Daily Sketch Challenge 17/07/23: Ralph Phillips.

"Everyone has 10,000 bad drawings in them and the only way to get them out is to draw them out." That saying got me back into art, and when I first read it it was attributed to the great Chuck Jones. Ralph Phillips is a daydreaming, imaginitive kid that Chuck Jones created as a sort of younger version of himself. Here he is in the middle of one of his fantasies.

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Is it just me or did Ted Lasso inject a sleek homage to The Dot & The Line by Norton Juster and Chuck Jones into tonight’s episode? This show is truly pure art. #tedlasso #thedotandtheline #nortonjuster #chuckjones #triangles #illustrators #illustration #animation

65 years ago:
Hare-Way to the Stars (US)
Bugs Bunny, groggy from a rabbit hangover, climbs out of his hole and into a rocket ship parked directly above. He thinks that he's still in his rabbit hole. Reaching the top, he unwittingly stows away aboard the rocket to Mars and is carried off by a satellite onto a futuristic landscape of panels ...
1958-03-29
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/83794
#HareWaytotheStars #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #SciFi #Animation #BugsBunny #ClassicMovies

84 years ago:
Prest-O Change-O (US)
On a dark and stormy night, the Two Curious Puppies wander into an old dark house, and fall victim to the tricks of a mischievous magician's rabbit.
1939-03-25
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/188764
#PrestOChangeO #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicMovies

79 years ago:
The Weakly Reporter
A newsreel spoof with WWII homefront gags, including rationing, air raid drills and women filling in men's jobs.
1944-03-24
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/236915
#TheWeaklyReporter #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicFilm

72 years ago:
Scent-imental Romeo (US)
A hungry cat disguises herself as a skunk to get in on feeding time at the zoo, but amorous Pepe thinks she's the real thing and pours on his Maurice Chevalier impression to win her over.
1951-03-24
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145946
#ScentimentalRomeo #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicMovies

69 years ago:
The Cats Bah (US)
Penelope, an American tourist cat who's gotten a white stripe of paint down her back, is pursued through the Casbah by the amorous skunk Pepe Le Pew, who woos her with his rendition of "As Time Goes By".
1954-03-20
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/147913
#TheCatsBah #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicMovies

72 years ago:
Bunny Hugged (US)
Bugs gets involved in a wrestling match to save Ravishing Ronald from the Crusher.
1951-03-10
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/101508
#BunnyHugged #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicFilm

67 years ago:
Rocket Squad (US)
In a futuristic city, Detectives Monday and Tuesday pursue a wanted criminal.
1956-03-10
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/100345
#RocketSquad #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #SciFi #Animation #Film

65 years ago:
Robin Hood Daffy (US)
Daffy attempts to convince Porky, as Friar Tuck, that he really is Robin Hood.
1958-03-08
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/88765
#RobinHoodDaffy #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #Movies

76 years ago:
Scent-imental Over You (US)
Striving to be like all the high-class dogs in their fine coats, a little hairless pooch borrows a black and white fur coat of her owner, not realizing it makes her appear to be a skunk. Once she has it on, she finds everyone fleeing from her - everyone, that is, except for the amorous Pepé Le Pew.
1947-03-08
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/237135
#ScentimentalOverYou #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #Film

73 years ago:
The Scarlet Pumpernickel (US)
Daffy tries to sell movie studio head J.L. his script for a swashbuckler set in Merry Olde England, a plot involving a maiden in distress, a scheming Chamberlain, an evil Grand Duke and a dashing masked hero (to be played by Daffy, of course).
1950-03-04
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/88766
#TheScarletPumpernickel #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #BeaBenaderet #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

64 years ago:
Hare-Abian Nights (US)
Bugs entertains the Sultan with tales from his cartoons: "Bully for Bugs", "Sahara Hare" and "Water, Water Every Hare".
1959-02-28
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/234785
#HareAbianNights #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

69 years ago:
No Barking (US)
A homeless cat (Claude Cat) searching for food is harassed by the playful antics and barking of an energetic pup (Frisky Puppy). Frisky repeatedly sneaks up behind the poor tabby cat (who hates the dog) and scares it into jumping vertically when it barks. After Claude finally silences the pup, he en...
1954-02-26
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/100321
#NoBarking #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

79 years ago:
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (US)
The bears tempt Goldilocks with carrot soup, the scent of which brings Bugs on the scene. Bugs romances Mama bear and she becomes infatuated with him.
1944-02-26
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/147871
#BugsBunnyandtheThreeBears #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

81 years ago:
Porky's Cafe (US)
Porky uses his mechanical gadgets to fix a meal for a strange little man, while cook Conrad Cat deals with an ant in the pancake mix.
1942-02-21
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/188390
#PorkysCafe #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

70 years ago:
Kiss Me Cat (US)
Marc Antony must convince his owner that Pussyfoot is a great mouser to keep him in the house.
1953-02-21
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/83813
#KissMeCat #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #BeaBenaderet #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

57 years ago:
Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary (US)
Jerry keeps sleepwalking and doing violence to Tom. He realizes this and tries to keep awake, but fails. He catches himself a couple more times just as he's about to do serious damage, but ultimately sends an anvil down a chimney, while Tom is tied to it and dragged through half the house.
1966-02-17
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/234328
#JerryJerryQuiteContrary #ChuckJones #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

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69 years ago:
Feline Frame-Up (US)
After Claude frames Marc Antony, making it look like the bulldog ate the kitty, Marc must try various methods of getting back at Claude from outside the yard.
1954-02-13
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/83763
#FelineFrameUp #ChuckJones #MelBlanc #Animation #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film