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Created in 1948 by the animation team of Jay Ward and Alex Anderson, Dudley Do-Right made his first official appearance on "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" in 1961. The character of Dudley Do-Right was a well-intentioned but often incompetent Canadian Mountie whose character was inspired by old silent films and the stereotypical characters they portrayed.

Alexander Anderson Jr., a pioneer television cartoonist who created the landmark duo of Crusader Rabbit and Rags the Tiger and two of TV's most enduring characters, Rocky and Bullwinkle, has died. He was 90. [...] The nephew of Paul Terry, whose Terrytoons cartoons included "Mighty Mouse" and "Heckle and Jeckle," the Berkeley-born Anderson had apprenticed at his uncle's studio in New Rochelle, N.Y., as a young man before serving in World War II and returned to work there after the war. [...] Anderson then teamed up with his childhood friend and former UC Berkeley fraternity brother Jay Ward, who had...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Caterpillar and the Walt Disney Co. settled a trademark infringement lawsuit Thursday that claimed a direct-to-DVD comedy released last year taints the heavy equipment maker's image. Terms of the settlement were not revealed in a brief order approved by a federal judge. Caterpillar and Disney, which have been partners in other business projects, issued statements saying the deal was "amicable." Spokesmen for both companies declined further comment. The Peoria, Ill.-based manufacturer sued last fall, alleging that the live-animated sequel "George of the Jungle 2" tarnished Caterpillar's reputation because its trademark yellow earth-moving equipment is linked to...

<p>Father Geek here with some tragic uncool news... Long time animator "Tex" Henson has died... I've met TEX many times over the years, listened to his tall-tales for days gone-by in the animation biz, watched as he drew various comic characters for my kids (Harry and Dannie)... he was a great, fun guy full of history and laughs... and a good friend who never turned his back on the fans. As I flip thru my stack of his art that he gave me over the last 30 years I can't help but shed a tear, not only for "TEX", but for the industry he was soooo much a part of... its changed so much...</p>