C.W. Roederer

character artist & writer || helplessly obsessed with cartoons and Fraggles || LETTERBOXD: @ctwrotary || INSTAGRAM: @cwroederer

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

I sometimes think about everything Chuck Jones lived to see. Both Kennedy assassinations. The entirety of The Beatles. Every President from Wilson to GWB. The careers of Walt Disney, Charles Schulz, & Jim Henson in their entirety. The invention of both television & the internet.

[Lukas @lukasdrawsart]

actually impressive that Jones lived long enough to redraw a scene from his first cartoon 60 years later

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

UPDATE - I tried editing one of my lists and it isn’t appearing as updated either—nothing in my account is up to date with what I’m doing in real time!

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

Are any other @letterboxd users experiencing an error? I logged a film (complete with a review, set to today, etc.), and if I search the film my rating and review is there, but meanwhile it’s nowhere to be found in my Recent Activity, Films, or Diary. Help??

[Josh Raby @JoshRaby]

One thing I’ve never understood about streaming is that it’s built on “watch hours” yet special features - a thing people love to spend hours watching - haven’t carried over

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

Honestly this is the only thing I’d rather have than a Mickey Mouse film (but also, Disney, if you’re reading this, no I wouldn’t—make the movie).

[Lane @KingLaneCreate]

I'm just sayin' @Disney and @SonyPictures... just sayin'.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

I prefer the 90’s animation over the more polished sequels! They’re pulling out some absolutely incredible expressions in that first movie that none of the latter films can claim—especially with Woody.

[✨🚀Out of Context Pixar 🌵✨ @OutOfCntx_Luxo]

Unpopular Opinion(s) on Toy Story (franchise).

[Vincent Alexander @NonsenseIsland]

I always find it silly when people put down one of the old Looney Tunes directors to build up one of the others. Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, Tex Avery and Friz Freleng were all geniuses who made so many masterpieces. Their different approaches are what make their cartoons so good.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

@Matti_Animation Bill Melendez’s work in this short in particular (WHAT MAKES DAFFY DUCK) is some of the prettiest animation on Daffy I’ve ever seen!

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

Enough about Clampett V. Jones—have you all ever watched Freleng’s or Tashlin’s Daffy?

[Jason the Cartoon Fan 🍉 @JasonSt77097165]

Your unpopular opinion(s) about Daffy Duck.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

I’ll be the first to admit I prefer Crazy Daffy, but it’s a child who acts like there can only be one type of Daffy. Every Looney Tunes director brought something really fun and interesting to the table, and Daffy’s too strong a character to be killed or ruined by any of them.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

And that’s not even mentioning the kind of fun Davis and McKimson were capable of!

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

I don’t know if it’s necessarily “unpopular” but Porky’s actually a great character with more dramatic range than even Bugs can realistically claim. YOU OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES and MY FAVORITE DUCK are both great examples of prime Porky.

[Jason the Cartoon Fan 🍉 @JasonSt77097165]

Your unpopular opinion(s) about Porky Pig.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

Sam >>> Fudd

[Jason the Cartoon Fan 🍉 @JasonSt77097165]

Your unpopular opinion(s) about Yosemite Sam.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

One of the top five funniest characters from Looney Tunes—he runs circles around the more popular ones like Marvin and Taz.

[Jason the Cartoon Fan 🍉 @JasonSt77097165]

Oh crap, I almost forgot about him.

Your unpopular opinion(s) about Foghorn Leghorn.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

@EllenFWalker I think it also worked for Looney Tunes in a way it doesn’t always work for others because usually, the references they chose still worked without the prior context, both comedically and contextually. The line “SOMETHING NEW HAS BEEN ADDED!” from The Hep Cat is a good example.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

I will say, Sesame Street absolutely has had countless “cooldown sessions,” they’re just hyper-protective about letting any of it get out.

[Jason the Cartoon Fan 🍉 @JasonSt77097165]

All the non-Sesame Street Muppet productions have “cooldown sections” filled to the brim with unhinged interactions, all done in-character.

If you want an especially wild example of such sessions, here’s one recorded during a filming session for Bear in the Big Blue House:

[Aron Fromm @aronfromm]

A little short I made about Norm.

[C.W. Roederer @cwroederer]

Michael Eisner right now

[Drew Smith @DrewDisneyDude]

Bob Iger will be named a Disney Legend at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event this August.

[Letterboxd @letterboxd]

Paddington 2 has officially joined the Letterboxd One Million Watched Club 🧸