The following is a list of theatrical short films featuring the cartoon character Farmer Al Falfa. Each set of films here is separated by studio. [1]
The following is a list of theatrical short films featuring the cartoon character Farmer Al Falfa. Each set of films here is separated by studio. [1]
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Down on the Phoney Farm | October 12, 1915 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Farmer Al Falfa's Catastrophe | February 3, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa Invents a New Kite | March 12, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Scientific Diary | April 14, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa and his Tentless Circus | June 3, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Watermelon Patch | June 29, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Egg-Citement | August 4, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Revenge | August 25, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Wolfhound | September 16, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York | October 9, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Prune Plantation | November 3, 1916 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Blind Pig | December 1, 1916 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Farmer Al Falfa's Wayward Pup | May 7, 1917 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Some Barrier | June 1917 |
| His Trial | July 1917 |
| Title | Release date | Reissue title |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer Al Falfa at the Bath | September 28, 1919 | |
| Some Sleeper | October 26, 1919 | |
| Farmer Al Falfa Solves the High Cost of Living | November 23, 1919 | |
| Farmer Al Falfa Goes A-Hunting | January 4, 1920 | |
| The Bone of Contention | March 14, 1920 |
| Title | Release date | Reissue title |
|---|---|---|
| The Fable of the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg | June 19, 1921 | |
| The Fable of Venus and the Cat | October 9, 1921 | All in a Day (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Miller and His Donkey | January 29, 1922 | Donkey Tricks (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Dog and the Thief | February 19, 1922 | |
| The Farmer and the Ostrich | March 19, 1922 | |
| The Fable of the Lion and the Mouse | April 2, 1922 | |
| The Boy and the Dog | April 30, 1922 | |
| The Model Dairy | May 14, 1922 | |
| The Farmer and His Cat | June 18, 1922 | |
| Crime in a Big City | July 9, 1922 | |
| The Farmer and the Mice | August 20, 1922 | |
| The Fable of Fearless Fido | September 3, 1922 | |
| The Two Slick Traders | September 24, 1922 | Farmer Gray in On the Farm/Farmer Gray Makes a Deal (?) |
| The Fable of the Big Flood | October 1, 1922 | |
| The Fable of Two of a Trade | October 15, 1922 | Fisherman's Dream (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Fable of the Enchanted Fiddle | November 12, 1922 | |
| The Fable of Friday the 13th | December 3, 1922 | |
| The Fable of the Man Who Laughed | December 10, 1922 | |
| The Two Trappers | December 31, 1922 | |
| The Fable of a Stone Age Romeo | January 14, 1923 | |
| The Fable of Cheating the Cheaters | January 21, 1923 | |
| The Fable of a Fisherman's Jinx | January 28, 1923 | |
| The Fable of a Raisin and a Cake of Yeast | February 4, 1923 | Chemistry Lesson (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Fable of the Gliders | February 11, 1923 | |
| The Fable of Troubles on the Ark | February 18, 1923 | |
| The Fable of the Traveling Salesman | March 11, 1923 | Smart Salesman (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Fable of the Alley Cat | March 25, 1923 | |
| The Fable of Farmer Al Falfa's Bride | April 1, 1923 | Wedding Bells (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Fable of Day by Day in Every Way | April 8, 1923 | |
| The Fable of One Hard Pull | April 15, 1923 | |
| The Fable of the Gamblers | April 22, 1923 | |
| The Fable of Pharao's Tomb | May 6, 1923 | |
| The Fable of the Mouse Catcher | May 13, 1923 | |
| The Fable of a Fish Story | May 20, 1923 | |
| Amateur Night on the Ark | May 27, 1923 | |
| The Fable of Spooks | June 3, 1923 | |
| Springtime | June 17, 1923 | |
| The Burglar Alarm | June 24, 1923 | |
| The Beauty Parlor | July 1, 1923 | |
| The Covered Push-Cart | July 8, 1923 | |
| Mysteries of the Sea | July 22, 1923 | Wonders of the Deep (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Thoroughbred | July 29, 1923 | Feathered Friend (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Marathon Dancers | August 5, 1923 | |
| The Bad Bandit | August 19, 1923 | |
| The Walrus Hunters | September 9, 1923 | |
| The Cat's Revenge | September 16, 1923 | |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Pet Cat | November 18, 1923 | |
| Five Orphans of the Storm | December 23, 1923 | Christmas Cartoon (Castle Films) |
| The Black Sheep | January 20, 1924 | |
| Herman, the Great Mouse | March 2, 1924 | |
| Why Mice Leave Home | March 16, 1924 | |
| Running Wild | April 6, 1924 | |
| If Noah Lived Today | April 13, 1924 | Flying Ark (Commonwealth TV) |
| An Ideal Farm | April 27, 1924 | |
| The Jealous Fisherman | May 18, 1924 | |
| The Flying Carpet | June 8, 1924 | |
| Flying Fever | August 3, 1924 | |
| House Cleaning | August 17, 1924 | |
| A Message From the Sea | August 31, 1924 | Magic Boots/Black Magic (Commonwealth TV) |
| Barnyard Olympics | September 7, 1924 | |
| In the Good Old Summer Time | September 14, 1924 | |
| Noah's Outing | October 5, 1924 | |
| Black Magic | October 19, 1924 | |
| The Cat and the Magnet | November 2, 1924 | |
| She Knew Her Man | November 16, 1924 | |
| She's In Again | December 7, 1924 | |
| Noah's Athletic Club | December 14, 1924 | |
| On the Ice | January 4, 1925 | Cracked Ice (Commonwealth TV) |
| African Huntsmen | January 18, 1925 | |
| Hold That Thought | January 25, 1925 | Concentrate (Commonwealth TV) (Fables Studios 1929 sound reissue) |
| A Transatlantic Flight | February 8, 1925 | |
| Fisherman's Luck | February 22, 1925 | |
| Clean Up Week | March 1, 1925 | House Cleaning Time (Fables Studios 1929 sound reissue) |
| In Dutch | March 8, 1925 | Wooden Shoes (Commonwealth TV) |
| Jungle Bike Riders | March 15, 1925 | |
| The Pie Man | March 22, 1925 | Custard Pies (Fables Studios 1929 sound reissue) |
| At the Zoo | March 29, 1925 | |
| The Housing Shortage | April 5, 1925 | |
| The Adventures of Adenoid | April 19, 1925 | |
| Deep Stuff | April 26, 1925 | |
| Permanent Waves | May 3, 1925 | |
| Darkest Africa | May 10, 1925 | |
| Echoes from the Alps | May 24, 1925 | |
| Hot Times in Iceland | May 31, 1925 | |
| The Runt | June 7, 1925 | |
| The End of the World | June 14, 1925 | The Big Scare (Fables Studios 1929 sound reissue) |
| The Runaway Balloon | June 21, 1925 | |
| Office Help | June 28, 1925 | |
| Wine, Women and Song | July 5, 1925 | A Cat's Life/A Day's Outing (Commonwealth TV) |
| A Yarn About Yarn | August 2, 1925 | |
| Bubbles | August 9, 1925 | |
| Soap | August 16, 1925 | |
| Over the Plate | August 23, 1925 | |
| The Window Washers | August 30, 1925 | |
| The Ugly Duckling | September 13, 1925 | |
| Nuts and Squirrels | September 20, 1925 | |
| Hungry Hounds | September 27, 1925 | |
| Air-Cooled | October 18, 1925 | |
| Closer Than a Brother | October 25, 1925 | |
| More Mice Than Brains | November 15, 1925 | |
| A Day's Outing | November 29, 1925 | |
| The Bonehead Age | December 6, 1925 | |
| The Haunted House | December 13, 1925 | |
| The English Channel Swim | December 20, 1925 | |
| Noah Had His Troubles | December 27, 1925 | |
| The Gold Push | January 3, 1926 | Gold Rush (Stuart Pictures/Guaranteed Pictures) |
| Three Blind Mice | January 10, 1926 | |
| Lighter Than Air | January 17, 1926 | |
| The Little Brown Jug | January 24, 1926 | |
| A June Bride | January 31, 1926 | |
| The Wind Jammers | February 7, 1926 | |
| Hunting in 1950 | February 14, 1926 | |
| Spanish Love | March 7, 1926 | |
| The Fire Fighter | March 14, 1926 | |
| Up in the Air | March 21, 1926 | |
| The Merry Blacksmith | April 4, 1926 | |
| Hearts and Showers | April 18, 1926 | |
| Farm Hands | May 2, 1926 | |
| Liquid Dynamite | May 23, 1926 | |
| The Bumper Crop | May 30, 1926 | |
| The Land Boom | June 20, 1926 | |
| A Plumber's Life | June 27, 1926 | |
| Jungle Sports | July 4, 1926 | Monkey Shines (Commonwealth TV) |
| Her Ben | July 25, 1926 | Dog Catcher (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Dough Boys | August 8, 1926 | |
| The Last Ha Ha | August 15, 1926 | |
| Scrambled Eggs | August 22, 1926 | Closer Than a Brother (Commonwealth TV) |
| A Knight Out | August 29, 1926 | |
| Pests | September 5, 1926 | |
| Watered Stock | September 26, 1926 | |
| Why Argue? | October 3, 1926 | Don't Get Excited (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Road House | October 10, 1926 | |
| Gun Shy | October 24, 1926 | |
| Home, Sweet Home | October 31, 1926 | |
| Through Thick and Thin | November 7, 1926 | Playmates (Commonwealth TV) |
| Buck Fever | November 28, 1926 | |
| School Days | December 19, 1926 | |
| Where Friendship Ceases | December 26, 1926 | |
| The Musical Parrot | January 2, 1927 | |
| Chasing Rainbows | January 16, 1927 | |
| In the Rough | February 6, 1927 | |
| Cracked Ice | February 27, 1927 | Skating Hounds (Fables Studios 1929 sound reissue) |
| Taking the Air | March 6, 1927 | |
| Keep of the Grass | March 27, 1927 | A Day at the Park (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Medicine Man | April 3, 1927 | |
| Anti-Fat | April 17, 1927 | |
| The Pied-Eyed Piper | April 24, 1927 | |
| A Fair Exchange | May 1, 1927 | |
| When the Snow Flies | May 15, 1927 | |
| Digging for Gold | May 29, 1927 | |
| A Dog's Day | June 5, 1927 | The Faithful Pup (Fables Studios 1929 sound reissue) |
| Hard Cider | June 12, 1927 | |
| The One-Man Dog | June 26, 1927 | |
| The Big Reward | July 3, 1927 | |
| Riding High | July 10, 1927 | |
| Red Hot Sands | August 14, 1927 | |
| A Hole In One | August 21, 1927 | |
| Hook, Line and Sinker | August 28, 1927 | |
| Small Town Sheriff | September 4, 1927 | Space Trip (Commonwealth TV) |
| Cutting a Melon | September 11, 1927 | |
| The Human Fly | September 25, 1927 | |
| The River of Doubt | October 2, 1927 | |
| All Bull and a Yard Wide | October 9, 1927 | On the Air (Commonwealth TV) |
| Lindy's Cat | October 16, 1927 | |
| Signs of Spring | November 6, 1927 | |
| The Fox Hunt | November 20, 1927 | |
| Flying Fishers | November 27, 1927 | |
| Carnival Week | December 4, 1927 | |
| Rats in His Garret | December 11, 1927 | |
| Christmas Cheer | December 18, 1927 | |
| The Junk Man | December 25, 1927 | Magnetized (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Broncho Buster | January 1, 1928 | |
| A Short Circuit | January 8, 1928 | |
| High Stakes | January 15, 1928 | |
| Everybody's Flying | February 8, 1928 | The Animal Aviators (Motion Picture Bureau) |
| On the Ice | March 11, 1928 | |
| Scalling the Alps | April 1, 1928 | |
| Barnyard Artists | April 29, 1928 | |
| Coast to Coast | May 13, 1928 | |
| The Mouse's Bride | June 24, 1928 | |
| City Slickers | July 1, 1928 | |
| The Huntsman | July 8, 1928 | |
| The Baby Show | July 15, 1928 | |
| In the Bag | August 26, 1928 | The Picnic (Commonwealth TV) |
| Static | September 2, 1928 | |
| Sunday on the Farm | September 16, 1928 | |
| Cure or Kill | October 7, 1928 | The Medicine Man (Commonwealth TV) |
| Dinner Time | October 14, 1928 | |
| The Big Game | October 21, 1928 | Grampus and Scrappy (Radio & Television Packagers) |
| Gridiron Demons | October 28, 1928 | |
| On the Links | November 25, 1928 | |
| The Fishing Fool | December 2, 1928 | |
| Barnyard Politics | December 16, 1928 | |
| Stage Struck | December 23, 1928 | |
| Flying Hoofs | December 23, 1928 | |
| The Mail Man | December 30, 1928 | |
| A White Elephant | January 13, 1929 | |
| Snapping the Whip | January 20, 1929 | Roller Skates (Commonwealth TV) |
| The Break of the Day | January 27, 1929 | |
| Sweet Adeline | February 3, 1929 | |
| Wooden Money | February 10, 1929 | |
| The Under Dog | March 31, 1929 | |
| The Water Cure | April 14, 1929 | |
| The Little Game Hunter | May 5, 1929 | |
| The Ball Park | May 19, 1929 | In Baseballstadion (Commonwealth TV) |
| Snow Birds | June 9, 1929 | |
| Kidnapped | June 23, 1929 | |
| The Farmer's Goat | July 14, 1929 | |
| A Midsummer's Day Dream | July 28, 1929 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Three Game Guys | August 4, 1929 |
| The Jungle Fool | September 15, 1929 |
| Summertime | October 11, 1929 |
| The Mill Pond | October 18, 1929 |
| The Barnyard Melody | November 1, 1929 |
| Tuning In | November 7, 1929 |
| The Iron Man | January 4, 1930 |
| Ship Ahoy | January 11, 1930 |
| Sky Skippers | February 15, 1930 |
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| French Fried | September 7, 1930 |
| Club Sandwich | January 25, 1931 |
| Razzberries | February 8, 1931 |
| The Explorer | March 22, 1931 |
| The Sultan's Cat | May 17, 1931 |
| Canadian Capers | August 23, 1931 |
| The Champ | September 20, 1931 |
| Noah's Outing | January 24, 1932 |
| Ye Olde Songs | March 20, 1932 |
| Woodland | May 1, 1932 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Bedtime Story | June 12, 1932 |
| Spring Is Here | July 24, 1932 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl | August 7, 1932 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Birthday Party | October 2, 1932 |
| Tropical Fish | May 14, 1933 |
| Pick-Necking | September 22, 1933 |
| The Village Blacksmith | November 3, 1933 |
| Streamlined Robinson Crusoe | November 17, 1933 |
| Holland Days | January 12, 1934 |
| The Owl and the Pussycat | March 9, 1934 |
| Why Mules Leave Home (aka Farmyard Whoopee) | September 7, 1934 |
| What a Night | January 25, 1935 |
| Old Dog Tray | March 21, 1935 |
| Flying Oil | April 5, 1935 |
| Moans and Groans | June 28, 1935 |
| A June Bride | November 1, 1935 |
| The 19th Hole Club | January 24, 1936 |
| Home Town Olympics | February 7, 1936 |
| The Alpine Yodeler | February 21, 1936 |
| Barnyard Amateurs | March 6, 1936 |
| The Western Trail | April 3, 1936 |
| Rolling Stones | May 1, 1936 |
| The Runt | May 15, 1936 |
| The Hot Spell | July 10, 1936 |
| Puddy the Pup and the Gypsies | July 24, 1936 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Prize Package | July 31, 1936 |
| The Health Farm | September 4, 1936 |
| Farmer Al Falfa's Twentieth Anniversary | November 27, 1936 |
| Tin Can Tourist | January 22, 1937 |
| The Big Game Haunt (The Big Game Hunt) | February 19, 1937 |
| Flying South | March 19, 1937 |
| The Mechanical Cow | June 25, 1937 |
| Pink Elephants | July 9, 1937 |
| Trailer Life | August 20, 1937 |
| A Close Shave | October 1, 1937 |
| The Dancing Bear | October 15, 1937 |
| The Billy Goat's Whiskers | December 10, 1937 |
| Plane Goofy | October 28, 1940 |
| Funny Bunny Business | February 6, 1942 |
| The Cat Came Back | August 18, 1944 |
| Swooning the Swooners | September 14, 1945 |
| The Talking Magpies | January 4, 1946 |
| The Uninvited Pests | November 29, 1946 |
| Hounding the Hares | June 9, 1948 |
| Uranium Blues | February 1956 |
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