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Tag Archives: Practical Jokes
The Goldfish Story
Perhaps the most well-documented Art Babbitt story is that of the goldfish. In Talking Animals and Other People (pp. 146-7), Disney animator Shamus Culhane wrote: In the mid-thirties, nobody in his right mind drank Los Angeles tap water. It was … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney
Tagged Hyperion, Jack Kinney, Practical Jokes, shamus culhane
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The Hyperion Horseflies Story
It’s no secret that Chuck Jones and Art Babbitt were good friends from way back. But in writing about Disney, Chuck borrowed one of Art’s own stories. In Chuck Reducks (pp. 95-6) he writes: Disney animators were more likely to … Continue reading
Posted in 1932-1941: Disney Glory Days, Disney, Hollywood
Tagged Chuck Jones, Disney Studios, Hyperion, Practical Jokes, Roy O. Disney, Walt Disney
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