.
Me, I can't wait to get to heaven; Now that the big guy has got both Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc, you can bet your ass that there are gonna be some damn funny things to see on the other side of those pearly gates...
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Cartoon Network's ass right now. I want to see his work now!!!!!
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Wow, just what can you say? Screw Disney. Chuck was by far the greatest animator of his time. In fact, calling him an animator is a blow to his person, comparing him to the likes of Disney or Pixar. Chuck was a magician, plain and simple
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is because this is a fanboy site and Jones should be an idol to all fanboys. Those asking why we don't lament the death of "real" people like firefighters, soldiers and police officers - this isn't the place. We don't post here to talk about world news (usually) this is a forum to discuss people and projects in the entertainment industry and Chuck Jones is the definition of good entertainment. His contributions are astounding. Looney Tunes in its heyday eats anything from Disney for breakfast. Pure gag-oriented fun that for me is just as entertaining today as it was when I was a kid, if not more so because now I have more of an appreciation for it. The Chuck Jones segments in Peter Bogdanovich's Who The Devil Made It book shed a lot of light on Jones, the sad thing being that he's kind of unappreciated and wasn't allowed to creatively thrive in his later years. He had a good run though, and he will be missed.
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hello my ragtime gal.
Send me a kiss by wire,
baby my heart's on fire!
If you refuse me,
honey-you'll lose me,
and you'll be left alone
so baby telephone,
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:( thats all i got to say. :(
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I'm a little bit older than most posters here; in a sense, I *DID* truly grow up with Chuck, and Friz, and Bob, and Tex making me laugh and think on Saturday mornings & at the movies when I was a wee tot.
We have never saw their like before, nor are we likely to see their like again; sad to say.
My personal 2 favorite pieces that Chuck did were Bully For bugs (the one where he burrows his way into a bull fighting ring), & How The Grinch Stole Chirstmas.
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i'm glad i had a chance to know him. i learned more about character, line, acting, emotion and animation from him than from anybody else or anywhere else. this loss will make a coyote and a grinch cry. that's all folks.
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I was just watching some Looney Tunes cartoons (none of the Chuck stuff though) when I got online and heard this news. It seems everyday we are losing more and more of the men and woman who broke ground and set the standard not just for entertainment but life. Love or hate them, they made an imprint and much of what is now around owes a debt to their at. Considering his work with Bugs Bunny & Co to Dr. Seuss
to his work on The Phantom Tollboth and Gremlins 2: The New Batch's opening and end credits, his passionate influence is felt and will be continued to be remembered. Harry, just with his famous signature you said all there is to be said about Chuck Jones. He was one of our greatest humorists, an artist but above all he was a great movie director.
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Jones' work had a personal edge to it that was identifiable by fans, even if they didn't know who Chuck Jones was. Hell. Anyone who watches the cartoon network is shown the real meaning of "animated short film" with every single one of Jones' pieces. To all those who don't know who he is (and those who DO, know this already), he is the reason why you love Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Speedy Gonzalez...etc.
He will be sorely missed, even if his presence hasn't been felt in modern incarnations of these classic characters (Space Jam). Thank you for defining your sense of humor, Chuck. It is an unparalleled force to be reckoned with. -
With the words ACME printed on it?
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And that's saying something. I loved him and his work. The voice of Bugs, right? Damn! What a career! I read recently how he still painted his characters... I was genuinely grateful (and to be honest, suprised) then that he was still on planet earth.
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Warner Bros.' Termite Terrace animators were WILD. While Disney was oh-so-careful, and politically correct, the Warner Bros. bunch crossed the line at every opportunity. They weren't afraid to stun an audience to create a masterful lampoon or a zany setup. Titles like "Bugs Bunny Gets the Bird" seem tame today, but was monstrously funny back then. The cartoons were actually written to be just as entertaining to adults as they were to children. Pixar now carries on that tradition. Chuck was the driving force behind Warner Bros. animation. So much of their brilliance was the result of his artistry. When you think of the sheer patience and talent it took to create those storyboards and bring them to life, hand drawing and painting them frame by frame, you just have to be in awe. There will never be another Warner Bros. animation department, and there certainly will never be another Chuck Jones.
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This may be a "Fanboy" site, but Chuck was not aimed towards the fanboys. The cartoons were not for kids. Most of them had a more complex understanding of the subtleties of emotions than most kids are able to comprehend. true, the little kiddies would laugh at the slapstick antics, but the real genius was the delivery of more complex social ideas, reactions, and depth of human understanding. I feel pity for those too shallow to recognize his brilliance. It wasn't just because he was a great animator/storyboarder, editor/director of animation. He was a pioneer, transforming "Cartoons" into an artform, full of Dali-esque surealism, that will transcend the genre for many years to come.....so long, and thanks for all the laughs and insights into life
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Sigh...First John Buscema, now this...all the people who made my childhood great are buying the farm. And I was a kid a good 25 years after Chuck was in his prime. A true genius, Chuck was. Classic comedy, and the best in American cartooning, much better and more timeless than anything Disney could crap out. He will be missed...
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For years, that was my birthday greeting of choice. Damn. Thanks, Chuck -- you were a giant among men.
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One of my greatest influences. My student film was filled with the kind of set-up, fall slapstick I learned from his cartoons. At least we still have his 300 and some films.
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I recently(well maybe a year ago) saw a documentary on Chuck and his work. I found it hard to believe whilst watching this documentary that just about every cartoon that I loved as a child (not including many disney movies) were created by this genius. The amount of innovation and comedic greatness he brought to the world of animation has made it what it is today. Simpson's fans can thank him as Matt Groening has for inspiring the ideas for such wonderful. Its so sad to see a master die. RIP Chuck.
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And it took me years to learn that.
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I will never forget those precious moments of joy and laughter that Chuck Jones brought into my life and I'm betting that the rest of you know exactly how I feel. This is some very sad news but he is in a better place now, I truly believe that. God bless you... you wonderfully funny man.
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I saw an amazing documentary about him just a few weeks ago and the guy was phenomenal. This was inevitable, but it still hurts so much.
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We must have a full set of Warner Bros cartoon DVDs! Now more than ever, dammit! Otherwise kids today, like some on this TB, will have no idea what the real stuff was like. Someone get on it!
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On the surface, Chuck may have made "funny cartoons" , but they were more than that. Underneath their broad slapstick was a keen understanding of character, storytelling, and morals. Such observation has rarely been matched by today's storytellers. Chuck, you had always talked of your admiration for Mark Twain, but really, you have earned the right to sit by his side as an equal. I'd like to think that now you are doing just that. In your brief time here, you were terribly underappreciated and now that you are gone we suddenly realize that a part of us is gone too. You gave countless millions much laughter, delight and very fond memories and for that I thank you. You will be missed.
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It is difficult indeed to come to realize that someone as important and influencial as Chuck Jones has been taken from my industry (animation) and from the millions that enjoyed his work.
With any life passing it is important to realize how incredibly much he did accomplish in his life. This world would truly be a much darker place if we never knew Chuck Jones and the work that became his legacy.
I can say (and I am sure others can) that one of the influences for becoming an animator was Chuck Jones. Very few people could have affected and inspired so many.
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i don't know what to say. i can't even bring myself to read the previous talkbacks. this man was more than a genius. he was a visionnary, a prophet, a philosopher all rolled into one. this is an amazing lost. i am so sad. i'll go to sleep now, watching some merry melodies...
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of silence...........
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All my life I have spent countless hours watching Chuck Jones cartoons from Warner Bros. and MGM and have always laughed or smiled but now at least for awhile I'll watch them only with sadness. :(
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...Christ, American animation is all but dead now.
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What a dismal way to start the weekend. There was a documentary about him that aired here late last year as part of the BBC's arts "Omnibus" series. It showed him at work, he was interviewed, and you came away richer for the experience of having this insight in to the mind of a comic genius. I taped it, and I'll watch it again today in tribute. For now, I'll just sit here......quietly.
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One of lifes great lessons: When confronted with a seemingly insurmountable problem do what Bugs did, plug the barell of the gun with your finger and kiss the problem right on the mouth.
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Feb 23, 2002 3:56:23 AM CST
Chuck Jones begat Lassetter begat everything great about animati
by gigantorme
It is sad indeed to here that Chuck Jones passed away. Damm. Who can forget Duck Dodgers and the 331/3 Century or the dog with the cat on his back. My childhood were filled with Chuck Jones cartoons. They were both funny and had a sense of pathos to them. The singin frog...You may say you don't know who Chuck Jones is, but watch Toy Story or Monster's Inc. and there's reference of his cartoons everywhere. Good bye Chuck and thanks for all the humanities you bought in your 3 minutes cartoon. For me I'm going to watch my Chuck Jone's greatest animation collection tomorrow.
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>>why don't you all try and mourn the death of real people, soliders, firemen, policemen....people who actually dedicate their lives to humaity. Fanboys are hillarious, they are the first ones to say army personal died for nothing and are wothless (see We Were Soliders thread) but if a animator dies, it's the worse thing in the world. I love Chuck's work, but he was no hero.<<
Normally I respect people's opinions, but sorry dude; you're an idiot.
The fact of the matter is that there are all types of people who find different ways to contribute to humanity. Doctors, Policemen, Firemen are all important in saving lives, while entertainers like Chuck Jones are important to enjoying life. Chuck made our parents smile, made us smile, and made our children smile ... he will continue to do so for years to come through his work.
A hero can take many forms, and if you sit and tell me that a man who made millions happy is no hero, then your definition is warped.
So please get off your high horse, and stop being bitter for the sake of being bitter.
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Cartoon Network should show every Chuck Jones cartoon they have in their vaults from the first one to the last including the so called "racist" ones.People need to use their brains and realize that it was a very different time during WW2 and that the Germans and the Japanese were THE ENEMY back then but now they are not so there shouldn't be anyone getting upset over some cartoons.
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Many of the Warner Brother animators were ex-Disney. They'd left/got fired because their style was too irreverent, subversive and wicked. Surely not the kind of nut cases the good folk at Disney want working on their inoffensive, cutesy pie cartoons. BUT they were the PERFECT candidates for Chuck Jones' creations! Now, I too, am big on cartooning. If asked on the spot, I wouldn't say Looney Tunes is an inspiration, but thats because the influence is so massive, its been ingrained into my subconcious before I was able to talk. It slips my mind as its just something I just take for granted. Kind of like a musician not mentioning the Beatles as an influence, because their influence is so obvious. Kind of. PEACE
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a big THANK YOU
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Feb 23, 2002 4:30:13 AM CST
This is just what I needed to read after stumbling home at 1:30
by vroom socko
Like Robin Williams once said, I have a jones for Chuck Jones. I'd get drunk if I wasn't already.
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This is truly sad. I was watching a doco on Chuck Jones a few weeks ago on tv, and my eyes were misting over as I watched it, seeing all these films I watched as a child, films that made me squeal with delight and laughter. Chuck Jones was a genius in the true sense of the word: one who married his heart and feelings to a true technical mastery of his craft. There aren't many of his type around anymore, and we are all so much the poorer for his loss. The fact of his warmth and humanity, and his understanding of the human spirit shone through in his works, and it is this spirit and life that I will always remember. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Mr Jones, for everything you have given to me.
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I was hoping he would hang on so he could present the Animated Feature Oscar. It would only be fitting. Chuck stated in an interview with Bob Costas 10 years ago he thought "Beauty and the Beast" should have won Best Picture that year. We've now lost both of them, Chuck and Nobel his co-director on "What's Opera Doc", "Hypocondri-Cat" (my personal favorite, I LOVE those 2 mice: "Yeah Yeah, Sure Sure") Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote shorts. Chuck made Daffy the jealous ego-maniac we all know and love. He created Pepe ("I pierce you with my ACK-ACK of love!") Speedy. The Sheepdog and the Coyote which satirized the industrial work ethic of the post-WW II America: having the dog ready to lay the smackdown on the coyote, then the whistle blows and they stop and as they clock out "Goodnight Sam." "Goodnight Ralph." Heck in one they CARPOOLED. That's some wickedly funny stuff. He adapted "Horton the elephant" while at WB, long before "Grinch". My codolences to his family. Chuck's Roadrunner stuff was my grandfather's favorite, his Bugs and the Mice are mine, and my niece loves his "Tom and Jerry", or has she says "Tawm and Jawee". O.K Academy, Chuck needs to get the same treatment that Stanley Kubrik received, and have June Forey, one of the last surviving voice artist from the Termite Terrace days (she was Witch Hazel and several other females) present the Animated Feature Oscar.-----later-----m
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must be the best and funniest short animated film i have ever seen. but i dont think i will laugh that hard when i see it the next time. i doubt i will ever see something that original again. sad sad...
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I woke up this morning hearing news from Angola about Jonas Savimbi's death yesterday, so an smile grew in my face (he was one of the most dangerous and sanguinary guerrilla leaders in the whole world, Ben Laden is a nun, compared to him)... but hearing now that a Master of movie making like Chuck Jones has passed away... well, I don't have words. I grew up with his work, and he's one of the responsibles of my love for movies and toons... so it's like if I have lost a member of my family. Doesn't matter I didn't knew him personally. Rest in Peace.
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Feb 23, 2002 5:53:11 AM CST
GODDAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll alw
by regicidal_maniac
I'm in tears. I work for Warner Brothers here in Sydney and I was just watching a new interview with him today when I said that they should hurry up and get him to do some audio commentaries and stuff for the Looney Toons DVD releases before... you know. Now I feel sick. When the cartoons came on at home while I was growing up I'd always check the names, anytime it read Charles M. Jones I always knew I'd laugh til I cried.
I've read both his books, I'd always stop doing what I was doing to watch him talk when interviewed. There is no-one on Earth that I would rather have met. He gave me everything. I have such a strong love for him and his work. I never met the man and now I never will, but I can know him through his legacy. The characters he animated will live forever and so now will he, through them. I'm so sad right now, if I tried to speak I don't think I could.
Goodbye Chuck.
Christopher.
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Feb 23, 2002 7:00:12 AM CST
With the passing away of Chuck Jones, my childhood memories hav
by grimly64
Watching WB cartoons, before they began editing them for kids, was pure enjoyment. As many will recall, the cartoons were adult oriented, and were shown on the big screens before the main movies would come on. It's nice to remember those times and watching the cartoons by Chuck Jones were always a notch better then the others. So in memory of Chuck, I part with these words. "Not the birdbath, not the thinker, Nnoott thhhee works!!!!" Taken from the cartoon with the big dog, the black cat, and the gambling bug... I think. If I'm wrong, well, Chuck will know what I'm saying. God be with you, Mr. Jones
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Nice way to start the morning, this is. I just got up not 15 minutes ago to find out one of the guys who gave me more laughter than the sum of *EVERY* other cartoon I've watched during the course of my lifetime has passed. Now, personally, i don't mourn someone if they die of natural causes. It happens when it happens. Instead, i choose to celebrate the life. Because, honestly, this guy will live on for generations through his work. Even if some don't know his name, I've seen his work reflected from generations up, to generations below. I'm usually not one to use the phrase often, but this is truly one of those situations where saying "They don't make 'em like they used to" rings too true. Think about it, honestly, how many things from the 1940s/1950's STILL make you laugh your head off to this day? Not just random chuckles, i mean full on laughter? I've seen even the most jaded and cold people I've come across break down and grin from ear to ear when bringing up those memories of Daffy and Bugs in their Rabbit Season/Duck Season tirade, or of some failed scheme of the Coyote, or the wonderful One Froggy Night with Michigaaan J Frog(before The WB bastardized it for their mascot), or even some of the more obscure ones, of Hubie and Boyd("Hey Boyd...C'mere!" "Yah, yah, Hubie?"), of those times when Sylvester and Porky stayed the night at the abandoned hotel, with the homicidal mice("And the deer and the antelope pl-pl-pl--And the deer and the antelope pl-pl-pl--And the deer...")...somehow, some way, i dont think anyone who's ever seen a cartoon in the course of their lifetime doesnt know, directly or indirectly, of Mr. Jones's genius. And the world's honestly better for it. He will be missed. In closing, just wanted to share a small anecdote. About 3 years ago, i was doing a school project as a teacher's aide at an elementary school. And, while sitting at lunch with the kids, they eventually came upon discussing Looney Tunes, and later, the Roadrunner and the Coyote. And, in the course of it all, they all came upon the conclusion "Too bad he never catches him." "Yeah" "Yeah" "Yeah"....so, of course, me being the oldest there, i remember the lone roadrunner cartoon from the 80's...and i spoke up...."You know, he did get him once." I don't think I'll ever forget the look on all of their faces when i told them the details, the whole thing about the pipes, and the tiny Coyote, and the giant Roadrunner. And the first thing out of the mouth of the kid nearest to me was "I guess anything's possible then". That right there was hope at work, methinks. "OK...I've caught him. Now what do I do?" I think that'll stick with me a bit more in the near future. With that, i bid farewell. "Nighty-night." "Nighty-night...."
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I'm greatful that there was a Chuck Jones to begin with. I hope that Chuck understood how much joy he brought to the world. If he did then I'm sure that he died a very contented man, because he deserved to.
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89's a hell of a good run, and not wasted. Happy the man who spends a long life doing what he loves.
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I loved Chuck Jones and when I was a kid, I loved Looney Tunes. I have him to thank for a lot of the happiness he brought me when I needed it most. Even today, my guilty pleasure is plopping down on the sofa and watching Road Runner cartoons, and cracking up as that poor coyote's brillant plan after brilliant plan literally blew up in his face. But now, I will never look at a Road Runner cartoon the same way again. Sure, I'll laugh, but I'll know a visionary named Chuck Jones created that laughter, like he gave me laughter from beyond the grave. We'll miss you, Chuck.
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Feb 23, 2002 8:35:30 AM CST
DAMN .I GREW UP ON CHUCK'S WORK MANY A SATURDAY WAS SPENT WA
by jon-e-blaze
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I usually laugh at fanboy weeping, but this is hard. Not only was a he such a unique talent, but a true gentlemen. Never met him, but I know people who have and they said he was a great guy. Rare in Hollywood.
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I am a big strong man, and I think I'm going to cry like a baby. I know he was getting up there in years. It doesn't make it easier. Chuck Jones was like John Huston and Count Basie mixed up in a world of water colors. What I feel, I think I feel, like I did when Jim Henson died. So much of my childhood is connected to the pure artistry of those classic moments with Bugs and Daffy, and Taz and Sam and Elmer and the Grinch. Comparing Chuck to Disney is like comparing the Who with the Bay City Rollers. Even in its best day, Disney was a slave shop where a powermad man drained the ideas from the underpaid, very talented artists who really never got credit for their work. (Carl Barks was unknown for decades, and he created Uncle Scrooge and the whole Donald Duck World/Duck Tales genre) Chuck's world was one of hip, brilliant people always trying to pull one over on the big bosses. They were an irreplaceable group of animators, painters, inkers, writers and directors existing in a moment of time, defining and redefining Animation, meant for kids and adults alike and shown on the big screen. And Chuck was the very best of them, along with Tex Avery and a handful more, who will always be remembered for not dumbing down their work, for putting together something that is as good now as it was when I was a child. Think about it, that's a rare thing! Oh Shit!! We Will miss you, but you'll always be with us, Mr. Grinch,
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We have no understanding of emotion. We do, however, have a large collection of cartoons archived as an attempt to understand human beings. We will be watching the cartoons of subjectdesignate ChuckJones all weekend long. We are Collective in our need to beat the hell out of Michael Eisner for ruining animation. Transmission ends.
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An animator visionary and great storyteller who entertained us for years. Goodbye Funnyman!!! You will be missed. Personally, I think any open-minded artist who is thinking of getting into the animation industry for the sheer purpose of entertaining and making folks laugh should emulate the great Chuck Jones. Chuck's brief bit in Dante's GREMLINS was quite a surprise to Old Monkey years ago.
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Another creative genius gone. And it's not like there's a whole bunch of them waiting in the wings. If ever there was an ethical pro-arguement for cloning.... Mort Chuck, farewell.
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I wanted to be an animator when I was young - until I realized that I wasn't good enough at drawing. Chuck was my hero - a truly great animator with a distinctive style that I could always recognize. His humor and artistry were unmatched. I had the pleasure of meeting him twice, and I found him to be very gracious. He will be sorely missed.
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One can only imagine what it must have been like, toiling in the bowels of Termite Terrace, churning out one classic after another for a pittance of a salary. Chuck Jones obviously loved what he was doing, and I only hope that the recognition and compensation he received late in life was enough to satisfy honor. And let us take a minute to recognize the contributions of Carl Stallings, that brilliant composer who slyly introduced classical music to the baby boom generation while the Raod Runner and Wile E. Coyote chased each other through those vast wildernesses. These two geniuses left an indelible mark on my generation, one that was passed on in my house to my two daughters. Heaven must have a little more joy in it, now that Mr. Jones has entered in.
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This flashed on the eleven o'clock news suddenly last night...this wasn't really great to try and go to sleep on.
It's hard to come up with something better besides his cartoons for consistent laughter and joy. All of his cartoons literally defy time. All of them seem so fresh and there is always something new to glean out of them every time.
While Disney whored itself out years ago, Mr. Jones's legacy continues to endure and run strong.
My childhood (and beyond) literally was defined by this man's work.
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Keep the autograph there, maybe shrink it.
I think it would be fitting to have no words except just the talkback and pictures of some of his best stuff.
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This is sad news, but comes as no surprise as I was positive he had died back in 1986.
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Feb 23, 2002 10:36:31 AM CST
Mel Blanc, now Chuck Jones....i am truly saddened and the world
by artie_fufkin
I remember a lot of Saturday mornings.....and a lot of laughs...farewell...
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That word gets abused way too much. Here was a man who definitely deserved the title. This was a man whose work I literally "grew up with". As did most of you. He helped make my childhood a happier time and for that I will always remember and thank him. And even to this day when I think of those animated shorts, it brings a smile to my face. "Actually, it's a buck-and-a-quarter staff, but I'm not telling him that." Genius. R.I.P. Mr. Jones.
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I woke up this morning and turned on Cartoon Network. They were playing one of Chuck's better cartoons. Two kids watching a Coyote/Roadrunner cartoon, wonder out loud what the Coyote sees in the Roadrunner. The Coyote breaks the 4th wall down and talks to them, explaining the
Chuck's on his way to a new adventure, and he leaves the rest of us with an incredible body of work that will be around for ages.
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Feb 23, 2002 11:15:10 AM CST
Lasseter and the guy who does Dexter(read an interview with him
by sk909
John Lasseter and that guy who does Dexter and Samurai Jack should take some notes when they see the way that Chuck Jones behaved in public or on the record. It's called humility. Be happy to be doing what you are doing. John Lasseter is great, but he's very smug and self-satisfied. What happened to people NOT thinking they are a gift to humanity, and just enjoying the opportunities life has given them?
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Chuck Jones would have been granted immortality years ago, so he could continue brightening the world by torturing ducks, coyotes, and bald men with speech impediments until the end of time. As it is, he will still live forever through his work and the love each new generation of fans feels for him.
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GOD BLESS HIS SOUL. The world needs more people like him.
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I've always admired Chuck Jones' work. His Tom and Jerry is still the only version I'll watch. He made cartoons enjoyable for all audiences, unlike other animators who only saw kids as their main demographic. Chuck reinvented all the characters from WB and made them into superstars. Goodbye, Mr. Jones. I will miss you and your work. Also, I will miss the outlaw Waylon Jennings, whose rendition of the Dukes of Hazzard theme still takes me back to the days when I'd sit glued to the screen just to hear his voice and watch the General Lee jump over something. Both of these men were above legendary in their fields. And finally, I bid a respectful adieu to Kevin Smith, a great actor, and a guy who deserved a better fate, and a long and happy career. He will be missed as well.
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We have pretty much lost all of the silent film stars, and except for a handful of "Little Rascals" we have lost all the actors of live actions shorts. Chuck Jones was the last director of the "Golden Age" of animated shorts. While animated shorts go back to the silent era ("Gertie the Dinosaur" came out in 1904) the Golden Age really started in the sound era but ultimately ended in the late 50's with the popularization of TV. Walt Disney, Max Fleisher, Tex Avery, Pre-TV Hanna Barbera, Robert McKimson, and of course Chuck Jones are the masters of that era. Despite all the innovations in animation, the old "Looney Toons" and "Merry Melodies" are far superior to any animation ever produced. **** The only good thing to say is that Jones' legacy survives today in the form of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, Lassiter and Pixar, and Matt Groening among others.
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Yep, he's bought up all the rights to the cartoons and now edits them for content for a sensitive, pussy culture. RIP Chuck. I'm glad I got to see your cartoons before Mr. PC edits them up for Cartoon Network.
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Like so many of you here, Chuck Jones has had a huge influence on my existence, not only with what I do but with who I am. There are so many moments of brilliance in his work, but my personal favorites are the facial expressions of Marc Anthony the bulldog in "FEED THE KITTY". The tears he shed after he believes his little kitten has been turned into a cookie are the tears I shed today. You and Mel have fun up there big guy.
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Just go watch his cartoons and laugh your heads off, he would have liked nothing more than that ... To quote Wyle E. Coyote "Genius, pure Genius"
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Calling Marvin the Martian! Calling Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a Half Century! Please report to Moon Base Alpha One for immediate re-integration duty! That is all!
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You will be missed...Man, this hits me HARD...Sigh...
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Probably available at Amazon or any other online bookplace.
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His toons continue to be my absolute favorites; I grew up on them (as well as a few period cartoons I remember fondly) in the '80s. But I have to say that modern animation on networks like CN isn't really all bad. In particular I disagree with the chap citing Dexter and PPG as bad, as I find them quite entertaining even at my age.
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Too bad he died, though.
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Feb 23, 2002 3:44:33 PM CST
A hush fell over Toontown as news of the loss of a legend came.
by fatal discharge
My eyes started welling up as I read the notice of his death, but he's had a long life and the emotion that comes to mind when thinking of him is the pure joy that his art brought to me over the years. I always loved Bugs, Daffy, and Porky much more than Disney's stuff. They were beautifully and hysterically animated, didn't pander to kids (a lot of the jokes would only be known to adults), and brought more laughs in a 5 minute short than any modern sitcom. He was a genius, plain and simple.
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Feb 23, 2002 3:45:52 PM CST
"Alright...let's get this picture started" a THE END sign fa
by nordling
I remember when I first saw "Duck Amuck", probably the greatest short animated film ever made. Daffy was always my favorite, and this one clinches it. I was watching Saturday morning cartoons, and my dad told me to keep it down because I was laughing so hard. Then he saw what I was watching and laughed with me. It's always sad when someone in entertainment we love dies, but the sheer weight of joy and happiness that Chuck brought all of us cannot be measured. Countless filmmakers were influenced and entertained by his films...Tim Burton...Steven Spielberg...Joe Dante...damn. Chuck was a great one. When you get to heaven, Chuck, watch your step...and don't eat the magnetized birdseed.
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I learned a lot from Chuck Jones, and took great joy in his work.
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My thoughts and sentiments exactly.
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...I thought Chuck Jones was already dead. Isn't it strange when you find out someone was still alive by finding out they're now dead. Damn! In any event, Chuck Jones was definitely one of the giants so this is sad, sad news. As I said, I've already had time to mourn.
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Feb 23, 2002 5:15:04 PM CST
I feel horrible about this but I thought he was all ready dead
by holidill
I'm not trying to be funny. I really thought he had all ready passed on. This is sad, but CHuck id in a better place.
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Feb 23, 2002 5:34:06 PM CST
Waylon Jennings, Kevin Smith, and Chuck Jones...yup, celebrity d
by kingkrypton
And I have to say that Chuck Jones was bar none, the best of the WB cartoon directors. Sure, Bob Clampett and Tex Avery created Bugs Bunny and company, but none of the characters really got a distinctive voice until Jones, Freling, and McKimson took over. And while Friz and Bob did good work, Jones overwhelemed them all. His cartoons were faster, stronger, funnier, and more edgy and character-based. I mean, it was under him that Bigs Bunny really blossomed into the icon we know him as. It was Jones who took away Daffy Duck's generic loon shtick and gave him a stable personality (let's face it, y'all, the vicious prima donna persona is what made Daffy so memorable). And the Road Runner cartoons are just gems of violent slapstick comedy. And he managed to give Tom and Jerry some great sight gags and give the Grinch life and vitality. Jones was a class act, and I'm sorry to see him go. Especially with crap like COW & CHICKEN (how the hell did this ever get on the air?) and ED, EDD, AND EDDY passing themselves off as great cartoons of the future....
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Feb 23, 2002 5:38:20 PM CST
Late 1970s the day Animation died in the United States
by trankscuzzball
Hollywood Screwed the animators out of jobs and ceased producing animation entirely in the US.
While those in the 1940s-1960s got to enjoy real quality animation, today we get all the low-fi made CRAP from korea or china.
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When other creative people die,people say "We always have their work "but in Mr. Jones's case we have more , we have all the work that was , and continues to be , inspired by Mr. Jones. and that includes Dexter and PPG's.don't hold the fact that their animation is limited keep you from enjoying them. and don't use this board to trash others that Chuck respected himself . the only reason I even heard of McKimson, Avery or Frieling was Chuck spoke so highly of them in interviews . and to Spiderblood1969, don't be sad when you watch Chuck's toons .that's the last thing he'd want.
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I hate to be an asshole here but seriously what the fuck? Chuck Jones influenced millions kids with his work, which, while cartoons, were as legitamite as any art form there is. And he was a master. So why the hell not mourn him as a hero? Maybe he didn't save lives, but i have no doubt he changed them. From comedians to movie directors to regular people on the street. Having a postitive influence on peoples lives, not for his benefit, but for ours- if that doesn't make him in a very real way, a Hero, then brother what the hell is a hero? and here you are putting people down for mourning him? you are an asshole. why do that? why not keep it to yourself? Damn dude, I hope you wake up in the morning with a huge dick in your ass, fucking you hard bitch.
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The man loved what he did and the people he did it for...what could be a better legacy? My favorites? The Road Runner with the burmese tiger trap complete with burmese tiger (surprisebus suprisebus). And, the finest of all IMO, the great "Rabbit Fire-Rabbit Seasoning-Duck! Rabbit! Duck!" trilogy ("Rabbit theason!" "Duck season!" "Rabbit theason!" "Ehhh-Rabbit Season!" "Duck Theason, Fire!") The perfect blend of director (Chuck), writer (Michael Maltese), actors (Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, craftsmen (Maurice Nobel, Carl Stalling, etc.) and characters (Bugs, Daffy, Elmer and that Joe Besser-ish elephant). I just wish I could have met or wrote Chuck to offer my appreciation of the man and his work. But I felt that way after so many legends I admired passed on (Kirby, Buscema, Mel Blanc, Friz Freling, etc etc.) That could be one way to remember Chuck and his work, ditto late actor Kevin Smith. If you admire a writer, artist, animator, actor, whatever, write them and tell them NOW. You may never have another chance. And Chuck, looking down from that big wabbit hole in the sky...thanks!
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They were all genuises - super-genuises, even - & each one had a personal & uniquely brilliant approach to their craft. Chuck was perhaps the most thoughtful of the bunch & the most into the psychology of his characters - a raised eyebrow could say volumes; Bob the most hellbent, crazed, anything for a thrill animator on the Terrace; Tex, the most surreal & playful with the medium itself-director; and Friz - whose cartoons I appreciate more & more as time goes by - was the ultimate craftsman of the bunch - his cartoons are masterpieces of timing, action & reaction. (I crack up just thinking about individual moments & poses in his cartoons like 'High Diving Hare,' or lines like 'quiet rabbit, I'm thinkin - and mah head hurts!' Also, the next time they show 'The Pink Panther' on TV, check out his opening credits. *************** I don't think I'm taking anything away from Chuck's talents or accomplishments to point out that by being the sole surviving member of Termite Terrace in recent years, he received a touch more than his share of credit for our overall affection for WB cartoons and characters.
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I felt sad at first when I read this news, but then I thought this man got to create great art. He was recognized and respected in his own lifetime. He got to live 89 full years and we are left with his great legacy of his work to enjoy for all our lives. How much more can you ask for? I just can't be sad about that.
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As someone who met good old Chuck 5 different times I can say he certainly was a S.O.B!One time years ago at a book signing he was doing,a little kid came up to him and asked if Chuck could do a little drawing in his book.And what did Mr.Jones say in response?
NO!(Oh by the by this was caught on camera by the TODAY show which was there to interview Chuck and videotape the event.)Of course why would he take the few seconds and draw a little Bugs Bunny head in the kid's book when Chuck sold his sketches in his own galleries for 2,500 dollars and up.GOD knows what that kid would have gotten for that book in those pre eBay days.I shudder in horror at the very thought!When I met Chuck at various events he could barely bother to look his fans in the eye.And if you tried to engage him in 2 seconds worth of conversation you were lucky if he managed a dissmissive grunt and/or shoulder shrug!I spent thousands of dollars on his art but boy oh boy what a piece of work when you met him!I sure hope he took his money with him because he certainly could not have taken my respect!
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Feb 23, 2002 7:57:05 PM CST
SCOTT1458 and TSMinN.Y....You both ought to be buried alive with
by cooldan989
SCOTT1458...September 11th was a terrible tragedy. True. All the brave people who are helping to heal America's wounds inflicted by this tragedy are flat-out heroes. Also true. Everybody should only care about those people...FALSE. That is fucking FALSE. If Harry Knowles got shot to death by a few rabid fans, the first thing you'd say is "I don't recall him dying trying to save the victims of September 11th!". BULLSHIT. Let me tell you something, my hopelessly lost friend. Every single person is important. Even if not the same way, every person is important. But Chuck Jones's importance happened to mean more because he had the power to make people laugh. And what better use for that power than now. But now, that power is gone, and all you have to say is "He didn't help with September 11th, so he doesn't matter!". Pull your head out of your ass, come back, and see me. TSMinN.Y...You're really going to let ONE bad Chuck Jones moment make you glad he's dead?! Everyone can't always be a ray of golden fucking sunshine all the time, you know! Who knows, maybe he was dealing with a personal crisis at the time! Go figure! But the point is, he DOES care about people. Even if he didn't show it, he does. If he didn't, he wouldn't make such funny and uplifting cartoons to make the people happy. That's a pretty nice thing to do, I would say. But what you just said is as callous as saying at a funeral "He owed me money, you know." Unless you know him personally, you have no right to judge him for that one experience. Honestly.
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At least the most incredible cartoon in history got it's due as part of the annual film preservation performed by the LoC before he went. Chuck was a genius, plain and simple. As the decades progress and animation is seen to be an art form equal to writing and painting, Chuck will emerge as a master, rivaled only by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Do yourself a favor: Rent the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner movie tonight.
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He was the reason I got into animation. At least I got tell him that before he died........goodbye hero.......
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Every Christmas season, I watch HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, and every year, I realize what a work of utter genius it is. Boris Karloff is superlative and every single blessed frame of the animation is necessary, meaningful and perfect (even the miscolored flash of blue in the Who-chef walking across the table--proof even perfect things have imperfections in them). WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? gets my vote as his best short for the same reason; it's audacious, daring and perfect. Would that we all could have careers that made things like DUCK DOGERS and the entire Road Runner series our second best work.
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Hey maybe the point is perhaps he made those wonderful cartoons for the money.Maybe the point is give a stupid little kid a break once in a while,cause you were a little kid once.Maybe the point is I met the man on multiple occassions not once,and he did not show love for his fans.Maybe the point is if you're having a bad day don't do personal appearances! Maybe MY point is he should have shown a little courtesy & thanks to the fans who would take the time out of THEIR day to show THEIR appreciation of his work(which by the way I'm sure he was paid for!).And MAYBE just MAYBE my point is that this is AMERICA and I have every right to my opinion and burying me along with Chuck Jones will not make my opinions and observations any less valid!Any INTELLIGENT and grammatically correct response to my comments would be appreciated!Thanks!
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Look, when you're having a bad day, you can't just cancel a personal appearance you promised hundreds of fans just because of that. Maybe you would understand, and maybe I would too, but we'd both be one of the few who did.
And when you're having a bad day, you feel like every little thing just makes it worse, including people, no matter if they're 4 or 40. If you can always keep your head up during a bad day, good for you, but again, many people can not, and you can't blame them. And I should have been more specific earlier..knowing someone personally is when you may live next to Chuck Jones, when you and Chuck Jones swap stories, when you know each other's nicknames, when you have a real personal connection, not if you've just met up a few times. Only then would you know if Chuck Jones really is the insensitive jerk you portray him to be. Also, you may have a right to an opinion, but there is also a right and a wrong time for it. Insulting Chuck Jones when he's dead would qualify as a WRONG TIME. And saying Chuck Jones just made all those cartoons for the money is just a pessimistic thing to say, and I can't help that. Maybe you are just a pessimist out of touch with human emotions, I don't know. After all, I don't know you, do I? -
So he got to live a lot longer in the cosmic scheme of things, which is good for him
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I was in the waiting room at the Dr's office last week. Scooby Doo was on. It was one of the later ones with his nephew Scrappy.
There was a little boy waiting with his Mom watching with a blank, pale expression on his face. A few minutes later the show ended and Bugs Bunny cartoons came on. The kids was laughing his ass off. So was I.
Chuck Jones created the most timeless cartoons of all time.
They did a 2 hour show on him last year on Public Television. It was great. A must for any Jones fan.
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It is sad that the man who was able to take a little black duck, a smartass rabbit and a cartoon cast of thousands and make them leap, scamper, hang in midair-only to flail and plummet- will no longer be with us here on the ground. But I am gladdened to know that his work will always be here, side by side with those of the century's most important and enduring artists. Tex, Fritz, Bob Clampett and now, Charles M Jones is back where he belongs with his pals at the drawing board rest in peace
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Hey, Chuck's up there now with Mel Blanc and Carl Stalling.. making even MORE toons for all the angels!
..and what would you say was his best-loved creation?
"One Froggy Evening" (1955) w/
Michigan J Frooooog ("ribbit")
Chuck, may God's meaning of
"isolation" be discovered for
the next life.
http://www.shookie.com
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Yes he most certainly was, among the twentieth centuries very most brilliant. We should all hope to accomplish one one hundredth of what he did. I think that that qualifies his as a worthy hero.
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'nuff said!
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While not the man to invent Looney Tunes (IMO that credit would go to Tex Avery) or even my favorite Looney Tunes director, there's no denying that he was a wonderful, incredibly talented man, and with his passing, we have lost the last of the major WB animation directors...and seen the end of an era. Damn Cartoon Network for not getting him more involved with their crappy Chuck Jones show. CNN has reported that Cartoon Network will run a tribute of sorts tonight (Sunday the 24th) from 8-9:30 (see http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20920) so I hope everyone interested will be watching...I know I will. -
Jones did the most sly, playful version of Bugs Bunny ever animated. No matter what came before or after, I don't think anyone put as much spirit and fun into Bugs & Co. He'll be missed, but I'm thankful for the work he left behind. R.I.P. Chuck Jones.
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Although you have to go to either Santa Fe, NM or southern California to be cheered. Jones made a sequel to his masterpiece, "One Froggy Evening" a couple of years ago that is almost unseen. WB thought it was too long and never released it. But you can go to the Chuck Jones galleries in San Diego, Los Angeles or Santa Fe and request a special viewing. Jones thought it was his masterpiece, and it is truly brilliant. It's called, "Another Froggy Evening." In fact, you can read my review on imdb.com for more info. It's a classic, and sure to cheer mournful Jones fans like nothing else.
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Feb 24, 2002 8:19:49 AM CST
OK, somebody has to put this whole Kevin Smith debacle to rest..
by xthecrovvx
Now, on one hand, i agree with the most of you in saying that Kevin Smith isnt anywhere near the legend status of Chuck Jones or Waylon Jennings....hell, everybody knows that....but nevertheless, this is another guy who put quite a bit of entertainment into peoples lives. Anyone who was a fan of the now defunct Xena/Hercules series' can testify to that...even when one or the other was going straight down the crapper, Smith's Ares character was continuously a breath of snide, sarcastic, and wicked air, and played it to the full hilt. This is one of those performers who i seriously think had a good future ahead of him as far as acting goes if he picked his roles wisely enough, and he died before he got to realize it. The guy was only 28, if i remember correct. Thats the tragedy. And the reason we got people bringing it up here is because(thanks a lot Harry and Co.) we never got a place to do it elsewhere on the site. I dunno, maybe they thought he wasnt *big* enough to mention, but even still, i wanted to put that out there so the naysayers who are getting overly peeved that people are mentioning Kevin Smith in the same place as Chuck ones know what the deal is. Smaller effect on people's lives or not, you still have two men who endeared themselves into peoples lives time and time again who have passed away. And sorry if this isn't the place to bring them *both* up, but its not like theres anywhere else on the site to show proper respects. Hope that sets the record straight. Revolution is my name.
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A. Hey CoolDan are you sure you can't cancel a personal appearance because you are having a bad day?Because Chuck Jones did that very thing at his last ever appearance at NYC'S 5th AVE. Warner Bros. Studio Store.I don't know there looked like there were a lot of dissapointed people there to me.
B. I go to a lot of signings and let me just say this,Chuck Jones was paid very handsomely for his time at those appearances.I used to work at a Warner Bros. store so don't worry about how I know this fact.
C. No celebrity owes me or anyone else anything when they do a signing, but at 90+ years of age he did those appearances for the money!If he could not show a little courtesy to those who came to meet him don't do personal appearances!
D. Since I failed(obviously)to say this before I'll say it now.
Yes he was a master animator.And yes he gave millions of people (myself included) untold hours of joy and laughter with his work,I feel that as a person he was lacking when it came to dealing with people and not a pencil and a piece of paper!
E. And in conclusion,he did in fact owe me money.Hey,Linda(Chuck's daughter)where's my money!!!
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The Chuck Jones I knew was an elderly , gentle man in the twilight of his life. The first time I met him was at an event at the old Circle Gallery at the South Coast Plaza mall in Orange County, probably in 1990. The gallery had set up a draftman's table so he could sign stuff people purchased, and it was right under a Fritz Freleng sign. His daughter Linda took one look at that setup and said, Daddy, let's ask them to move you, people will think you're Fritz. The gallery staff picked up velvet ropes & all and re-positioned everything across the room. We were first in line and asked him to sign the Road Runner and Coyote Comic Ball sports cards that had recently been released, and he obliged. He was always very kind at the gallery events we were invited to. Right now my husband & my 8 yr old & 2 yr old are watching Transylvainia 6-5000 "I am a vampire! Oh yeah, well, abracadabra, I'm an Umpire!" My sympathy to Linda, Craig and everyone at LJE. May he rest in peace.
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First you were arguing about why Chuck Jones is a jerk with facts that might be true. Now you're going as far as to making wild allegations about Chuck Jones that most likely are not true. As I can see that you're merely mud-slinging out of desperation, I will leave you alone now. Make all the crazy accusations you want (hell, why not go as far as to say Chuck Jones shot a 5-year-old to death) but you will always be a cynical, insensitive little punk. May Chuck Jones (God rest his soul) strike you down with lightning.
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I was looking though a large animation book (don't remember which one) and it included a list of the best cartoons ever. All but one of them (Disney's The Band Concert) was in some way tied to Chuck. While my personal favorite cartoon is Northwest Hounded Police, anyone with a resume like Mr. Jones will live forever.
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Chuck's first book of memoirs easily stands as the funniest book I've ever read. He was confident in his intellect and eager to share it. His body of work proves that. When asked what he wanted for his 65th birthday, Ray Bradbury answered, "To be 14 years old, like Chuck Jones." We shall all remain forever fourteen.
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Do you people know what I find most interesting about the rebuttals to my statements about Chuck Jones?No?Well let me tell you.If you don't like what I have to say you call me a punk.None of you seem to be able to intelligently defend his actions but you are all capable of calling me a liar and accusing me of making these statements up.Why would I?What would I possibly have to gain?Can't you ignorant people seperate the man's work from the man's behavior?None of you know me from a hole in the wall but you are all sure I am lying.Why?Could it be perhaps that the truth hurts?But you know what to bad!Instead of being a bunch of kiss asses maybe you should realize he was not the saint you are all trying to make him out to be!I have no reason to
"mud-sling" or call any of you names,but I hate to burst your collective bubble but he just wasn't very nice in MY opinion!!!GET OVER IT!P.S. it is Isodore "Friz" Freleng not "FRITZ"!GET IT RIGHT! -
Feb 24, 2002 6:36:54 PM CST
shit.... just had a wicked weekend away and come back to hear th
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I apologize for mangling Friz Freleng's name . . . esp because all I had to do was look at the sig on my Pink Panther cel. With the exception of a gallery event in Santa Fe a few years ago, every event I went to with Chuck in attendance was in Orange County so maybe he felt more at home at his own gallery. Props to Chuck for taking advantage of his talent and leaving more than just his good name for his family.
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Feb 24, 2002 7:56:19 PM CST
Damn it!!!! Your net connection is lost for one day, and look wh
by terry_1978
When I heard on the news that C. Jones had passed away, I immediately scrambled to get on here, but to no avail. So, now I get my chance to pay respects to the most ingenious of the Looney Tunes directors(which is saying quite a bit, but in actuality, he really was). His trademark, which is probably the sarcastic half lidded look to the audience that a lot of his characters did, always made me crack up for no good reason, since it kinda seemed to say that they were in on the joke, and realized how goofy the whole thing was. Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, the Simpsons...all of the "hip, self-aware" cartoons that are currently out owe quite a bit to Mr. Jones.
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His work has brought countless hours of enjoyment to not just my life, but to millions of others. Amazing.
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...see you in Albequerque.
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None of us here are a bunch of kiss asses.
We just have compassion. Something you lack.
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Around 1984, I attended one of a series of showings of WB cartoons at the Museum of Modern Art in NY.
The entire lower level of the museum had a display of cels and Chuck and Friz had done large scale pictures of the WB characters all over the walls. The day I attended, Chuck discussed each cartoon before the showing. It was amazing.
When I met Chuck a few years ago in Southern CA, I reminded him of that, and we both remembered the same thing: after the show, the MOMA had repainted all the walls.
They wouldn't have done that to Picasso. So while the museum condescended to popular culture to sell tickets, they really didn't think it was art.
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I can't help but think of that print I saw at the Warner Bros. store a decade ago when Mel passed - the one of all the classic characters with their heads bowed standing around an unmanned microphone with a spotlight on it. This day is just as sad. Actually - it's times like this when I really hope there is a "heaven" in the classical sense. You know that those two will be banging out some amazing cartoons for us all to enjoy when we get there. Goodbye Chuck and thanks. My new son will grow up in a world without you, but he will know your name, your work, and the huge influence you had on the best animation being produced during his life time.
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Feb 25, 2002 10:18:23 AM CST
Thank God -- no more doe-eyed Bugs lithoseriograph bullshit
by swungdash
Chuck was brilliant in his day -- post Sniffles cartoons and pre-all those cut-and-paste television specials -- but lately -- yeeck!
I love the man to death, but it was time for him to stop drawing. He was turning the classic characters into the big-eyed and overly cute tripe he'd been passing off in his own work since the '70s, all in the name of $$$$, with tons of crappily-drawn "collectors" sericells and the like.
As he got old, Chuck "softened," and he softened the characters with him. By the 1980s Bugs became a "nice guy" character with about as much personality as Mickey Mouse. Where did his spunk go? Bugs was at his best when he'd shoot his mouth off, get called on it, and then have to get out of the situation. Jones' appoach, especially in the later years, was more "cerebral," but please...Bugs was never meant to be milktoast...and what ever happend to the "daffy" Daffy Duck?
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Skimming thru these posts, I'm surprised to see no mention of my personal favorite cartoon of Chuck's, "The Rabbit of Seville." This was not only his best work as a director, but a candidate, in my opinion, for funniest cartoon EVER. The climactic sequence where Bugs and Elmer chase each other off-stage with an escalating assortment of weapons: knife, ax, gun, cannon - until Bugs suddenly shows up with flowers and wedding ring!! - man whenever I hear a bit of the famous "Seville" overture, I still crack up thinking about it -whether I'm watching something totally different or in the middle of a business meeting. I'm smiling now - goodbye Chuck.
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By the same token you have to live with the opinions of other. who feel that you are being a jerk for pissing on the memory of someone they are mourning. You are right this is America and you do have the right to say what you want, but sheesh couldn't you have exercised a little more tact? Both you and Scott1158 put up comments that hurt the other people posting on the site. To not expect some kind of angry response is akin to Willie Coyote continuing to buy ACME products the fact that never work, dumb. You feel that Chuck Jones was always a rude and insensitive man, well then find a site that agrees with you and vent your frustrations there. Here we are mourning the death of one of the greatest American Animators. So, please show us some courtesy and find some place else to chat.
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If you don't mind I have a quick question.Who is "Wille Coyote" and is he related to "Fritz Freleng"?I have to say this,your grammar on this message board is completely atrocious.Reading these posts over the past few days has given me many hours of laughter.I can't thank all of you enough.You people are just great!!!
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Sorry, but who is "Willie Coyote"...?My finger must have slipped.Please accept my most sincere and heartfelt apology."Ooohhh I'm dyin' again!" THANX!
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Why not just point out the fact that the crafty bugger still had about 15 years left on his contract with Warner Brothers! Don't mourn the man - rejoice in the man's work!
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I'm a thirty year old guy who joyfully regresses to age 10 whenever I see the work of Chuck Jones. Then I remember that his stuff is just as much for the kid at heart as it is for kids. I have Marvin Martian tattooed on my right arm and memories of many wonderful Saturday mornings watching the pure love and joy that Chuck Jones created tattooed on my heart. I've read some postings that said that 'He was just a cartoonist' and 'they were just cartoons'. That's like saying that Beethoven was JUST a piano player or that Picasso was JUST a painter. Babe Ruth wasn't JUST a baseball player and Al Pacino isn't JUST a guy who acts. Chuck Jones was an artist, a humanitarian and a guy who brought a bunch of smiles to a bunch of faces. I do mornings on a radio station in California and for 3 hours a few mornings ago, we, the listeners and my morning team, relived some great CJ moments. For a few hours, we didn't mourn your death...we celebrated your LIFE. God Bless you, Chuck. We miss you already.
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Where are Jay and Silent Bob when we really need them?? (Hey Jay, Bob, if you're reading this there's someone living at 1100 Elinor Rd Hewlett, New York that's absolutely begging for you to show up and beat the living crap out of him already.)
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