This scene from "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid" (Bob Clampett, 1942) was inspired by gags from live-action silent comedies, particularly a "broken leg" bit by Buster Keaton. The cartoon was also the first appearance of Beaky Buzzard, a vulture inspired by puppeteer Edgar Bergen's character "Mortimer Snerd". Clampett later became a renowned puppeteer in his own right, creating the TV show "Time For Beany", which went full-circle back to animation as "Beany and Cecil". | GoldenAgeCartoons.com

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Sody Clampett talks About Her Legendary Animator Husband Bob Clampett. Includes Beany & Cecil Toy Commercials **Robert Emerson Clampett Sr.** (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American [animator](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animator), [director](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director), [producer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_producer) and [puppeteer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppeteer) best known for his work on the *[Looney Tunes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes)*

We've posted this one before, but it's worth revisiting. By 1941, after directing a lot of Porky Pig cartoons in a row, director Bob Clampett started getting bored with the character. He began devising various ways to shove Porky out of the way and focus on new characters and ideas. In this case, he cast Porky as a radio show host, allowing a cat named Kansas City Kitty (voiced in an Irish brogue by Sara Berner) to tell her story. What a story it is, too! Not only is it funny, but there's some r

Most "Looney Tunes" fans are familiar with "The Henpecked Duck" (Bob Clampett, 1941). It's the cartoon in which Porky Pig is a divorce court judge, hearing the case of Daffy Duck's wife (neither his first, nor his last!) who demands to divorce Daffy over the disappearance of their unhatched egg. It's a charming, funny film, but there's some irony: Daffy makes the mistake of playing a "disappearing" magic trick with his unborn child. Warner Bros. made more mistakes: letting the film's copyright l