There are cartoons with interesting troubled histories where every detail has been methodically recorded, but there are certain shows that were messes, but there is precious little firsthand information about why they turned out why they did. Are there shows where you wished more was known about their history? I have a couple, both cartoony cartoons from the 90's
Bonkers: It's the jump-the-shark moment for the Disney Afternoon, and no one likes to talk about it (There is a sprawling Disney afternoon oral history, but it stops at Goof Troop. ) But there has to be a lot of interesting stories about its production. The show itself is a chaotic mishmash of like three different treatments, and the opening is almost dada because of it.
Greg Weisman talked a little bit about the original Miranda episodes, but what else went wrong? Why does Bonkers have two completely different sets of friends who never interact? Why does a Disney cartoon have Mickey Mouse as the focus of a story, but they can't show him or even mention his name?
Twisted Tales of Felix The Cat: Again, the show is an almost incoherent hodgepodge of takes on the concept. Milton Knight (who was a writer on the first season), gave a pretty detailed account of what happened on the first season, but TVTropes has more information on both seasons that isn't sourced and can't be verified. Why does Season 2 morph into a wacky sitcom that takes mean-spirited potshots at the 1960's Felix?
Bonkers: It's the jump-the-shark moment for the Disney Afternoon, and no one likes to talk about it (There is a sprawling Disney afternoon oral history, but it stops at Goof Troop. ) But there has to be a lot of interesting stories about its production. The show itself is a chaotic mishmash of like three different treatments, and the opening is almost dada because of it.
Greg Weisman talked a little bit about the original Miranda episodes, but what else went wrong? Why does Bonkers have two completely different sets of friends who never interact? Why does a Disney cartoon have Mickey Mouse as the focus of a story, but they can't show him or even mention his name?
Twisted Tales of Felix The Cat: Again, the show is an almost incoherent hodgepodge of takes on the concept. Milton Knight (who was a writer on the first season), gave a pretty detailed account of what happened on the first season, but TVTropes has more information on both seasons that isn't sourced and can't be verified. Why does Season 2 morph into a wacky sitcom that takes mean-spirited potshots at the 1960's Felix?