Animations

Welcome to our animation archive. Here you can find videos and information on individual cartoons. We welcome additions and corrections to our cartoon descriptions.

Mr. Crack (1910)

Filed under: animation, France

"Cohl's adaptation of the popular French operetta "Monsieur de Crac" was based on the tales of Baron Münchhausen, a German nobleman famous for his tall-tales. In this 4 min piece, Cohl uses 2-D cut out puppets and stop-motion photography to animate..."

Neighbours

Filed under: animation, 1950s, Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren, Stop Motion

Producer(s): Norman McLaren

Release Date: 01/01/1952

Neighbours (1952)

Filed under: animation, 1950s, Canada, Color, National Film Board of Canada, Norman McLaren, Pixilation

Night on Bald Mountain (1933)

Filed under: animation, Pinscreen

"The very first pinscreen animation, Night on Bald Mountain is set to Mussorsgky's work of the same name. It features an eerie play of shadows and animal forms, merging the pastoral with the terrifying monstrosity of the mountain and the witches' Sabb..."

Oswald – All Wet

Filed under: animation, 1920s, Oswald, Silent, U.S.A., Universal Studios

Producer(s): Charles Mintz, George Winkler

Release Date: 31/10/1927

"Oswald has a hotdog stand that is plagued by mice. He closes the stand to pursue Fanny romantically. After Fanny rejects Oswald's advances, he bribes a lifeguard to let him take over in order that Oswald can impress Fanny. After Fanny notices Oswald ..."

Panda! Go, Panda!

Filed under: animation, 1970s, Color, Japan, Jazz

Producer(s): Shunzo Kato

Release Date: 17/09/1972

"While her grandmother is out of town, Mimiko, a young orphan, befriends a giant panda bear and his son."

Peetrikese unenägu/Little Peeter’s Dream

Filed under: animation, Color, Estonia, Nukufilm, Stop Motion, Talinnfilm

Release Date: 1958

Permutations

Filed under: animation, 1960s, U.S.A.

Release Date: 1968

"In this early experiment with computer animation, shapes and lines move around on a dark background in rhythm with Padre Antonio Soler's Sonatas."

Pigs is Pigs

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Color, Early Sound, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, U.S.A., Warner Bros.

Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger

Release Date: 1937

"This 1937 Merrie Melodies short stereotypes pigs as gluttonous, insatiable beings whose mortal sins have explosive consequences. Piggy has a hunger that cannot be fulfilled, and much to the chagrin of his mother all he does throughout the day is fant..."

Pink Elephant Sequence in Dumbo (1941)

Filed under: animation,

Popeye the Sailor

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Popeye, U.S.A.

Producer(s): Max Fleischer

"This Popeye The Sailor cartoon features Betty Boop, as well as a live action intro featuring Popeye on the cover of a real newspaper. In this cartoon short Olive and Popeye go to the fun fare, and play games in attempt to win prizes, only to be usu..."

Popeye the Sailor: Seasin’s Greetinks!

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Dave Fleischer, Early Sound, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, Musical, Popeye, U.S.A.

Producer(s): Max Fleischer

Release Date: 17/12/1933

"Popeye and Olive Oyl go for a skate on a chilly winter day. Bluto tries to spoil their fun, but of course he's no match for Popeye and his spinach. "

Porky’s Romance

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Looney Tunes, Porky Pig, U.S.A.

Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger

Release Date: 03/04/1937

"Porky attempts to woo Petunia with flowers and candy. Though she initially spurns him, she invites him in when she sees the chocolate. Porky proposes to her, only to be cruelly rejected. He attempts to hang himself, only for the branch to break under..."

Puddle Pranks

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Celebrity Productions, U.S.A.

Producer(s): Ub Iwerks, Pat Powers

Release Date: 1930

"Flip and his sweetheart ride a cricket drawn wagon only to be pursued by a relentless stork."

Punch and Judy (1966)

Filed under: animation, Czech Republic, Krátký Film, Stop Motion

Reason and Emotion

Filed under: animation, Walt Disney

Rooty Toot Toot (1952)

Filed under: animation, 1950s, Jazz, John Hubley, Racial representation, United Productions of America (UPA)

Release Date: 1952

"This cartoon depicts with transfiguring lines and shapes a courtroom-style musical drama. Characters are called up to the stand, each telling their side of the story, flashing back to each scene punctuated by the musical script. The opening sequence ..."

Rusalochka/The Little Mermaid

Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Russia, Soyuzmultfilm

Producer(s): Fyodor Ivanov

Release Date: 1968

School Days (1932)

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Early Sound, Flip the Frog, Iwerks Studio, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks

Release Date: 14/05/1932

"School Days features Flip trying to prevent his dog from coming to school with him. His dog eventually comes all the way to school, however, wreaking havoc in the classroom by chasing a skunk in. Everyone runs from the classroom, ending school early."

Shaman

Filed under: animation, 2010s, Canada, National Film Board of Canada, Painted Animation

Producer(s): Kat Baulu

Release Date: 2017

"An Inuk shaman turns a terrifying polar bear into stone."

Shiver Me Timbers!

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, Popeye

Producer(s): Fleischer Studios

Silly Scandals

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Betty Boop, Early Sound, U.S.A.

Producer(s): Max Fleischer, Adolph Zukor

Release Date: 23/05/1931

"This cartoon marks the origin of Betty Boop (at least the name anyway, the character, or at least one with an uncanny resemblance, had appeared before). Bimbo sneaks into a vaudeville theater to see Betty perform. He is enthralled with her performanc..."

Sinkin’ In The Bathtub

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Early Sound, Leon Schlesinger Studios, Looney Tunes, U.S.A., Warner Bros.

Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger

Release Date: 19/04/1930

"Both racist and a blatant ripoff of Mickey Mouse, this is the first Looney Tunes cartoon. It follows Bosko bathing and then having an adventure on a tiny anthropomorphic train, during this he courts Honey."

Snow White (1933)

Filed under: animation, Betty Boop, Dave Fleischer, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, Musical, U.S.A.

Space Ghost: “The Heat Thing”

Filed under: animation, 1960s, Animation Series, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, Space Ghost, U.S.A.

Release Date: 10/09/1966

"Space Ghost imagines intergalactic adventures through the superhero Space Ghost and his sidekicks Jace and Jan, and their pet monkey Blip, who assist in keeping outer space free from trouble. Space Ghost was pivotal in the rising popularity of superh..."

Special Delivery

Filed under: animation, 1970s, Canada, Color, National Film Board of Canada

Producer(s): Derek Lamb

Release Date: 1978

"Ralph Phelps ignores his wife's orders to clean the snow off their porch and goes for a walk instead. His day spirals into anarchy when he returns to find the mailman on his front yard, his neck broken from slipping and falling down the stairs."

Spring Hits a Snag (1961)

Filed under: animation, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, U.S.A.

Release Date: 1961

Steamboat Willie

Filed under: animation, Early Sound, Mickey Mouse, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios

Producer(s): Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney

Release Date: 29/07/1928

"The first Mickey Mouse cartoon with synchronized sound. Disney agonized over the synchronization of sound to the animation in Steamboat Willie. The cartoon also introduces a prototypical Minnie mouse. Mickey's pretty much a jerk within the narrative ..."

Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)

Filed under: animation, 1940s, Jazz, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, Musical, U.S.A., World War 2 ( WW2 )

Swooner Crooner

Filed under: animation, 1940s, Jazz, Merrie Melodies, Porky Pig, U.S.A., Warner Bros.

The Band Concert

Filed under: animation, 1930s, All Music, Color, Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Musical, Technicolor, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios

Producer(s): Walt Disney

Release Date: 23/02/1935

"Mickey and his friends Peter Pig, Paddy Pig, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, and Goofy try to put on an outdoor concert. As they attempt to play the William Tell Overture they face many problems, chief among them Donald Duck and a pesky bee. "

The Bandmaster

Filed under: animation, 1930s, Oswald, U.S.A., Universal Studios

Producer(s): Walter Lantz

Release Date: 18/05/1931

"Oswald conducts, and then a slew of seemingly random events ensue. Although at moments narrative causality matters, for the most part spectacle drives the cartoon (for example, when objects seemingly magically transform)."

The Cartoon Factory

Filed under: animation, 1920s, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, U.S.A.

Producer(s): Max Fleischer, Alfred Weiss

Release Date: 21/02/1924

The Cobweb Hotel (1936)

Filed under: animation, Color, Dave Fleischer, Inkwell / Fleischer Studios, Max Fleischer, U.S.A.

The Flintstones: Cave Scout Jamboree

Filed under: animation, 1960s, Bill Hanna, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera, U.S.A.

Producer(s): William HannaJoseph Barbera

Release Date: 01/04/1966

"After flooding the quarry where he works, Fred is laid off work for a few days. He convinces Wilma and Betty to accompany he and Barney on a camping trip, promising them a peaceful getaway. However, when they learn that their campground is the site o..."

The Frozen North

Filed under: animation, Paul Terry, Terrytoons Animated Shorts, U.S.A.

The Grasshopper and the Ant (1954)

Filed under: animation, 1950s, Animation technology, Germany

Release Date: 1954

The Great Alligator

Filed under: animation, 1970s, Farmhouse Films, Floyd Norman

Producer(s): Janis Diamond

Release Date: 10/09/1977

The Great Bluegrass Mountain Race

Filed under: animation, 1970s, Color, Farmhouse Films, U.S.A.

Producer(s): Fred Calvert

Release Date: 12/11/1977

"This is the tenth episode of the short-lived series, I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali, Damon, and Nicky help their friend, a train engineer named Jimmy, win a race against two dishonest truckers."

The Hasher’s Delirium (1910)

Filed under: animation, France

"Emile Cohl's delightful animation explores the inebriated state of a drunken man, using a white plate to showcase the inner "deliriums" of his mind. The images mutate, transform, associate becoming more and more frightening for the man, until he burs..."

The Living Playing Cards (1905)

Filed under: animation,

The Mad Scientist

Filed under: animation, 1940s, Dave Fleischer, Max Fleischer, Superman, Technicolor, U.S.A., World War 2 ( WW2 )

Producer(s): Max FleischerAdolph Zukor

Release Date: 26/09/1941

"When a mad scientist holds Lois Lane hostage, only Superman can save her, and the rest of the city, from his diabolical plot."

The Mascot (1934)

Filed under: animation, Russia, Stop Motion

Producer(s): Gelmafilm

The New Spirit

Filed under: animation,

The Skeleton Dance

Filed under: animation, 1920s, Silly Symphonies, U.S.A., Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Studios

Producer(s): Walt Disney

Release Date: 22/08/1929

"As we hear the chimes at midnight and bats flutter from a belfry; as a hound howls at the full moon and black cats brawl on the tombstones; Through the gloom, white skeletons pass, Running and leaping in their shrouds!"

The Sliphorn King of Polaroo

Filed under: animation, Racial representation, U.S.A., Universal Studios

The Street

Filed under: animation, 1970s, Canada, Caroline Leaf, National Film Board of Canada, Painted Animation

Producer(s): Wolf Koenig

Release Date: 01/01/1976

The Tell-Tale Heart

Filed under: animation, 1950s, Technicolor, U.S.A., United Productions of America (UPA)

Producer(s): John Hubley Stephen Bosustow

Release Date: 27/12/1953

"Based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. The caretaker of an old man suffers paranoid delusions surrounding his employer's blind eye. In a fit of rage, he murders the old man and hides his body under the floorboards. Facing police inv..."

The Yogi Bear Show: Ring-a-Ding Picnic Basket

Filed under: animation, 1960s, Color, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Joe Barbera

Producer(s): William Hanna Joseph Barbera

Release Date: 1961

"Ranger Joe buys a new booby-trapped picnic basket to discourage Yogi Bear's picnic-stealing habits, but it's all for naught. However, when Yogi hears Ranger Joe talking on the phone about shooting an animal and shipping it to the zoo, he assumes that..."