Day 13 – Bluesy White Christmas
We’re more than halfway through the Advent Calendar now but still having an absolute blast. Filming these daily videos has given our month a great routine and we love waking up every morning reading your new comments. And we’re certainly looking forward to reading your thoughts about this bluesy Christmas tune. Here is the link to today’s video:
Eric Clapton – White Christmas (Official Music Video)
That was a great submission for our Advent Calendar and it has certainly helped make us feel more Christmassy! 🙂
The whole video reminded us about what it was like receiving our first instruments as Christmas presents and that excitement you feel as a kid!
Also, what were your favourite cartoons growing up?
Mona & Lisa
I love your version of “Wonderful Tonight!” You both were, and are, so adorable.
David Barron, maybe it being nicknamed “Jerry” I don’t know, but “Tom and Jerry” was one of my favorite cartoons when I was growing up in the late 1950’s and 60’s! 🙃
Tom & Jerry – Mouse in Manhattan. Used to be on what seemed so many times on BBC1 in the 1980s when I was growing up, even though it was released in 1945.
What you are doing with the advent calendar is so lovely Mona and Lisa thank you…well I have fond memories of watching scooby doo cartoons and always seemed to be Tom and Jerry on in our house too…but I think the flintstones ,and Top cat…we’re my faves …take care lots of love xxx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjiSI02p7Qg
Cool video again.
Probably my favorite cartoon was actually a TV special, called ‘ A Charlie Brown Christmas ‘
It was based on a comic strip here in the states.
Mona, Lisa if you haven’t seen this you have to check it out. It’s less than half-hour.
Linus’s monologue about the true meaning of Christmas is memorable!
I’m with Mike on Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, and Dudley Do-right. I could add George of the Jungle and Rocky and Bullwinkle! They all had humor (humour?) that appealed to kids and adults.
Bugs Bunny, Road Runner and the Coyote, Dudley Do-Right, and others in that neighborhood. Now the funny thing about some of those cartoons is that they were experts in the double entendre. For example, I watched Dudley Do-Right in the early 1960s when I was 7 or 8 years old and didn’t notice that some of their statements could be taken in two ways. Then fast forward to almost 30 years later and my daughters were watching a Dudley Do-Right cartoon that I had seen several times as a child in the early 1960s, but one statement by Dudley was sooooooo risqué (I was in my 30s and picked up on it when they watched it) that I wondered how they got it past the censors. Then the more my daughters watched Dudley and similar cartoons I started noticing more lines that could have been taken more than one way. I guess the writers on the shows were trying to see how much they could get away with. I could give describe the scene and the line that first caught my attention, but I want to keep things G rated and not R rated. Mike.
Skimming the comments reminds me of: Tom and Jerry, and the Chipmunks.
This is a drum cover for the theme from the ultra-nostalgic 60s cartoon, Jonny Quest.
Even though only one episode was arguably Christmassy, it’s the absolute favorite cartoon of them all. For one thing, the entire musical score for the cartoon is jazz based, and magnetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjiSI02p7Qg
That drum cover was killer! And the opening brought back some memories. But I don’t remember the Christmassy episode.
As an aside, I just noticed in the opening as they show each character. Each of them looks wherever he’s looking and then turns his head, even Bandit!
Sorry, that was from a Jonny Quest YouTube mashup of the 12 days of Christmas, but I hadn’t noticed that about them looking at each other in the opening introductions scene. Sure enough, that’s really the case. That is so silly.
LOL
There are a couple of great Jonny Quest documentaries on YouTube, in one of them, the fellow is thinking back when he was a kid and vividly remembers after a boat explodes from a laser beam, that the producers took an extra moment to add the debris floating down into the water or the guard shaking from the robot spider spy that zaps him. Those details really made the difference.
ALWAYS my favorite!
Johnny Quest was a big favorite. Loved Bandit
LOL! Thanks, Richard.
Here’s a Jonny Quest documentary for you that I think you’d love:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxS6FJ7UqFQ
Great documentary! Thanks for adding the link. Growing up we didn’t have color TV, so that was something new.
Something else I just realized: Steve Jobs and Johnny Quest wore the same outfit–black turtleneck, jeans, and white tennis shoes. Coincidence???
It’s almost a perfect match. I was wondering where he got that getup from.
Now if I can just figure out where Zuckerberg got his getup from.. LOL
If it’s possible to make bad claymation, I haven’t seen it. An early animation favorite of mine, of course using claymation, was The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, with claymation effects by Ray Harryhausen. It came out before I was born, so I’ve only seen it on TV in black and white. I just checked Youtube and saw scenes in color for the first time. Amazing!
As for regular cartoons, it’d have to be Johnny Quest, though I only remember one episode. I suspect anyone who knows Johnny Quest knows which one! And of course later in life there’s the Simpsons and Futurama. Classics.
Today’s video was another gem. I really need to explore Youtube more…
Jonny Quest is tops!
I agree, but also gotta admit if not for Race’s heroics, Johnny, Hadji, Dr. Quest and even bandit probably wouldn’t have made it through the first episode!
LOL. Hey remember in one show the bad guy who was hiding around the corner of a house with a bulldozer between them? A total surprise: Race ricochets machine gun bullets off the bulldozer shovel. I thought why is he doing that? Well, the next thing you know the bad guy falls into view on the ground with a loud thump after being hit….
That particular cartoon had the extra juice.
In addition Race Bannon being a Mr. Macho character, I thought the jazz musical score for the opening theme — and even the entire show — was solid gold.
Agreed! Somewhere I’ve got a CD called, I think, “Saturday Morning Cartoons”. It’s several old theme songs covered by metal and punk type bands, most of whom I’d never heard of. Everything from Banana Splits to Spiderman to the Johnny Quest theme, etc. It’s surprisingly enjoyable! Can’t imagine how I misplaced it but I haven’t seen it since I moved here three years ago.
I seem to recall an episode of “The Venture Brothers” where Brock Samson and Race Bannon meet up, express mutual admiration, and lament how inept and hard-to-keep-alive their charges are. Maybe partially enhanced by my memory and imagination, but era-spanning hilarity nonetheless!
Dr. Zin will return…
The nefarious Dr. Zin spying on Dr. Quest and Race Bannon.
Oh what joy watching this beautiful video with the two of you. Mona, I was moved to tears seeing the old clip of you opening your first drum set many Christmas mornings ago. All the love and joy that was in your hearts as children remains there today and it is this that you share with the world around you in everything you do. May it never diminish. Love to you both.
When I was very young we used to watch the Sunday morning cartoons on our black and white TV. “Looney Tunes” with Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. I loved Daffy Duck the most. What fun!
Lessee… childhood cartoons I remember would include The Flintstones, Johnny Quest, Scooby Doo, Tom&Jerry(and especially their buddy Droopy!), etc. However, I’m the first to admit I never grew up, as I still enjoy animation a great deal! I remember a lot of more recent stuff due to watching with my nephew in his youth: Animaniacs, special shout-out to Pinky and the Brain! NARF!POIT!ZORT!, and EEK! the Cat(a definite fave!) Also an anime fan. The MLT video I watched right after first discovering you in “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” was “Bus Stop”. As you might imagine, my chin hit the floor when I saw you perform that momentary bit of the Saiyan Fusion Dance! I was already hooked, but that random odd act imbedded the hook way too deeply to ever pull out!
Someone in the Youtube comments for Bus Stop noted the use of the Fusion Dance. I had to look it up, but apparently it was a thrill for those in the know. I’m never in the know!
I don’t remember for sure, but that could have been my comment, too.😁 It’s from the popular anime series “Dragonball Z”
That was a great video! My favorite cartoons were Loony Toons/Merry Melodies. The old original Bugs Bunny era cartoons. Also Hanna Barbera cartoons of the 60’s through 70’s.
In case anyone is interested, here is a link to Eric’s Xmas album, from his youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lce21zf6AgMse_FXBu6te4TnAVwlcWFRA
Thanks, I’ve had it on this morning 🙂
Quite a fine and varied array of animation this fine advent day. Each day a surprise and a delight. But how could we get through the day without mentioning the release one of the most famous and influential animated movies of all time. Here be some hints. Pepperland, Blue Meanies, Snapping Turtle Turks. Glove. And a few songs you might remember, like All together Now, It’s All too Much, and All You Need Is Love. That’s right, Yellow Submarine! Released first in Britain in July 1968, but not in North America until November of that year. So, I guess that kinda makes it a Christmas movie.
Yellow Submarine doesn’t appear to be available on YouTube, but the trailer is, just to whet your appetite. Maybe your local public library has the DVD, as does mine. So, I tend to watch it every year or two. Spoiler alert: the good guys win.
I guess I’ll just name my cartoons. I’m a child of the 60s in US.
Mighty Mouse was my absolute favorite.
or maybe Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent
got a little older and animated christmas cartoons:
Burl Ives’s Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
The Grinch Stole Christmas
Peanuts Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and Great Pumpkin
Oh yes I forgot to mention? Your decorations behind you are looking lovely! And that puts me in the mood to put on your Christmas album and sit in front of our fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate and smile! So catch you in the morning!! All I want for Christmas is the Mona Lisa Twins singing!
Wow Mona and Lisa from all the responses here, this was a hit! So many of us as kids watched Cartoon’s growing up and I remember every Saturday from 7 till noon nothing but cartoons. And for a time they showed the 3 Stooges and Curley was my favorite.
For me growing up it was first and foremost The Simpsons all my life. Next was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Darkwing Duck, Pinky and the Brain, the Aladdin series, and I was a big fan of the classic Looney Tunes animated shorts. I must also mention Wallace and Gromit. In the late nineties I was hooked on Dragon Ball Z.
Remember the Simpsons episode where Bart gives blood to save Mr. Burns and Homer gets angry that Mr. Burns doesn’t give Bart a reward? Homer tells Bart the story of Hercules and the Lion, where Hercules uses his mighty strength to pull the thorn from the lion’s paw. Oh man, I’m cracking up just thinking about it. That episode was so full of high and low gags.
Huge fan of the Simpsons here! 🙂
But I only watch the older seasons…
First of all, if It’s blues, sign me up.
During the Second World War, here in the states several of the movie studios would produce cartoons to play before the feature film. By the 60’s, when I was growing up, those cartoons were edited somewhat and televised on Saturday mornings, all morning long. My favorites were Woody Woodpecker, any Tex Avery cartoon (look’em up, they’re hilarious), Tom & Jerry (but none of those produced by Hanna-Barbera) and of course Looney Tunes (go find “What’s Opera, Doc?”).
And of course, Jonny Quest, a half-hour show airing in the evening prime time lineup, as did The Flintstones.
Woody Woodpecker! That used to still be on when we were kids and I loved his laugh! 😀 I’ve never seen Jonny Quest though!
Hi, Anyone out there like Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo?
Bobby
That was a cute cartoon (claymation). Lisa said the guitar player was BB King. So the guitar he gave the kid was the immortal “Lucille.” One of my favorite cartoons was Rocky and Bullwinkle. Back in the day it was considered a cold war themed cartoon. I still remember some of the jokes and play on words. The original SNL had a character, Mr. Bill that I believe was made of clay. But the things they did to him was actually sadistic, but in 70s-80s we laughed anyway. Peace be.
Rocky and Bullwinkle was one of the smartest cartoons ever.
As for Mr. Bill, all I can say is “Oh noooooooooooo!”
Great video!!
Bugs Bunny was my favorite Looney Tune. A special mention goes to Bambi and Dumbo for making me cry every time I watch them
Bambi is still my favourite Disney movie. It’s so beautifully drawn!!
Speaking of beautifully drawn, I hope that one day I will own an original Lisa Wagner.
Oh, no. Bambi gave me nightmares. I did/do love Thumper, though.
Nima, I’m having a bad day and you made me laugh!! Thanks. I’m intrigued by these Bambi nightmares..
I was a little girl. The forest fire scared me, a lot. And the hunters, and Bambi was orphaned. And I was little.
Excellent point. I forgot about those parts. Thanks again for the laugh
I’m Diana from Salt Lake City.
Nice chatting
The only part of the Bambi that I didn’t like, scares me , made me cry
Diana speaking of Crying? I tear up when Karen crys on Frosty the Snowman when he melts in the flower room. I am such a wuss
Yes Bill, he melted. But cheer up and smile because he will return next winter.
Bobby
My favorite cartoons growing up was Roadrunner or Tom & Jerry. Watched The Flintstones & The Jetsons also.
I loved the clip of Mona getting her drum kit. So cool to see that!
Yes!
That Eric Clapton Happy Xmas album is pretty cool.
He kinda did his own take on most of the songs
Give it a listen if you have time-
As far as cartoons when I was a kid?
Mostly Bugs Bunny and those type of loony tunes
My daughter, Meriel’s, favourite cartoons were the old Betty Boop cartoons by Max Fleischer, from the 1930s. The animation was extremely inventive and fun to watch.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v1iujW0Wz2k
Like most parents, if worth their salt, we occasionally watched cartoons with our 2 daughters before they flew the coop. The Max Fleischer studio cartoons were innovative and delightful. “Christmas Comes But Once a Year” is the one about an old inventor who saves Christmas morning for the poor kids at an orphanage. Our daughter Alena loves “Somewhere in Dreamland”, about a toddler with a heart of gold who dreams of a candyland paradise. Both of these were themed toward families suffering through the Great Depression in U.S. Catch them on YT. Our youngest, Meredith, also enjoyed Sailor Moon a lot. Perhaps my favorite cartoon characters are Sylvester the Cat, and Secret Squirrel, with his sidekick in espionage, Morocco Mole. Bless Hanna & Barbera & Mel Blanc!
Great submission. I have that album on vinyl and it’s almost as good as the MLT Christmas album!!!
Good Morning,
Enjoyed the video, good song, I love the Blues.
As a young lad, I watched lots of cartoons. I enjoyed so many of them, but if I had to pick a couple, two of my favorites were probably Felix the Cat and Popeye the Sailor Man. Felix originated in 1919 and Popeye in 1929 (no, I wasn’t around then lol).
I received some “upvotes”. At the risk of sounding dumb, could someone please tell me what an “upvote” is. Many thanks.
Hasta luego,
Bobby S.
Bobby, I’m pretty sure upvotes are “thumbs up” indicators that are tallied as a green number (or a grey zero) under your post.
Thanks for writing David. After they are tallied does the winner get a prize?
I thought maybe the upvote was similar to a “friend request” on Facebook?
After I click on the notification from someone it takes me to their profile page.
I dunno?
Bobby
Growing up, Roadrunner was one of my favorite cartoons, although now that I live in Arizona, I came to recognize that the main character is either an Ostrich or an Emu, definitely not a roadrunner. An actual roadrunner looks a lot more like a chicken than the cartoon character. Now that I’m a grandparent, I’ve been introduced to Bluey. Bluey is young an Australian Heeler girl who speaks with a charming Aussie accent. She, her younger sister Bingo, and their Mom and Dad, along with lots of other animated dogs, teach important life lessons in short (6 or 7 minutes) episodes. The animation is quite simple but charming. I like the message in this snippet about rules… “You can’t just change the rules.” “Why not?” “Because they’re the rules!” https://youtu.be/M97M8iwOSRw
Aww, that was sweet! I didn’t even know “Bluey” existed 🙂 Love the accent!
The “fruit bat” episode is one of my favorites.
Bluey is Maddie’s go to in the morning before she goes to school, great show indeed.
I really enjoyed this today. I knew it was gonna be cool when you named it Bluesy White Christmas. Can you ever go wrong with Eric Clapton!?!? The animated story was actually brought back some memories, so great choice in this video.
Jackie mentioned almost all the cartoon’s that were around in the 60’s for me also. Richard Ross said Warner Brothers and for sure they were my favorite cartoons. I can narrow it down to just one…. Foghorn Leghorn will always be my fav!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DEgDjH1dro
Geez, I’m half awake here..,I meant to type Day 13 , couldn’t edit my comment…lol ,,,,also my eyesight, ..on/off with that too ….
Wow, White Christmas with Eric doing it in blues format! The inclusion of BB King was certainly a nice touch. No offense to a time honored tradition of Bing Crosby, but that displaces it all to smithereens.
Jung and Jackii have pretty much summed up the cartoon list for me (reckon we are of the same vintage or very close). But I still love “A Charlie Brown Christmas” too, and I would gladly watch it again this year.
The drum kit present was waaaaayy cool!
Ken, my heart goes out to you being stuck and broken down. I do hope you can get home for Christmas.
Just for info, here in the MST zone, we are GMT -7 hours (behind you over in Jolly Olde) so it’s coming up on 4:00pm where you are. I keep telling myself one of these days I’ll scare the rooster over here and catch you gals at the start of your day…like 1:00am here! Don’t hold me to that though ;>}
Em, it would have been really cool to know who submitted that video, unless I missed it in the intro…I’m still kind of an MLT Club rookie so I may have missed it.
Stay cool, hip, and groovy!
D
It was me, Daryl. Of course, I am very pleased that my contribution was selected. If I had known that the text would be read aloud, I would have translated it. On the other hand: German with English subtitles. My best thanks to Mona and Lisa. That saved my day. I’m usually used to it the other way around. Finally I also understood what is going on… 🙂
You would have been my first guess pal, but I only know a few of a great many here. Cool your submission was put in the limelight though!!!
My favorite claymation is Gumby and Pokey. Also, Wallace and Gromit.
OMG Gerry I forgot about Gumby! Every Sunday morning when I was a kid!
I remember staying home from school to watch them when they were syndicated.
Holy Moly this was fantastic Mona and Lisa! Loved it to bits!! Wow I do feel old now…Bugs Bunny, Flintstones, Scooby Do, whacky racers, Kimba the white Lion, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, Road Runner, Daffy Duck, The Archies, Jetsons, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Sabrina the teenage witch. Rocky and Bullwinkle, Mr. Peabody, Pink Panther , The Beatles Cartoon. I do love Bugs Bunny, him and Yulsemine Sam are so funny and Bugs always outsmarts him. I also love Tweety Bird as well, always outsmart the cat…LOL…The one lines like Ah what’s up Doc and I thought I saw a puddy cat makes me laugh. To this day I read the comics in the paper as I have my morning breakfast, and when I can I pull up on UTube Bugs bunny cartoons. Also I like Long Horn Fog Horn rooster and the dog. Sometimes he outsmarted the dog and other time the dog got even. So jump ahead now for Maddie? She loves the Disney ones like Big City Greens and on Nick she likes the Loud House and the Cassagrandies , got to admit I like them as well…LOL…Never to old for cartoons! Great video today Mona and Lisa thank you so much for making us smile each day!!
Bill and Maddie Isenberg
Pink Panther…forgot about that one, watched it too , and a few others you mentioned, that I’d forgotten about, yes are tastes are similar …..
Great minds think alike Jacki! Hope your doing well.
The Pink Panther is cool. Besides on TV, I remember them showing a Pink Panther cartoon in the movie theater prior to a James Bond film (at least the first few films?)
Bobby
Cool video submission for Day 12 ..,!!!! Quite enjoyed 😊 The claymation reminded me of the ” Chicken Run ” movie….lol
As for cartoons growing up as a kid in the 70s, there were many I loved….Bugs Bunny-Road Runner -Merrie Melodies -Looney Tunes, The Flintstones/The Jetsons, Spiderman, Rocket Robin Hood, Hercules, AstroBoy, Scooby-Doo, Snoopy-Charlie Brown, Max the 1 Million Year Old Mouse , Fat Albert, Secret Railroad, Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, and plenty more that my just awakened up brain can’t quite fully come to life just yet can recall but these ones I listed were off hand that I definitely recall …. My fave Bugs Bunny ones are Singing Frog, the Bugs as as music conductor , The Hatfield-McCoy Spoof one …
Also in this claymation shown to today reminded me of almost an identical scenario with Glass Tiger band at a concert I went with my best friend with…we arrived early before showtime, went around back of arena venue (Ottawa Senators home ice /concert venue /events )
AnD after awhile, finally, a car shows up, tinted windows, it stops , rolls down back windows , the keyboard guy and lead singer both acknowledge us with a HI as tgey have known us both fir years, and security guy we we were standing with , chatting, in hopes he’d let us go in…no go…but we tried, kinda looked stunned when car had stopped….fast fwd to after show, determined we were going to try and somehow get our catchup visit with GT , security guy still not convinced , that we actually know GT, though we kept telling him we do, honest to God..,when after about an hour waiting…Finally, another SUV type car tinted windows, pulls up, stops, lead singer gets out, gives us hugs, chats briefly with us, gets back into car, takes off, shortly after that, tourbus leaves band waves at us through window, and the security guy just gobsmacked, and is Finally convinced we we were telling the truth, after what he had witnessed before and definitely after the show and made a amusing commentary to us both, my only wish is, I wish we had smartphones back then , oh to have captured a Kodak Smartphone Moment of Security Guy’s face when lead singer got out of car to hug us, chat ….priceless…no guitar but still, priceless none the less …
Sorry to have went on here but had to share that happy concert memory that the particular scene
of lad getting guitar from this claymation reminded of 🤘 😉 😎
Thankyoufor another awesome edition, loved it, and your commentary/reactions, as the Advent Calendar is my #MLTBuzzLuvGroovified excitement for December ☮💜
Wow Jacki we both have the same tastes! Thanks for bringing back great Memories !
Great story Jacki. I remember hearing Glass Tiger many moons ago.
Bobby
Happy Tuesday Afternoon or evening over there! That was such a heartwarming Christmas story of the best kind. Reminds me of my year long quest for a train set, and then that Christmas, one made it’s way under the tree! What a feeling indeed, when the little boy gets his White Falcon (only cool white guitar I know HAHA). Nice fountain pen in the cartoon too! 🖋 😁 Yeah I loved those animation cartoons growing up too.
My favourite animations that come to mind right now is The Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman that was a little sad in the end, but all about friendship. I also remember the Snowman Walking In The Air animation I really liked too. Then decades later you did your version of Walking In The Air that always blows me away, the best version ever.
An inspiring thought for the day I came across:
Sending hugs from across the pond.
Jung
I agree Jung walking in the air is a master piece, not Christmas until I hear Mona and Lisa’s version!!
I agree. I love their version. I had my brother Highly Combustible react last year to it. Here’s link.
https://youtu.be/LggTe47IYXw
I have sponsored another Mona Lisa Christmas song reaction that should be out on Sunday. I’ll shoot a link after it drops. Love you all. ❤️🌹🤘
Awesome Ken, so you are the cultprit. 👍🙂 Love Highly Cumbustible reactions to all the MLT videos!
Yep. Highly did a few reactions to my second band. I sponsored a few of those before my eye surgery. I was with him early on. As I got to know him trying to have a positive channel I said to myself I bet he’d love MLT. So much of the reaction channels react to the heavier music. The first one I gave him is my favorite beautiful ballad from Orange. Still a Friend Of Mine. Since then, I think I’ve sponsored most of his MLT. I think there was 2 freebies that I did not. One freebie was Mine. I try to support him to do nice things. I’ve done many with my 2nd and 3rd band too. He has a very open mind to music with no training. Very rare. I’ve had him do reactions to how I was feeling like El Shaddai and a tribute to the lost group Chase etc. Here’s a link to that first reaction I sponsored of MLT. His reaction is priceless to me.
https://youtu.be/E1TkgWFjdbM
Please, anyone interested, enjoy.
Peace. Stay Groovy!❤️🌹🤘
Indeed Bill, not Christmas any more until I hear Mona and Lisa Christmas album too. Silent Night use to sound too overplayed, until MLTs acoustic version brought Silent Night back to life and one of my faves now to listen to.
I also agree Jung- Mona and Lisa’s ‘Walking in the air’ is fantastic, I can’t stop playing it, I love the Rhythm, its a true ear-worm in a nice way. In fact Its playing on my computer as I type.
Hi David, oh yeah their version is amazing, the vocals and that guitar arrangement is genius!
Hello Ladies,
Eric Clapton! Don’t get much better on guitar. I play your version of Wonderful Tonight all The time.
Love Claymation. In fact there is an old Claymation Christmas special. It’s slapstick but it’s so funny. One insisting there is a Christmas Song about snacks. The other telling him hes crazy. Turns out the first ones right. https://youtu.be/ImIewTLDkdA
Here is the clip. Watch it through. About 3 minutes
My favorite cartoons were all the Warner Brothers. Bugs Bunny, Yosomite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Taz, Daffy Duck, and gang.
Christmas it’s the classic Charlie Brown Christmas (sadly Apple bought the rights and is not on anymore). Snoopy even fights the Red Barron in it.
Loving today’s submission.
Thanks Ladies
Rick Ross
PS loved seeing Mona opening drum set. ❤️ 😍
Also love hearing you all speak German
BTW 8am there is 3am here in Georgia U.S.A
My favorites were the Warner Brothers also.
Agree Richard love seeing Mona open that gift!! It is 10:45 am here in Pittsburgh
The same here Rick. In NY we are 5 hours behind the UK.
Bobby
Good news Rick. You can buy A Charlie Brown Christmas (as well as Thanksgiving and the Great Pumpkin) on Amazon. We did years ago and put them on every holiday. You can even get the collection on Blu-ray (although, sadly, it doesn’t include Easter): https://www.amazon.com/Peanuts-Holiday-Collection-Blu-ray-DVD/dp/B07ZLKVYYC
Think my link went to crap. Let’s try this.
https://youtu.be/j6WS77mGcjo
Hello again. Just to answer the first question, I am in the US, right now Amarillo Texas, I get the new calendar posts when I wake up on the day. I had a friend in the 19th Army Band guitar player that was in one of our combos. He asked me what to listen to for a clasic, this is 1979, rock guitar solo. He was a Clasical player. I told him anything Cream! It helped him out a lot. Looney Toons and Hannah Barbara were my children’s favorite cartoons. Though I’ve seen every example you gave. I was stationed in Germany and watched German TV along with the one American military TV. I came across a clip with Les Paul with Chuck Mangione with some funny banter from Les and Chuck and great playing. Here’s the link.
https://youtu.be
/j6WS77mGcjo
I’m a bit blue myself. Not sure what will happen. Company said it’ll take awhile to fix my transmission. First they asked if I’d be willing to get into a rental. I said I needed all my stuff. I require a fridge and an inverter along with my freezer. Then they asked if I’d fly. I said might as well fly me home because I wouldn’t have my stuff to work. So, last night I put my refrigerator food in my bag and went to a hotel. I set my apu for 20 hours to run to keep my frozen food from thawing. I have my light therapy machine now also. Maybe this is a sign to stop driving truck. Too many things I have to have to make it work. Don’t think I’ll be home at Christmas. You do put a smile on my face just for the moment. Love you all. Peace. Stay safe. God Speed. ❤️🌹🤘
See to hear about your blue Christmas. I’ll be hoping a Christmas miracles sets everything right.
I always preferred the Hanna-Barbera to the Looney Toons. Snagglepuss (“Heavens to Murgatroyd! – Exit, stage left!”), Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks (“I hate you mieces to pieces!”), Wally Gator, Lippy and so many other greats. And then of course Yogi Bear and the Flintstones.
Roger, yes I forgot about Snagglepuss….LOL…I am smiling now thinking about that cartoon, thanks Roger!
Ken I am praying for a Christmas present for you and that is to be home. God bless my friend and we are all pushing and praying for you.
It was fun watching Mona and Lisa react to the video. You are still kids at heart, which is great!
There were no cartoons on TV in my early years, they started around 1958, when I would have been 8. We didn’t have a TV then anyway, few people did at that time. I remember watching “Howdy Doody” when we finally got our little black and white TV, but I don’t remember watching cartoons.
Times were so different back then. I remember being a shy little six year old and having to walk a bit over a mile to school, there were no buses to ride here then, and Dad drove our car to work most of the time. We got used to being outside, and played there a lot. TV was not a big part of our growing up.
What I do remember from my childhood is music. Mom and dad had a bunch of old 78’s, and dad was a wiz at hi-fi’s, and had built us a great one. They liked to play polkas and waltzes mostly, and I still remember “Roll out the Barrel” and “The Vienna Waltz” among others. I also remember hearing some crazy Spike Jones tunes. I wish now we still had those old 78’s.
My cartoon watching time was when I was raising my own kids. It was cartoon time on Saturday morning and the kids “owned” the TV. I know most of the cartoon characters from the 70’s very well.
Hello my friend. I was born in 1958. Was a TV baby. Was black and White to. Back then only rich people had color. I do remember seeing Houdy Doodie reruns. My favorite was the Three Stooges. In 1963 watching the funeral of JFK when I was 5. I loved watching the Ed Sullivan show because of Circus Acts and the Mouse. I remember seeing the Beatles in 1964 on that show. My Mother loved Jazz. I still have all her jazz vinyl including 78s. Her favorite Stan Kenton album was City of Glass. He was ahead of his time and very Progressive. Maybe that’s why I have always loved Progressive pieces along with everything else. Music is my time memory capsule. When I heat some music it puts me right back there. Sometimes it’s so strong I actually smell the smells. I know, I’m crazy. Hope Everyone’s Christmas is special this year. Stay safe. God Speed. Stay Groovy!❤️🌹🤘
Hi Ken,
You tweaked a couple of memories out of my brain.
(1) We watched the Three Stooges reruns a lot, but I can’t remember when.
(2) I remember for many years after the JFK assassination that people would ask, “do you remember where you were when JFK was assassinated?”. I have forgotten many things, but I still remember that I was in 9th grade English class and they announced it over the intercom. Even as 9th grade teenagers, we were all stunned.
Dennis
https://youtu.be/3QCc0YE6QV0
I never heard that version of White Christmas before. That’s one of my favorite Christmas songs. Thank You for sharing. When I was a kid my favorite Saturday morning cartoon was Scooby Doo. A cartoon about some teenagers who solved mysteries with their faithful Great Dane Scooby Doo. Have a Wonderful day everyone.
Excellent selection today very fun
my favorite cartoons as a child were the pink panther, woody woodpecker, bugs bunny, tom and jerry
Refugio, yes Woody Woodpecker. Thanks for reminding me, so funny!! Hope your doing well
Whilst I love the blues and Eric Clapton songs, I was really disappointed seeing him live years ago. There was no interaction with the audience, he just stood there on his carpet jamming for an enternity in his own world. The only saving grace was that Muddy Waters was the support act, who was the true Blues master.
By the way, I had a brief chat with Mike Sweeney today as he was doing his BBC Manchester radio show live from Stretford- He sends his regards to you both.
My earliest animations was the ‘watch with mother’ series and my favorite was Bill and Ben the flowerpot men (They were string puppets really so loosely classed as animation.
Oh, how cool is that! If you see him again before we do, please send our regards back ♥
As I kid I camped out in front of the TV every Saturday from 7 AM to noon, but most of my favorites were live-action shows: The Bugaloos, Land of the Lost, The Kids from C.A.P.E.R., etc.
I suppose my favorite animated production was Josie and the Pussycats, which was a Scooby Doo type show about a young musical group. I still love rocking out to the theme song:
Josie And The Pussycats – Intro (Opening) – YouTube
David your right, so cool Josie, and I loved the Archies!! EVERYTHINGS ARCHIE!! Archies here, Betty’s here, Veronica Too, Reggies here, And here comes Jughead and Hot dog TOO!!
Hey, Bill. I imagine you know that Josie started out as a comic book published by Archie Comics. I remember watching an odd bicentennial-themed season of the Archie cartoon called U.S. of Archie.
Now that I think about it, I wonder if the red-haired guitar player and the blonde drummer in Josie’s group preconditioned me to take a shine to a certain REAL group…
Lil’ Eric Clapton! So now we know how the story began, lol!
Lisa, I always thought that “Wonderful Tonight” was a watershed moment of that first concert. One could see your confidence grow as the song progressed. By the end, you were on your way to becoming a pro!
Mona, you were just a little bit excited upon receiving your first drum kit, weren’t you! I am certain that countless hours were spent on them!
Cartoons? As a kid, my favorites were the Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny Cartoons along with anything Snoopy!
Gumby dominated the Claymation genre and he knew it, lol!
Thank you again for another great Advent video!
Just a side note of trivia facts here …the actress who played Nasty Nellie Olson on ” Little House on the Prairie ” TV show — Alison Arngrim, her Dad was Canadian and her Mom did the voice of either Gumby or Pokey, maybe both, and Casper the Ghost .
wow never knew that Jacki! Thanks and another fact? K C Kaysen from American Top 40 back in the 70’s and 80’s did the voice on Scooby Do Where are you?
Yeah, Wallace and Gromit, the Pink Panther and Tom & Jerry. All great memories of my childhood. And yes, I still watch some of those things today and have a magical fun.
Does anyone remember „The Little Mole”? As a child I always found it a pity that he never spoke (here in the forum now advantageous):
https://youtu.be/RVgf_PeKgpI
PS: Was the „Augsburger Puppenkiste“, the enchanting puppet theater, actually broadcast in Austria? Do you also remember „Urmel from the ice“ and „Lukas the engine driver“ and the Lummerland song?
„An island with two mountains and the deep wide sea
With a lot of tunnels and tracks and railroad traffic
Well, what may be the name of the island, all around is a beautiful beach?
Everyone should travel once to the beautiful Lummerland“
That reminds me of Mona and Lisa in their new adopted home in UK 🙂
https://youtu.be/utauzmKi4HQ
I had a picture book of the Little Mole – the one where he travels around the world to find a medicine for his sick friend only to find out it is camomile, which grows on his meadow… 🙂
Great video! I’m surprised I haven’t seen it before. We had lots of animated cartoons growing up. My favorite clay-mation characters were Gumby and Pokey. I found a couple of Christmas themed ones on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/3Y5p2hI-YW0
https://youtu.be/DWlmLz5Swks
Thanks for another fun morning!
I have to agree with Rick, Alvin and the Chipmunks was probably the earliest one I remember. My most memorable Christmas was when I was 15 and got my first electric guitar and amp. A Gibson Melody Maker guitar and a Gibson amplifier, pic attached. I was a big fan of Eric Clapton and he probably was my biggest guitar influence. So many memories…
OMG ! I forgot about probably the most famous Christmas song characters is Alvin and the Chipmunks…three brothers led by Alvin, Simon and Theodore all part of a struggling songwriter and composer David Seville who was the human father figure to the Chipmunks….The Alvin Show dates back to 1958 and has had a regular TV series and movies…They had several songs but none bigger than “Witch Doctor” oo-ee,oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla, bing-bang…holding the #1 spot on Billboards Top 100 for 3 weeks and then “The Christmas Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) hitting #1 for 4 weeks in December 1958.
Hi Rick, how are you doing?
I really like the “Witch Doctor’ song. Do you remember the “Purple People Eater” (not the Chipmunks)? I think Sheb Wooley recorded it.
Have a good day, Bobby
Oh yeah Bobby I remember the Purple People Eater…it was Sheb Wooley and under the name of “Ben Colder” he recorded the country hit “Almost Persuaded #2 “..he was also an actor in movies but best known for his role of “Pete Nolan” in the TV series Rawhide.
Oh yes, on Rawhide. A very young Clint Eastwood was on that program.
I love the old TV Westerns. Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Rifleman, Wanted Dead or Alive, Have Gun Will Travel, the Rebel, Bonanza (I use to play that triple-tonguing theme song on my trumpet), Bat Masterson (I still have a BM cane), and of course, Maverick. I loved James Garner and I dressed up like Bret Maverick.
Bobby
Bobby I think we’re brothers …love those westerns…hell i still watch them…just recorded a Wagon Train episode😂
Very nice! My favorite animated move is “The Point” by Harry Nilsson: https://youtu.be/V6Qnd5vnpN0
It is also one of my favorite albums.
And this is my favorite Christmas animated movie: https://youtu.be/BctWze2UMj4
Thanks, again for another wonderful advent calendar video!
Awww, that video was adorable. Don’t feel bad about the tears, Lisa – my cheeks were glistening too! I loved the blues version of White Christmas too – nice change from the standard version we hear every year. Growing up, I loved the Flintstones – more for the humour than the animation. As Roger already commented, when I was a child, the lovely animated shows like Rudolph and Frosty were once a year treats – how I looked forward to them! There was another Christmas one that was well done – the Little Drummer Boy – another favourite of mine. Scooby Doo was a Saturday morning favourite – again, not for the animation itself but for the story and the humour. When I was really young, Gumby and Pokey was very popular. The original show aired between 1953 and 1969 and was an early example of stop motion clay animation.
(2) Gumby Collection #1 | Full Episodes – YouTube
I loved seeing little Mona’s reaction to her special Christmas gift!
Yes, forgot about Little Drummer Boy!
That one I looked forward to with mixed emotions because it always made me sad at the beginning, but it was well done.
As always Michaela picked out another good one for you girls to react to…I always enjoy your bubbly and smiley approach to your reactions….when I was young I don’t remember anything like claymation…it was always cartoons…my fave’s were Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus,Snoopy and the rest of the PEANUTS characters that came from the Peanuts comic strip in the daily newspaper……I also enjoyed the Flintstones and Yogi Bear…QuickDraw McGraw and so many others…this assignment today has my memory bank working hard to remember..Tom and Jerry cartoon about a couple of mice……that reminds me that back in the late 50’s there was a couple of young struggling musicians going by the name of Tom and Jerry…you girls did a Duo Session of their first hit Sound of Silence…yup Tom and Jerry became Simon and Garfunkel…..Thanks Michaela and Papa Rudi for another fine topic and Mona and Lisa for the commentary….I love what y’all do❤️🧡
Apart from things like Tom and Jerry and Top Cat which others have mentioned I remember Popeye and the Flintstones.
I liked Tom and Jerry and Rocky the squirrel. This is a wonderful claymation and your reactions are great!!
Morning all, My favourite animations were TopCat and Huckleberry hound. I can always remember trying to work out how they could live in the bin lol. In fact I recently purchased the complete set of T C dvd’s at the age of 66 and I don’t care who knows😂
No shame in buying DVDs of shows from your younger days. I do the same! I suppose it’s great they have been kept and restored so everyone can now enjoy them.
I bought them to show my grandsons had progressed in animation. Well that’s my excuse😉but on a serious note, it actually highlights how good they were to begin with.
I have the complete set of the Flintstones on DVD. Be true to you. 😀
Always.👍
The cartoons I remember most were Tom and Jerry, Top Cat and Scooby Doo which was my favourite. They were shown so often you remember them very well.
Hope you like the mugs, the birds on them were painted by an amateur German artist who lives near me and paints all the birds she finds down by the coast. I also sneaked in a Songbird red balloon!
Great tune by Eric Clapton, I always love Let it Grow which sounds like late period Beatles with George Harrison.
Let It Grow is my favorite as well.
The man can play anything. But watching these videos is almost like having Mona and Lisa and MST only in this case it’s “Mystery Music Theater.”
You caught us though! Not just Americans, but Canadians too. Jung and I are usually up at midnight waiting with baited breath.
OMG you guys were so cute. But you never know, the gift could have been a Timpani 😀
My favorite animations as a kid were the classic Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman movies. Back then you had to wait until Christmas each year and tune in when they came on, or too bad so sad. Of course, there was always SNL and Mr. Bill… I too was going to mention Speed Racer and Pink Panther, but Tomás beat me to it. I also liked Scooby Doo and the Flintstones, but not so much because of the animation itself… Now Tintin…that had some beautiful artwork for a serial.
Great video, and thanks MLTs for keeping the happy spirits!
Jonny Quest was the favorite cartoon growing up and to this day, no cartoon comes close:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_3-GRE-PxU
Well what a nice animation, like with Lisa I completely forgot to notice that it was white xmas.but then again its still early in the morning😁.My favourite animation when i was young was the flintstones. Two families who lived in the stone age. Nowadays 50 years later people still name me Fred ( they think i don’t know ). So that animation made an impression to more people other than me.
That was a really cool video. I love clay animation. Wallace and Gromit is a great one, as is Shaun the Sheep. Those were not around when I was a kid. I loved the Pink Panther, Speed Racer and Astro Boy.
Yes, watching from the US, before bed. 3am here, but perfect timing for a nice send off with a cup of tea and a lovely video!
Thank you and see you tomorrow!