Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of Cal Arts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history.
May 28, 2024
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Episode 140 - Jerry Beck Introduces MeTV Toons
In less than a month, MeTV Toons will premiere! Cartoon historian Jerry Beck is putting it all together, and he talked EXCLUSIVELY on the Innertube about his plans to feature cartoons from all phases of animation history.
Oct. 17, 2023
The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - Jerry Beck
Take a break from all your worries and listen to this fun conversation about cartoons and other forms of animation with Jerry Beck, historian and cartoon lover, who tells us about his all-time favorite cartoon!
June 7, 2022
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 64 - Tad and Jerry and Chip and Dale
These two gumshoes can gather all the clues and tell us if the new Chip and Dale movie is worth seeing. Tad Stones was around for the first Rescue Rangers series, and Jerry Beck has made a living out of studying cartoons.
March 8, 2022
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 53 - Jerry Beck
Be vewwwy quiet...Don and John are talking with Jerry Beck, cartoon lover and historian! Listen in for tales of 'toons, from the arrival of sound to the enhancement of CGI.