Columbia Fables

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Columbia Fables
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Distributed by Columbia Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fables is a series of animated cartoons produced in black and white by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1942. The series along with the Phantasy cartoons were brought in to replace the Scrappy and Krazy Kat series [1] although they would be featured in some cartoons. The series ended in 1942 after Frank Tashlin left the studio.

Filmography

No.TitleRelease dateDirectorCharacterNotes
1Little Lost SheepOctober 6, 1939Allen RoseKrazy KatFirst short in Fables series
2Park Your BabyDecember 22, 1939Scrappy
3Practice Makes PerfectApril 5, 1940
4Barnyard BabiesJune 14, 1940 Arthur Davis
5The Pooch ParadeJuly 19, 1940Allen RoseScrappy
6A Peep in the DeepAugust 23, 1940
7Farmer Tom ThumbSeptember 27, 1940 Tom Thumb
8Mouse Meets LionOctober 25, 1940 The Lion and the Mouse
9Paunch ‘n JudyDecember 13, 1940 Manny Gould Features Characters from Mother Goose in Swingtime (1939).
10The Streamlined DonkeyJanuary 17, 1941Arthur Davis
11It Happened to CrusoeMarch 14, 1941Allen Rose Robinson Crusoe
12Kitty Gets the BirdJune 13, 1941
13Dumb Like a FoxJuly 18, 1941
14Playing the Pied PiperAugust 8, 1941 Lou Lilly
15The Great Cheese MysteryOctober 27, 1941Arthur Davis
16The Tangled AnglerDecember 26, 1941Frank TashlinPetey Pelican
17Under the Shedding Chestnut TreeFebruary 22, 1942Bob Wickersham
18Wolf Chases PigsApril 20, 1942 Three Little Pigs, Big Bad Wolf
19The Bulldog and the BabyJuly 3, 1942Alec GeissButch BulldogFinal short in Fables series

References

  1. "Columbia Screen Gems |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved August 7, 2025.