Devon Baxter
@devonbaxter.bsky.social
Film Restoration Artist - Animation Historian - Video Editor.
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Devon Baxter
@devonbaxter.bsky.social
· Dec 22
Happy holidays to you all! As a special Yuletide gift, here’s a peek into my upcoming digital e-booklet, “Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies: 1945”! A lot of wonderful folks have helped make this come alive. I promise you, it'll be worth it for you cartoon fans...
Here it is: Mike Scully's first draft of "Lisa On Ice," a classic S6 Simpsons episode!
The Simpsons: "Lisa On Ice" (2F05), First Draft : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
I received this photocopy of a first draft “Simpsons” teleplay when I took a pre-college course on animated sitcom writing. Naturally, this script reads...
archive.org
January 24, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Here it is: Mike Scully's first draft of "Lisa On Ice," a classic S6 Simpsons episode!
Thanks for sharing! This was part of a whole Popeye/Bluto fight Dante animated, with many individual shots.
90+ years old Dante Barbetta, who started his career at Famous Studios in 1953, is still actively animating for fun! This was originally shared by @dee_bax
#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
#penciltest #sakuga #genga #2danimation
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Thanks for sharing! This was part of a whole Popeye/Bluto fight Dante animated, with many individual shots.
If I ever had plans to write a huge coffee table book about one Disney feature, it’d be this one.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a gorgeous film. After 65 years, its design is still fresh.
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
Disney's artists went for a new, adventurous look -- one that Walt Disney himself opposed. We explore how they did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/designing-...
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
If I ever had plans to write a huge coffee table book about one Disney feature, it’d be this one.
Carlo Vinci! (THE LION HUNT, 1949.)
January 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Carlo Vinci! (THE LION HUNT, 1949.)
Starkist Tuna spot with Charlie Tuna, animated by Art Babbitt. (Made at WB, directed by Phil Monroe.)
January 17, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Starkist Tuna spot with Charlie Tuna, animated by Art Babbitt. (Made at WB, directed by Phil Monroe.)
Carlo Vinci, then Jim Tyer. (SPARE THE ROD, 1954.)
January 16, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Carlo Vinci, then Jim Tyer. (SPARE THE ROD, 1954.)
Carlo Vinci! (BEAUTY ON THE BEACH, 1950.)
January 16, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Carlo Vinci! (BEAUTY ON THE BEACH, 1950.)
Jim Tyer! (BEAUTY ON THE BEACH, 1950.)
January 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Jim Tyer! (BEAUTY ON THE BEACH, 1950.)
Reposted by Devon Baxter
UPA’s radical mid-century break from Disney realism and its lasting influence on the world of animation have been documented in a new feature coming later this year: 'Animation Mavericks, The Forgotten Story of UPA.'
www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-...
www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-...
Upcoming Documentary Tells The Forgotten Story Of UPA Animation
The upcoming documentary examines the artists, politics, and risks behind the studio that broke away from Disney's industry-dominant realism.
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
UPA’s radical mid-century break from Disney realism and its lasting influence on the world of animation have been documented in a new feature coming later this year: 'Animation Mavericks, The Forgotten Story of UPA.'
www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-...
www.cartoonbrew.com/documentary-...
Ken Harris!
If you are looking for a challenging animation exercise, try someone balancing in a precarious position. This is art.
January 14, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Ken Harris!
Reposted by Devon Baxter
Probably my favorite Zim & Gir exchange throughout the series.
#invaderzim #gir #zimfanart #throwbackthursday #digitalart
#invaderzim #gir #zimfanart #throwbackthursday #digitalart
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Probably my favorite Zim & Gir exchange throughout the series.
#invaderzim #gir #zimfanart #throwbackthursday #digitalart
#invaderzim #gir #zimfanart #throwbackthursday #digitalart
Ken Harris.
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Ken Harris.
Two sequences animated by Dick Huemer, from THE WISE LITTLE HEN ('34) and DON DONALD ('37).
Both Huemer's animation and others are identified in this package of animator breakdown videos on Patreon here, for sale at $5: www.patreon.com/posts/animat...
Both Huemer's animation and others are identified in this package of animator breakdown videos on Patreon here, for sale at $5: www.patreon.com/posts/animat...
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Two sequences animated by Dick Huemer, from THE WISE LITTLE HEN ('34) and DON DONALD ('37).
Both Huemer's animation and others are identified in this package of animator breakdown videos on Patreon here, for sale at $5: www.patreon.com/posts/animat...
Both Huemer's animation and others are identified in this package of animator breakdown videos on Patreon here, for sale at $5: www.patreon.com/posts/animat...
Largely animated by Manny Gould (another animator worked on Bugs’s soft shoe dance).
This is possibly one of my favourite McKimson shorts, mainly because of how lively he made Bugs here with all the acts he's trying to perform, especially his scat-singing and dancing, much to the scientists’ disapproval.
Cartoon: "Hot Cross Bunny" (1948, Robert McKimson)
Cartoon: "Hot Cross Bunny" (1948, Robert McKimson)
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Largely animated by Manny Gould (another animator worked on Bugs’s soft shoe dance).
Updated links to include 1938 and 1939!
January 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Updated links to include 1938 and 1939!
To increase visibility on the page for potential subscribers and non-users, the animator breakdown videos for "Donald Duck: The 1930s" are available for sale in three separate packages. (The 1938 and 1939 releases will appear later on the page.)
Animator Breakdowns: Donald Duck, 1934-1937 | Devon Baxter
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January 4, 2026 at 5:39 AM
To increase visibility on the page for potential subscribers and non-users, the animator breakdown videos for "Donald Duck: The 1930s" are available for sale in three separate packages. (The 1938 and 1939 releases will appear later on the page.)
Reposted by Devon Baxter
@teddy-butch.bsky.social Enjoy! Here's the Koko Blu-ray collection that Tommy Stathes, Steve Stanchfield (of Thunderbean) and I just labored over for months...
Cartoon Roots: Back to the Inkwell (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
At last, the tales of and his beloved cartoon clown are here! From their earliest-available frolic (1919) to their scream of an adventure in (1920)—a long-unavailable caper to home video—w...
amazon.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 AM
@teddy-butch.bsky.social Enjoy! Here's the Koko Blu-ray collection that Tommy Stathes, Steve Stanchfield (of Thunderbean) and I just labored over for months...
I forgot to answer this question: will I do another 365? Most likely not, though I may post something Looney Tunes-related or non-LT related every now and then; just not on a daily basis as I did this year.
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I forgot to answer this question: will I do another 365? Most likely not, though I may post something Looney Tunes-related or non-LT related every now and then; just not on a daily basis as I did this year.
While I was doing this, nearly eight HUNDRED classic LTs have found a home on Tubi, readily available for free. Not to mention, MeTV and MeTV Toons also keep the cartoons in circulation. It’s also great to see physical media releases of the films, with more to come next year.
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
While I was doing this, nearly eight HUNDRED classic LTs have found a home on Tubi, readily available for free. Not to mention, MeTV and MeTV Toons also keep the cartoons in circulation. It’s also great to see physical media releases of the films, with more to come next year.
I’m happy that folks have enjoyed “365 Days of Tunes.” I started doing this because, in the back of my mind, I had a feeling the current affairs of 2025 would be an absolute dumpster fire. So why not give people at least 6-7 minutes of joy on a daily basis?
December 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’m happy that folks have enjoyed “365 Days of Tunes.” I started doing this because, in the back of my mind, I had a feeling the current affairs of 2025 would be an absolute dumpster fire. So why not give people at least 6-7 minutes of joy on a daily basis?
I'm not sure if it was deliberate, but I've always felt the frog's serenading in this scene was a subtle nod to Joan Blondell in GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933.
December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'm not sure if it was deliberate, but I've always felt the frog's serenading in this scene was a subtle nod to Joan Blondell in GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933.
365 Days of Tunes - 365/365:
We end now with a true masterpiece released 70 years ago: ONE FROGGY EVENING (’55). In it, a mysterious frog emerges from a box found inside the cornerstone of a demolished building—he sings and dances, but only in the presence of the workman who discovered him.
We end now with a true masterpiece released 70 years ago: ONE FROGGY EVENING (’55). In it, a mysterious frog emerges from a box found inside the cornerstone of a demolished building—he sings and dances, but only in the presence of the workman who discovered him.
One Froggy Evening (1955)
Released on December 31, 1955.
vimeo.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
365 Days of Tunes - 365/365:
We end now with a true masterpiece released 70 years ago: ONE FROGGY EVENING (’55). In it, a mysterious frog emerges from a box found inside the cornerstone of a demolished building—he sings and dances, but only in the presence of the workman who discovered him.
We end now with a true masterpiece released 70 years ago: ONE FROGGY EVENING (’55). In it, a mysterious frog emerges from a box found inside the cornerstone of a demolished building—he sings and dances, but only in the presence of the workman who discovered him.
365 Days of Tunes - 364/365:
One last Tune left to go!!
In MEXICAN BOARDERS (’62), directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt, Speedy’s cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez, arrives to stay and keeps Speedy busy rescuing him from Sylvester’s grasp.
One last Tune left to go!!
In MEXICAN BOARDERS (’62), directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt, Speedy’s cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez, arrives to stay and keeps Speedy busy rescuing him from Sylvester’s grasp.
Mexican Boarders (1962)
Released on May 12, 1962.
vimeo.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
365 Days of Tunes - 364/365:
One last Tune left to go!!
In MEXICAN BOARDERS (’62), directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt, Speedy’s cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez, arrives to stay and keeps Speedy busy rescuing him from Sylvester’s grasp.
One last Tune left to go!!
In MEXICAN BOARDERS (’62), directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt, Speedy’s cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez, arrives to stay and keeps Speedy busy rescuing him from Sylvester’s grasp.
365 Days of Tunes - 363/365:
LOUVRE COME BACK TO ME (’62), directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble, was the last of Pepe le Pew’s cartoons—this time, he takes the chase into the Musée du Louvre, with a romantic rival in the mix.
LOUVRE COME BACK TO ME (’62), directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble, was the last of Pepe le Pew’s cartoons—this time, he takes the chase into the Musée du Louvre, with a romantic rival in the mix.
Louvre Come Back to Me! (1962)
Released on August 18, 1962.
vimeo.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
365 Days of Tunes - 363/365:
LOUVRE COME BACK TO ME (’62), directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble, was the last of Pepe le Pew’s cartoons—this time, he takes the chase into the Musée du Louvre, with a romantic rival in the mix.
LOUVRE COME BACK TO ME (’62), directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble, was the last of Pepe le Pew’s cartoons—this time, he takes the chase into the Musée du Louvre, with a romantic rival in the mix.