Happy Birthday Shirley Booth! #rankinbassproductions #Mrsc

Hazel

Happy Birthday Shirley Booth! #rankinbassproductions #Mrsc

Happy Birthday Shirley Booth! #rankinbassproductions

Happy Birthday Shirley Booth!

Hazel likes Halloween too!

 

Many people ask me about the original Animagic figures.....

We have sections in each of our books about the surviving figures.  This photo is from our 20th Anniversary edition of The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass:  A Portfolio.   Our Frosty book will have a nice section on surviving figures too!

It's Sheer Animagic!

It's fun to keep track of all of the figures! Like I said, we have a section in each of my books doing that and Rankin/Bass' Frosty the Snowman 50th Anniversary Scrapbook will continue that tradition. C. 2017 Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt Archives www.miserbros.com #theyearwithoutasantaclaus #rankinbass #animagic #mrsc #santaclaus Collector's Call #news #books #history #stopmotion Me-TV

Can I have some of that sport?

Mr. B and Hazel

A Hazel Christmas

I love this Hazel episode! Who doesn't love Shirley Booth? Rankin/Bass' Mrs. C in...

The Year Without A Santa Claus 🎅

SHIRLEY BOOTH

I am re-watching the complete series of HAZEL.  What a great show and what a talent Shirley Booth was!  When television had heart for sure!  I was surprised to learn that RANKIN/BASS' THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS was her last acting credit, made in 1974.   Shirley lived to the age of 94 and passed away in 1992.

HAZEL (the final season)

What I am watching on TV right now....

"Don't It just tug at your heart?" HAZEL BURKE

As I watch season 2 of HAZEL, I keep thinking about the heart and warmth these stories and these characters have....completely lacking in today's television! RANKIN/BASS TV specials have stood the test of time with these ingredients too. I have been seeing advertisements for the film THE LORAX crammed with today's celebrities doing the voices for no apparent reason...other than to capitalize on the publicity of having the celebrity of the day in it. RANKIN/BASS had quality STARS voice their characters for a reason...they were talented.

SEASON 2 coming soon!

HAZEL Season 2 is finally coming from SHOUT FACTORY!

November 1st, 2011! You may remember that Shirley Booth also worked for RANKIN/BASS in their YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS :)

RANKIN/BASS' THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS BLU RAY

c. 1974 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

JINGLE & JANGLE BELLS voiced by my friends the late Bob McFadden and Bradley Bolke

MOTHER NATURE (Rhoda Mann) with her boys

I watched the BLU RAY tonight and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS may be the only RANKIN/BASS special to be released in true HD. The rest of the content on the disc is remastered but not in HD including NESTOR, THE LONG-EARED DONKEY and RUDOLPH'S SHINY NEW YEAR. I like the fact that WB does feature the special in true flat ratio without adjustment (The picture is square as it appeared on TV when it originally aired). It looks great and so does the rest of the disc.

There is a 2010 edition of Phyllis McGinley's 1957 book at www.amazon.com I wasn't aware of the fact that Ms. McGinley passed away in 1978. I am sure she was aware and excited to see the story brought to television by RANKIN/BASS!

When will season 2 come out? I have some episodes with the FORD PEANUTS commercials and bumpers (The first time PEANUTS were animated)