LOOKING AT TELEVISION WITH C. C.

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30469, 17 June 1964, Page 10

LOOKING AT TELEVISION WITH C. C.

Huck and his friends are as solid and practical as denim. Lotte Reinlger’s creations are as exquisite and fragile as black lace. I am enchanted every time “Silhouette” cartoons come on the screen, and marvel at their delicacy of design. We are inclined to take for granted the animated figures we see today, but there is something about “Silhouette” that makes me stop and wonder just how it is possible to produce such gossamer outlines with scissors and paper (and, of course, sheer genius). I am afraid I have said goodbye to the Flintstones with very little regret When they first started I found them good fun, but as the weeks went by I became rather impatient with them. I think their creators, Hanna and Barbera are much better with their animal cartoons than with human beings. Where Huck, Jinks, Yogi and company have personality and a three-dimensional quality, the Flintstones have a flatness about them that gets a trifle monotonous. In my opinion, the brightest parts of the Flintstones were their household appliances. Their lawnmower, shower, record player, and other amenities of Bedrock living were a triumph of stone-age mechanics. Barney Rubble had a few endearing qualities, but I think Fred Flintstone became tiring with time. Although he was not particularly, bright, I was disappointed he never did realise he could have climbed through the window