Molly Moo-Cow

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Molly Moo-Cow is the name of a short-lived animated character appearing in Rainbow Parade shorts created by Burt Gillett and Tom Palmer for Van Beuren Studios in the 1930s. [1] Six cartoons were produced. [2]

This series was later syndicated for television. Some of these can be found in DVD collections of public domain cartoons. [1]

Filmography

Title still from the final cartoon, confirming the spelling of the protagonist's name. Molly-Moo Cow and Robinson Crusoe.png
Title still from the final cartoon, confirming the spelling of the protagonist's name.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Molly Moo Cow at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 127–128. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.
  3. Sampson, Henry T. (1997). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 112. ISBN   9780810832503.