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The Art of SpongeBob retweeted
You asked for them - you GOT EM. SpongeBob premieres! "Backyard Bickering"/"A Hair Grows on Patrick” on 11/6, "Yoga Yahoos"/"Sounds Like Trouble” on 11/13, "Upturn’s Brunch"/"Free With Every Meal” on 11/20, “Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton" holiday special on 11/27! #SpongeBob
As a massive fan of animation, I really admired and respected Eric Bauza. If you’re like me, it was very easy to see a bit of yourself in him, because he never lost his fandom or passion for the art of cartooning. Though he got his fame from voice acting, he started out in animation as an artist, doing work at Spumco in the early 2000’s.
Even at the peak of his acting career in the last few years, he never forgot where he came from, and he brought the sensibility of being an animation fanatic and artist both to his performances and his support for those in the industry.
When there was a strike or a protest, you could find him on the picket line. When Coyote v Acme was unfairly canned by Warner Bros, he never stopped speaking out about it, despite being the de facto face of the brand. It’s so heartwarming seeing all of the support and messages he’d given to cartoonists on social media through the years, no matter how small they were. He was always looking out for the little guy. Through it all, he was a lover of cartoons and people above all else.
On that note, he was a great ambassador for animation in the public eye during these rocky times for the industry as a whole, constantly going on podcasts and sharing his love for cartoons on social media. Even as someone who didn’t know him personally, I’ll miss him very much. May he rest in peace.
The Art of SpongeBob retweeted
I’m so shellshocked and can barely even begin to think. Eric Bauza was always so sweet and encouraging to me in all the times we talked together, he’d leave such kind encouraging comments on my art and knew I loved his Daffy enough to sing happy birthday to me in his voice.
According to this article, the previously cancelled Bye Bye Bunny is back in pre-production? Could be a miscommunication, given the film has been canned for years. Very bittersweet if true.
Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at his home as a result of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner records. He was 46.
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Many people don't know that along with his voice acting talent, Eric Bauza was a great cartoonist as well. His passing leaves behind a great big hole in the cartoon world, and he will be very missed. RIP
The Art of SpongeBob retweeted
They kind of did. Though Eric Bauza will be the first to tell you Mel Blanc was irreplaceable and he’s lucky enough to have just a fraction of his talent, he’s also the modern voice actor who gets the closest to nailing the classic Mel Blanc scream.
Shocked and saddened to hear that Eric Bauza has passed away. Only 46! He had so much life left to live. May he rest in peace.
The only person who brought up 5 year olds was you. I think it’s great that there’s an animated movie out right now genuinely aimed at tweens and teens (kids). It’s okay for those kids to be scared by a movie!
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The Art of SpongeBob retweeted
hard to comprehend a time where kids cable networks invested in promoting their animated shows with elaborate street ads
You can tell it’s a stolen tweet because what random 150K follower account is going to talk about animation being “on model” lol
I love how SpongeBob’s never on model in this episode
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The Art of SpongeBob retweeted
Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke recreating SB-129 for the season 1 box set!
