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 ..."
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 ..."
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."
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 ..."
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 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 New Spirit
Filed under: animation,
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 HubleyStephen 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 HannaJoseph 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..."
Three Little Pigs
Filed under: animation, 1930s, U.S.A., Walt Disney Studios
Producer(s): Walt Disney
Release Date: 27/05/1933
"The story of the three little pigs with minor variations including the wolf's attempts to outsmart the pigs."
Unidentified Fiendish Object
Filed under: animation, 1960s, Hanna-Barbera Studios, U.S.A.
Producer(s): William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Release Date: 15/10/1966
"Buzz Conroy and Frankenstein Jr. face off against an evil alien and his robotic minion."
What’s Cookin’ Doc?
Filed under: animation, 1940s, Animation Series, Bob Clampett, Bugs Bunny, Color, Leon Schlesinger Studios, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, U.S.A., Warner Bros.
Producer(s): Leon Schlesinger
Release Date: 08/01/1944
What’s Opera, Doc?
Filed under: animation, 1950s, All Music, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes, Technicolor, U.S.A., Warner Bros.
Producer(s): Edward Seizer
Release Date: 06/07/1957
"In this parody of Wagner's The Ring Cycle, Elmer Fudd plays a viking endowed with a spear, magic helmet, and undying drive to kill the rabbit."