Post Tagged with: "Dave Brain"

When “writers’ room shows” like The Simpsons or Family Guy achieved great success, a lot of visual action gags—so prevalent in series like Tom and Jerry and The Road Runner Show—faded away. Animators like me were sad to see them go.

Comic Relief

Retired TAG member Dave Brain created a comic strip to capture the reality of working in animation.

Summer 2025
Dave Brain with his childhood idol, legendary animator Tex Avery.

Hot Diggity Dog

Retired TAG member Dave Brain reflects on crossing paths with legendary animator Tex Avery.

Summer 2024
Animation veteran Dave Brain remembers Friz Freleng by way of an old-fashioned pencil sketch.

Live and Learn

On the 60th anniversary of the founding of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (1963-1981), retired TAG member Dave Brain reminiscences about meeting co-founder Friz Freleng over the years.

Summer 2023