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LordGro Since: May, 2010

Mar 11th 2021 at 12:51:50 PM •••

Cut a few examples for troping the creator as a person. Leaving them here for tropers who want to see what has been removed.

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The Friend Nobody Likes: Clampett's alleged unprofessional antics and tendency to steal credit for work earned him a fair few enemies with Termite Terrace. Chuck Jones and Mel Blanc especially spoke derogatorily of him in later years. Tex Avery and Friz Freleng were also known to dislike him, but both kept it privately (Jones and Avery disowned him in the late '70s after Clampett claimed he was the sole creator of Bugs Bunny in an interview, though Avery later recanted, according to Mike Barrier). Even those who retained a fonder opinion of Clampett, such as Frank Tashlin and Robert McKimson, made little to any denial of the credit-stealing charges.
Loophole Abuse: When he was directing the black and white unit, he was mandated to have Porky Pig appear in all of his cartoons. Fortunately, it was never stated how much Porky had to appear or even that he had to be the focus of the cartoon. Clampett took full advantage of this—several cartoons reduce Porky to a bit player role, such as The Lone Stranger and Porky, Meet John Doughboy, We, The Animals Squeak and The Henpecked Duck, while others have Porky share screentime with another character (i.e. Daffy Duck) or put the focus on a oneshot character instead.
Passing the Torch: John Kricfalusi famously borrowed a LOT from Clampett's style in his own cartoons, as he was John's mentor for several years. Not to mention John's reputation for being an even bigger jerkass than Clampett.
Stealing the Credit: According to Robert McKimson:
Michael Barrier: Were there any of the Clampett cartoons that were in large proportion yours, because you handled the timing... McKimson: Well, so many of them were; I couldn't tell you which ones. But I do know that is one reason I had no qualms about going into direction, because I was doing the same thing with Clampett, on maybe three out of every five pictures.
We Used to Be Friends: Chuck Jones and Tex Avery, with whom Clampett already had a strained relationship, cut all ties with him in the late '70s when he gave an interview claiming to be the sole creator of Bugs Bunny, which Clampett took rather hard. According to animation historian Milton Gray, Avery at the very least expressed regret for the feud later on.

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Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010

Jun 30th 2021 at 4:55:07 PM •••

Would some of these examples perhaps fall into Lying Creator as a more valid entry?


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