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Thunderbean Roundup: Van Beuren Studio Cartoons and Other Strange and Commercial Rarities

Thunderbean Animation, 1.33:1 original full frame ratios, Not Rated, Average Retail: $15 Storyboard: Steve Stanchfield’s independent Thunderbean Animation label collects more entertaining rarities and curios in five vintage and brand…

Flip The Frog: The Complete Series

…so well, and Thunderbean’s assemblage of copious extras makes the set even better. This year is proving to be a great one for vintage animation fans, and certainly for Thunderbean….

Noveltoons: Original Classics

…of what makes Thunderbean the go-to source for vintage animation. Is This Thing Loaded? Thunderbean put together a small but impressive selection of bonus features, starting with a Model Sheets…

Private Snafu Golden Classics

Leon Schlesinger Studio, MGM, and UPA, for the First Motion Picture Unit (1943-1945), Thunderbean (December, 2010), 1 disc, Approx. 120 mins, 4:3 ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono, Not Rated, Retail:…

More Cartoons For Victory!

Various (1940-1945), Thunderbean (2012), 1 Disc, 145 mins, 4:3 ratio, Dolby Digital Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $15.95 Storyboard: It’s another collection of amazing cartoons made during World War II for…

The Complete Adventures Of The Little King

Van Beuren Corporation (1933-1934), Thunderbean Animation (first quarter 2007), single DVD-R disc, 95 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, PCM Digital Soundtrack, Not Rated, Retail: $14.95 Storyboard: Otto…

Aesop’s Fables: Volumes 1 & 2

…that Thunderbean included this. The audio is scratchy, but this just shows how much attention Thunderbean gives their DVDs. Just wow. Similarly, Original Recordings of Fables Songs offers those for…

Cultoons! Volume 2: Animated Education

Various production studios (1927-1956), Thunderbean Animation (first quarter 2007), single DVD-R disc, 108 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $14.95 Storyboard:…

Cultoons! Volume 1: Ads And Oddities

Various production studios (1931-1971), Thunderbean/Mackinac Media (May 2 2006), single disc, 108 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $14.95 Storyboard: A…

Stop-Motion Marvels!

Various (1909-1972), Thunderbean (2010), 1 disc, 136 minutes, 1.33:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Not Rated, Retail: $15.95 Storyboard: Thunderbean unearths more unique treasures from the past, in this collection that…

The Best Of 2014: Son Of 2013!

…covered with one title. Best of all has been the rise of Steve Stanchfield’s unstoppable Thunderbean Animation, making the jump from exceptional standard definition DVD releases to unbelievable Blu-ray issues…

The Best Of 2007: The Year In Review

…for when they got it right in a difficult situation: following up a Walt-era classic, they held their own with this one. Read the full Animated View here! 10. Thunderbean

The Best Of 2023: Back To Normal-ish?

…best news came from Thunderbean, the little outfit out of Michigan run by Steve Stanchfield. Thunderbean finally finished its largest project to date, the two-disc set Flip The Frog: The…

The Legendary Laugh-O-Grams: Fairy Tales by Walt Disney

…Images and Steve Stanchfield’s Thunderbean Animation. Without the likes of these two, much truly important animation would remain lost to time and memories. Steve’s Thunderbean series has seen many neglected…

Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004

…of the crop in 2004 were: Inkwell Images / Thunderbean Animation DVDs Providing the collector with perhaps the finest and certainly most heartfelt compilations of archival material on DVD, Ray…

2016: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!

…the forefront. Michigan-based Steve Stanchfield and his Thunderbean company have been a favorite of ours for a long time. Steve has been doing high-definition releases for a couple of years…

Picks Of The Year 2004

…cream of the crop in 2004 were: Inkwell Images / Thunderbean Animation DVDs Providing the collector with perhaps the finest and certainly most heartfelt compilations of archival material on DVD,…

The “Best” Of 2020: The Year The Earth Stood Still

…although none from Thunderbean Animation, for whom 2020 marked yet another annual date missed for an order from a few years back (c’mon Steve)! It was weird not to have…

The Return Of 2015: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!

…while his one-time right-hand man Ub Iwerks was done justice by Steve Stanchfield’s ever-phenomenal Thunderbean outfit and the first Ub Iwerks Studio Collection: Willie Whopper Blu-ray, easily the classic catalogue…

Full list of 2007 Annie Award Nominees

…– Nickelodeon Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot – Thunderbean Animation No Time For Nuts – Blue Sky Studios Weird Al Yankovic Don’t Download This Song – Acme Filmworks Best…

The Best Of 2021: The More Things Change…

…Kino Lorber also put out some old-school animation, with Jetsons: The Movie and Rankin-Bass’ The Daydreamer, not to mention the less family-friendly Fritz The Cat films. And Thunderbean got some…

The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2

…elements had been done at UCLA, and new work was commissioned to other helpers such as Steve Stanchfield and his crew at Thunderbean Animation, who performed an immense amount of…

Arnold Leibovit on producing The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2

…in several decades, including some never seen at all outside of Europe. Some shorts have already been restored and remastered, while others are being worked on by Thunderbean’s Steve Stanchfield….

2017: Animated Views’ Review Of The Year!

…Porky Pig cartoons, even if it was far from perfect, but it was again the independent likes of Thunderbean Animation that promised to provide true and rare golden age goodness…

Golden Globes for animation, and a teaser for this week…

…at the latest from Thunderbean, who continue to do collectors a huge service by collecting the most obscure and wonderful cartoons to be found on DVD. In terms of what’s…

Turning up for Tooning In!

…look back on this legendary Disney animator’s life at the Mouse House. Also posted recently to the site has been a review roundup of several Thunderbean Animation releases, which took…

The Best Of 2008: It Came…It Saw…It’s Over!

…finally saw its official US release on DVD. Yabba-dabba-doo! Some of the additional highlights of the year included more classic animation from the independent outfit Thunderbean Animation, who released Return…

The Best Of 2013: Unlucky, Or Lucky For Some?

…but the upgrade to HD, plus the new-to-video shorts and some additional interview footage, made for a stupendous set. Steve Stanchfield and Thunderbean’s effort to bring Fleischer’s Gulliver’s Travels to…

Little King and Bravestarr's best, plus hi-def gripes

…known the character in name and from a couple of images, I found this terrific release – the latest in Steve Stanchfield’s wonderful Thunderbean Animation anthologies – to pack in…

What the heck? Cult animation, live-action and seals in love!

…Stanchfield’s Thunderbean is one of only a couple of companies out there that really create first rate editions of these “rare, lost and strange cartoons”, without the benefit of deep…