Cartoon: Foney Fables (Merrie Melodies), 1942
Foney Fables is a cartoon from the Merrie Melodies series made in 1942 by Friz Freleng, diverting several tales and fables. Original: 1 August 1942
Cartoon: Nightmare, 1957 – Colonel Bleep
Colonel Bleep is a 1957 American science fiction animated TV series which was the first color cartoon series made for television. It was created and written by Robert D. Buchanan and Jack Schleh on June 8, 1956, and was animated by Soundac, Inc. of Miami. The show was originally syndicated on September 21, 1957, as a segment on Uncle Bill’s… Read more →
Cartoon: Flip Flap, 1948 – Noveltoons
“Flip Flap” is an American animated cartoon part of the series Noveltoons directed by Isadore Sparber, written by Bee Lewi, Mickey Klar Marks, Joe Stultz, and Larry Riley, and produced by Famous Studios. Only Noveltoon produced in Polacolor.
Cartoon: Pigs in a Polka, 1943
Pigs in a Polka is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated cartoon short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 6, 1943. The film is a parody of two Walt Disney Productions films: 1933’s Three Little Pigs and 1940’s Fantasia. The familiar story of The Three Little Pigs is set in this film to several of… Read more →
Cartoon: Cheese Burglar, 1946 (Noveltoons)
“Cheese Burglar” is an American traditional animated short film part of the Noveltoons series directed by Isadore Sparber, written by Carl Meyer and Joe Stultz, and produced from Famous Studios. It stars Herman the Mouse.
Cartoon: The Vexin’ Texan, 1960 starring Bucky and Pepito
Bucky and Pepito is a 1959 Western-themed animated television series produced by Sam Singer. The series is about two young boys. Bucky is an imaginative American child who wears a cowboy hat, and his Mexican friend Pepito is an inventor. Pepito’s depiction has been criticized as conforming to racist stereotypes.
Cartoon: Saps in Chaps, 1942 – Looney Tunes
“Saps in Chaps” is an American traditional animated short film It’s part of the Looney Tunes series directed by Friz Freleng, written by Dave Monahan, and produced by Leon Schlesinger.
Private Snafu: Target Snafu, 1944
Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and to improve troop morale. Primarily, they demonstrate the… Read more →
Cartoon: The Dover Boys at Pimento University, 1942
The Dover Boys at Pimento University; or, The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (also known as The Dover Boys) is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on September 19, 1942. The cartoon is a parody of the Rover Boys, a popular juvenile fiction book series of the early 20th century. It is… Read more →
Cartoon: Eatin’ on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner, 1942
“Eatin’ on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner” is an American live-action and traditional animated short film part of the Looney Tunes series directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and produced by Leon Schlesinger for his producion company (later known as Warner Bros. Cartoons from 1944 until 1969). It was released in black-and-white to theatres… Read more →
