It's a Living

It's a Living 1957

1

Dinky quits the cartoon business and gets a job as a spokes-duck for TV commercials.

1957

Flebus

Flebus 1957

6.00

The gregarious Flebus, whom everyone likes, grows desperate when he meets the one person who can't stand him.

1957

Signed, Sealed, and Clobbered

Signed, Sealed, and Clobbered 1958

1

One of Clint Clobber's tenants keeps a seal in his flat. After discovering the seal, Clint goes mad. He then tells his tenant he can't keep Alvin (the seal) because no animals are allowed. A man looking for a circus act visits the tenant, and is not highly impressed by the seal, until Clint chases Alvin. The man then wants to sign the seal and Clint as a "clown with seal" act. Alvin doesn't want to work with Clint and she moves to another flat with its owner. Clint is upset, because he thinks he could have been a "clown superstar".

1958

The Bird Tower

The Bird Tower 1941

1

A Terrytoons cartoon released 28 November 1941.

1941

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood 1946

4.20

Re-enactment of the famous May 31, 1889 Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood where the dam broke and flooded out an entire town! In this version, the town is occupied by mice and dogs. But Mighty Mouse comes to the rescue after drinking a bottle of "Atomic Energy." He reverses the flood waters and puts everything back where it was. And in this cartoon, he uses magic lightning bolts coming off his hands like Merlin the Magician!

1946

How Wet Was My Ocean

How Wet Was My Ocean 1940

1

A timid pig tries to go swimming at the beach, but somehow he keeps getting tangled up with Sourpuss's fishing line.

1940

Don't Spill the Beans

Don't Spill the Beans 1965

1

A combination of the stories of "Cinderella" with "Jack and the Beanstalk," in which Sad Cat beats his two "dear, mean brothers" up the giant beanstalk. Sad Cat's two brothers poke fun at him for being so dumb. He goes into the business of selling magic beans.

1965

Doing Their Bit

Doing Their Bit 1942

8.00

Nancy and Sluggo do their bit for the USO.

1942

The Hay Ride

The Hay Ride 1937

1

A Terrytoons cartoon released 2 April 1937.

1937

The Three Bears

The Three Bears 1939

7.20

A singing, jitterbugging Goldilocks goes through her paces with the grizzly trio, but when a bear hunter gets into the house, she joins with them to fight and eventually tie him up.

1939

The Juggler of Our Lady

The Juggler of Our Lady 1957

6.50

Medieval times. A juggler has little success making a living; he puts on a hair shirt and becomes an ascetic, but attracts only other ascetics. Finally, in desperation, he becomes a monk. He visits the other monks, who all glorify the Lady with their skills: cooking, painting, sculpture, etc. He tries helping them, but botches it. A festival is held for the Lady, and each of the monks offers his gift, but the juggler has nothing. Frustrated, he juggles for her, all night, alone.

1957

Gag Buster

Gag Buster 1957

1

In this Cinemascope Terrytoon, Spoofy is a zany little fox that comes to life on the animator's drawing board and subdues a western gunslinger with trick props and gadgets.

1957

Dress Reversal

Dress Reversal 1965

1

This series followed the exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends.

1965

The Sultan's Birthday

The Sultan's Birthday 1944

6.00

Mighty Mouse rescues a Sultan and all his palace residents from an attack by evil cats on flying carpets.

1944

The Mouse of Tomorrow

The Mouse of Tomorrow 1942

6.70

The origin story of Super Mouse (later changed to "Mighty Mouse").

1942

Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl

Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl 1932

2.00

The Farmer is abducted by a capering Jungle Goddess. As pre-Code as a Terrytoon ever got. Most animation is by Frank Moser; with him are Art Babbitt, Jerry Shields, Bill Tytla and others.

1932

He Dood It Again

He Dood It Again 1943

5.00

Mighty Mouse animated short, although here he is still called Super Mouse. Saul's Lunch Wagon is quiet during the day. At night, all the mice hold a jitterbug dance party! Super Mouse battles a gang of pesky cats who are trying to eat the mice who hang out after hours in the diner. A sequence with hot jazz music is featured as the mice swing and dance to the beat.

1943

The Lion and the Mouse

The Lion and the Mouse 1943

1

This is actually a "Super Mouse" cartoon. The character was not known as "Mighty Mouse" until The Wreck of the Hesperus. In the altered-for-TV version, however, he is "Mighty Mouse."

1943