Noveltoons
Noveltoons | |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | November 26, 1943 – June 1, 1967 |
Running time | 6–10 minutes (one reel) |
Country | United States |
Language | English (usually) |
Noveltoons is a series of cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios from 1943 to the end of the studio during 1967.[1] The series was known for bringing to life characters from Harvey Comics, such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Wendy the Good Little Witch, Herman and Katnip, Little Audrey, and Baby Huey. All shorts from Baby Huey and Little Audrey are included. It was the successor to the series Color Classics produced by Fleischer Studios. Several Noveltoons feature characters which originated in Color Classics. This series was also similar to the two series from Warner Bros., Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in that it features several recurring characters with one general title.
In 1956, Paramount sold all of the pre-October 1950 Noveltoons (ending with Saved by the Bell) to television distributor U.M. & M. TV Corporation. Shortly afterward UM&M's assets were acquired by National Telefilm Associates. In the 1980s NTA changed its name to Republic Pictures, and after a brief period of ownership by Spelling Entertainment in 1994, was acquired by Paramount's parent company Viacom, which placed the cartoons back in Paramount's control (Republic Pictures has been renamed Melange Pictures since 2013).
Later in 1962, Paramount sold the Post-Oct 1950 to pre-March 1962 Noveltoons (beginning with Mice Meeting You and ending with T.V. or No T.V.) to Harvey Comics, which was in turn purchased by Classic Media in 2001. Classic Media was purchased by DreamWorks Animation in 2012 (and briefly renamed it DreamWorks Classics), who in 2016 was purchased by Comcast's NBCUniversal and currently distributed by Universal Pictures.
Paramount Pictures continues to own the post-March 1962 Noveltoons.
Filmography[]
1940s[]
# | Title | Original release date | Reissue release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Characters | Lyrics | Narration | Music | Notes | Video if in the public domain |
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1 | No Mutton fer Nuttin' | November 26, 1943 | Dan Gordon (uncredited) | Dave Tendlar John Walworth |
Carl Meyer | Blackie and Wolfie | Sammy Timberg | First Noveltoon cartoon, only Noveltoon recorded with Western Electric Sound in Miami, Florida, and first appearances of Blackie the Lamb and Wolfie Wolf. Only cartoon directed by Dan Gordon. | |||||
2 | The Henpecked Rooster | February 18, 1944 | Seymour Kneitel | Orestes Calpini Reuben Grossman |
Jack Ward Jack Mercer |
Herman, Henry | Winston Sharples | First appearances of Herman, Henry, and Bertha. First cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel. First Noveltoon cartoon with directorial credit, and first Noveltoon recorded with RCA Sound System in New York City. | |||||
3 | Cilly Goose | March 24, 1944 | March 10, 1950 | Graham Place Abner Kneitel |
Joe Stultz | First Noveltoon series short where the solo character speaks. Copyright renewed in 1972.[2] | |||||||
4 | Suddenly It's Spring | April 28, 1944 | December 2, 1949 | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer |
Raggedy Ann | First sequel to the 1941 Max Fleischer Color Classic cartoon, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941). | |||||||
5 | Yankee Doodle Donkey | October 27, 1944 | May 5, 1950 | I. Sparber | Nick Tafuri Tom Golden |
Jack Mercer Jack Ward |
Spunky | Sammy Timberg | Featuring Spunky, an alumnus from the Color Classics series produced by Fleischer Studios. First cartoon directed by Izzy Sparber. | ||||
6 | Gabriel Churchkitten | December 15, 1944 | Seymour Kneitel | Graham Place Lou Zukor George Cannata Joe Oriolo |
Robert Little | Winston Sharples | Based on three books by Margot Austin. Copyright renewed in 1971.[3] | ||||||
7 | When G.I Johnny Comes Home | February 2, 1945 | Al Eugster Otto Feuer |
Jack Ward Bill Turner |
First use of the Bouncing Ball in an animated cartoon since 1938 | ||||||||
8 | Scrappily Married | March 30, 1945 | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer |
Carl Meyer Jack Ward |
Anton Loeb | Herman, Henry | Scrappily Married | ||||||
9 | A Lamb in a Jam | May 4, 1945 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar John Gentillela |
Joe Stultz Carl Meyer |
Blackie and Wolfie | A Lamb in a Jam | ||||||
10 | A Self-Made Mongrel | June 29, 1945 | Dave Tendlar John Walworth |
Carl Meyer | Dog Face | First appearance of Dog Face. | |||||||
11 | The Friendly Ghost | November 16, 1945 | October 1, 1954 | I. Sparber | Nick Tafuri John Walworth Tom Golden |
Bill Turner Otto Messmer |
Shane Miller | Casper the Friendly Ghost | Frank Gallop | First appearance of Casper the Friendly Ghost, and also his first short in the Noveltoons series, and the only short based on the 1939 book of the same name. | |||
12 | Cheese Burglar | February 22, 1946 | October 2, 1953 | Jim Tyer Ben Solomon William Henning |
Carl Meyer Joe Stultz |
Herman | Clips of the episode were featured on the 2013 Brooklyn Puppet Conspiracy reboot of The Fuzz | Cheese Burglar | |||||
13 | Old MacDonald Had a Farm | June 7, 1946 | Seymour Kneitel | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer |
Bill Turner Otto Messmer |
Robert Little | A sing-a-long with the Bouncing Ball. | ||||||
14 | Sheep Shape | June 28, 1946 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar John Gentilella |
Joe Stultz | Blackie and Wolfie | |||||||
15 | The Goal Rush | September 27, 1946 | Dave Tendlar George Germanetti |
I. Klein Jack Ward |
Robert Little | Ward Wilson | A sing-a-long with the Bouncing Ball. | ||||||
16 | Spree for All | October 4, 1946 | Seymour Kneitel | Jim Tyer William Henning |
Bill Turner Otto Messmer |
Snuffy Smith | Featuring Snuffy Smith from the comic strip Barney Google and Snuffy Smith. Previously considered a lost cartoon, and can currently only in black and white format with French subtitles. Only Noveltoon produced in Cinecolor. | ||||||
17 | Sudden Fried Chicken | October 18, 1946 | October 1, 1954 | Bill Tytla | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer |
Carl Meyer Jack Ward |
Herman and Henry | This cartoon appeared in Smart House. First cartoon directed by Bill Tytla. | |||||
18 | The Stupidstitious Cat | April 25, 1947 | October 2, 1953 | Seymour Kneitel | Graham Place John Walworth |
Carl Meyer Jack Ward |
Anton Loeb | Buzzy the Crow | First appearance of Buzzy the Crow. | The Stupidstitious Cat | |||
19 | The Enchanted Square | May 9, 1947 | October 2, 1953 | Orestes Calpini Al Eugster |
Shane Miller Orestes Calpini |
Shane Miller | Raggedy Ann | Second and final sequel to the 1941 Max Fleischer Color Classic cartoon, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941) | |||||
20 | Madhattan Island | June 27, 1947 | I. Klein | Robert Little | Kenneth Roberts | A sing-a-long with the Bouncing Ball, first Noveltoon without animation credits. | |||||||
21 | Much Ado About Mutton | July 25, 1947 | October 2, 1953 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
Joe Stultz Carl Meyer |
Anton Loeb | Blackie and Wolfie | Last appearance of Blackie the Lamb in the Noveltoon series. He would later appear in the Screen Song The Circus Comes to Clown. | Much Ado About Mutton | |||
22 | The Wee Men | August 8, 1947 | October 2, 1953 | Bill Tytla | Al Eugster Steve Muffatti George Germanetti |
Ewald Ludwig I. Klein Jack Ward |
Robert Little | Buddy Kaye Dick Manning |
The Wee Men | ||||
23 | The Mild West | August 22, 1947 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson George Germanetti |
Bill Turner Larry Riley |
Anton Loeb | A sing-a-long with the Bouncing Ball. | ||||||
24 | Naughty but Mice | October 10, 1947 | Dave Tendlar Al Eugster |
Bill Turner Larry Riley |
Robert Owen | Herman | Naughty but Mice | ||||||
25 | Santa's Surprise | December 7, 1947 | October 1, 1954 | Myron Waldman Wm.B. Pattengill |
Larz Bourne | Robert Little | Little Audrey | Buddy Kaye | First appearance of Little Audrey and also her first short in the Noveltoon series. | ||||
26 | Cat O' Nine Ails | January 9, 1948 | A lost cartoon. Only known print stored at UCLA Film and Television Archive. | ||||||||||
27 | Flip Flap | February 13, 1948 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Wm.B. Pattengill |
Bee Lewi Mickey Klar Marks Joe Stultz Larry Riley |
Robert Little | Ken Roberts (uncredited) | Only Noveltoon produced in Polacolor. | |||||
28 | We're in the Honey | March 19, 1948 | October 1, 1954 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
I. Klein Jack Mercer |
Anton Loeb | Buddy Kaye | |||||
29 | The Bored Cuckoo | April 9, 1948 | October 1, 1954 | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
Bunny Gough Bill Turner Larry Riley |
Robert Connavale | |||||||
30 | There's Good Boos Tonight | April 23, 1948 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Morey Reden Nick Tafuri |
Bill Turner Larry Riley |
Anton Loeb | Casper the Friendly Ghost | Frank Gallop | Second appearance of Casper in the Noveltoon series | ||||
31 | The Land of the Lost | May 7, 1948 | Myron Waldman Nick Tafuri |
Isabel Manning Hewson (original)
Larz Bourne |
Anton Loeb | First of three animated shorts based on the then-popular children's fantasy adventure radio series of the same name. | |||||||
32 | Butterscotch and Soda | June 4, 1948 | October 1, 1954 | Seymour Kneitel | Al Eugster Bill Hudson Irving Spector |
Larz Bourne Bill Turner |
Robert Owen | Little Audrey | Buddy Kaye | ||||
33 | The Mite Makes Right | October 15, 1948 | September 30, 1955 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
I. Klein | Anton Loeb | ||||||
34 | Hector's Hectic Life | November 19, 1948 | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
Joe Stultz Larry Riley |
Robert Connavale | Hector | Hector's Hectic Life | ||||||
35 | The Old Shell Game | December 17, 1948 | September 30, 1955 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
Joe Stultz Larry Riley |
Robert Connavale | The Old Shell Game | |||||
36 | The Little Cut-Up | January 21, 1949 | September 30, 1955 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman George Whittier |
I. Klein M. Marks |
Anton Loeb | ||||||
37 | Hep Cat Symphony | February 4, 1949 | September 30, 1955 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Marty Taras |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Tom Ford | ||||||
38 | The Lost Dream | March 18, 1949 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Harvey Patterson |
Steve Muffatti Bill Turner Larz Bourne |
Shane Miller | Little Audrey | ||||||
39 | Little Red School Mouse | April 15, 1949 | I. Sparber | Tom Johnson John Gentilella |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Connavale | |||||||
40 | A Haunting We Will Go | May 13, 1949 | Seymour Kneitel | Myron Waldman Irving Dressler |
Larz Bourne | Anton Loeb | Casper the Friendly Ghost | Frank Gallop | Last appearance of Casper in the Noveltoons series, before the character was given his own series. | ||||
41 | A Mutt in a Rutt | May 27, 1949 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Little | Dog Face | ||||||
42 | Campus Capers | July 1, 1949 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Connavale | Herman | ||||||
43 | Leprechaun's Gold | October 14, 1949 | September 30, 1955 | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
I. Klein | Robert Little | Sequel to The Wee Men (1947). | Leprechaun's Gold | |||||
44 | The Song of the Birds | October 14, 1949 | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
Bill Turner Larry Riley |
Robert Little | Little Audrey | Short is a semi-remake/reused plot of the 1934 Max Fleischer Color Classic cartoon, The Song of the Birds (1934); featuring Little Audrey. |
1950s[]
# | Title | Original release date | Reissue release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Characters | Music | Notes | Video if in the public domain |
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45 | The Land of the Lost Jewels | January 6, 1950 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Gordon Whittier |
Isabel Manning Hewson (original)
Bill Turner |
Anton Loeb | Winston Sharples | Second of three animated shorts based on the then-popular children's fantasy adventure radio series, Land of the Lost. | |||
46 | Quack-a-Doodle-Doo | March 3, 1950 | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer Martin Taras |
Robert Connavale | Baby Huey | First appearance of Baby Huey. | ||||
47 | Teacher's Pest | March 31, 1950 | September 30, 1955 | Myron Waldman Gordon Whittier |
I. Klein | Tom Ford | Junior | ||||
48 | Tarts and Flowers | May 26, 1950 | September 30, 1955 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
Bill Turner Larry Riley |
Robert Little | Little Audrey | |||
49 | Ups an' Downs Derby | June 9, 1950 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Tom Ford | Lightning | Ups an' Downs Derby | |||
50 | Pleased to Eat You | July 21, 1950 | September 30, 1955 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Wm.B Pattengill |
Larz Bourne | Anton Loeb | The Hungry Lion | |||
51 | Goofy Goofy Gander | August 18, 1950 | September 30, 1955 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
I. Klein | Anton Loeb | Little Audrey | |||
52 | Saved By the Bell | September 15, 1950 | September 30, 1955 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Morey Reden |
Larz Bourne | Tom Ford | Herman | Last Noveltoon in the UM&M Package. | ||
53 | The Voice of the Turkey | November 3, 1950 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti |
Larz Bourne | Tom Ford | First Noveltoon in the Harveytoon package. First appearances of Timothy the Turkey and the farmer. Final cartoon directed by Bill Tytla. | ||||
54 | Mice Meeting You | November 24, 1950 | September 21, 1956 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Jack Mercer Carl Meyer |
Herman | First appearance of Katnip. | |||
55 | Sock-a-Bye Kitty | December 22, 1950 | September 21, 1956 | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Buzzy | |||||
56 | One Quack Mind | January 12, 1951 | September 21, 1956 | I. Sparber | Steve Muffati George Germanetti |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Baby Huey | ||||
57 | Mice Paradise | March 9, 1951 | September 21, 1956 | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Tom Ford | Herman | ||||
58 | Hold the Lion, Please | April 13, 1951 | September 28, 1956 | Steve Muffatti George Germanetti |
I. Klein | Robert Owen | Little Audrey | ||||
59 | The Land of the Lost Watches | May 4, 1951 | September 28, 1956 | Seymour Kneitel | Steve Muffatti George Germanetti |
Isabel Manning Hewson (original)
I. Klein |
Tom Ford | Third and final animated short based on the then-popular children's fantasy adventure radio series, Land of the Lost. | |||
60 | As The Crow Lies | June 1, 1951 | September 28, 1956 | Dave Tendlar Morey Reden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Buzzy | ||||
61 | Slip Us Some Redskin | July 6, 1951 | September 28, 1956 | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Irving Spector | Tom Ford | |||||
62 | Party Smarty | August 3, 1951 | Dave Tendlar Morey Reden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Baby Huey | |||||
63 | Cat-Choo | October 12, 1951 | September 13, 1957 | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Tom Ford | Buzzy and Katnip | ||||
64 | Audrey the Rainmaker | October 26, 1951 | September 13, 1957 | I. Sparber | Steve Muffatti Bill Hudson |
I. Klein | Tom Ford | Little Audrey | |||
65 | Cat Tamale | November 9, 1951 | September 13, 1957 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
I. Klein | Robert Little | Herman and Katnip | |||
66 | By Leaps and Hounds | December 14, 1951 | September 13, 1957 | I. Sparber | Tom Johnson John Gentilella |
Irving Spector | Robert Connavale | Herbert | |||
67 | Scout Fellow | December 14, 1951 | September 13, 1957 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Baby Huey | |||
68 | Cat Carson Rides Again | April 4, 1952 | September 13, 1957 | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Anton Loeb | Herman and Katnip | Final appearance of Herman in the Noveltoon series, before he and Katnip were given their own series | |||
69 | The Awful Tooth | May 2, 1952 | September 13, 1957 | Al Eugster George Rufle |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Buzzy and Katnip | ||||
70 | Law and Audrey | May 23, 1952 | September 13, 1957 | I. Sparber | Steve Muffatti Morey Reden |
I. Klein | Little Audrey | ||||
71 | City Kitty | July 18, 1952 | September 13, 1957 | Al Eugster George Germanetti |
I. Klein | Anton Loeb | Katnip | ||||
72 | Clown on the Farm | August 22, 1952 | September 13, 1957 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Connavale | Baby Huey | |||
73 | The Case of the Cockeyed Canary | December 19, 1952 | September 12, 1958 | Steve Muffati Morey Reden |
I. Klein | Little Audrey | |||||
74 | Feast and Furious | December 26, 1952 | September 12, 1958 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Gordon Whittier |
Larz Bourne | Robert Owen | Finny | |||
75 | Starting from Hatch | March 6, 1953 | September 19, 1958 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Thomas Moore |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Anton Loeb | Baby Huey | |||
76 | Winner by a Hare | April 17, 1953 | September 19, 1958 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Tom Golden |
Irving Spector | John Zago | Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare | First appearances of Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare. | ||
77 | Better Bait Than Never | June 5, 1953 | September 11, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Irving Spector | Jack Henegan | Buzzy and Katnip | |||
78 | Surf Bored | July 17, 1953 | September 11, 1959 | I. Sparber | Steve Muffatti Morey Reden |
Larz Bourne | Robert Connavale | Little Audrey | |||
79 | Huey's Ducky Daddy | November 20, 1953 | September 11, 1959 | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden |
I. Klein | Anton Loeb | Baby Huey | ||||
80 | The Seapreme Court | January 29, 1954 | September 11, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Golden Morey Reden |
Larz Bourne | Robert Owen | Little Audrey | Public domain after the failure of renewal. | ||
81 | Crazytown | February 6, 1954 | September 18, 1959 | I. Sparber | Al Eugster Wm.B. Pattengil |
I. Klein | Robert Little | Public domain after the failure of renewal. | Crazytown | ||
82 | Hair Today Gone Tomorrow | April 16, 1954 | September 18, 1959 | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras |
Irving Spector | Joseph Dommerque | Katnip | Final appearance of Katnip in the Noveltoon series. | |||
83 | Candy Cabaret | June 11, 1954 | Dave Tendlar | Martin Taras Thomas Moore |
I. Klein | Robert Little | A sing-a-long with the Bouncing Ball. | ||||
84 | The Oily Bird | July 30, 1954 | September 1960 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Gordon Whittier |
Larz Bourne | John Zago | Inchy | |||
85 | Fido Beta Kappa | October 29, 1954 | September 1960 | Al Eugster George Germanetti |
Irving Spector | Robert Little | Martin Kanine | ||||
86 | No Ifs, Ands, or Butts | December 17, 1954 | September 1960 | Dave Tendlar Thomas Moore |
Irving Spector | Robert Connavale | Buzzy | Only appearance of Katsy in the Noveltoon series. | |||
87 | Dizzy Dishes | February 4, 1955 | Tom Golden Bill Hudson |
I. Klein | Anton Loeb | Little Audrey | |||||
88 | Git Along Little Ducky | March 25, 1955 | Dave Tendlar | Martin Taras Thomas Moore |
Larz Bourne | Robert Connavale | Baby Huey | ||||
89 | News Hound | June 10, 1955 | I. Sparber | Al Eugster George Germanetti |
Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Snapper | ||||
90 | Poop Goes the Weasel | July 8, 1955 | Dave Tendlar | Martin Taras Thomas Moore |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
John Zago | Waxey Weasel and Wishbone | ||||
91 | Rabbit Punch | September 30, 1955 | Bill Hudson Thomas Moore |
Larz Bourne | Robert Little | Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare | Final Noveltoon to feature the Jack-in-the-box opening titles and Sammy Timberg's opening fanfare. | ||||
92 | Lil' Audrey Riding Hood | October 14, 1955 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Golden Thomas Moore |
Larz Bourne | Robert Connavale | Little Audrey | First Noveltoon to feature the updated title design and opening fanfare. | |||
93 | Kitty Cornered | December 30, 1955 | Dave Tendlar | Martin Taras Thomas Moore |
Larz Bourne | Robert Connavale | Kitty Kuddles | ||||
94 | Sleuth But Sure | March 23, 1956 | Morey Reden Martin Taras |
I. Klein | Robert Little | Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare | |||||
95 | Swab the Duck | May 11, 1956 | Morey Reden Martin Taras |
Carl Meyer | Anton Loeb | Baby Huey | |||||
96 | Pedro and Lorenzo | July 13, 1956 | Morey Reden Martin Taras |
I. Klein | Robert Little | ||||||
97 | Sir Irving and Jeames | October 19, 1956 | Seymour Kneitel | Al Eugster Wm. B. Pattengill |
Irving Spector | ||||||
98 | Lion in the Roar | December 21, 1956 | Al Eugster Wm. B. Pattengill |
Larz Bourne | |||||||
99 | Pest Pupil | January 25, 1957 | Dave Tendlar | Morey Reden George Germanetti |
Carl Meyer | Robert Owen | Baby Huey | Public domain after the failure of renewal. | |||
100 | Fishing Tackler | March 29, 1957 | I. Sparber | Tom Golden<Bill Hudson | I. Klein | Little Audrey | |||||
101 | Mr. Money Gags | June 7, 1957 | Al Eugster Wm.B Pattengill |
Carl Meyer | Robert Owen | Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare | Final appearances of Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare. | ||||
102 | L'Amour the Merrier | July 5, 1957 | Seymour Kneitel | Al Eugster Dante Barbetta Nick Tafuri Wm.B. Pattengill |
Irving Spector | Hector | |||||
103 | Possum Pearl | September 20, 1957 | Tom Johnson Frank Endres |
Jack Mercer | John Zago | Possum Pearl | Featuring Possum Pearl, a character spun off from the Popeye the Sailor short, Hill-billing and Cooing. | ||||
104 | Jumping with Toy | October 4, 1957 | Dave Tendlar | Wm.B Pattengill | Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Baby Huey | ||||
105 | Jolly the Clown | October 25, 1957 | Seymour Kneitel | Al Eugster Wm.B. Pattengill |
Carl Meyer | ||||||
106 | Cock-a-Doodle Dino | December 6, 1957 | I. Sparber | Tom Golden | Larz Bourne | ||||||
107 | Dante Dreamer | January 3, 1958 | Al Eugster Dante Barbetta |
Jack Mercer | John Zago | ||||||
108 | Sportickles | February 14, 1958 | Seymour Kneitel | Robert Little | |||||||
109 | Grateful Gus | March 7, 1958 | Dave Tendlar | Nick Tafuri Chuck Harriton |
Irving Spector | Final cartoon directed by Dave Tendlar. | |||||
110 | Finnegan's Flea | April 4, 1958 | I. Sparber | Tom Johnson Wm.B. Pattengill |
Irving Spector | ||||||
111 | Okey Dokey Donkey | May 16, 1958 | Al Eugster Dante Barbetta |
Jack Mercer | John Zago | Spunky | Featuring Spunky, from the Hunky and Spunky cartoon sub-series of Max Fleischer's Color Classics | ||||
112 | Chew Chew Baby | August 15, 1958 | Tom Johnson Frank Endres |
Irving Spector | Robert Owens | ||||||
113 | Travelaffs | August 22, 1958 | Al Eugster | Final cartoon directed by I. Sparber. | |||||||
114 | Stork Raving Mad | October 3, 1958 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Wm.B Pattengill |
Carl Meyer | Robert Owen | |||||
115 | Dawg Gawn | December 12, 1958 | Tom Johnson Nick Tafuri |
Carl Meyer | Robert Owen | Little Audrey | Last appearance of Little Audrey | ||||
119 | The Animal Fair | January 30, 1959 | Robert Little | ||||||||
120 | Hound About | April 10, 1959 | Tom Johnson Frank Endres |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
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121 | Huey's Father's Day | May 8, 1959 | Tom Johnson Wm.B. Pattengill |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Baby Huey | Final appearance of Baby Huey. | |||||
122 | Out of This Whirl | November 13, 1959 | Tom Johnson Wm.B. Pattengill |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Final Noveltoon in the original Harveytoons package. All pre-March 1962 Paramount cartoons would be sold to Harvey in 1962. |
1960s[]
# | Title | Original release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Characters | Music | Notes |
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123 | Be Mice to Cats | January 15, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Wm.B. Pattengill |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Winston Sharples | |||
124 | Monkey Doodles | April 1960 | Nick Tafuri Morey Reden |
Irving Dressler | |||||
125 | Peck Your Own Home | May 1960 | Tom Johnson Jack Ehret |
Irving Dressler | |||||
126 | Silly Science | May 1960 | I. Klein Irving Dressler |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
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127 | Counter Attack | July 1960 | Wm.B. Pattengill Jack Ehret |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Skit and Skat | A sequel to this short was produced and was entitled The Planet Mouseola (1960). | |||
128 | Turning the Fables | August 1960 | Irving Spector Wm.B. Pattengill |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Mortimer Tortoise and The Hare | ||||
129 | Fine Feathered Friend | September 1960 | Tom Johnson | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
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130 | The Planet Mouseola | October 1960 | Myron Waldman Jack Ehret |
I. Klein | Skit and Skat | A sequel to Counter Attack (1960) | |||
132 | Northern Mites | November 1960 | Nick Tafuri Wm.B. Pattengill |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
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133 | Miceniks | December 1960 | Tom Johnson William Henning |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
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134 | The Lion's Busy | February 1961 | Martin Taras Al Pross |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Sir Reginald Tweedledum IV | Final Noveltoon sold to Harvey Comics. | |||
135 | Hound About That | April 1961 | Martin Taras Al Pross |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Harry Hound | ||||
136 | Alvin's Solo Flight | April 1961 | Nick Tafuri I. Klein |
John Stanley | Little Lulu | ||||
137 | Goodie the Gremlin | April 1961 | Martin Taras Jim Logan |
Irving Dressler | Goodie the Gremlin | ||||
138 | Trick or Tree | July 1961 | Morey Reden John Gentilella |
Irving Dressler | |||||
139 | Cape Kidnaveral | August 1961 | Myron Waldman | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
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140 | Turtle Scoop | October 1961 | Nick Tafuri George Germanetti Sam Stimson |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Mortimer Tortoise and the Hare | ||||
141 | Kozmo Goes to School | November 1961 | Nick Tafuri Jack Ehret Sam Stimson |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Kozmo the Space Kid | ||||
142 | Good and Guilty | February 1962 | Morey Reden George Germanetti Wm.B. Pattengill |
I. Klein | Goody the Gremlin | ||||
143 | T.V or No T.V | March 1962 | Irving Spector George Germanetti I. Klein |
Ralph and Percy | |||||
144 | Yule Laff | October 1962 | Martin Taras George Germanetti Jim Logan |
I. Klein | Goodie the Gremlin | Santa Claus' second Noveltoon appearance following from Santa's Surprise (1947). | |||
145 | It's For the Birdies | November 1962 | Nick Tafuri Dante Barbetta Larry Silverman |
Irving Dressler | Grumble Cogwell | ||||
146 | Fiddlin' Around | December 1962 | Nick Tafuri John Gentilella I. Klein |
I. Klein | |||||
147 | Good Snooze Tonight | February 1963 | Martin Taras John Gentilella Jim Logan |
Irving Dressler | |||||
148 | A Sight for Squaw Eyes | March 1963 | Morey Reden George Germanetti Larry Silverman |
Hip Chick | |||||
149 | Gramps to the Rescue | September 1963 | Morey Reden | Jack Mercer I. Klein |
Hip Chick | ||||
150 | Hobo's Holiday | September 1963 | Morey Reden | Morey Reden | Robert Little | Final Bouncing Ball sing-a-long produced by Paramount Cartoon Studios, ending an on-again-off-again run that lasted nearly 40 years dating to the studio's origins as Inkwell Studios. | |||
152 | Hound for Pound | October 1963 | Nick Tafuri Jim Logan Larry Silverman |
Jack Mercer | |||||
153 | The Sheepish Wolf | November 1963 | Nick Tafuri | Irv Dressler | |||||
154 | Hiccup Hound | November 1963 | Wm.B. Pattengill | Irv Dressler Jack Mercer |
Goodie the Gremlin | Final appearance of Goodie the Gremlin. | |||
155 | Ollie the Owl | December 1963 | |||||||
156 | Whiz Quiz Kid | February 1964 | Jack Mercer Irv Dressler |
Final cartoon released in Seymour Kneitel's lifetime. | |||||
157 | Laddy and his Lamp | September 1964 | Martin Taras | Tony Peters | Robert Little | Laddy and the Genie | Final cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel. | ||
158 | A Tiger's Tail | October 1964 | Martin Taras | Tony Peters | Laddy and the Genie | ||||
159 | Homer on the Range | November 1964 | Howard Post | Wm.B. Pattengill | Howard Post | Robert Little | First Noveltoon directed by Howard Post. | ||
160 | The Story of George Washington | February 1965 | Jack Mendelsohn | Al Eugster | Jack Mendelsohn | Jacky | |||
161 | A Leak in the Dike | March 1965 | Martin Taras | ||||||
162 | Tally-Hokum | October 1965 | Howard Post | Eli Bauer | Hangdog and Moxie Foxie | ||||
163 | Horning In | November 1965 | Morey Reden | Howard Post | King Artie | ||||
164 | Op, Pop, Wham. and Bop | January 1966 | Martin Taras | Eli Bauer | Ffat Kat and Rat Ffink | ||||
165 | Sick Transit | January 1966 | Wm. B. Pattengill | Howard Post Frank Ridgeway Bud Sagendorf |
Roadhog and Rapid Rabbit | Final Noveltoon directed by Howard Post. | |||
166 | Space Kid | February 1966 | Seymour Kneitel | Larry Silverman | Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | Kozmo the Space Kid | Final Noveltoon directed by Seymour Kneitel. | |
167 | Geronimo & Son | December 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton Nick Tafuri |
Howard Beckerman | First Noveltoon directed by Shamus Culhane. | |||
168 | The Trip | April 1967 | Howard Beckerman | Howard Beckerman | |||||
169 | Robin Hood-winked | June 1967 | Al Eugster Nick Tafuri |
Heywood Kling | Sir Blur | The very last Noveltoon ever produced after the studio closed down. Final cartoon directed by Shamus Culhane. |
Home media[]
On January 23, 2012, Thunderbean Animation released a restored collection of public domain Noveltoons on DVD entitled Noveltoons Original Classics with the following cartoons:
- Cilly Goose
- Suddenly It's Spring
- Yankee Doodle Donkey
- Scrappily Married
- A Lamb in a Jam
- Cheese Burglar
- Sudden Fried Chicken
- The Stupidstitious Cat
- The Enchanted Square
- Much Ado About Mutton
- The Wee Men
- Naughty But Mice
- Flip Flap
- The Bored Cuckoo
- Leprechauns Gold
- Quack-a-Doodle Doo
- Teacher's Pest
- Ups an' Downs Derby
- Pleased to Eat You
- Saved by the Bell.
On October 1, 2019, Thunderbean Animation released a restored collection of public domain Noveltoons on Blu-ray entitled Noveltoons Original Classics. It included the following cartoons:
- Cilly Goose
- Suddenly It's Spring
- Yankee Doodle Donkey
- Scrappily Married
- A Lamb in a Jam
- Cheese Burglar
- Old MacDonald Had A Farm
- The Stupidstitious Cat
- The Enchanted Square
- Much Ado About Mutton
- Quack-a-Doodle Doo
- The Wee Men
- Naughty But Mice
- Flip Flap
- The Bored Cuckoo
- The Old Shell Game
- Teacher's Pest
- Ups an' Downs Derby
- Pleased to Eat You
- Saved by the Bell.
See also[]
- Other animated shorts series
- Cartune Classics
- Looney Tunes
- Merrie Melodies
- ComiColor Cartoons
- Color Classics
- Color Rhapsodies
- Happy Harmonies
- Rainbow Parade
- Silly Symphony
- Swing Symphony
- Puppetoons
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 113–114. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ Copyright Office (1972). Motion Pictures and Filmstrips (Parts 12-13). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Vol. 26. Library of Congress.
CILLY GOOSE, a photoplay in 1 reel by Paramount Pictures. © 24Mar44; L12616. National Telefilm Associates, Inc. (PWH); 3Feb72; R522511.
- ^ Copyright Office (1971). Motion Pictures and Filmstrips (Parts 12-13). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Vol. 25. Library of Congress.
GABRIEL CHURCHKITTEN, a photoplay in 1 reel by Paramount Pictures. © 15Dec44; L13185. Paramount Pictures Corp. (PWH); 17Dec71; R519321.
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