History Trivia / JohnKStuff

** In "Subtle Animation Acting-Bugs Bunny by [=McKimson=] and Harris", John unfavorably compares the direction Creator/ChuckJones gives to his animators like Ken Harris to that of Creator/BobClampett directing animators like Creator/RobertMcKimson, basically saying that in contrast, Jones' animators were basically "glorified inbetweeners" who were stuck doing menial, uncreative work for Jones in contrast. Former colleague Bob Jaques (who, mind you, set up ''[[Creator/CarbunkleCartoons an entire animation studio in Canada]]'' specifically for ''Ren and Stimpy'') went into great detail on [[https://popeyeanimators.blogspot.com/2009/03/ot-interlude-of-shameless-self.html his own blog]][[note]]See the comment section.[[/note]]about just how completely wrong John was about it, and by using his work on ''Ren and Stimpy'' to prove the point that the art of inbetweening layout poses is anything ''but'' a mindless act, while also highlighting that John is basically [[{{Hypocrite}} throwing stones in glass houses]], considering John felt that the soul of Ren and Stimpy was the layouts and not the animation and inbetweens, and is guilty of the very thing he accuses Jones of doing.[[note]]On an interesting note, a follower fervently arguing with Bob in John's favor on this tread is one Thad Komorowski, who would later not only go on to write [[Literature/SickLittleMonkeys an incriminating tell-all about him]] but also start [[https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cartoon-logic a podcast]] with Bob about their own thoughts on classic animation.[[/note]]

* UnderminedByReality: While the blog was always controversial for its tactlessness and disloyalty towards the animation industry at large, the blog itself was initially considered to be a piece of somewhat opinionated, but ultimately helpful advice from a professional animator. However, in 2018, the statutory rape allegations Kricfalusi received opened up the floodgates for his former employees to confirm every negative rumor about him. They claimed that his grumpy joker personality was nothing more than a front for a self-congratulating CultOfPersonality, and that his true nature was that of an abusive and unprofessional narcissist who was [[{{Hypocrite}} just as much of a creative stifler (if not more so) than the people and studios he loves taking potshots at]] - all of which had been an open secret for years. Since then, the blog has come to be seen less as a source of any helpful advice and more of a soapbox for the hateful rantings of a sick narcissist who [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow got lucky once]].

** In "Subtle Animation Acting-Bugs Bunny by [=McKimson=] and Harris", John unfavorably compares the direction Creator/ChuckJones gives to his animators like Ken Harris to that of Creator/BobClampett directing animators like Creator/RobertMcKimson, basically saying that in contrast, Jones' animators were basically "glorified inbetweeners" who were stuck doing menial, uncreative work for Jones in contrast. Former colleague Bob Jaques, who, mind you, set up ''[[Creator/CarbunkleCartoons an entire animation studio in Canada]]'' specifically for ''Ren and Stimpy'', went into great detail on [[https://popeyeanimators.blogspot.com/2009/03/ot-interlude-of-shameless-self.html his own blog]][[note]]See the comment section.[[/note]]about just how completely wrong John was about it, and by using his work on ''Ren and Stimpy'' to prove the point that the art of inbetweening layout poses is anything ''but'' a mindless act, while also highlighting that John is basically [[{{Hypocrite}} throwing stones in glass houses]], considering John felt that the soul of Ren and Stimpy was the layouts and not the animation and inbetweens, and is guilty of the very thing he accuses Jones of doing.[[note]]Another follower fervently arguing with Bob in John's favor on this tread is one Thad Komorowski, who would later not only go on to write [[Literature/SickLittleMonkeys an incriminating tell-all about him]] but also start [[https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cartoon-logic a podcast]] with Bob about their own thoughts on classic animation.[[/note]]
** In "Walt Craves Respect", he argues that Walt making films like ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' was a shrewd attempt to pander to critics. He also argues that a combo of poor critical and audience reception against it, was the result of trying to play to high class expectations while keeping Disney's cutesy elements. This supposedly played a part in the film being a big BoxOfficeBomb. What he doesn't factor in was that ''Fantasia'' came out at a very bad time when, thanks to the rise of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Disney was completely cut off from the foreign market that had helped make films like ''Snow White'' a big box office hit (this factor was also why films like ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' underperformed in their initial releases) and the fact that thanks to its unique and expensive ''Fantasound'' equipment being difficult to install, ''Fantasia'' only received limited distribution and wasn't accessible to the general public. John also doesn't factor in that the film [[VindicatedByHistory eventually did turn a profit in re-releases and was recognized as a masterpiece by critics]]. Of course, the post is blatant anti-Disney propaganda, so it is entirely possible that he knew, but cherrypicked to get his points across.
** In "The Gay Arabic Villain", he uses [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} Anton Ego]] as an example of a villain with a [[SinisterSchnoz long pointy nose]]... even though the movie makes it very clear that, while Anton is [[CausticCritic not exactly pleasant company]], he is not a villain or even evil, just someone who [[SeriousBusiness takes his job as a food critic very seriously]], with the real conflict just coming from Remy trying to prove himself as a chef despite adversity.

** "Happy Birthday Katie" from 2006, which was deleted permanently and was not backed up on the Internet Archive.

** A very minor post called [[https://web.archive.org/web/20101205221729/http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/10/spumco-toys-and-comics-barbie-has-them.html "Spumco Toys and Comics and Barbie Has Them For You"]] was also deleted for unknown reasons.

** There was also a post that took snipes at ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', "Is It Possible To Make A Whole Animated Feature Out Of Stock?", that included some homophobic remarks, which he quickly deleted due to the sudden backlash in the comments. Thanks to the internet archive, it can be read [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100614182352/http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-it-possible-to-make-whole-animated.html here.]]
** His infamous post about the "Cal Arts Style" has also been deleted, though the Internet Archive likewise has it backed up.
** It has also been speculated that some older posts were retroactively edited to remove controversial elements. In one of the educational posts, a mention of the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Batman and Superman was edited out to keep discussion from derailing into being about superhero cartoons, and it is unknown if Internet Archive has preserved the original post.
* UnderminedByReality: While the blog was always controversial for its tactlessness and disloyalty towards the animation industry at large, the statutory rape allegations Kricfalusi received in 2018 opened up the floodgates for his former employees to confirm every negative rumor about him. They claimed that his grumpy joker personality was nothing more than a front for a self-congratulating CultOfPersonality, and that his true nature was that of an abusive, unprofessional sociopath, who was [[{{Hypocrite}} just as much of a creative stifler, if not more so, than the people and studios he loves taking potshots at]]. This had been an open secret for years. Since then, the blog has come to be seen less as the somewhat opinionated, but ultimately helpful advice of a showbiz professional and more of a soapbox for the hateful rantings of a sick narcissist who [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow got lucky once]].

* UnderminedByReality: While the blog was always controversial for its tactlessness and disloyalty towards the animation industry at large, the statutory rape allegations Kricfalusi received in 2018 opened up the floodgates for his former employees to confirm every negative rumor about him, saying that his grumpy joker personality was nothing more than a front for a self-congratulating CultOfPersonality and that his true nature as an abusive, unprofessional sociopath, who was [[{{Hypocrite}} just as much of a creative stifler, if not moreso, than the people and studios he loves taking potshots at]], had been an open secret for years. Since then, the blog has come to be seen less as the somewhat opinionated but ultimately helpful advice of a showbiz professional and more of a soapbox for the hateful rantings of a sick narcissist who [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow got lucky once]].

** In "Walt Craves Respect", he argues that Walt making films like ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' was a shrewd attempt to pander to critics and that a combo of poor critical and audience reception against it trying to play to both high class expectations while keeping Disney's cutesy elements played a part in the film being a big BoxOfficeBomb. What he doesn't factor in was that ''Fantasia'' came out at a very bad time when, thanks to the rise of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, Disney was completely cut off from the foreign market that had helped make films like ''Snow White'' a big box office hit (this factor was also why films like ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' underperformed in their initial releases) and the fact that thanks to its unique and expensive ''Fantasound'' equipment being difficult to install, ''Fantasia'' only received limited distribution and wasn't accessible to the general public. John also doesn't factor in that the film [[VindicatedByHistory eventually did turn a profit in rereleases and was recognized as a masterpiece by critics]]. Of course, the post is blatant anti-Disney propaganda, so it's entirely possible he knew but cherrypicked to get his points across.
** In "The Gay Arabic Villain", he uses [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} Anton Ego]] as an example of a villain with a [[SinisterSchnoz long pointy nose]]... even though the movie makes it very clear that, while Anton is [[CausticCritic not exactly pleasant company]], he is not a villain or even evil, just someone who [[SeriousBusiness takes his job as a food critic]] ''[[SeriousBusiness very]]'' [[SeriousBusiness seriously,]] with the real conflict just coming from Remy trying to prove himself as a chef despite adversity.

** Its also been speculated that some older posts were retroactively edited to remove controversial elements. In one of the educational posts, a mention of the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse Batman and Superman was edited out to keep discussion from derailing into being about superhero cartoons, and its unknown if Internet Archive has preserved the original post.