What were those Cartoon booths called?
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GameyMcGame
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Ha!!! I rememer these. There was a mighty mouse one at the Ground Round in Framingham MA...Havent seen one in years
KenLayton
In Memoriam
The ones I worked on were called, "Kartoon Korner". They used super 8mm magnetic sound film loaded into special endless loop cartridges. There were generally 4 or 5 cartoons on one cartridge. Each cartoon on the cartridge was notched about a half inch long at the end of each cartoon. The projector automation sensed the notch and stopped the film. You got to see one cartoon for a quarter.
The Kartoon Korner machines primarily used the MPO Videotronics projector (manufactured in Norway actually, but distributed in the USA by MPO) and the Fairchild model "Seventy O Seven" as an alternate projector.
I have service manuals for both models as well as an amplifier test jig to test the amplifier circuit boards.
The Kartoon Korner machines primarily used the MPO Videotronics projector (manufactured in Norway actually, but distributed in the USA by MPO) and the Fairchild model "Seventy O Seven" as an alternate projector.
I have service manuals for both models as well as an amplifier test jig to test the amplifier circuit boards.
LOGICAL_PSY
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There was one for sale on cl for $300. not long ago.
Well, I want one, or some! that is my Xmas wish...
I would go to Meijers w/ my mom when I was real young... and while she was in the check out lane.. I would go and watch a few cartoons...
I know there was a thread long time ago here on them...
I think the cartoon was maybe 1 - 2 mins long? maybe a couple of toons...
yes... that is what I want!
I would go to Meijers w/ my mom when I was real young... and while she was in the check out lane.. I would go and watch a few cartoons...
I know there was a thread long time ago here on them...
I think the cartoon was maybe 1 - 2 mins long? maybe a couple of toons...
yes... that is what I want!
gravitar
In Memoriam
Ha! I was just going to say.. Used to watch the cartoons in these at the local Meijer! That was back when Meijer was cool.. remember the "oasis".. the indoor, free kid's playground? and the little restaurant, right in the middle of the store? And the 50-or-so checkout lanes, with the "You're Always next in line!" slogan to go with it?
KenLayton
In Memoriam
The cartoons were edited for time limitations. In general, they were all edited to 5 minutes long regardless of the cartoon's original running time.
The cartoons on the cartridges were all from the same distributor. Example:
Terrytoons all on cartridge: Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckyl, Deputy Dawg, Dinky Duck, Gandy Goose.
Walter Lantz all on cartridge: Woody Woodpecker, Hickory Dickory Doc, Inspector Willougby, etc.
Columbia Classics on cartridge: Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing Boing.
Each cartridge was done with all the cartoons from the respective studios for licensing reasons. The Walter Lantz cartoons were licensed from Universal. The print quality was outstandingly good since they came straight from the Technicolor laboratory. The Terrytoons stuff came from DeLuxe Labs, but some had faded color due to Deluxe's piss-poor lab work. The Columbia cartoons came from Movielab. Despite _some_ of them being originally filmed in Technicolor, they were all printed in Eastman color and looked like shit.
I understand that Walter Lantz personally supervised the editing of his cartoons for time limitations.
After a while the films would literally wear out from being run so much. Then we'd have to call the labs and have more cartoons printed up. The labs (this was 20 years ago) had a $1,000 minimum order so we'd have to order three complete cartridges of the cartoons. We'd also have to call the appropriate studios to get clearance so the labs would do the work (copyrights you know).
The cartoons on the cartridges were all from the same distributor. Example:
Terrytoons all on cartridge: Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckyl, Deputy Dawg, Dinky Duck, Gandy Goose.
Walter Lantz all on cartridge: Woody Woodpecker, Hickory Dickory Doc, Inspector Willougby, etc.
Columbia Classics on cartridge: Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing Boing.
Each cartridge was done with all the cartoons from the respective studios for licensing reasons. The Walter Lantz cartoons were licensed from Universal. The print quality was outstandingly good since they came straight from the Technicolor laboratory. The Terrytoons stuff came from DeLuxe Labs, but some had faded color due to Deluxe's piss-poor lab work. The Columbia cartoons came from Movielab. Despite _some_ of them being originally filmed in Technicolor, they were all printed in Eastman color and looked like shit.
I understand that Walter Lantz personally supervised the editing of his cartoons for time limitations.
After a while the films would literally wear out from being run so much. Then we'd have to call the labs and have more cartoons printed up. The labs (this was 20 years ago) had a $1,000 minimum order so we'd have to order three complete cartridges of the cartoons. We'd also have to call the appropriate studios to get clearance so the labs would do the work (copyrights you know).
Hell yeah I do... The one in Jenison, MI was the last I know to have one.. it was a square area with lots of large animal statue's for kids to climb on... kids were supposed to play there while parents shopped.. no supervision or anything...
I now live a few miles from the home of the first Meijer.. who is still alive btw... I hang out w/ an old farmer who used to deliver milk to Fred and his wife...
Heck, I was just at one today... now its just a huge business... not fun like the old original ones were.
Ken, yup I remember those cartoons... are you saying that each single cartridge was $333.00 way back then? or each complete kit of multiple different cartridges were $333.00 each?
be good to start collecting the parts I would need.. projector, cartridges, etc...
man would I be happy with a nice working one of those! Now that would be memories.. much more than any arcade game for me...
Ha.. ole Woody Woodpecker was just an instigator, to the point of being a jerk sometimes..
REmember his buddy "chilly willy" ?
kspiff
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Nowadays they call them "preview booths", they have them at most of the 24 hours video stores down here.
Er, ah... at least that is what I have been told.
Er, ah... at least that is what I have been told.
gotomass
Member
KenLayton
In Memoriam
Each complete cartridge loaded with 4 to 5 cartoons (ready-to-show) was $333 from the labs back then. We had to buy 3 complete cartridges. The lab prints the films, records the magnetic sound in sync, notches them for automatic stopping, them loads the whole works into the cartridge. The $333 is the price for a finished product ready to stick in the projector.
Lab prices back then, same as now, are very high.
Lab prices back then, same as now, are very high.
KenLayton
In Memoriam
The Fairchild "70 series" projector was used in some of these booths. The service/parts manual has been reprinted (high quality) and is available from John Craig at Craig Camera.
http://www.craigcamera.com/lit_newrep.htm
Item # 90686 Fairchild 70 Series MoviePak Projector Service Manual, reprint, 156 pages, $35.00
http://www.craigcamera.com/lit_newrep.htm
Item # 90686 Fairchild 70 Series MoviePak Projector Service Manual, reprint, 156 pages, $35.00
Yes Sears had one by me too in Wisconsin, those where the days when you could give your kid a quarter and let him watch a cartoon while you shopped and didn't have to worry about some pervert snatching themI remember Sears used to have one near the catalog checkout. Wow that brings back really old memories. Kids would beg their moms for money while they waited to pick their stuff up.
aminer1
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I remember them too, wish I could see one today. Here is one on klov
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13181
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=13181
TheBasement
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I so want one of those. My mom dropped me and my brother off at those cartoon booths whenever she went shopping. Thats what they used to use to do babysitting BITD. LOL.
SpookySpaceKook
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Cartoon booths
Hey, I remember these at the Traverse City Michigan Meijers in 1977. Also the playground area with the animal statues and a TV to watch. Pretty cool memories, loved the cartoon booths.
Hey, I remember these at the Traverse City Michigan Meijers in 1977. Also the playground area with the animal statues and a TV to watch. Pretty cool memories, loved the cartoon booths.
LyonsArcade
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Anybody ever seen the old "Scope-O-Tone" 's? Some guy I know has a ton of them (about 50 actual machines, supposedly). He showed us one, craziest thing I ever seen. It was similar to these, except it played mainly music videos from the 50's and 60's. Things like "Calendar Girl" and old 50's songs like that. He said they mainly set them up in bus stations and things back in the day, looks like a huge jukebox. There was a slightly older one he showed us too but I can't remember the name of it. The whole thing worked off backwards projection and a special endless loop film like Ken said. On these though, the films were all individual, one of them had this carriage in it where it held 20 or so of these films, all strung out, and rotated around whenever you selected which one you wanted. There was one song on there about 5 card stud, or something that was incredible. It had a little western video they had shot to go with this song, was really soemthing to see. And then some of them were things like "Gina Lolabrigia" or whatever her name was (no disrespect intended) singing Italian love songs like some scene out of an old 50's movie. Craziest thing I've ever seen.
LyonsArcade
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Here's the Neil Sadaka "Calendar Girl" Scopitone. Shot just for the video jukebox, crazy shit. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V03f74P4_o
And here's the 5 card stud one, cool as hell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlSWip_mvM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V03f74P4_o
And here's the 5 card stud one, cool as hell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlSWip_mvM
