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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 7h

In Hitchcock's the Birds, a radio announcement says tne attacks were mostly in Bodega Bay

Was Melanie Daniels a cause? Bringing the caged birds from San Francisco? Or just happenstance she is the 1st attacked, minutes after arriving in town?

The Melanie is Jonah scene in the restaurant is chilling

a close up of a woman 's face with the words movieclips.com visible in the corner

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with the words movieclips.com visible in the corner

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 1d

Kaboobie, the Pegasus of Dromedaries

Sites say Shazzan *created* Kaboobie, but I think that Kaboobie was just magically transported from elsewhere. He is loyal, hard-working and competent. Perhaps he too is a youth who yearns for adventure.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 1d

found this model sheet - at this point the show was going to be named Shazan with a big lightning bolt in the font.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 1d

Model sheet by Alex Toth that includes Kaboobie

Notice the show name is Shazan! OMG

Even though Fawcett's Captain Marvel was lying fallow in 1967, someone decided Shazzan was a more prudent option.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 1d

"Help me, Obi-Wan Kaboobie. You're my only hope.”

Daily Hanna Barbera

Kaboobie is a flying camel given by the genie Shazzan (1967) to transported teens Chuck and Nancy to travel he lands of the Arabian Nights. Created by Alex Toth, Don Messick as his 'voice' actor.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 1d

Oh sure, the bluesky moderation nuns tag "thing ring" as adult content, but Ronnie asking her dad if her pants turn him on is fine?

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 1d

There is an 'onlyposts' feed which is your following timeline filtering out reposts and replies. Then all those Rupar reposts would be filtered out.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, Quality casting as Blackhawk

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

I can recall Timer's voice so well - this was actually the 2nd voice actor, Lennie Weinrib. I did this frozen OJ thing (but we had plastic sleeves and reuseable plastic handles from a store)

Thanks Kay

Kay Profundo @unicornosis.bsky.social · 2d

I thought it was Lennie Weinrib (the original voice for Scrappy-Doo)

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

I seems like there were 2 voice actors for Timer. By the time of the ABC edu-mmercials it was Lennie Weinrib.

A great and memorable voice, extoling use to eat cheese and crackers, or a bit of frozen OJ

Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

And for dessert? A little Sunshine on a Stick!

*Timer, animated by DePatie Freleng, and voiced by Lenny Maxwell (who was also the voice of Punchy, the Hawaiian Punch mascot. Oh yeah)

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

You might be right! Len Maxwell may be the original voice actor, but by this time there was a new voice actor - Lennie Weinrib!

Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter

1972 I can Remember from Sesame Street by Jim Simon's Wantu Animation.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

And for dessert? A little Sunshine on a Stick!

*Timer, animated by DePatie Freleng, and voiced by Lenny Maxwell (who was also the voice of Punchy, the Hawaiian Punch mascot. Oh yeah)

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Oh! that nightmarish monster! My bet is the sword was stolen by Brunhilde - look at rhose close-set eyes! Got criminal written all over her /s

Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Avast and Enjoy Captain Crunch

Jay Ward Productions did the original 1963 animated commercials - the character was acually created by 23 year old Allan Burns, who later co-created the Mary Tyler Moore Show. What a great design. He got paid $1000 for the it.

When did Captain Crunch lose his sword?

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Wow ... they really did not like the 2011 Captain America movie.

To be fair, Captain Crunch is pretty boss.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Ha! You earn a Touché Turtle for that!

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

I get flagged on a regular basis. Its bizarre and I
wish the pearl clutching fig leaf brigade that oversees the algorithm would tone it own - but 2025 has enough issues, so I just mock it when silly flagging hapens.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Right. Its partly honest food labeling and industry lobbies
A few years back the dairy industry took umbrage at nut milk. We should be able to have nouns do this kind of broadstrokes differentiation.

Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Thats cool! I grew up with the earlier Ultraman (who haf a beta capsule). 2 rings, 2 people, usually 2 genders.

Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Wait? a 1970s Hanna Barbera cartoon getting tagged as Adult Content?

I guess one of the nuns who run moderation thinks Thing Ring is a sex aid.

Daniel of Evil Breakfast Studios @ebstudios42.bsky.social · 2d

There's also the "Thing Rings," which are one of the more weirder elements from the Hanna-Barbera library for the solo cartoon of The Thing.

Just... So damn weird.

youtu.be/cUSuPvkADDE?...

Thing Ring Do Your Thing

YouTube video by zazelby

youtu.be

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

1 person clanging 2 rings together gets used later by DC comics to let Dan the Dyna-mite power-up without TNT as well!

Also funny this got tagged as adult content. 😀

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

They absolutely did, and Shazzan / Shazam cannot be a coincidence. This was that time when Shazam was essentially a forgotten property, years before DC licensed it.

The voice cast is nicely familiar though, with the same voices as Josie and Alan from Josie and the Pussycats.

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

The Thinker is the first one that comes to mind, followed by No, not the Gesundheit!

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Jeffs Comics @jeffscomics.bsky.social · 2d

Does the 'needs 2 to use' predate even TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite?

I don't think so, except in the general idea of things needing sign and countersign, or two keys to open a vault or a safe deposit box. In modern times, I think of needing two keys to arm the missiles.

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