Santa’s Surprise, 1947
An animated short by Seymour Kneitel
“Five children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop.” (IMDB)
Felix the Cat in Neptune Nonsense, 1936
An animated short by Burt Gillett
“Felix is feeding his various pets: a bird, two dogs, and a goldfish. But Annabelle the goldfish is unhappy; she’s lonely. Felix sets out to catch her a friend. The fish drag him underwater. After a bit of searching, he finds a goldfish, but the fish cries for help, and Felix finds himself on trial before King Neptune. He’s accused of wanting to eat the fish, but after he explains himself, Neptune gives him a fish from the fish orphanage, and everyone lives happily.” (IMDB)
Bunker Hill Bunny, 1950
An animated short by Friz Freleng (as I. Freleng)
“Sam Von Schamm The Hessian and Bugs Bunny fight it out in the little known American Revolutionary War Battle of Bagel Heights.” (IMDB)
Little Brown Jug, 1948
An animated short by Famous Studios
“Little Brown Jug is an animated short about various woodland creatures milling and drinking apple cider. Includes a sing-a-long of the title song.” (IMDB)
Space Angel: Space Hijackers, 1962
An animated short by Dick Darley, Alex Toth
An early cartoon made expressly for the burgeoning television market in the 1960s, this space opera follows the adventures of Scott McCloud (aka Space Angel) an agent for the Earth Bureau of Investigation.
The Lost Dream, 1949
A film by Bill Tytla
A delightful animated short. “Little Audrey helps a lost dream find his way back to Dream Land.” (IMDB)
Little Lulu: Cad and Caddy, 1947
An animated short by Izzy Sparber (as I. Sparber)
“Lulu plans her revenge against a distressed golfer who refuses to give her a lollipop after he promised her one for caddying for him.” (IMDB)
Clutch Cargo: The Haunted Castle, 1959
An animated TV Series: season 1, episode 19
Directed by Phil Booth
“Clutch goes to Scotland to investigate his friend’s haunted castle.” (IMDB)
Nursery Scandal, 1932
An animated short by Van Beuren Studios
“It’s nighttime in the forest. The man in the moon whistles, and gnomes emerge from a hole in the bottom of a tree. The gnomes dance. Three of them find a book placed open and upside down on the ground. It’s the Mother Goose fairy tales…” (IMDB)
The Song of the Birds, 1935
An animated short by Dave Fleischer
“A destructive little boy with an air rifle shoots a baby bird and is mortified when the bird’s parents, and all the other birds, go into mourning.” (IMDB)
