For the period from September 1962 to August 1963, Seymour Kneitel and crew kept busy producing 13 theatrical originals for Paramount, were deep into the King Features Trilogy, and were preparing and producing some new Casper cartoons for Harvey Comics and ABC. Its a pity, though, that they didnt utilize a multi-part narrative format like Ruff & Reddy or Clutch Cargo to really emulate Segars storytelling style. And they were a huge success. In the case of Gerald, it was his voice, for Benny, this rubbery elasticity. I remember being so excited by the promos for the upcoming Beetle Bailey/Snuffy Smith/etc. Wheres Uranium Blues in that montage? Anyone have a copy of it? In the Madcaps, Mike the Masquerader, a disguise-wearing master thief, was an odd choice to star in two rather mediocre cartoons. Popeye and Olive merely sit on the sidelines as spectators to the whims of Wimpys plan. But she makes Popeye promise not to fight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lawrence. The Blue Ribbon reissue series was Warners third block of cartoons offered to theaters annually. Menu: Characters | Cartoons |YouTubers |Studios | Episodes. Cartoon Network Latin America Original Productions, Paramount Domestic Television and Video Programming, https://avid.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=Paramount_Cartoons&oldid=480375, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). http://cartoonician.com/marge-and-lulu-the-art-of-the-deal/. The Sea Hag Guaranteed Lowest Price. That was a missed opportunity, especially when Tintin was already getting that treatment with its first foray into TV animation. The official list of the 1959-60 season of Paramount cartoons. Warner Bros. knew how popular Bugs was and knew that theaters would gladly pay extra for the privilege of being able to play his cartoons. Then more words appear above and below the title. TROUBLE DATE (3/11/60) Kneitel/Pattengill. NOTE: in flashback, Professor Schmaltz is captured by Choo-Choos cannibal tribe! Those ten-year-old Popeye reissues must have looked positively lush compared to Paramounts 1962-63 product. The Cat (1960 - 1961, 3 Theatrical Cartoons.) On the first of the KFS Popeye cartoons it was animated by The Paramont Cartoom Studios (formally Famous Studios) was a space where Popeye & Olive goes to the Monn where they faced off with King of the Moon who was a abusive tyrant to the citizens of the Moon (who were all cheese and had to pay the king with crackers. A B&W variation appears on the U.M.&M print of the Little Lulu cartoon "Loose in a Caboose". He has curated cartoons for DVD and blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Bobo the family dog goes to a psychiatrist who recommends to his master that he be treated as one of the family. cigarette and blows the smoke into the air, which reveals the Paramount logo. On 1943-1945 cartoons, the title card is on a black background and says "Paramount PRESENTS A NOVELTOON", with "A FAMOUS STUDIOS PRODUCTION in TECHNICOLOR" below it. Are there listed toons on youtube or elsewhere where I could see these toons? Now that I see the cartoon again, I notice the differences but also the similarities. If they only had better execution and some independence, they coulda been a contender. I thought his swan song was noteworthy as he was the only silent cartoon character to appear in a Cinema Scope cartoon. It was night and day obvious how much the new stuff had lost its edge in the animation dept. Barnes Baisley, a humanoid robot who repeats everything he hears, gets loose from a Science Museum and ends up at an advertising agency. I know Gene Deitch wrote about his efforts to inject a bit of Herriman into his Krazys. I remember watching the Modern Madcaps with their original Paramount titles along with the Harveytoons here in the Chicago area in the 1970s and early 1980s. Both stories and music (Going thru the list of cartoons, all of which well, almost all -Ive seen the last few days on YouTube, knowing Felix the Cat Trans/Lux Oirolo cartoons used music from as late as the Oct.19060 Skit and Skat cartoon Planet Mouselo, and at least ONE 1961, Houndabout That, it pROVES those TV Felixes continued production to 1961 at least. There's a later variation where the logo is smaller, the sky is red, the "Paramount" script and the stars are yellow, the clouds are pink and the mountain is in jungle green overhung with flowers. Reaching for straws, Kneitel even made a two-picture deal with Marge to revive Little Lulu adapting two John Stanley Little Lulu stories (without credit to Stanley) to animation for the first time. In the short subject field, Paramount released 1,600, with another 135 cartoons still on the block; RKO released 1,000 and Fox is offering 600. The backdrop of all of this is the Paramount mountain and the stars, which remains until after the words "A FAMOUS Studios PRODUCTION" appear in various fonts depending on the release year. The Heckle and Jeckle Show. Also to kids who had only viewed Popeye on their B&W TVs, seeing them in color on the big screen was really a big rush. Nice to know that there are fellow toonsers out there that remember the Modern Madcaps, Harveytoons, etc. Maybe it would look like this: Wasnt this also the time some of the Paramount crew were also moonlighting for Joe Oriolo and Hal Seeger? This video shows content that is not owned by us. Morty and his wife go on a European vacation. As for those theatricals, the stories are all over the place. TAKE ME TO YOUR GENRUL (10/62) Kneitel/Taras. This cartoon Bouncing Benny never did much for me as a childit was mildly entertaining but not a favorite. GOOD SNOOZE TONIGHT (2/63) Kneitel/Taras. I remember seeing seeing some old Terrytoons in a theater as a kid and being amazed by the rich color, sharp images and the lack of various TV interference in those pre-cable days. Casper and Company / The New Casper Cartoon Show. Were they aired by WPIX in 1971? The studio already had a lot on their plate when it came to their efforts during the early 60s with balancing between the theatricals and television projects. Percy and Ralph go to a penny arcade. Didnt Tom Johnson also pass away suddenly at this time? Jack Mercer did his voice in Scouting For Trouble; I am guessing Allen Swift voices him in Trouble Date and The Boss Is Always Right while Syd Raymond is the voice in Busy Buddies. (Dont hesitate to tell me if Im wrongand I usually am.) Columbia/Screen Gems tried to do a Herrimanesque Krazy Kat cartoon, Lil Ainjil.. During 1962 and most of 1963, the Harvey TV package of 1950s era Paramount cartoons were in TV syndication, sold under the title "Casper and Company" to local stations by ABC Films. They are not completely without merit a catchy song in the first one, clever ideas and in the first two witty scripts by Irv Spector but their threadbare execution and limited animation must have looked awful on the big screen. Plans were afoot during this season to debut a new Casper Saturday Morning series in the fall of 1963. The custom. & M. TV agreed, and as a result this logo was plastered with the U.M. Especially Snuffy Smiths theme. Cool Cat Blues - 1961 Famous Studios featuring The Cat, Ed Solvent, Gangsters Its backlog of cartoons have been sold off throughout the years, and the subsequent owners have not been kind to the original presentation of these films. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). The 1960s cartoons have been issued on both VHS and DVD. THE BOSS IS ALWAYS RIGHT (1/15/60) Kneitel/Tafuri. Free Shipping on Orders over $25! Paramount Cartoons Credits Descriptions by Argus Sventon, James Fabiano, and Jason Jones Captures by V of Doom, GreenLantern40, adynaske and Henrynguye5 Editions by V of Doom, Eric S., Bob Fish, adynaske and others Video captures courtesy of Eric S. 1st Logo (1927-1929) Logo: On the film's title card, a small mountain logo is seen circled by stars. About the Wiki The Paramount Cartoons Wiki is about all Paramount Pictures animated shorts that had a cartoon department for 40 years (from 1927 to 1967), but the studio has done everything it could to erase its animated past. Note that Paramounts Popeye re-releases still ranked in the top-ten! Adding to the "I yam what I yam" authenticity is the addition of a number of Thimble Theater comic strip characters making their cartoon debuts -- including King Blozo, Toar and Sea Hag! Yeah, the blandly-named Mike the Masquerader was an odd character to build one cartoon around, let alone two. Discover, share and add your knowledge! What kept the Hearst Metrotone company alive into the 80s was its Screen News Digest produced for schools. The Heckle and Jeckle show were first known as the Talking Magpies in 1946. Availability: Near extinction. It was nice Kneitel let them do it this time even if the experiment went nowhere for the studio. COOL CAT BLUES (1/61) Kneitel/Spector. Bandwagon, Talent Scouts, Bank Robber, Woman BCDB Rating: (4.2/5 stars from 2 users.) A Jay Ward Popeye? For some reason, Paramount apparently chose to give the Popeye reissues a rest, though they would be back next year. 220 cartoons were produced (over 60 were produced by Paramount itself, the others farmed out to Gene Deitch, Jack Kinney, Larry Harmon, Halas and Batchelor, and others). 35mm, color, 10 min. Thus, some of these non-animated films did enjoy a second life at least temporarily. Availability: Extremely rare. I see Myron Waldman credited as head animator on one Modern Madcap and one Noveltoon. Director: Chris Wedge | Stars: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Thomas Lennon, Barry Pepper Votes: 17,698 | Gross: $33.37M 3. A theater could buy the LT/MM, which were sold as a block, but wasnt going to get any Bugs Bunny unless they also bought the Bugs Bunny Specials block. I think there were four cartoons featuring Goodie Gremlin total. I have digitally remastered many of the episodes, and aim to upload. , Your email address will not be published. MOUSE BLANCHE (11/62) Kneitel. Heres what Paramount released in the 1962-63 season. Comic Kings (1962 - 1963, 13 Theatrical Cartoons.) Another unappealing character, Professor Schmaltz, a bespectacled German expert, would also reoccur in this series. SELF DEFENSE FOR COWARDS (4/63) Gene Deitch. No. ET TU OTTO (9/62) Kneitel/Tafuri. Baby Huey. It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los . THE SHOE MUST GO ON (6/60) Kneitel/Spector. After this, the Famous Studios logo appears on the same background (starting around 1952, it appeared on a red-orange screen). The 1938 version of the logo appears on most later cartoons, such as Superman, which the Warner Archive DVD also preserves it. Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future, Argentine Animated Features, Part 8: 2007, Disneys Goliath II (and Kevin Corcoran) on Records, http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xn0niy_tell-me-a-badtime-story_fun, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qseJ6pKV3sM, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i9AAq_6jAY, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gd7E-pJJrk, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II0Wz3u3LIw, http://cartoonician.com/marge-and-lulu-the-art-of-the-deal/. Cartoon Champions reissues for the 1959-60 season: Popeye Champions reissues for the 1959-60 season: Thanks to the HARVEYTOONS SHOW set (that you, Jerry, neatly compiled), I know more than a few of these cartoons, and despite the low budget animation, I rather like em. Your email address will not be published. This logo has been plastered over by the UM&M or NTA logo on current prints, but there are a few prints that will keep this intact. MIKE THE MASQUERADER (1/1/60) Kneitel/Pattengill. This includes the October 1950-March 1962 non-Popeye Paramount cartoons (except for the 1961 Noveltoon starring Little Lulu, Alvin's Solo Flight, which is owned by the Marge estate) and the original characters created by Famous before 1959. Thinking about Bouncing Benny some more, the approach reminded of what was also being done by Disney during the time with the unique stop-motion works of Xavier Atencio and Bill Justice on such projects as Noahs Ark, A Symposium of Popular Songs as as a few opening title sequences. As for now, its important to note the New Casper cartoons commenced production in April 1963. Thanks for putting up the info on The Cat. Could they have been part of a WPIX cartoon program, like the one John mentions? Music/Sounds Variant: On the Screen Song short "Kitty from Kansas City" and the Talkartoon short "Chess-Nuts", a different version of the fanfare is heard. List of Paramount theatrical cartoons View source By the complete list of Paramount theatrical cartoons, with the MPAA numbers. Yeah both cartoons follow the same theme of a kid with a certain unusual thing that makes them stick out from the rest. Jeepers tries to make Creepers look like a hero to his nephew Frisky. It does contain some detail about KFS venture into TV animation, with some rare promotional material of the trilogy. Below this we see "by Marge" written out, and then the word "from" below "by Marge", this too written out. U.M. His cartoons certainly felt more Herriman than what the others did (Jack Kinneys studio did at least one too). Starting on November 26, 1954, the logo is slightly zoomed back and featured different clouds surrounding the mountain. A group of clouds lines the bottom of the wall. For Paramount executive Seymour Kneitel, this was a pretty good year. Wheres Uranium Blues in that montage? Its only going to get uglier from this point onward, brace yourself, next seasons a doozy! The Paramount "Sports Illustrated" short subjects will be in addition to the company's regular output of color cartoons. The sky background for every Little Lulu opening and closing had no clouds. You can turn off the picture and just listen to the sound and still know what was going on. The first revised version premiered on the Herman and Katnip cartoon "Rail-Rodents", released on November 26, 1954 and made its final appearance on "Possum Pearl, The 1957 version is rarer as most cartoons from this period retain this logo, but they are rather obscure, and Paramount Cartoons was beginning to slow down by this time, especially since Gulf + Western Industries was shutting down the cartoon studio in 1967. The rarely seen original titles for the Jeepers and Creeper series. Only original prints (and maybe a couple current prints) will have this logo, such as on a print of "Koko the Kop". 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