Apparently either Marge or Western Publishing saw no interest in an updated animated series of cartoons for their character. From the final Paramount Cartoons release "Mouse Trek," directed by Ralph Bakshi. This ad from the LA Times (10/2/60) reflects the now twice-a-week telecasts of Mattys Funday Funnies. They certainly went with Herriman-style art and stories, but while Herriman made Krazy sort of gender-ambiguous, Deitch and company went for a more female Krazy. When a musician borrows a million dollar violin, the insurance company sends their agent Gumshoe (Jack Mercer) to help protect it from criminal Mike the Masquerader. Paramount Pictures ordered a second year of 20 new theatricals and production on Popeye TV films continued, and there was potential for further King Features TV cartoons. 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. A SIGHT FOR SQUAW EYES (3/63) Kneitel/Reden. Especially the scene where the King played his violin ala Jack Benny and how his daughter The Princess rebelled against her fathers silly proclamation on banning all types of music including Be-Bop Jazz by secretly becoming a Beatnik. Nor was losing Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare going to stop Kneitel from using a left over script with the Tortoise (renamed Mortimer) and the Hare now entirely redesigned in order to avoid a law suit from Harvey Comics. BELOW: Letters from ABC to Alfred Harvey telling of the phenomenal ratings success of Mattys Funday Funnies. Note that Paramounts Popeye re-releases still ranked in the top-ten! Hooray! I didnt know that there were any color cartoons of this ole guy. This is a fall sound that was often used in the Famous Studios/Paramount/Noveltoons cartoons from the 1940's to the 1960's. It was also used in some Warner Bros. and MGM cartoons, among other films. The Paramount cartoons released between 1959-62 were televised later on The New Casper Cartoon Show in 1963 and had their logos and series titles removed (simply stating they were Modern Madcaps regardless whether a particular short was a Modern Madcap originally). There must be a story behind how they chose Krazy, whod been out of the funnies since George Herrimans death and was known to boomer kids if they knew him at all as the old Mickey Mouse knockoff on local kiddie shows. The words "A Paramount Picture", the stars and the words "The End" appear over the inkwell. 5) Fido Beta Kappa Paramount certainly was one of the greenest cartoon studios (recycle, recycle, recycle). I suppose as long as schools were still using 16mm they saw a purpose there. Thus, some of these non-animated films did enjoy a second life at least temporarily. Paramount Cartoons 1961-62 Not sure why "Gramps" and "The Cat" are featured in this 1961 trade publicity piece - but they are. Paramount Cartoons Wiki is a community site that anyone can contribute to. DRUM UP A TENNANT (2/63) Kneitel/Reden. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. We dont hear much about him today but comedian and writer Eddie Lawrence was involved in several Paramount cartoon projects in the 1960s, particularly SWIFTY AND SHORTY. Unless you popped for the Bugs Bunny Specials, your theater wasnt going to be running any Bugs Bunny. Seymour Kneitel and the Paramount Cartoon Studio also profited by success the studio created openings, bumpers ad commercials to support the series. And did Loony Tunes count in the Merrie Melodies totals? For shorts featuring live-action model sets, a special byline appeared on the logo. , Your email address will not be published. In the case of Gerald, it was his voice, for Benny, this rubbery elasticity. Original Variant: The standard logo appears, then a star spins toward the center of the logo, and Little Lulu's head appear. Below that: publicity sheets from Harvey, spreading the word to its comic books dealers and newsstand salesman; and comic books created to exploit the new network show. Surprisingly they arent all lost. This pattern was repeated by Warner Brothers-Seven Arts with a few final travelogue shorts for 69-70 following the last Cool Cat cartoon. I know Gene Deitch wrote about his efforts to inject a bit of Herriman into his Krazys. Honey Halfwitch (1965 - 1967, 12 Theatrical Cartoons.) 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. Paramount Cartoons 1960-1961 For Paramount executive Seymour Kneitel, this was a pretty good year. Part 7: 2006, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn9Etc_aMNI, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lawrence, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCXRr5wdknU. Discover, share and add your knowledge! On the Color Classics short "Poor Cinderella", the logo is very small and part of a closing curtain background. I also thought, until I watched this compilation of well-balanced moments, that the farmers name was one word: Alfalfa. Taken from the end of the cartoon, "Patriotic Popeye".https://youtu.be/gStvpbJpwG4 The same cheats could be seen often in the theatricals as they were in the TV efforts. Formerly known as "The Fleischer Studios", Famous produced every animated Paramount cartoon series. NTA Variant: The opening "A Paramount Picture" title is replaced with the NTA logo; NTA shows the rest of the opening sequence, except for the fact that the words "Paramount PRESENTS" and "in TECHNICOLOR" are blacked out. Free Shipping on Orders over $25! Percy and Ralph go to a penny arcade. 1) Shuteye Popeye Only original prints (and maybe a couple current prints) will have this logo, such as on a print of "Koko the Kop". 27 February 2023 are david buder and lori schulweis still married are david buder and lori schulweis still married The Sarge wonders why none of the troops like him so, on the advice of the Chaplin, he changes his personality. After Lulu's head appears, the star fades away, and we see the words "Paramount PRESENTS" at the top of the screen, followed by "LITTLE LULU" in large printed letters. GOOD SNOOZE TONIGHT (2/63) Kneitel/Taras. Strangely, the inkwell's shadow moves with it but the cap's does not, remaining fixed on the desk as it jumps onto the inkwell. For some reason Kneitel looked to one of the remaining Hollywood animation studios Walter Lantz for some inspiration, basing one cartoon on a annoying woodpecker, another on a pair of penguins (Chilly Willy, anyone?) On the Merry Maker cartoon "Think or Sink" and the Noveltoon cartoon "The Trip" (all 1967), the sky is white, the mountain is grey, the clouds are blue, the "Paramount" script is black and the stars are yellow while the Fractured Fable cartoon "My Daddy the Astronaut" has the mountain is brown, the clouds are blue, the "Paramount" script is red and the stars are black. 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. Zelma threatens him, and he hits the street to find her a mate. From what I remember, they got Paramounts permission to use their original elements to create these new transfers of the cartoons for that show. Harvey Comics had taken a gamble, and it instantly paid off in comic book sales, and toy merchandising. His recurring character was The Old Philosopher who was featured on several comedy records of the period. It was saved on the Talkartoon short "Any Rags" and an HD print of the Betty Boop short "Show White". Evidence that this series was rushed to comply with Paramounts salemens demand for some sort of cartoon front man is the gap of six months between the first film and the second one and another six months wait for the third entry. This may also be on the Boomerang app. Paramount Cartoon Copyright Text (1960's) Paramount Cartoon Studios/Other Paramount Cartoons Paramount Comedy Paramount Global Paramount Music Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures/Colour Variants Paramount Pictures/Other Paramount Records Paramount Television Paramount Television Service Paramount/Closing Variants Parufamet R Republic Pictures 1) Rail Rodents Having no recurring character to work with really hurt the one-shot stories this season along with the attempts to create new stars even if they were re-working or reviving old plots for earlier series like Herman & Katnip (or, later, old Casper plots for Goodie the Gremlin), the new characters lacked both the personalities and the animation budgets to put those series over (along with the voice-work while Jack Mercer continued to be used, outside of the KFS Popeye series, you really dont hear Mae Questel or Jackson Beck any more after 1960, while Sid Raymonds voice work also was phased out during the season (Arnold Stang have voiced his last Paramount cartoon the previous season). 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. MOUSE BLANCHE (11/62) Kneitel. The first season of Blue Ribbons included a couple of early Bugs Bunny titles, but after that Bugs was excluded from the reissues until the late 1950s. 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. I thought his swan song was noteworthy as he was the only silent cartoon character to appear in a Cinema Scope cartoon. And they were a huge success. Guaranteed Lowest Price. I see Myron Waldman credited as head animator on one Modern Madcap and one Noveltoon. Among these were some comedy shorts of Homer Groening (father of SIMPSONS Matt). This is usually plastered on UM&M/NTA prints, but is intact on "Ain't She Sweet?". In late 1967, with theatrical cartoons in decline, Paramount shut down its animation studio. What kept the Hearst Metrotone company alive into the 80s was its Screen News Digest produced for schools. 3) Ancient Fistory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gd7E-pJJrk. For sales purposes, Warner Bros. had long referred to their annual slate of Bugs Bunny cartoons as Bugs Bunny Specials. They did this because they sold the Bugs Bunny cartoons as a separate block from the other Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. It wouldve helped a bit. Paramount Cartoons was closed by Gulf+Western at roughly the same time as t. They were also generally a notch Starting on November 26, 1954, the logo is slightly zoomed back and featured different clouds surrounding the mountain. November 26, 1943-March 19, 1948: "in TECHNICOLOR", June 7, 1946-January 30, 1948: "in CINECOLOR", November 7, 1947-November 16, 1956: "Color by TECHNICOLOR", December 26, 1947-June 24, 1949: "in POLACOLOR". Because of this, there's pretty much no evidence of this logo on this wiki or the internet. I thought I read somewhere that Deitch was largely responsible for convincing KFS to revive Krazy Kat for the TV cartoons in the first place. You can turn off the picture and just listen to the sound and still know what was going on. Guaranteed Lowest Price. Overview In the late 1950s, the original Popeye theatrical shorts released by Paramount Studios from 1933 to 1957 began airing in many television markets and garned huge ratings. Another special end title was used on "Pedro and Lorenzo", with the Paramount logo appearing on a book end cover. Harvey Comics exploited this by starting up a new comic book anthology TV Casper and Company in 1963. This film currently lost. 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. Geez, and I had something planned I still didnt finish. Paramount Cartoons Logo descriptions by Argus Sventon, James Fabiano, and Jason Jones Logo captures by V of Doom, GreenLantern40, and adynaske Additional edits by V of Doom, Eric S., Bob Fish, a dynaske and others Video capture courtesy of Eric S. 1st Logo (1927-1929) Logo: On the film's title card, a small mountain logo is seen circled by stars. In fact, the S&S kind of play like illustrated comedy records. YULE LAFF (10/62) Kneitel/Taras. Music: Rock: 607396652822. Violet Oyl (Olive Oyls rambunctious niece. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "afe6586c8d200ab56bd9330112f9fdab" );document.getElementById("i81fec714c").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. 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. Your email address will not be published. In England, newsreels soldiered on by becoming feature magazines, dealing with topics from The Beatles and Rolling Stones to auto racing to a then-teenage Arnold Schwarzenegger flexing for the camera. For some reason, Paramount apparently chose to give the Popeye reissues a rest, though they would be back next year. BUSY BUDDIES (6/60) Kneitel/Tafuri. Also the folks who animated King Leonardo had a turn in animating Popeye for one cartoon and the former Famous Studios/Paramount Cartoon Studios animators did the rest of the KFS-Popeye cartoons in the second season. Ignatz Mouse uses his new credit card to buy a brick launcher. I dont ever remember seeing any cartoons with The Cat in them,but I remember watching a few Goodie the Gremlin ones. As a result, it was very difficult to spot then, but nowadays the original prints are being restored, and thus this logo has become easier to find. All the rights goes to the original designers and owners of the content shown in this video. & M. TV Corporation) for airing on TV, the company insisted that any reference to Paramount Pictures be removed. THE BOSS IS ALWAYS RIGHT (1/15/60) Kneitel/Tafuri. Dont forget Rough House the short order cook! By the complete list ofParamount theatricalcartoons, with the MPAA numbers. Columbia/Screen Gems tried to do a Herrimanesque Krazy Kat cartoon, Lil Ainjil.. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! This cartoon Bouncing Benny never did much for me as a childit was mildly entertaining but not a favorite. Desperate for a Star, Paramount foist this non-entity (originally planned as a one-off entry in the Modern Madcaps) upon the public in four shorts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Lawrence. This is being . He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. In front of the mountain are the same words as the previous logo. 4) Big Bad Sindbad 2.1M views 8 years ago This compilation features episodes from the critically-acclaimed Superman series of the early-1940s. Thanks for letting us re-visit this one. Dedicated To Classic Cartoons: Past, Present & Future, Argentine Animated Features, Part 10: 2010-2011, Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown on Records. 4. Among them were Popeye, Superman, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Lulu, Little Audrey, Baby Huey, Herman and Katnip, the Screen Songs series, and the Noveltoons series. Supposedly, on Amazon, there a few of the cartoons on compilation Terrytoon sets with If they only had better execution and some independence, they coulda been a contender. This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 17:56. 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! Huey first appeared in Quack-a-Doodle-Doo, a Noveltoon theatrical short produced and released in 1950. Jeepers help Creepers look for his old girlfriend. Was there a difference in budget between the TV cartoons that Paramount made and their theatrical cartoons at the time? 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