THE KINGFISH
Gone Fishin'
I would think that the history of Disney films would be very different if Walt was still alive. What they would look like I’m not sure as this larger scenario is still in planning limbo.If Winnie the Pooh is a TV series first, does this mean The Rescuers is given a slightly bigger budget for its 1977 release?
It would basically kinda be like OTL’s Beatles cartoon with better writing and animation. I’m thinking something of a slice of life show about Buddy Holly and his band trying to work their music.What would a Buddy Holly series by Disney even look like? I genuinely want to know.
So far, I was just thinking Honey Halfwitch - specifically the version more like the last 4 shorts IOTL - because Paramount hurriedly rush Honey to television after Disney announced their grand entry into television animation. To keep up demand, Paramount outsources episodes to DC Comic’s animation division Detective Productions (the former Format Films).What else airs alongside Honey Halfwitch at 11:00 AM? Does Sir Blur get more recognition in this timeline?
Yes. ITTL, Jones never makes Gay Purree meaning he isn’t fired from WB. This delay’s Termite Terrace’s planned shutdown long enough for WB to merely downsize it and have animation partially outsourced to Jones and Freleng’s animation studios.Both DePatie-Freleng and CJP are credited alongside Warner Bros. Cartoons. Does this mean the mid-to-late 60s Looney Tunes air first on television?
I guess so.What makes Chip & Dale different from Donald Duck & Friends? Is it just airing different shorts than its predecessor?
I’m not sure at the moment. It wouldn’t be a musical that’s for sure.Gnomeo and Juliet is a 60s Disney cartoon? I know a lot would change, but exactly how much would?
They already move to cable by then.Fantasia Productions starts off with Astro Boy, Gigantor, and The Smurfs. How can that be topped?
Also, since Hanna-Barbera doesn't have the Smurfs license in the 80s, does this mean they don't have a hit in that decade?
Truth is, most of this schedule is OTL’s 1965-6 schedule but all reruns are replaced with new Disney content and ABC starts at 9.I see that you can schedule this lineup around Disney and only have room for the other studios at 8, 8:30, and 10 AM. Was this intentional on your behalf?
Yes but they are produced by Feature Animation until about 1968.Because of the TV animation wing, does this mean there are new-to-TTL Disney shorts in the 60s and 70s?
They still make Spider-Man I think.Since Grantray-Lawrence is the outsourcing studio Disney chooses, who helps Marvel for their Spider-Man cartoon of the time?
Yes.Since Fantasia Productions pulls from outside Japan, does this mean European animation becomes more well-known thanks to Walt Disney's global reach?
No, IIRC, color TV set sales didn’t surpass B&W TV ones until 1968.Finally, are The Smurfs, Bugs Bunny, Magilla Gorilla, Captain Kangaroo, and The Jetsons also broadcast in color in 1965?