The Debut of Thomas Cat
In Bray Studios’ first color cartoon, a young kitten’s father teaches him how to catch mice, but the kitten has a difficult time mastering the skill. The first color animated cartoon made in the United States.
Genre Animation
Jerry on the Job: Cheating the Piper
When the New Monia station is overrun with mice, Mr. Givney can only shoot them one at a time, but Jerry uses a flute to lure them out, “Pied Piper of Hamlin” style.
Why They Love Cavemen
An animated comedy short from the 1920s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.
The Tooth Carpenter
A film directed by , released in 1921.
The First Circus
This early animated short depicts a Stone Age-era circus.
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House
After eating a rarebit at a party, a woman has a strange dream in which her husband converts their home into a flying machine to escape having to pay the exorbitant interest on the mortgage, on a flight that takes…
Invisible Ink
Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown.
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: Bug Vaudeville
After eating a cheesecake given to him by a kind-hearted lady, a hobo goes to sleep and has a bizarre dream in which insects are putting on a vaudeville show for him, with a grasshopper juggling an ant, a dancing…
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A psychedelic animated short celebrating America’s bicentennial. The film ” provides a short, impressionistic history of the U.S. through famous American symbols, including the Statue of Liberty; the Woodstock logo; the Liberty Bell; and Mt. Rushmore. The symbols are layered…
Adventures of the Road-Runner
Adventures of the Road-Runner is an animated film, directed by Chuck Jones and co-directed by Maurice Noble and Tom Ray. It was the intended pilot for a TV series starring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, but was never…
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