Cartoons https://publicdomainmovies.info/category/cartoons/ Cartoons Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:33:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/publicdomainmovies.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-Squared_color.resized_6.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Cartoons Archives - Public Domain Movies https://publicdomainmovies.info/category/cartoons/ 32 32 11037310 nocartoon,videoCartoonsCartoons Cartoon: Shuteye Popeye, 1952 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-shuteye-popeye-1952/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:33:40 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=56180 Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appearing on January 17, 1929, in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theater. The strip was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed sailor quickly became the lead character, and Thimble Theater became one of King Features’ most popular properties... Read more →

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Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appearing on January 17, 1929, in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theater. The strip was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, but the one-eyed sailor quickly became the lead character, and Thimble Theater became one of King Features’ most popular properties during the early 1930s.

Popeye became the suitor of longtime Thimble Theater star Olive Oyl, and Segar introduced new supporting characters such as adopted son Swee’Pea and friend J. Wellington Wimpy, as well as foes like the Sea Hag and Bluto.

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]]> 56180 Cartoon: The Polka Dot Bandit – Calvin and the Colonel, 1961 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-the-polka-dot-bandit-calvin-and-the-colonel-1961/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:13:10 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=25502 Calvin and the Colonel is an American animated sitcom about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox, and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a (literal) weasel. The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Susan Culpepper, who did not trust the Colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in... Read more →

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Calvin and the Colonel is an American animated sitcom about Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon, a shrewd fox, and Calvin T. Burnside, a dumb bear. Their lawyer was Oliver Wendell Clutch, who was a (literal) weasel.

The colonel lived with his wife Maggie Belle and her sister Susan Culpepper, who did not trust the Colonel at all. Colonel Klaxon was in the real estate business, but always tried get-rich-quick schemes with Calvin’s unwitting help.

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]]> 25502 Cartoon: The Polka Dot Bandit – Calvin and the Colonel, 1961– Private SnafuCartoon: The Polka Dot Bandit – Calvin and the Colonel, 1961 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-the-infantry-blues-1943-private-snafu/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:22:01 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=41076 Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and to improve troop morale. Primarily, they demonstrate the... Read more →

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Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and to improve troop morale. Primarily, they demonstrate the negative consequences of doing things wrong. The main character’s name is a play on the military slang acronym SNAFU, “Situation Normal: All Fucked Up”. (The cleaned-up version of that phrase, usually used on radio and in print, was “Situation Normal: All Fouled Up”.)

The series was directed by Chuck Jones and other prominent Hollywood animators, and the voice of Private Snafu was performed by Mel Blanc.

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]]> 41076 Cartoon: Poor Papa, 1928 – Oswald the Lucky Rabbit https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-poor-papa-1928-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:35:26 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=55978 Poor Papa is a 1928 animated comedy short film directed by Walt Disney. It is the first cartoon produced in 1927 to feature Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, but its release was held back due to Universal Pictures’ displeasure over its premise. They had expected a more Charlie Chaplin-like character and thought Oswald was too elderly and too fat. Buy a... Read more →

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Poor Papa is a 1928 animated comedy short film directed by Walt Disney.

It is the first cartoon produced in 1927 to feature Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, but its release was held back due to Universal Pictures’ displeasure over its premise. They had expected a more Charlie Chaplin-like character and thought Oswald was too elderly and too fat.

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]]> 55978 Cartoon: The Ocean Hop, 1927 – starring Walt’s Disney’s Oswald the Lucky Rabbit https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-the-ocean-hop-1927-starring-walts-disneys-oswald-the-lucky-rabbit/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:46:53 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=41003 The Ocean Hop is a 1927 animated short subject film, produced by Charles Mintz and George Winkler and directed by Walt Disney. The film was reissued in 1932 by Walter Lantz Productions with added music and sound effects and is the only known surviving version. The short entered the public domain on January 1, 2023. Buy a subscription to watch... Read more →

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The Ocean Hop is a 1927 animated short subject film, produced by Charles Mintz and George Winkler and directed by Walt Disney.

The film was reissued in 1932 by Walter Lantz Productions with added music and sound effects and is the only known surviving version. The short entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.

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]]> 41003 Cartoon: All’s well that ends well, 1940 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-alls-well-that-ends-well-1940/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:07:11 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=55772 Terrytoons, Inc. was an American animation studio headquartered in New Rochelle, New York, which was active from 1929 until its closure on December 29, 1972 (and returned between 1987 and 1996 for television in name only). Founded by Paul Terry, Frank Moser, and Joseph Coffman, it operated out of the “K” Building in downtown New Rochelle and later nearby at... Read more →

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Terrytoons, Inc. was an American animation studio headquartered in New Rochelle, New York, which was active from 1929 until its closure on December 29, 1972 (and returned between 1987 and 1996 for television in name only). Founded by Paul Terry, Frank Moser, and Joseph Coffman, it operated out of the “K” Building in downtown New Rochelle and later nearby at 38 Centre Avenue.

The studio created many cartoon characters including Fanny Zilch, Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, Gandy Goose, Sourpuss, Dinky Duck, Little Roquefort, the Terry Bears, Dimwit, and Luno; Terry’s pre-existing character Farmer Al Falfa was also often featured in the series.

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]]> 55772 Cartoon: Booby Traps, 1944 – Private Snafu https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-booby-traps-1944-private-snafu/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:26:27 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=40931 Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and to improve troop morale. Primarily, they demonstrate the... Read more →

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Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional adult animated shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945 during World War II. The films were designed to instruct service personnel about security, proper sanitation habits, booby traps and other military subjects, and to improve troop morale.

Primarily, they demonstrate the negative consequences of doing things wrong. The main character’s name is a play on the military slang acronym SNAFU, “Situation Normal: All Fucked Up”. (The cleaned-up version of that phrase, usually used on radio and in print, was “Situation Normal: All Fouled Up”.)

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]]> 40931 Cartoon: Hop and Go, 1943 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-hop-and-go-1943/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:13:52 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=25362 Hop and Go is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Norman McCabe and animated by Cal Dalton. The short was released on March 27, 1943. It stars the voices of Pinto Colvig (Claude Hopper) and Mel Blanc (Scottish Rabbits and baby bird). Buy a subscription to watch this movie and hundreds more: Ready to watch? Click... Read more →

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Hop and Go is a 1943 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Norman McCabe and animated by Cal Dalton. The short was released on March 27, 1943.

It stars the voices of Pinto Colvig (Claude Hopper) and Mel Blanc (Scottish Rabbits and baby bird).

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]]> 25362 Cartoon: The Gallopin’ Gaucho, 1928 starring Mickey Mouse https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-the-gallopin-gaucho-1928-starring-mickey-mouse/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:57:35 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=55594 The Gallopin’ Gaucho is a 1928 American animated short film. It is the second short film featuring Mickey Mouse to be produced, following Plane Crazy and preceding Steamboat Willie. The Disney studios completed the silent version in August 1928, but did not release it in order to work on Steamboat Willie. The Gallopin’ Gaucho was released, with sound, after Steamboat... Read more →

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The Gallopin’ Gaucho is a 1928 American animated short film. It is the second short film featuring Mickey Mouse to be produced, following Plane Crazy and preceding Steamboat Willie.

The Disney studios completed the silent version in August 1928, but did not release it in order to work on Steamboat Willie. The Gallopin’ Gaucho was released, with sound, after Steamboat Willie on December 30, 1928 by Celebrity Productions.

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]]> 55594 Owl and Fred Jones, 1959 https://publicdomainmovies.info/owl-and-fred-jones-1959/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:40:29 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=40829 The Owl and Fred Jones is an American animated cartoon directed by Denis Gilpin, written by P. D. Eastman, and produced by Ed Cullen. Describes the role of habit in daily life and explains how habits can be controlled or changed to enhance their usefulness. Buy a subscription to watch this movie and hundreds more: Ready to watch? Click to... Read more →

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The Owl and Fred Jones is an American animated cartoon directed by Denis Gilpin, written by P. D. Eastman, and produced by Ed Cullen.

Describes the role of habit in daily life and explains how habits can be controlled or changed to enhance their usefulness.

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]]> 40829 Cartoon: Private Eye Popeye, 1954 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-private-eye-popeye-1954/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:47:26 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=55355 Popeye the Sailor is an American animated series of short films based on the Popeye comic strip character created by E. C. Segar. In 1933, Max and Dave Fleischer’s Fleischer Studios, based in New York City, adapted Segar’s characters into a series of theatrical cartoon shorts for Paramount Pictures. The plotlines in the animated cartoons tended to be simpler than... Read more →

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Popeye the Sailor is an American animated series of short films based on the Popeye comic strip character created by E. C. Segar. In 1933, Max and Dave Fleischer’s Fleischer Studios, based in New York City, adapted Segar’s characters into a series of theatrical cartoon shorts for Paramount Pictures.

The plotlines in the animated cartoons tended to be simpler than those presented in the comic strips, and the characters slightly different. A villain, usually Bluto, makes a move on Popeye’s “sweetie”, Olive Oyl. The villain clobbers Popeye until he eats spinach, giving him superhuman strength. Thus empowered, Popeye makes short work of the villain.

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]]> 55355 Cartoon: Plane Crazy, 1929 directed by Walt Disney and starring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-plane-crazy-1929-directed-by-walt-disney/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:41:05 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=55185 Plane Crazy is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, produced by Disney Cartoons, is the first finished film to be produced by the studio and the first produced short to star Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse. It was originally produced as a silent film before test screening to a... Read more →

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Plane Crazy is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, produced by Disney Cartoons, is the first finished film to be produced by the studio and the first produced short to star Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse. It was originally produced as a silent film before test screening to a theater audience and potential distributors on May 15, 1928. An executive from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer saw the film, but the film failed to pick up a distributor. Later that year, Disney released Mickey’s first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, which was an enormous success; Plane Crazy was officially released as a sound cartoon on March 17, 1929 by Celebrity Pictures.

It was the fourth Mickey film to be given a wide release after Steamboat Willie, as well as The Gallopin’ Gaucho and The Barn Dance (1929). Columbia Pictures reissued the film after Walt Disney Productions switched distributors.

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]]> 55185 Cartoon: The Circus, 1920 starring Felix the Cat https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-the-circus-1920-starring-felix-the-cat/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:42:14 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=25171 The Circus, reissued by Pathé as Frolics at the Circus , is an American animated short film featuring Felix the Cat and released on September 26, 1920. Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era. An anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and... Read more →

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The Circus, reissued by Pathé as Frolics at the Circus , is an American animated short film featuring Felix the Cat and released on September 26, 1920.

Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era. An anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin, he is often considered one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. Felix was the first fully realized animal character in the history of American film animation.

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]]> 25171 Cartoon: Payday, 1944 – Private Snafu https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-payday-1944-private-snafu/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:06:31 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=40585 Payday is an animated short film, directed by Friz Freleng and first released in September 1944. It is part of the Private Snafu series. As in all the Snafu films, the voice of Private Snafu is performed by Mel Blanc. Buy a subscription to watch this movie and hundreds more: Ready to watch? Click to start your free trial. Watch... Read more →

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Payday is an animated short film, directed by Friz Freleng and first released in September 1944. It is part of the Private Snafu series.

As in all the Snafu films, the voice of Private Snafu is performed by Mel Blanc.

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]]> 40585 Cartoon: El Terrible Toreador, 1929 – Walt Disney https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-el-terrible-toreador-1929-walt-disney/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:45:03 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=55067 El Terrible Toreador is a 1929 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Studios in the Silly Symphonies series. The short’s copyright was renewed in 1957, so it entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025. Buy a subscription to watch this movie and hundreds more: Ready to watch? Click to start your free trial. Watch anywhere. Cancel anytime.... Read more →

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El Terrible Toreador is a 1929 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Studios in the Silly Symphonies series.

The short’s copyright was renewed in 1957, so it entered the US public domain on January 1, 2025.

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]]> 55067 Cartoon: Three Brothers, 1944 – Private Snafu https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-three-brothers-1944-private-snafu/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:47:22 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=25059 Three Brothers is part of the Private Snafu series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Screened for troops in September 1944, the cartoon was directed by Friz Freleng and features the familiar voice of Mel Blanc. A series of cartoons for the Navy featuring Private Snafu’s brother “Seaman Tarfu” were planned, but the war came... Read more →

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Three Brothers is part of the Private Snafu series of animated shorts produced by Warner Bros. during World War II. Screened for troops in September 1944, the cartoon was directed by Friz Freleng and features the familiar voice of Mel Blanc.

A series of cartoons for the Navy featuring Private Snafu’s brother “Seaman Tarfu” were planned, but the war came to a close and the project never materialized, save for a single cartoon entitled Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy.

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]]> 25059 Cartoon: Hell’s Bells, 1929 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-hells-bells-1929/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:58:38 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=54836 Hell’s Bells is a 1929 comedy horror animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks and produced by Walt Disney. It was distributed to cinemas by the film company Columbia Pictures, who would also distribute other Walt Disney films such as Winter. The film follows Satan and the other devils’ happenings in Hell. One of these devils revolts against Satan and... Read more →

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Hell’s Bells is a 1929 comedy horror animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks and produced by Walt Disney. It was distributed to cinemas by the film company Columbia Pictures, who would also distribute other Walt Disney films such as Winter. The film follows Satan and the other devils’ happenings in Hell. One of these devils revolts against Satan and ends up kicking him off the cliff of Hell. The short is part of short film series Silly Symphonies.

The film score features a variety of classical compositions, including “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg, which is used near the end of the film as one of the demons kicks Satan off the cliff. Another is “Funeral March of a Marionette” by French composer Charles Gounod, which is also known as the theme tune to the television series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”. The opening theme of Felix Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides” overture is also heard.

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]]> 54836 Cartoon: Dangerous Holiday, 1957 – Colonel Bleep https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-dangerous-holiday-1957-colonel-bleep/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:25:58 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=40096 Colonel Bleep is a 1957 American animated TV series which was the first color cartoon series made for television. It was created and written by Robert D. Buchanan and Jack Schleh on June 8, 1956, and was animated by Soundac, Inc. of Miami. The show was originally syndicated on September 21, 1957, as a segment on Uncle Bill’s TV Club.... Read more →

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Colonel Bleep is a 1957 American animated TV series which was the first color cartoon series made for television. It was created and written by Robert D. Buchanan and Jack Schleh on June 8, 1956, and was animated by Soundac, Inc. of Miami.

The show was originally syndicated on September 21, 1957, as a segment on Uncle Bill’s TV Club. One hundred episodes, of varying length of between three and six minutes each, were produced. Of these episodes, 45 episodes are known to exist in some form, eight of which are only available in monochrome.

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]]> 40096 Cartoon: Superman in Electric Earthquake, 1942 https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-superman-in-electric-earthquake-1942/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:50:46 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=24855 Electric Earthquake (1942) is the seventh of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by the Fleischer Studios. The story runs for about eight minutes and covers Superman’s adventures in stopping a madman from destroying Manhattan with electronically induced earthquakes. It... Read more →

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Electric Earthquake (1942) is the seventh of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by the Fleischer Studios.

The story runs for about eight minutes and covers Superman’s adventures in stopping a madman from destroying Manhattan with electronically induced earthquakes. It was originally released on May 15, 1942. This is the first of the films to make it clear that the action is taking place in Manhattan.

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]]> 24855 Cartoon: Puddle Pranks, 1930 – Flip the Frog https://publicdomainmovies.info/cartoon-puddle-pranks-1930-flip-the-frog/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:03:13 +0000 https://publicdomainmovies.info/?p=54601 Flip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American animator Ub Iwerks. He starred in a series of 38 cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933. The series had many recurring characters, including Flip’s dog, a mule named Orace, and a dizzy neighborhood spinster. Buy a subscription to watch this movie and... Read more →

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Flip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American animator Ub Iwerks. He starred in a series of 38 cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933.

The series had many recurring characters, including Flip’s dog, a mule named Orace, and a dizzy neighborhood spinster.

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