The Delbert Cartoon Report

Who wouldn't wanna come up and give Snoopy a big hug?  While no two parks are the same where you can meet Snoopy (save for Cedar Fair runs those parks), they all have one thing in common: Snoopy is well loved by all ages.  But what you may not have noticed is that Snoopy had a lot of different looks as a walkaround character in the parks over the years?  This is a rundown of all of these costumes NOTES: 1. This is only about Snoopy.  The rest of the Peanuts gang will not be featured at this time.                2. This is only concerning theme park appearances.  Any other costume uses will not be listed be it official or unofficial and would be IMPOSSIBLE to list ALL the costumes as a result of bootleggers.  Only official costumes being used will be covered.                3.  The names given for each one are chosen by me; no official name has been given for any of t...

As previously stated in this blog, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a Thanksgiving tradition as much as turkey and pumpkin pie. This year marks the 90th march of the parade with floats, celebrities, and the stars of the parade, the giant larger than life balloons of famous iconic cartoon characters like Snoopy, Spongebob, and Pikachu.  This year one of the new additions is a recreation of what is supposedly the first Macy's balloon in the parade, Felix the Cat.  But was Felix the first balloon??? Macy's historian, Robert M Grippo, begs to differ.  His Facebook page, The Big Parade History Project, has come across some interesting facts based on his research.  The Felix the Cat balloon that we saw in pictures in 1927 which the new balloon recreates is not that of the Macy's Parade, but rather a parade in New Jersey, just across the river from the Big Apple.  It's unsure how or why the mistake was made.  Perhaps someone at the time mis-organized som...

A major era comes to an end with Pokemon for more than one reason.  Not only will Ash be getting a redesign, but the new anime, Pokemon Sun and Moon, will air on Disney XD instead of Pokemon.  Here's everything you need to know about this move. While major network deals happen more often than not, this is a bigger one.  Although not since day one, the majority of Pokemon's lifespan aired on the Time Warner networks.  Kids WB is where the show scored in ratings big time.  It soon moved to Cartoon Network once it became clear that Saturday mornings were not the place to be anymore.  Reruns soon after began airing on Boomerang even during the classic cartoon days.  It seemed like an obvious move for Pokemon as Cartoon Network had major successes with anime they acquired for Toonami including Sailor Moon and Dragonball Z.  The series evolved over the years, but up until now, Time Warner assured the rights to air Pokemon over their networks. ...

My next book review takes us to a tradition as grand as turkey, pumpkin pie, and football on Thanksgiving.  I'm talking of course about The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Written by Robert M Grippo and Christopher Hoskins, this book's goal is to give a detailed history on this famous parade. While not entirely cartoon related, the Macy's Parade over the years gave beautiful full colored giant balloons of many cartoon characters.  Many characters have come and gone due to popularity.  Characters such as Bullwinkle and Underdog dominated the 60's, while Barney, Rugrats, and Dexter would have most popularity in the 90's.  And today's era would have Adventure Time, Spongebob Squarepants, and Pikachu.   Some characters such as Mickey Mouse and Snoopy however, would have the most staying power.  And with Snoopy, he holds the record of seven different designs. This book is filled with not just information, but also some great pictures of Macy's Para...

As they say during the depression, movies and entertainment is a great way to get your mind off of things if only for a little while.  Here are some upcoming events coming up with cartoons that should be worth highlighting for this upcoming week. First up, if you live in the Wheeling, WV area, the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Park will light up once again ringing in the holiday season Thursday night at around 6:15pm.  While not entirely cartoon related, there are some displays featuring Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. On Friday, Viz Media will be holding their annual Moonlight Party to celebrate the upcoming blu-ray of Sailor Moon S.  The party begins at around 8:30pm ET and will last until about 10:30pm.  The Party will feature clips from the newly dubbed Sailor Moon S and hopefully some Sailor Moon news. Speaking of sailors.......the original "sailor guardian" will be taking the TV airwaves for a little while.  Two of Max Fleischer's Po...