Noveltoons | |
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Production company | |
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 the characters from Harvey Comics to life, 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, U.M. & 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 to Melange Pictures since 2006, which in turn was placed in the revived Republic Pictures subsidiary).
Later in 1962, Paramount sold the post-October 1950 to pre-March 1962 Noveltoons (beginning with The Voice of the Turkey and ending with T.V. or No T.V.) to Harvey Films, which in turn was purchased by Classic Media in 2001. Classic Media was purchased by DreamWorks Animation in 2012 (and briefly renamed it DreamWorks Classics), which was purchased by Comcast's NBCUniversal in 2016 and currently distributed by Universal Pictures.
Paramount continues to own the post-March 1962 Noveltoons (beginning with Yule Laff).
Most of the pre-October 1950 cartoons are currently under public domain (with some few post-1950 exceptions as well).
# | Title | Original release date | Reissue release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Featuring | 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 | 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. First cartoon directed by Dan Gordon. | |||||
2 | The Henpecked Rooster | February 18, 1944 | Seymour Kneitel | Orestes Calpini Reuben Grossman | Jack Ward Jack Mercer | Herman and 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 | Seymour Kneitel | Graham Place Abner Kneitel | Joe Stultz | Winston Sharples | First Noveltoon short where the solo character speaks. Copyright renewed in 1972. [2] | |||||
4 | Suddenly It's Spring | April 28, 1944 | December 2, 1949 | Seymour Kneitel | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer | Raggedy Ann | Winston Sharples | Second cartoon based on Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann character, after the Fleischer Studios cartoon Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy . | |||||
5 | Yankee Doodle Donkey | October 27, 1944 | May 5, 1950 | I. Sparber | Nick Tafuri Tom Golden | Jack Mercer Jack Ward | 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 | Seymour Kneitel | Al Eugster Otto Feuer | Jack Ward Bill Turner | Robert Little | Winston Sharples | First use of the Bouncing Ball in an animated cartoon since 1938. | |||||
8 | Scrappily Married | March 30, 1945 | Seymour Kneitel | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer | Carl Meyer Jack Ward | Anton Loeb | Herman and Henry | Winston Sharples | |||||
9 | A Lamb in a Jam | May 4, 1945 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar John Gentillela | Joe Stultz Carl Meyer | Blackie | Winston Sharples | ||||||
10 | A Self-Made Mongrel | June 29, 1945 | Dan Gordon (uncredited) | Dave Tendlar John Walworth | Carl Meyer | Dog Face | Winston Sharples | First appearance of Dog Face. Second and final Noveltoon directed by Dan Gordon. | |||||
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 | Winston Sharples | First appearance of Casper the Friendly Ghost, and also his first short in the Noveltoon series, and the only short based on the 1939 book of the same name. | ||
12 | Cheese Burglar | February 22, 1946 | October 2, 1953 | I. Sparber | Jim Tyer Ben Solomon William Henning | Carl Meyer Joe Stultz | Herman | Winston Sharples | Herman's first solo appearance. Clips of the episode were featured on the 2013 Brooklyn Puppet Conspiracy reboot of The Fuzz. | ||||
13 | Old MacDonald Had a Farm | June 7, 1946 | Seymour Kneitel | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer | Bill Turner Otto Messmer | Robert Little | Winston Sharples | A sing-a-long with the Bouncing Ball. | |||||
14 | Sheep Shape | June 28, 1946 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar John Gentilella | Joe Stultz | Blackie | Winston Sharples | ||||||
15 | The Goal Rush | September 27, 1946 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar George Germanetti | I. Klein Jack Ward | Robert Little | Ward Wilson | Winston Sharples | 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 | Winston Sharples | Featuring Snuffy Smith from the comic strip Barney Google and Snuffy Smith . Previously considered a lost cartoon, and can currently only be seen in black-and-white format. Only Noveltoon produced in Cinecolor. Only Snuffy Smith cartoon released under the Noveltoon series. | |||||
17 | Sudden Fried Chicken | October 18, 1946 | October 1, 1954 | Bill Tytla | Orestes Calpini Otto Feuer | Carl Meyer Jack Ward | Herman and Henry | Winston Sharples | Final Herman and Henry cartoon. 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 | Winston Sharples | First appearance of Buzzy the Crow. | |||
19 | The Enchanted Square | May 9, 1947 | October 2, 1953 | Seymour Kneitel | Orestes Calpini Al Eugster | Shane Miller Orestes Calpini | Shane Miller | Raggedy Ann | Winston Sharples | Third and final cartoon based on Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann character. | |||
20 | Madhattan Island | June 27, 1947 | Seymour Kneitel | I. Klein | Robert Little | Kenneth Roberts | Winston Sharples | 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 | Winston Sharples | Last appearance of Blackie the Lamb and Wolfie Wolf in the Noveltoon series. Blackie would later appear in the Screen Song The Circus Comes to Clown. | |||
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 | Paddy the Leprechaun | Buddy Kaye Dick Manning | Winston Sharples | |||
23 | The Mild West | August 22, 1947 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson George Germanetti | Bill Turner Larry Riley | Anton Loeb | Winston Sharples | A sing-a-long with the Bouncing Ball. | |||||
24 | Naughty but Mice | October 10, 1947 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Al Eugster | Bill Turner Larry Riley | Robert Owen | Herman | Winston Sharples | |||||
25 | Santa's Surprise | December 7, 1947 | October 1, 1954 | Seymour Kneitel | Myron Waldman Wm.B. Pattengill | Larz Bourne | Robert Little | Little Audrey | Buddy Kaye | Winston Sharples | First appearance of Little Audrey and also her first short in the Noveltoon series. | ||
26 | Cat O' Nine Ails | January 9, 1948 | Seymour Kneitel | Carl Meyer Joe Stultz | Buzzy | Winston Sharples | 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) | Winston Sharples | 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 | Winston Sharples | ||||
29 | The Bored Cuckoo | April 9, 1948 | October 1, 1954 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti | Bunny Gough Bill Turner Larry Riley | Robert Connavale | Winston Sharples | |||||
30 | There's Good Boos To-Night | April 23, 1948 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Morey Reden Nick Tafuri | Bill Turner Larry Riley | Anton Loeb | Casper the Friendly Ghost | Frank Gallop | Winston Sharples | Second appearance of Casper in the Noveltoon series | |||
31 | The Land of the Lost | May 7, 1948 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Nick Tafuri | Isabel Manning Hewson (original) Larz Bourne | Anton Loeb | Winston Sharples | 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 | Winston Sharples | |||
33 | The Mite Makes Right | October 15, 1948 | September 30, 1955 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti | I. Klein | Anton Loeb | Winston Sharples | |||||
34 | Hector's Hectic Life | November 19, 1948 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti | Joe Stultz Larry Riley | Robert Connavale | Winston Sharples | ||||||
35 | The Old Shell Game | December 17, 1948 | September 30, 1955 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden | Joe Stultz Larry Riley | Robert Connavale | Winston Sharples | |||||
36 | The Little Cut-Up | January 21, 1949 | September 30, 1955 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman George Whittier | I. Klein M. Marks | Anton Loeb | Winston Sharples | |||||
37 | Hep Cat Symphony | February 4, 1949 | September 30, 1955 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Marty Taras | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Tom Ford | Winston Sharples | |||||
38 | The Lost Dream | March 18, 1949 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Harvey Patterson | Steve Muffatti Bill Turner Larz Bourne | Shane Miller | Little Audrey | Winston Sharples | |||||
39 | Little Red School Mouse | April 15, 1949 | I. Sparber | Tom Johnson John Gentilella | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Connavale | Winston Sharples | ||||||
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 | Winston Sharples | Last appearance of Casper in the Noveltoon series before he was given his own series. | |||
41 | A Mutt in a Rut | May 27, 1949 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Little | Dog Face | Winston Sharples | Second and final appearance of Dog Face. | ||||
42 | Campus Capers | July 1, 1949 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Connavale | Herman | Winston Sharples | |||||
43 | Leprechaun's Gold | October 14, 1949 | September 30, 1955 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti | I. Klein | Robert Little | Paddy the Leprechaun | Winston Sharples | Sequel to The Wee Men (1947). | |||
44 | Song of the Birds | October 14, 1949 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti | Bill Turner Larry Riley | Robert Little | Little Audrey | Winston Sharples | Short is a semi-remake/reused plot of the 1934 Max Fleischer Color Classic cartoon, The Song of the Birds (1934), featuring Little Audrey. |
# | Title | Original release date | Reissue release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Featuring | Notes | Video if in the public domain |
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45 | Land of the Lost Jewels | January 6, 1950 | I. Sparber | Myron Waldman Gordon Whittier | Isabel Manning Hewson (original) Bill Turner | Anton Loeb | 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 | I. Sparber | 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 | I. Sparber | 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 | |||
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 | Herman's final solo appearance. Last Noveltoon in the U.M. & M. library. | |
53 | The Voice of the Turkey | November 3, 1950 | Bill Tytla | George Germanetti Steve Muffatti | Larz Bourne | Tom Ford | First Noveltoon in the Harvey Films library. 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 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Buzzy and Katnip | First Buzzy and Katnip cartoon. | ||
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 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar Tom Golden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Tom Ford | Herman | ||
58 | Hold the Lion Please | April 13, 1951 | September 28, 1956 | I. Sparber | Steve Muffatti George Germanetti | I. Klein | Robert Owen | Little Audrey | ||
59 | Land of 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 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Morey Reden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Buzzy | ||
61 | Slip Us Some Redskin | July 6, 1951 | September 28, 1956 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras | Irving Spector | Tom Ford | |||
62 | Party Smarty | August 3, 1951 | Seymour Kneitel | Dave Tendlar Morey Reden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Baby Huey | |||
63 | Cat-Choo | October 12, 1951 | September 13, 1957 | Seymour Kneitel | 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 | Seymour Kneitel | 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 | Seymour Kneitel | 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 | I. Sparber | Al Eugster George Germanetti | I. Klein | Anton Loeb | Katnip | Katnip's first solo appearance. | |
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 | Seymour Kneitel | 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 | ||
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 | I. Sparber | 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. | ||
82 | Hair Today Gone Tomorrow | April 16, 1954 | September 18, 1959 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar Martin Taras | Irving Spector | Joseph Dommerque | Buzzy | Katnip's second and final solo appearance. 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 | I. Sparber | Al Eugster George Germanetti | Irving Spector | Robert Little | Martin Kanine | ||
86 | No Ifs, Ands or Butts | December 17, 1954 | September 1960 | I. Sparber | Dave Tendlar Thomas Moore | Irving Spector | Robert Connavale | Buzzy | First Noveltoon to have titles readjusted for emerging widescreen theatres. Only appearance of Katsy in the Noveltoon series. The ending gag is cut from Harvey Films prints due to the involvement of the Paramount logo. | |
87 | Dizzy Dishes | February 4, 1955 | I. Sparber | 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 | Dave Tendlar | 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. The ending gag is cut from Harvey Films prints due to the involvement of the Paramount logo. | ||
92 | Little 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 | Dave Tendlar | Morey Reden Martin Taras | I. Klein | Robert Little | Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare | |||
95 | Swab the Duck | May 11, 1956 | Dave Tendlar | Morey Reden Martin Taras | Carl Meyer | Anton Loeb | Baby Huey | |||
96 | Pedro and Lorenzo | July 13, 1956 | Dave Tendlar | Morey Reden Martin Taras | I. Klein | Robert Little | The ending gag is cut from Harvey Films prints due to the involvement of the Paramount logo. | |||
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 | Seymour Kneitel | 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 | I. Sparber | 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 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Frank Endres | Jack Mercer | John Zago | 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 | I. Sparber | 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 | I. Sparber | Al Eugster Dante Barbetta | Jack Mercer | John Zago | Spunky | Last appearance of Spunky from the Hunky and Spunky sub-series of Max Fleischer's Color Classics . | ||
112 | Chew Chew Baby | August 15, 1958 | I. Sparber | Tom Johnson Frank Endres | Irving Spector | Robert Owens | ||||
113 | Travelaffs | August 22, 1958 | I. Sparber (uncredited) | 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 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Nick Tafuri | Carl Meyer | Robert Owen | Little Audrey | Last appearance of Little Audrey. | ||
116 | The Animal Fair | January 30, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Robert Little | ||||||
117 | Hound About | April 10, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Frank Endres | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | |||||
118 | Huey's Father's Day | May 8, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Wm.B. Pattengill | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Baby Huey | Final appearance of Baby Huey. | |||
119 | Out of This Whirl | November 13, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Wm.B. Pattengill | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Final Noveltoon in the original Harvey Films library. All pre-March 1962 Paramount cartoons would be sold to Harvey in 1962. |
# | Title | Original release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Featuring | Notes |
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120 | Be Mice to Cats | January 15, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Wm.B. Pattengill | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Skit and Skat | First appearance of Skit and Skat. | |
121 | Monkey Doodles | April 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Morey Reden | Irving Dressler | |||
122 | Peck Your Own Home | May 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Jack Ehret | Irving Dressler | |||
123 | Silly Science | May 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | I. Klein Irving Dressler | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | |||
124 | Counter Attack | July 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | 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). | |
125 | Turning the Fables | August 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Wm.B. Pattengill | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Mortimer Tortoise and The Hare | ||
126 | Fine Feathered Friend | September 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | |||
127 | The Planet Mouseola | October 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Myron Waldman Jack Ehret | I. Klein | Skit and Skat | A sequel to Counter Attack (1960). | |
128 | Northern Mites | November 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Wm.B. Pattengill | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | |||
129 | Miceniks | December 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson William Henning | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | |||
130 | The Lion's Busy | February 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras Al Pross | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Sir Reginald Tweedledum IV | ||
131 | Hound About That | April 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras Al Pross | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Harry Hound | ||
132 | Alvin's Solo Flight | April 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri I. Klein | John Stanley | Little Lulu | ||
133 | Goodie the Gremlin | April 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras Jim Logan | Irving Dressler | Goodie the Gremlin | ||
134 | Trick or Tree | July 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden John Gentilella | Irving Dressler | |||
135 | Cape Kidnaveral | August 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Myron Waldman | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | |||
136 | Turtle Scoop | October 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri George Germanetti Sam Stimson | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Mortimer Tortoise and the Hare | ||
137 | Kozmo Goes to School | November 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Jack Ehret Sam Stimson | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Kozmo the Space Kid | ||
138 | Perry Popgun | January 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden George Germanetti Wm. B. Pattengill | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | |||
139 | Without Time or Reason | January 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras George Germanetti Jim Logan | Eddie Lawrence | Ralph and Percy | ||
140 | Good and Guilty | February 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden George Germanetti Wm.B. Pattengill | I. Klein | Goodie the Gremlin | ||
141 | T.V or No T.V | March 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector George Germanetti I. Klein | Ralph and Percy | Final Noveltoon in the Harvey Films library. | ||
142 | Yule Laff | October 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras George Germanetti Jim Logan | I. Klein | Robert Little | Goodie the Gremlin | Santa Claus' second Noveltoon appearance following from Santa's Surprise (1947). |
143 | It's for the Birdies | November 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Dante Barbetta Larry Silverman | Irv Dressler | Robert Owen | Grumble Cogwell | |
144 | Fiddlin' Around | December 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri John Gentilella I. Klein | I. Klein | Anton Loeb | ||
145 | Good Snooze Tonight | February 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras John Gentilella Jim Logan | Irv Dressler | Robert Little | ||
146 | A Sight for Squaw Eyes | March 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden George Germanetti Larry Silverman | Irv Dressler | Anton Loeb | Hip Chick | |
147 | Gramps to the Rescue | September 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Jack Mercer I. Klein | Robert Little | Skit and Skat | Final appearances of Skit and Skat. |
148 | Hobo's Holiday | September 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | 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. | |
149 | Hound for Pound | October 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Nick Tafuri Jim Logan Larry Silverman | Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | |
150 | The Sheepish Wolf | November 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri | Irv Dressler | Robert Little | ||
151 | Hiccup Hound | November 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Wm.B. Pattengill | Irv Dressler Jack Mercer | Robert Little | Goodie the Gremlin | Final appearance of Goodie the Gremlin. |
152 | Ollie the Owl | December 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Wm. B. Pattengill Martin Taras | Irv Dressler Jack Mercer | Robert Little | Ollie Owl | |
153 | Whiz Quiz Kid | February 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras | Irv Dressler Jack Mercer | Robert Little | Ollie Owl | Final cartoon released in Seymour Kneitel's lifetime. |
154 | Laddy and His Lamp | September 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras | Tony Peters | Robert Little | Laddy Ali Presto | |
155 | A Tiger's Tail | October 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras | Tony Peters | Robert Little | Laddy Ali Presto | |
156 | Homer on the Range | November 1964 | Howard Post | Wm.B. Pattengill | Howard Post | Robert Little | First Noveltoon directed by Howard Post. | |
157 | The Story of George Washington | January 1965 | Howard Post | Morey Reden | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | ||
158 | The Story of George Washington | February 1965 | Jack Mendelsohn | Al Eugster | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | Jacky | |
159 | A Leak in the Dike | March 1965 | Jack Mendelsohn | Martin Taras | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | Jacky | |
160 | Tally-Hokum | October 1965 | Howard Post | Martin Taras | Eli Bauer | Robert Little | Hangdog Moxie Foxie | |
161 | Horning In | November 1965 | Howard Post | Morey Reden | Howard Post | Robert Little | King Artie | |
162 | Op, Pop, Wham. and Bop | January 1966 | Howard Post | Martin Taras | Eli Bauer | Robert Little | Ffat Kat Rat Ffink | |
163 | Sick Transit | January 1966 | Howard Post | Wm. B. Pattengill | Howard Post Frank Ridgeway Bud Sagendorf | Robert Little | Roadhog Rapid Rabbit | |
164 | Space Kid | February 1966 | Seymour Kneitel Howard Post (uncredited) | Larry Silverman | Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | Kozmo the Space Kid | Planned by Seymour Knietel and finished by an uncredited Howard Post. Final Noveltoon directed by Howard Post. |
165 | Geronimo & Son | December 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton Nick Tafuri | Howard Beckerman | First Noveltoon directed by Shamus Culhane. | ||
166 | The Trip | April 1967 | Shamus Culhane | Howard Beckerman | Howard Beckerman | |||
167 | Robin Hood-winked | June 1967 | Shamus Culhane | Al Eugster Nick Tafuri | Heywood Kling | Sir Blur | The very last Noveltoon ever produced after the studio closed down. Final Noveltoon directed by Shamus Culhane. |
In January 2012, Thunderbean Animation released a restored collection of public domain Noveltoons on DVD entitled Noveltoons Original Classics with the following cartoons:
In October 2019, Thunderbean Animation re-released Noveltoons Original Classics on Blu-ray. It included the following cartoons:
Paramount Home Entertainment released a restored print of Space Kid on the "Paramount Presents" Blu-ray re-release of the 1982 film 48 Hrs. in July 2021, making it the first Paramount cartoon from the 1960s decade to be restored on any form of home media. [4] [5]
Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His most significant work was for the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, where he was crucial in the creation and evolution of famous animated characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Droopy, Screwy Squirrel, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and George and Junior.
Fleischer Studios was an American animation studio founded in 1929 by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, who ran the pioneering company from its inception until its acquisition by Paramount Pictures, the parent company and the distributor of its films. In its prime, Fleischer Studios was a premier producer of animated cartoons for theaters, with Walt Disney Productions being its chief competitor in the 1930s.
Merrie Melodies is an American animated comedy short film series distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was part of the Looney Tunes franchise and featured many of the same characters. It originally ran from August 2, 1931, to September 20, 1969, during the golden age of American animation, though it was revived in 1979, with new shorts sporadically released until June 13, 1997. Originally, Merrie Melodies placed emphasis on one-shot color films in comparison to the black-and-white Looney Tunes films. After Bugs Bunny became the breakout character of Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes transitioned to color production in the early 1940s, the two series gradually lost their distinctions and shorts were assigned to each series randomly.
The Fleischer Superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated superhero short films released in Technicolor by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman, making them his first animated appearance.
Famous Studios was the first animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. Famous was established as a successor company to Fleischer Studios, after Paramount seized control of the aforementioned studio amid the departure of its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer, in 1942. The studio's productions included three series started by the Fleischers—Popeye the Sailor, Superman, and Screen Songs—as well as Little Audrey, Little Lulu, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Honey Halfwitch, Herman and Katnip, Baby Huey, and the Noveltoons and Modern Madcaps series.
Baby Huey is a gigantic and naïve duckling cartoon character. He was created by Martin Taras for Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios, and became a Paramount cartoon star during the 1950s. Huey first appeared in Quack-a-Doodle-Doo, a Noveltoon theatrical short produced and released in 1950.
Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid is a 1929 live-action/animated short film produced to sell a series of Bosko cartoons. The film was never released to theaters, and therefore not seen by a wide audience until 2000 on Cartoon Network's television special Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons. The film was produced on May 29, 1929 and directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising.
The Looney Tunes Golden Collection is a series of six four-disc DVD sets from Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts originally released from the 1930s to 1960s. The initial run of the series was in folding cardboard packaging issued gradually from October 28, 2003 to October 21, 2008. A boxed set combining all six volumes was released in 2011, and each volume was reissued separately in standard Amaray-style cases in 2020.
ComiColor Cartoons is a series of twenty-five animated short subjects produced by Ub Iwerks from 1933 to 1936. The series was the last produced by Iwerks Studio; after losing distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1934, the Iwerks studio's senior company Celebrity Pictures had to distribute the films itself. The series was shot exclusively in Cinecolor.
Color Classics are a series of animated short films produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color format, with the first entry of the series, Poor Cinderella (1934), being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio. There were 36 shorts produced in this series.
U.M. & M. TV Corporation was an American media company best known as the original purchaser of the pre-October 1950 short films and cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures, excluding Popeye and Superman. The initials stand for United Film Service, MPA TV of New Orleans, and Minot T.V.
Associated Artists Productions, Inc. (a.a.p.) later known as United Artists Associated was an American distributor of theatrical feature films and short subjects for television. Associated Artists Productions was the copyright owner of the Popeye the Sailor shorts by Paramount Pictures, and the pre-1950 Warner Bros. Pictures film library, notably the pre-August 1948 color Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts, and the black-and-white Merrie Melodies shorts from Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, excluding Lady, Play Your Mandolin!.
Toby the Pup is an animated cartoon character created by animators Sid Marcus, Dick Huemer, and Art Davis. He starred in a series of early sound shorts produced by Charles B. Mintz for RKO Radio Pictures. The series lasted from 1930 to 1931. Twelve cartoons were produced, though some are still considered to be lost. The character was voiced by Dick Huemer.
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) was a distribution company primarily concerned with the syndication of American film libraries to television, including the Republic Pictures film library. It was successful enough on cable television between 1983 and 1985 that it renamed itself Republic Pictures and undertook film production and home video sales as well.
Rainbow Parade is a series of 26 animated shorts produced by Van Beuren Studios and distributed to theaters by RKO between 1934 and 1936. This was the only color cartoon series produced by Van Beuren, and the final series of the studio.
This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by Warner Bros. under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners between 1930 and 1939, plus the pilot film from 1929 which was used to sell the Looney Tunes series to Leon Schlesinger and Warner Bros. A total of 270 shorts were released during the 1930s.
This is a listing of all the animated shorts released by Warner Bros. under the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies banners between 1940 and 1949.
Tom and Jerry Golden Collection was a scrapped series of two-disc DVD and Blu-ray sets produced by Warner Home Video that was expected to collect all 161 theatrical Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from the 1940s through the 1960s. Only the first of the three planned volumes was released, on October 25, 2011. It features 37 shorts, roughly one-third of the 113 Tom and Jerry shorts that had been included in the Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection, a previous DVD series that focused on the shorts directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera from 1940 to 1958.
Tex Avery Screwball Classics is a series of single-disc Blu-ray and DVD sets by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Warner Archive unit collecting various theatrical cartoons from animation director Tex Avery during his tenure at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio's cartoon division between the years of 1942 and 1955. It is the first comprehensive collection of Avery's MGM shorts to be released on home media in North America since The Compleat Tex Avery series of laserdiscs in the 1990s, with many of the shorts having been previously unreleased on DVD or Blu-ray.
Toon In with Me is an American live-action/animated anthology television series created by Neal Sabin for MeTV and MeTV Toons. It previously also aired on MeTV Plus until the launch of MeTV Toons. A special preview episode aired on January 1, 2021, with the main series officially debuting on January 4, 2021.
CILLY GOOSE, a photoplay in 1 reel by Paramount Pictures. © 24Mar44; L12616. National Telefilm Associates, Inc. (PWH); 3Feb72; R522511.
GABRIEL CHURCHKITTEN, a photoplay in 1 reel by Paramount Pictures. © 15Dec44; L13185. Paramount Pictures Corp. (PWH); 17Dec71; R519321.