Sunday, May 5, 2002

Baldy is my favorite dwarf! An exhibit at the Cartoon History Museum (San Francisco) has an original "model sheet" from Walt Disney Studios. It's a character study for the dwarves in Snow White. Typical Disney-style, yellowed from age (it's dated 1937). Each of the familar dwarves is shown in a classic pose. All the childhood favorites are here - Doc, Grumpy, Sleepy, Dopey, Baldy, Deafy, and Jumpy. I'm not making this up. I wonder why they didn't go with the original names? 6:00:44 PM    comment [] Nodders Yesterday, in Chinatown, we found a store with a big collection of the "nodders." You know, the little statuettes with their heads on a spring so they bounce and nod? Major childhood flashback, for the concept, but not the actual implementation. This collection was a virtual musuem of pop-culture. Twinkie the Kid, Frakenberry, Dr. Evil, Cap'n Crunch. Too many to name, just check it out for yourself at Funko 9:43:49 AM    comment []

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