History Creator / HarmanAndIsing

Hugh Harman and Rudolf Carl "Rudy" Ising (both were born in August 1903, Harmon on August 31st, and Ising on August 7th, but Harmon died first on November 25, 1982 while Ising died on July 18, 1992) were former Creator/WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]]'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

Hugh Harman and Rudolf Carl "Rudy" Ising (both were born in 1903, Hugh on August 31, and Rudolph on August 7, but Harmon died first on November 25, 1982 while Ising died on July 18, 1992) were former Creator/WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]]'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

* ''The Old Mill Pond'': A jazzy mood piece in the Harmonies series, and one of only three shorts that Hugh was proud of making.

* ''The Milky Way'', which won the 1940 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Animated Short.

Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former Creator/WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]]'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

* ''Bosko, The Talk-Ink Kid'' (1929): A pilot film for Bosko that was only privately screened, but still exists today.

Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]]'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

* PunnyName: "Harman-Ising." [[DontExplainTheJoke HARMONIZING]]. They founded Looney ''Tunes'' and Merrie ''Melodies'' as well as Happy '''''Harmonies''''' and their cartoons were early experiments of harmonizing sound to pictures.

'''''Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising''''' (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]]'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

'''''Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising''''' (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get Creator/{{MGM}}'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

'''''Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising''''' (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get Creator/{{MGM}}'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''WesternAnimation/BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

[[caption-width-right:316:That's Hugh Harman on the left, and Rudy Ising on the right, pictured with creations Honey and BoskoTheTalkInkKid.]]

'''''Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising''''' (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''WesternAnimation/AliceComedies'' and ''WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get {{MGM}}'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[WesternAnimation/MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

* ''The Blue Danube'': An MGMOneshotCartoon, centered around the eponymous waltz by Johann Strauss II. Also one of three shorts Hugh was proud of making.

* ''[[MGMOneshotCartoons The Milky Way]]'', which won the 1940 UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Animated Short.

'''''Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising''''' (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''AliceComedies'' and ''OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get {{MGM}}'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', the ''BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

'''''Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising''''' (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died in 1992) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''AliceComedies'' and ''OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get {{MGM}}'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''HappyHarmonies'', the ''BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

* CaptainErsatz: Their Merrie Melodies characters Foxy and Roxy, who were literally the same designs as Mickey and Minnie but with pointy ears and bushy tails. Walt himself quickly got wind of Foxy and personally told Rudy Ising to stop using the character.

* CaptainErsatz: Bosko and Honey are obvious ersatzes of MickeyMouse and Minnie Mouse. But neither of them are as shamelessly blatant as Foxy and Roxy, who were literally the same designs as Mickey and Minnie but with pointy ears and bushy tails. Walt himself quickly got wind of Foxy and personally told Rudy Ising to stop using the character.

'''''Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising''''' (both were born in 1903, but Harmon died first in 1982 while Ising died ten years later[[note]]in 1992[[/note]]) were former WaltDisney employees, getting their start on series such as the WesternAnimation/NewmanLaughOGrams, the ''AliceComedies'' and ''OswaldTheLuckyRabbit'', helping jump-start the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoon studio]] in 1929, and they helped get {{MGM}}'s animation department off the ground. They were also the creators of BoskoTheTalkInkKid ([[CaptainErsatz and, more regrettably, Foxy]]) as well as MGM's ''HappyHarmonies'', the ''BarneyBear'' shorts, and [[MGMOneshotCartoons many oneshot shorts]], including the anti-war short ''PeaceOnEarth'', one of The50GreatestCartoons. While barely remembered today (unless you're an animation historian, like Jerry Beck), they played a major role in shaping the events of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation.

* PunnyName: ''Harman'' and ''Ising''. Doubles as MeaningfulName.

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* ''WesternAnimation/PeaceOnEarth'': No. 40 of The50GreatestCartoons, AcademyAward nominee. Also the ''only'' cartoon to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This short was considered by both fans and Hugh to be his best film.
* ''[[MGMOneshotCartoons The Milky Way]]'', which won the 1940 AcademyAward for Best Animated Short.

* ''GoodLittleMonkeys'': A memorable short in the WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies series.

* ''SinkinInTheBathtub'' (1930): The official debut of the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes franchise.

* ''LadyPlayYourMandolin'' (1931): The debut of the Merrie Melodies series.