Some Cartoons For Saturday Morning #45

Hello again my friends. Happy Saturday morning. Of course with each Saturday morning comes more classic cartoons on this blog. 

The famous cat and mouse where not the first cartoon duo to be named Tom and Jerry. Before this the Van Beuren studio made a series of cartoons with a human duo named Tom and Jerry. These character were rather typical stars at the studio. That is too say they don't have much in the way of personality, but are pleasant. Despite this their cartoons were often very good, featuring lots of imaginative gags and stories. An especially enjoyable Tom and Jerry is Pencil Mania (1933). 


During World War Two every cartoon studio did cartoons revolving around the war. At Terrytoons these films often starred the duo of Gandy Goose and Sourpuss. The cartoon Barnyard Blackout (1943) casts the duo as Air Raid Wardens. However most of the film's focus is on a rooster struggling to respond to a surprise blackout. A review in Showman's Trade Review called this cartoon "...familiar slapstick that should amuse children." A review in The Exhibitor stated "This isn't very funny." A review in The Film Daily stated "Gandy is always good for plenty of laughs." I personally enjoy this cartoon.




During the 1940's and 50's the best directors of Disney's short cartoons were Jack Hannah and Jack Kinney. These two directors provided the studio with some its most cartoony and laugh out loud funny cartoons. For the most part Kinney worked on the Goofy cartoons, while Hannah directed the Donald Duck cartoons. Occasionally Hannah would direct a Goofy and Kinney would direct a Donald. Such an example is the excellent Goofy cartoon, Foul Hunting (1947).

In the late 1950's and early 60's Kellogg's Cereal was the sponsor for most of the Hanna-Barbera TV cartoons. As such it should be no surprise that various TV commercials for Kellogg's were made featuring the Hanna-Barbera characters. Here are a few examples.

 








This post ends with a fantastic Popeye cartoon from Famous Studios. While due to the later entries Famous Studio Popeyes get a bad reputation, the early ones from Famous are actually excellent films. Case in point, Me Musical Nephews (1942).



Thank you for joining me for this collection of classic cartoons. Come back next week for more animated treasures.

-Michael J. Ruhland