Max Fleischer

Max Fleischer

Nascimento : 1883-07-19, Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]

Morte : 1972-09-11

História

Max Fleischer (Cracóvia, 19 de julho de 1883 — Los Angeles, 11 de setembro de 1972) foi um importante pioneiro polaco-americano no desenvolvimento de desenhos animados. Foi o responsável pela transformação de personagens de história em quadrinhos em desenhos animados como Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye e o Super-Homem. Max Fleischer começou seu próprio estúdio de animação, chamados Fleischer Studios. junto com seus irmãos Dave e Joe Fleischer. Fleischer criou um conceito para simplificar o processo de animar o movimento, traçando sobre quadros de filmes de ação ao vivo. Sua patente para a Rotoscope foi concedida em 1915, apesar de que Max e seu irmão Dave Fleischer fizeram seu primeiro desenho animado com o sistema em 1914. O uso extensivo desta técnica foi feita em Out Fleischer da série Inkwell para os primeiros cinco anos da série, que começou em 1919 e estrelou Koko the Clown e Fitz o cão. Betty Boop, Bimbo e Koko the Clown foram os primeiros personagens de Fleischer Studios. Seu criador Max Fleischer inventou o "método de produzir os desenhos animados de movimentação". Sua invenção para os seus desenhos foi os processos estereóticos, construídos por John Burks, no qual utilizavam-se recortes de cenários de papelão montados em uma mesa giratória, onde os desenhos são colocados. Em 1933, os Fleischer Studios formaram contrato com o King Features Syndicate (gigante empresa de tiras de jornal), para produzir os desenhos animados do Popeye, e para o lançamento sob licença de Betty Boop. Mais tarde, em 1941, os Fleischer Studios formaram parceria com a National Publications, para a produção de desenhos animados do Super-Homem. Produziram os longa-metragens As Viagens de Guliver e O Grilo Pula-Pula, e os filmetes do Popeye: Popeye Contra Sindbad o Marujo, Popeye Contra Ali Babá e os 40 Ladrões, e Popeye e sua Lâmpada Maravilhosa. Em 1942, quando os seus fundadores Max, Dave e Joe Fleischer se aposentaram, a Paramount Pictures comprou o Fleischer Studios, mudando seu nome para Famous Studios, tendo como proprietários os antigos animadores de Fleischer: Seymour Kneitel e Isadore Sparber. O Famous Studios produziu desenhos até 1967, como novos episódios do Popeye e Superman, Gasparzinho, Herman e Katnip, Huguinho, Herbert, Black Lamb, Little Audrey etc. ), Little Lulu de Marge e os Puppetoons de George Pal. Em 1960, o Famous Studios mudou seu nome para Paramount Cartoon Studios até que em 1967 fechou suas portas, com a aquisição da Paramount pela Gulf+Western. Max morreu em 11 de setembro de 1972, aos 89 anos, em Los Angeles.

Perfil

Max Fleischer

Filmes

Cartoon Classics - 28 Favorites of the Golden-Era Cartoons - Vol 1: 4 Hours
Director
Featuring over 4 hours of remastered and restored Cartoon Classics from the golden age of animation including Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Superman, Popeye, Betty Boop and more.
Popeye: 33 Cartoon Classics - 4 Hours
Director
Enjoy 4 hours of classic Popeye the Sailor Man cartoons. Popeye is one of the most beloved cartoon characters of all time! Watch as Popeye eats his spinach and saves the day and rescues Olive Oyl and Little Swee' Pea from the likes of Bluto. The rest of the gang is all here too (including Wimpy) with cartoons from the 1930s - 1950s. Features remastered sound!
Max Fleischer: Lost Cartoons
Director
A series of rare Max Fleischer sound cartoon shorts released by animation historian Jerry Beck. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope.
Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942
Director
More than just a landmark in superhero animation, Max Fleischer's Superman shorts were no less than the foundation for so many shows that succeeded it. Playing in theaters in 1941-42, only a few years after the Man of Steel made his debut in Action Comics, these 17 exciting films were produced by Fleischer and made famous the phrase "This looks like a job for Superman!" At 10 minutes, each film had just enough time to run the opening credits, establish the threat, let Lois Lane make a headstrong rush into peril, and allow Clark Kent to change to his alter ego and save the day. The films show a remarkably dynamic and atmospheric storytelling style that enables them to hold up for modern viewers. At first the films followed a science fiction-fantasy theme, but not unexpectedly for that time soon focused on wartime concerns.
Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940 - Volume Two
Director
Set sail for fun and excitement with Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and the rest of the gang in this amazing collection of 31 early cartoons from the legendary Fleischer Studios, starring the world's strongest sailor man. In addition to the many entertaining demonstrations of the incredible powers of canned spinach, the set includes bonus "Popumentary" featurettes, the retrospective documentary "Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story" and much more.
Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938 - Volume One
Director
Popeye The Sailor: 1933-1938 Volume One (DVD) Spinach--YUCK! But not to the most famous, fearless comic strip sailor in the world--Popeye. Whether romancing his longtime sweetheart, Olive Oyl, rescuing defenseless infant Swee'pea, or wrestling his nasty nemesis, Bluto, Popeye summons his spinach-induced strength to save the day. With one gulp of the vitamin-rich vegetable, Popeye transforms his scrawny body into a human dynamo! For high seas hijinks or landlocked levity, turn to the hilarious animated antics of that two-fisted tar--Popeye.
Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird Cartoons
Animation
This collection of vintage cartoons is not only a loopy primer on animation history; it is also an offbeat reflection of western "civilization" in the early 20th century. The racism in "Little Black Sambo," and the overt sexuality of Betty Boop are all-the-more shocking when you think that this is what grandma and grandpa were growing up watching! From the works of the world’s very first animator, Emile Cohl, to Walt Disney himself, Johnny Legend has compiled a twisted list of early animations that are guaranteed to surprise, delight and amaze.
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a popular icon since the 1930s.
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
himself (archival footage)
Leonard Maltin tells about the Fleischer Studio between featuring assorted cartoons from the Fleischers.
Popeye's Premiere
Producer
Popeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeye's new movie. He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and even handing the screen version of himself a can of spinach. The movie itself is the story of Aladdin, minus the songs and about half the footage of the short it's cut from.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Producer
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Director
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic.
News Sketches
Director
Humorous "sketches" of human interest stories by Max Fleischer, who headed Jam Handy's animation department in the mid 1940s and 1950s.
Terror on the Midway
Producer
When things go wrong at the circus, it's up to Superman to stop the escaped animals.
Volcano
Producer
Superman comes to the rescue when a volcano erupts.
Baby Wants a Bottleship
Producer
Olive is going shopping and drops Swee'pea off for Popeye to watch. Popeye carves a sailboat for him, but the tyke spots Popeye's battleship, and the puny toy boat will no longer do. He climbs aboard, and there's the expected mayhem. Notable sequences include a stint on the ship's cannon's control board, with Popeye caught on the barrel, then in the gears; also, at the end, Swee'Pea hitches a ride atop a torpedo just as Olive is returning and Popeye's out cold.
Many Tanks
Producer
Bluto's in the Army; he tries to sneak off base, but can't. Popeye passes by, Bluto invites him in, then swaps uniforms. Popeye ends up in a tank drill.
Electric Earthquake
Producer
A scientist uses an earthquake machine to threaten the city, and only Superman can stop his extortion plan!
Olive Oyl and Water Don't Mix
Producer
Popeye and Bluto agree that women are too much trouble, so they agree to swear off them, which lasts about five seconds, until Olive comes on board ship for a tour. The boys vie for her attention.
The Magnetic Telescope
Producer
When police interfere with a reckless scientist's experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop.
The Bulleteers
Producer
Criminals with rocket powered car loot and extort the city, and only Superman can stop them!
The Arctic Giant
Producer
A frozen Tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he thaws out and revives, Superman has to stop his rampage!
Blunder Below
Producer
Popeye's on a battleship, on which he's banished to the boiler room. A Japanese sub comes along. Can Popeye save his ship from the enemy?
Kickin' the Conga Round
Producer
Shore leave in South America; Bluto muscles in on Popeye's girl, Olivia Oyla. Popeye muscles him out, but when they get to the conga club, he doesn't care to dance, so Bluto wins again.
Billion Dollar Limited
Producer
Robbers target a special train carrying a billion dollars worth of gold, and the only one who can stop them is Superman!
Nix on Hypnotricks
Producer
The villain: Professor I. Stare, hypnotist, frustrated by not having anyone to practice on. He cold-calls Olive at random while Popeye is pitching woo and hypnotizes her over the phone into coming to his office.
Mr. Bug Goes to Town
Producer
The happy tranquility of Bugville is shattered when the populace learns that a colossal skyscraper is to be built over their tiny town.
The Mechanical Monsters
Producer
Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army.
The Mighty Navy
Producer
Newly inducted into the U.S. Navy, Popeye is on a training ship, but his seat-of-the-pants ways don't fit in with modern equipment.
The Mad Scientist
Producer
Superman foi uma série de dezessete curta-metragens de animação em Technicolor distribuídos pela Paramount Pictures e baseada no super-herói Superman da DC Comics. Os primeiros nove curtas-metragens foram produzidos pela Fleischer Studios de 1941 a 1942, enquanto os oito restantes foram produzidos pela Famous Studios, a empresa que sucedeu Fleischer Studios, entre 1942 e 1943.
I'll Never Crow Again
Producer
Olive's garden is being raided by some very persistent crows; she calls Popeye for help, and it takes him the rest of the cartoon to hit on the solution.
Two for the Zoo
Producer
Gabby is forced to take care of a strange animal called a Kango.
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
Producer
Gabby goes camping with the Mayor.
Pest Pilot
Producer
Popeye runs a small airport, and Pappy wants to be a pilot.
Gabby Goes Fishing
Producer
Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him.
Olive's Boithday Presink
Producer
Popeye wants to get Olive a fur coat, but after a run-in with dishonest furrier Geezil decides the best way is to go hunting for a bear himself.
Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle
Producer
Rip Van Winkle is being thrown out for nonpayment of rent (for twenty years). Popeye happens by and carts the sleeper home, but soon discovers that Rip has a sleepwalking problem that gets both of them into some trouble with some dwarves.
Zero the Hound
Producer
A cartoon in the Animated Antics series from the Fleischer Studios about Zero the Hound.
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy
Producer
A toyshop owner tells a little girl the story behind the two dolls she's fallen in love with.
Swing Cleaning
Producer
Gabby is a servant in a castle and is required to do a little housework.
Olive's $weep$take Ticket
Producer
Olive gets a phone call that she has won first prize in a sweepstake. After a frantic search, she locates her ticket, only to have it blow out the window. Help, Popeye!
Quiet! Pleeze
Producer
Poopdeck Pappy has a hangover. He asks Popeye to help him by keeping the noise down. Among the disturbances he deals with: a crying baby across the way, a horse-drawn milk truck, a factory whistle, a radio, a traffic accident, a construction site, and a blasting site.
Problem Pappy
Producer
Popeye's Pappy takes a flagpole sitting job atop a tall building without telling Popeye. Popeye goes to rescue him, but he doesn't want to go until an electrical storm hits.
Poopdeck Pappy
Producer
Popeye's elderly father, Pappy, wants to go out at night. Popeye wants him to sleep.
Sneak, Snoop and Snitch
Producer
Spies Sneak, Snoop and Snitch try to sneak up on the king while he is sleeping in order to steal some riches.
My Pop, My Pop
Producer
Popeye's 99-year-old father won't admit he's too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other; Pappy's side is a mess. He falls asleep helping hoist the mast. While Pappy sleeps, Popeye rebuilds his side and finishes the above-decks, with a little help from spinach, of course.
Popeye Meets William Tell
Producer
William Tell shoots an arrow, barely missing Popeye, then tells Popeye that he has just lost his son in an unfortunate arrow incident. Tell then defies the High Governor and is ordered to shoot an apple off his son's head; Popeye stands in for his son.
Pedagogical Institution (College to You)
Producer
A comic look at prehistoric life.
Wimmin Hadn't Oughta Drive
Producer
Popeye has a new car; Olive wants a driving lesson. Things don't go well.
Doing Impossikible Stunts
Producer
Mystery Pictures is looking for a stunt man. Swee'pea tags along with Popeye, but he sends the tot home. Popeye shows clips of his stunts to the director, who is impressed; when he goes to put on the last reel, Swee'pea, who snuck back in, hands him Lost and Foundry (1937), which features Swee'pea saving the day. The director signs Swee'pea.
Snubbed by a Snob
Producer
A young horse says hi to little donkey Spunky. But the horse's mother pulls him away, saying we don't associate with that kind. Spunky makes a few more overtures, and eventually they set off on a chase, running across a bull from time to time. The horse stops to eat a lot of apples and drink far too much water; this leaves him too bloated to move much at all. The two continue to anger the bull, which gives chase; Spunky saves the colt, and they all live in harmony.
The Ugly Dino
Producer
A mother dinosaur hatches three little cuties, but the fourth is "ugly." He gets an inferiority complex because his brothers won't play with him, and they treat him meanly. When a big sabertooth tiger comes along, the baby dinosaur begs the predator to eat him. The little dino says, "Eat me, eat me....I have a face that even a mother couldn't love." The "ugly dino" ends up saving the day, and his mother showers him with kisses and hugs.
Onion Pacific
Producer
The race is on for the state railroad franchise. It's the Sudden Pacific (Bluto) against the Onion Pacific (Popeye). Oh, and there's also a kiss from Olive for the winner.
Stealin Ain't Honest
Producer
Olive has a secret treasure map, but while she's showing it to Popeye, Bluto photographs it and gets there first.
Females Is Fickle
Producer
Olive brings her new goldfish onto Popeye's ship, but the fish jumps out of its bowl and into the sea. Olive convinces Popeye to go after it, but the fish wants to play and manages to avoid Popeye until both get trapped inside a jellyfish. After taking a severe pounding from the jellyfish, Popeye eats his spinach, takes on various other marine life, and returns the goldfish to its bowl. But Olive can see the fish is unhappy in the bowl, and sets it free again, which is more than Popeye can stand.
Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points
Producer
A Stone Age Cartoon
Shakespearian Spinach
Producer
Popeye has replaced Bluto in the Spinach Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet (Olive, of course), much to Bluto's surprise and dismay. Bluto does what he can to sabotage the production, like cranking up the snow and wind machines, and eventually coming onstage, even though Olive wants no part of him.
As Viagens de Gulliver
Producer
Em 1699, numa de suas viagens, Gulliver naufraga durante uma tempestade e vai ter a uma praia da ilha de Lilliput, habitada por homens minúsculos que vivem sob o domínio de um rei e de leis cruéis e desumanas. Lilliput está em permanente guerra com Blefuscu, um país vizinho habitado por gente do mesmo tamanho e é esse estado de guerra que acaba por salvar a vida do gigante, já que o rei vê em Gulliver a grande oportunidade de derrotar seu inimigo.
Never Sock a Baby
Producer
Popeye spanks Swee'pea and sends him to bed without supper. He wrestles with his conscience over this, while Swee'pea packs a bundle and runs away from home. They apparently live in the wilderness, since Swee'pea crosses a rope bridge that collapses, narrowly misses a landslide, and is soon on a narrow mountain path. Popeye finds him and rescues him from a waterfall but his spinach can is empty. Fortunately, this was all a bad dream from Popeye's conscience.
The Fresh Vegetable Mystery
Producer
Crime strikes the vegetable world when Mrs. Mama Carrot awakens and finds her children have been carrot-napped. She summons the Irish-Potato Police and they are soon on the trail of the culprit. But the various suspects they round up, and grill, aren't the criminals. They finally track down the guilty parties, who turn out to be a gang of mice in disguise. Thrown into a third-degree mousetrap, the mice soon confess. Bleeding Heart Warning: This cartoon contains racial stereotypes (an Irish potato), and cruelty to vegetables...and mice.
It's the Natural Thing to Do
Producer
Popeye's fan club sends a telegram asking them to tone down the violence and act civilized. So everyone dresses up and acts formal - for a while, at least.
Hello How Am I
Producer
Olive invites Popeye over for a hamburger dinner. His roommate Wimpy hears this and disguises himself as Popeye. Wimpy fast-talks himself into the dinner, but eventually falls victim to spinach.
Wotta Nitemare
Producer
Popeye is having a dream. In it, Bluto interupts his and Olive's flirtations with one another and keeps having the upper hand.
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Producer
Olive Oyl's screenplay for an Aladdin movie comes to life and Popeye battles for control of a genie in this, the last of the three Popeye color films.
My Friend the Monkey
Producer
A hurdy-gurdy man goes by Betty Boop's house; she wants to buy his monkey, which causes plenty of trouble for Pudgy the Pup.
A Date to Skate
Producer
Popeye takes Olive roller skating in a rink. She's never skated before, so he has to teach her, and she's not a quick learner. Before long Olive ends up outside the rink, rolling wildly out of control.
All's Fair at the Fair
Producer
A couple goes to the World's Fair.
The Jeep
Producer
Popeye brings his magical dog, The Jeep, over to see Olive and Swee'pea, just as the tyke has escaped from his crib. The Jeep leads Popeye on a merry chase looking for Swee'pea.
Plumbing Is a 'Pipe'
Producer
Olive has a small leak in a pipe; she makes the mistake of calling Wimpy to fix it, and the even bigger mistake of asking Popeye to help her do something until Wimpy can arrive. Meanwhile, Wimpy keeps realizing he's forgotten his tools, his gloves, etc. and going back. Popeye finally eats his spinach and manages some fixes to the system.
I Yam Love Sick
Producer
Olive is reading a romance novel and munching on a gift box of candy from Bluto when Popeye drops by. She's too absorbed to notice him, so he feigns illness. The doctors are at a loss for a cure.
Hold It!
Producer
When the lights of the city go dim, all of the kitties are let outdoors to prowl. Holding a meeting, they come up with a plan to rid themselves of a neighboring dog. The cats proceed to torment him, chase him with a water hose, and try feeding him.
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh
Producer
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh is looking for a squaw. Meanwhile, Popeye and Olive are wrestling with their recalcitrant mule and Olive accidentally lands in the Indian camp. Popeye catches up to her. There's an unfair fight, and Popeye is about to be burned at the stake. He drops his spinach, but it cooks and pops into his mouth.
The House Builder-Upper
Producer
When Olive Oyl's house burns down, firefighters Popeye and Wimpy decide to build a new house - with disastrous results.
Learn Polikeness
Producer
Olive takes Popeye to Professor Bluteau to learn some manners.
Let's Celebrake
Producer
Popeye and Bluto pick up Olive to celebrate New Year's Eve with them. Popeye brings along her granny out of sympathy.
Fowl Play
Producer
Popeye gives Olive a parrot that he's trained. Bluto sets the bird free and then tries to kill it.
Marinheiro Popeye Encontra Ali Babá e os 40 Ladrões
Producer
O marinheiro, acompanhado por Olívia Palito e Dudu, é enviado para parar o temido bandido Abu Hassan e sua força de quarenta ladrões.
The Football Toucher Downer
Producer
Swee-Pea is reluctant to eat his spinach, so Popeye tells him about the football game when he was young (against Bluto, with Olive cheering and Wimpy keeping score) and also reluctant to eat his spinach.
I Likes Babies and Infinks
Producer
Swee'pea is crying, so Olive calls on Popeye (and Bluto overhears) to cheer him up. The boys compete by doing various silly antics, to no avail. After a while, the antics progress to beating each other up, then Bluto finds excuses to bake and freeze Popeye. Having had enough, Popeye reaches for the spinach, but grabs a can of onions instead. Soon all the adults are crying and now Swee'pea isn't!
I Never Changes My Altitude
Producer
Popeye is sitting outside Olive's lunchroom at the airport, distraught. She's closed the business to fly away with an aviator (Bluto, of course). But it's hardly what she expected; he has her painting his plane, while it's flying; when she says she's rather go back to Popeye, he tries to throw her off the plane. Popeye sees this, and takes off in a plane, just in time to help her out. The boys get into a dogfight, and Bluto manages to demolish Popeye's plane.
Lost and Foundry
Producer
Popeye, an employee at Useless Machine Works, is on his lunch break when Olive stops by and Swee'Pea crawls into the factory. He narrowly misses several horrible fates while Popeye tries to save him and gets into much worse trouble.
Morning, Noon and Night Club
Producer
'Popito' and 'Olivita' are a dance team, performing at Wimpy's Cafe. Bluto is jealous, and heckles and otherwise disrupts the act.
The Twisker Pitcher
Producer
Baseball: Bluto's Bears vs. Popeye's Pirates, and both Bluto and Popeye have girlfriends cheering them on.
Hospitaliky
Producer
To get at nurse Olive, Popeye and Bluto fake various illnesses. Olive sees through this and tells them they need to be either very sick or hurt real bad, so they try to get hurt, but both have a sudden run of what would normally be very good luck. Out of desperation, Popeye feeds Bluto the spinach when they start fighting.
The Hot Air Salesman
Producer
A door to door salesman visits Betty Boop's home with a long line of useless household gadgets.
Organ Grinder's Swing
Producer
Popeye and Olive are grooving to the sounds of Wimpy the organ grinder, but their neighbor Bluto wants him to move on. Popeye and Bluto settle their disagreement in their usual fashion.
Bunny Mooning
Producer
Jack and Jill Rabbit get hitched in this classic Fleischer Studios cartoon (made a year before Bugs Bunny hit the scene).
A Ride for Cinderella
Writer
Cinderella must arrive home in her new coach by midnight, or else she will lose her coach, her new dress, and the prince.
The Paneless Window Washer
Producer
Bluto dirties all of an office building's windows himself, to drum up business for his window cleaning service. When he gets to Olive's stenographer office, about ten floors up, she says no: Popeye's going to wash her windows. And the battle with Popeye is on.
I'm in the Army Now
Producer
Olive tells Popeye and Bluto that she loves a man in a uniform, so they try to sign up at the recruiting station - that can only take one of them.
Making Friends
Producer
Pudgy the pup takes Betty Boop's advice ('Go Out and Make Friends With the World') to heart and befriends various wild animals.
Christmas Comes But Once a Year
Producer
At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received used defective toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor
Producer
O marujo Sinbad se proclama o maior marinheiro do mundo, uma alegação que é desafiada pela chegada de Popeye à sua ilha com Olívia Palito e Dudu. Com a ajuda do seu pássaro Roca, Sinbad lança uma série de desafios a Popeye para que este possa provar sua grandeza.
The Spinach Roadster
Producer
Popeye drives up to take Olive for a ride, but Bluto in his much fancier car does what he can to spoil their jaunt.
Hold the Wire
Producer
Popeye is wooing Olive on the phone when Bluto comes over. He overhears, taps into the line, and impersonates Popeye. They proceed to have a high-wire fight on the telephone lines outside Olive's house.
Grampy's Indoor Outing
Producer
Betty Boop and Little Jimmy are prevented by a thunderstorm from going to the carnival. Inventive Grampy devises a substitute.
Play Safe
Producer
A young boy obsessed with trains sneaks out to play with the real trains that run just a few feet from the fence around his house. When he falls off of one and is knocked unconscious, he has a dream.
Little Swee'pea
Producer
Popeye takes Swee'pea to the zoo and spends most of his time rescuing the tot from the various animals.
Never Kick a Woman
Producer
Popeye teaches Olive the art of self-defense, which comes in handy when a woman boxer flirts with him.
Let's Get Movin'
Producer
Olive is moving out of her apartment; she's hired Bluto to move her, but Popeye comes over to visit and won't be shown up - at least, not after he's had his spinach. But would you really want these two handling your belongings?
I Wanna Be a Life Guard
Producer
Popeye applies for a lifeguard job when he sees Olive in the pool, but Bluto also wants the job (and Olive). The manager, Wimpy, asks them to demonstrate their skills in a contest. Popeye does well, until Bluto demonstrates lifesaving and first aid on him.
More Pep
Producer
In a return to the Out of the Inkwell format, Betty Boop invents a pep formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the real world with rapid results.
More Pep
Uncle Max (voice)
In a return to the Out of the Inkwell format, Betty Boop invents a pep formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the real world with rapid results.
The Cobweb Hotel
Producer
A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight champion". After a pitched battle featuring arrows (fountain pen nibs) and a machine-gun (aspirins shot from a perfume atomizer), the spider winds up in a bottle of library paste.
What -- No Spinach?
Producer
Wimpy is working for Bluto in his diner and trying to filch all the food he can eat. Popeye comes in and orders roast duck, but Wimpy grabs the drumsticks, then coats it with pepper sauce. Popeye walks out in anger and Bluto comes after him. Wimpy takes advantage of the resulting battle to load up on hamburgers.
Bridge Ahoy!
Producer
Popeye and Olive are taking a ferry run by Bluto. When they find out the fare, they decide, with Wimpy, to build a bridge. Bluto does what he can to sabotage this plan - until spinach time, of course.
We Did It
Producer
While Betty Boop is away, the kittens get into mischief. Will Pudgy the pup take the blame as usual?
I-Ski Love-Ski You-Ski
Producer
Popeye takes Olive mountain climbing. Bluto sets various traps for them along the way, which Popeye manages to overcome. They get to the top, and Bluto pushes Popeye off a cliff and starts skiing down with Olive. Popeye eats his spinach and gives chase.
Little Nobody
Producer
Pudgy the pup meets the female pup next door, whose snobbish owner calls him a "little nobody". A pep talk from Betty Boop turns Pudgy into a hero.
Somewhere in Dreamland
Producer
A poor boy and girl in rags gather wood in the snow. They pass by a tailor, a butcher and a baker, all of whom pity the children. Later, they arrive home. Their poor mother sets before them the only food she can: Stale bread. The children get ready for bed; In their dreams, visions of ice cream and donuts, candies and cakes fill their sleeping minds-- Will they awake to the same sorry situation?
Vim, Vigor and Vitaliky
Producer
Popeye is running a women's gymnasium next door to Bluto's cabaret. Seeing Popeye's greater success with women, Bluto dresses in drag and challenges Popeye to various feats of strength.
The Spinach Overture
Producer
Popeye's ensemble is rehearsing the opening of the Poet and Peasant Overture (with interpolations of the Popeye theme and "I've Been Working on the Railroad"). Maestro Bluto drops in from next door to conduct and play violin and show Popeye up. Popeye plays horribly until he unlocks the previously unexplored artistic benefits of spinach.
Musical Memories
Producer
An elderly couple reminisce about their youth and courtship while looking through their collection of stereoscopic photographs.
King of the Mardi Gras
Producer
A Mardi Gras celebration, looking pretty much like any carnival. Bluto is a strongman, claiming to be King of the Mardi Gras, and drawing a large crowd. Popeye, nearby, claims only, "I yam what I yam," and has no crowd, but still draws Bluto's wrath. He manages to spoil a balance trick, then tops it with Wimpy in a chair. Olive then volunteers to be levitated; Bluto pulls her over and saws her in half. Olive escapes to a roller coaster with the boys in pursuit.
Judge for a Day
Producer
Betty Boop, annoyed by 'public pests' like backslappers, gum parkers, and mud splashers, imagines what she'd do to them if she were a judge.
You Gotta Be a Football Hero
Producer
Popeye and Olive are attending a football game; Bluto's team takes the field, and Olive is swept off her feet, becoming a cheerleader for him. Popeye signs up and becomes quarterback of the opposing team, which is skinny and pathetic looking, compared to Bluto's team of huge bruisers. Things go badly, of course, until Popeye eats his spinach and becomes a whole football team himself, winning both the game and Olive.
Dizzy Divers
Producer
Popeye and Bluto are deep sea divers. Popeye has a treasure map; for some reason he cuts Bluto in on the deal, but of course, Bluto's idea of 50-50 isn't exactly fair...
A Language All My Own
Producer
Betty Boop takes her stage act on the road, and plays in Japan to great acclaim.
Dancing on the Moon
Producer
Honeymooning couples of various animal species take a rocket ship excursion to the moon. Spectacular lunar scenery.
A Little Soap and Water
Producer
Betty Boop tries to give Pudgy the Pup a bath, with slapstick results.
Choose Your 'Weppins'
Producer
Policeman Wimpy loses his handcuffed prisoner when he's distracted by a hamburger shop. The escapee drops into the weapon-filled pawn shop Popeye and Olive are running, and quickly gets in a fight with Popeye.
The Hyp-Nut-Tist
Producer
Popeye takes Olive to a stage show of a hypnotist (Bluto), who also levitates objects. While he's doing this, Popeye makes him lose his concentration, so in retaliation, the hypnotist pulls Olive on stage and turns her into a chicken. Popeye comes down to fight and the hypnotist tries to turn him into a monkey, but Popeye pulls a mirror into place. He recovers, and turns Popeye into a donkey, then smacks him around a bit, but spinach comes to the rescue.
Pleased to Meet Cha!
Producer
The boys arrive at Olive's house at the same time, but at different doors. They both come in, and whenever Olive isn't looking, they start fighting. She catches them, and tells them one will have to leave. Bluto tells Popey that whoever does the best trick can stay. As a result, they find ever more creative ways to abuse each other, much to Olive's merriment. Eventually, though, they start destroying her house, and Olive throws them both out, for a little while, anyhow.
Be Kind to 'Aminals'
Producer
Popeye and Olive can't ignore it when produce vendor Bluto comes by with his terribly overloaded cart, whipping his horse and denying it water. They intervene, and while Bluto fights them off for a while, ultimately prevail.
Taking the Blame
Producer
Betty brings home a cat as a playmate for her pet puppy, Pudgy. The cat manages to get Pudgy blamed for all his misbehaviour.
Beware of Barnacle Bill
Producer
To the classic tune of "Barnacle Bill the Sailor", Olive explains that she can't marry Popeye because she's in love with Barnacle Bill (an unusually large Bluto), who then comes by and proceeds to pound Popeye (until he eats his spinach, of course).
Baby Be Good
Producer
Betty Boop tells naughty Little Jimmy a corrective fairy tale.
We Aim to Please
Producer
Popeye and Olive open a diner, singing the title song. Alas, their first two customers are Wimpy (who actually gets them to fall for the "gladly pay you Tuesday" schtick) and Bluto, who orders 6 sandwiches and refuses to pay for them. This leads, of course, to a fight, which Popeye needs his spinach to win.
The Dance Contest
Producer
Popeye and Olive visit a dance hall, where a contest is in progress.
The Two-Alarm Fire
Producer
Popeye and Bluto run adjoining (and competing) fire companies. When Olive's huge house catches fire, they are soon more interested in fighting each other than the fire. When Bluto goes to the roof to rescue Olive, the fire strands him there. Popeye eats his spinach and rescues them, but it's too late for the house.
A Dream Walking
Producer
Popeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from being the hero.
Betty Boop's Little Pal
Producer
Pudgy the Pup makes a mess of Betty Boop's picnic, is sent home, and runs afoul of the dog catcher.
Axe Me Another
Producer
Pierre Bluto, running a logging camp, has thrown Olive into the river because he didn't like her spinach. Popeye rescues her and proceeds to beat Bluto in a lumberjack contest.
Shiver Me Timbers!
Producer
Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy stumble across a ghost ship. They climb aboard, and it proceeds to scare them in various ways.
Strong to the Finich
Producer
Olive runs some kind of boarding school. She serves her charges a huge bowl of spinach, but they are less than enthusiastic about it. Popeye comes by and demonstrates the values of spinach: he feeds some to a tree, which grows huge and sprouts a variety of fruit; he feeds a hen, which lays a dozen eggs, and he eats some himself to resist a prizefighter passing by.
Shoein' Hosses
Producer
Wimpy is such a terrible helper that blacksmith Olive fires him. Both Popeye and Bluto see the help wanted sign; they compete for the position. Of course, their competition wrecks the shop.
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Himself
A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.
Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
Producer
A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons.
Betty in Blunderland
Producer
Betty falls asleep doing a jigsaw puzzle and finds herself through the looking glass into a modern, urban wonderland. The shrinking potion comes from a "Shrinkola" dispenser. When most of the characters assemble, Betty sings "How Do You Do" to them. But the jabberwock steals Betty away, and everyone comes to her rescue.
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
Producer
Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she's gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to find she's part of the act; an aerial battle ensues.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Producer
After drawing Betty Boop, Max Fleischer (live-action) leaves the studio; Betty and Koko try amateur dentistry, releasing enough laughing gas to convulse the 'real world.'
Let's You and Him Fight
Producer
Bluto is the boxing champ, Popeye his challenger, Wimpy the timekeeper. Popeye is pounded mercilessly until Olive comes by with a can of spinach.
Red Hot Mamma
Producer
Betty Boop, sleepless on a freezing night, builds a nice hot fire which proves too much of a good thing; in a dream she visits Hell, sings "Hell's Bells," and makes Hell freeze over!
She Wronged Him Right
Producer
Betty Boop appears on stage with Freddie in an old-fashioned mortgage melodrama.
Wild Elephinks
Producer
Popeye and Olive, adrift on a raft, land on what apparently is Africa, and are immediately battling elephants and gorillas (also a moose!). Popeye eventually battles an entire menagerie at once - after first gulping down a can of spinach, of course.
Seasin's Greetinks!
Producer
Popeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; of course, Popeye fights him. When Olive rejects Bluto again, he sends her careening on an ice floe towards a waterfall.
Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party
Producer
Betty Boop hosts a Hallowe'en party with a few uninvited guests.
I Heard
Producer
The miners at Never Mine go to Betty Boop's Tavern (a jazz-jumpin' place) for lunch. Back in the mine, Bimbo delves into weird realms.
Sing, Sisters, Sing!
Producer
Strange goings-on in a department store, which is having a fire sale while it's on fire. Mice run a movie projector. In a live-action sequence, the singing Three X Sisters lead three bouncing-ball selections, the first Scottish, the second German, the last a bit of a black stereotype.
Boilesk
Producer
An old-fashioned "Burlesk" variety show, mostly animated with a live-action performance of "I'm Playing with Fire" by the Watson Sisters.
Betty Boop's May Party
Producer
Betty and Bimbo, as Queen and King of the May, host a giant outdoor party that gets sprayed with rubber. Koko appears briefly.
Betty Boop's Birthday Party
Producer
Betty drudges in the kitchen alone until her friends (including Bimbo and Koko) hold a surprise birthday party for her… which gets rowdy.
Ain't She Sweet
Producer
19th century song pluggers in vaudeville theaters and in the streets invited audiences to join in the chorus; this tradition of participation appeared in movie theaters by the mid-teens. When sound arrived, Fleischer Studios’ delightful “Screen Songs” added witty animated prologues and celebrity singers to prepare the audience for the ball that bounced through the lyrics.
Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions
Producer
In a circus tent, Betty, Bimbo and Koko demonstrate some gadgets reminiscent of TV ads; an animated sewing machine gets out of hand.
Betty Boop's Ker-Choo
Producer
Betty, Koko, and Bimbo drive at the auto races; Betty has a cold, and her sneezes help her win.
Betty Boop's Museum
Producer
Koko is recruiting customers for a 50 cent sightseeing tour of the museum. Betty is Koko's only passenger. Betty gets locked inside by accident. The skeletons from the displays come to life and chase Betty, until she is finally rescued by Bimbo.
Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle
Producer
Numa ilha do sul, Bimbo encontra Betty com aparência de uma dançarina de hula
Just a Gigolo
Presenter
Irene Bordoni sings the title song in French and English with a Bouncing Ball. Cartoon sequences: Betty Boop as a cabaret emcee and cigarette girl; a romantic tom-cat gigolo.
Just a Gigolo
Producer
Irene Bordoni sings the title song in French and English with a Bouncing Ball. Cartoon sequences: Betty Boop as a cabaret emcee and cigarette girl; a romantic tom-cat gigolo.
The Betty Boop Limited
Producer
On a special train, Betty's show troupe rehearses: Betty sings, Bimbo juggles, and Koko does a soft-shoe. The train itself also does tricks.
Chess-Nuts
Producer
An initially realistic chess game becomes a chaotic, animated quest for the favors of Betty Boop (the black queen) by Bimbo (white king) and others, with elements of bowling and football. Koko appears.
S.O.S.
Producer
A sinking ship leaves three survivors on a life raft: Bimbo, Koko and Betty Boop. Good news/bad news: they're rescued by a pirate ship…
Minnie the Moocher
Producer
Betty Boop e Bimbo fogem de casa, mas naquela noite eles estão assustados com um coro de fantasmas cantando a música-título.
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Producer
The Round Towners Quartet sings the title song with a Bouncing Ball. Cartoon sequence: Betty Boop and Bimbo go ice skating.
Boop-Oop-A-Doop
Producer
In the circus, Betty Boop is the lion tamer, sings title tune on the high wire, and fights off the lecherous ringmaster.
Kitty from Kansas City
Producer
Sun bonneted Betty Boop takes a train to "Rudy Valley" where she gains weight and Rudy Vallee performs the title song with Bouncing Ball.
Minding the Baby
Producer
Bimbo's minding his baby brother, but neighbor Betty Boop (with dog's ears) wants him to come over and play.
Bimbo's Express
Producer
Betty Boop (with dog's ears) is moving; Bimbo comes with his moving van and is smitten with her. Songs: "Moving Day," "Hello Beautiful."
Bimbo's Initiation
Producer
Bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organisation. When he refuses, they fling him through a nightmarish sequence of terror and torture devices. Will our hapless hero make it out alive?
The Herring Murder Case
Producer
The Herring is murdered, and detective Bimbo is trying to find his killer.
Hurry Doctor!
Director
Already running late to see his girl, Bimbo the dog finds that his car is seriously ill. Bimbo calls the doctor, who rushes over in his jalopy and revives the sick car with a dose of Texaco Motor Oil.
Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep
Producer
Fleischer Studios giving "Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep" the 'Screen Song' bouncing ball treatment.
Swing You Sinners!
Producer
Bimbo is seen late at night trying to steal a chicken. He runs away from a policeman and enters a haunted cemetery. Various ghosts and monsters harass him and tell him that he will be punished for his sin before he is chased into a cave
A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Producer
A drunk mouse dances out of a newspaper office and posts leaflets advertising a Hot Time.
I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark
Producer
A humanized dog comes from a bar and fights with his shadow in the dark just before a bouncing ball comes on and the singer warbles "I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark".
Noah's Lark
Producer
Noah seems to have major problems with his animals when they all get restless and leave the ship to go to Coney Island and Luna Park to get away from him.
Ko-Ko's Hypnotism
Producer
A live-action amateur hypnotist mesmerizes Ko-Ko the clown and Fitz the dog; but a witch teaches them how to take their revenge…
Finding His Voice
Director
Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab...
Ko-Ko's Harem Scarem
Producer
Ko-Ko and Fitz emerge from an inkwell into the sultan's harem.
Ko-Ko's Conquest
Producer
Ko-Ko the Clown thinks being a hero is easy, but his animator tries to prove him otherwise
Ko-Ko's Haunted House
A friend of KoKo's animator draws a haunted house, and KoKo and his dog Fitz go inside. There, they encounter frightening hallways where every door leads to a new spook.
Ko-Ko's Haunted House
Producer
A friend of KoKo's animator draws a haunted house, and KoKo and his dog Fitz go inside. There, they encounter frightening hallways where every door leads to a new spook.
KoKo's Earth Control
Producer
Ko-Ko the Clown and his dog Fitz walk into a building where levers that control various aspects of the Earth are located. After Fitz presses a particular lever, the world goes topsy-turvy and out-of-control. Note that this cartoon contains strobe flashing.
Inklings No. 10
Producer
Lighting Sketches of US Presidents and world locations.
Koko Chops Suey
Producer
Ko-Ko wants to learn how chop suey is made, and Ko-Ko and Fitz have their fun with a caricatured Chinese character.
Ko-Ko the Kop
Himself
Part of the 'Inkwell Imps' series.
Ko-Ko the Kop
Producer
Part of the 'Inkwell Imps' series.
Koko Needles the Boss
Himself
Artist Max Fleischer draws a spool of thread and a needle. The needle then penetrates a blank canvas and, stitch by stitch, we see Koko the Clown being "drawn." Very clever. There is always a new and innovative and method of introducing Koko in these old Fleischer brother Koko The Clown "Out of the Inkwell' silent animated shorts.
Now You're Talking
Scenario Writer
Bell Telephone instructional film shows how - and how not - to treat your upright desk telephone set. Don't wiggle the hook excessively, don't tangle the cord, keep away from water, etc.
Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh
Cartoonist
Ko-Ko and Fitz try to make a humorless Indian laugh.
Ko-Ko Makes 'Em Laugh
Producer
Ko-Ko and Fitz try to make a humorless Indian laugh.
Inklings, Issue Unknown
Producer
Series of animated vignettes linked by a disembodied hand which appears to be drawing the illustrations.
Koko Back Tracks
Himself
Koko Gets Egg-Cited
Producer
Ko-Ko gathers eggs on a farm while Max works on an incubator.
Koko Gets Egg-Cited
Cartoonist
Ko-Ko gathers eggs on a farm while Max works on an incubator.
'Morning, Judge
Producer
After Uplift Society-champion Crabbine Hicks has the musical revue shut down, her son Buster hides the out-of-work chorus girls in their home, while Crabbine is out of town. While cooking sausage, Buster starts a fire...
Fadeaway
Himself
This fascinating series features Max himself, filmed in live action, sitting at a drawing board and concocting adventures for his star performer Ko-Ko the Clown. Max is supposedly the guy in charge, and he takes sadistic glee in putting Ko-Ko through various forms of hell, but the clown usually fights back and sometimes gets the best of his Uncle Max. FADEAWAY elevates this charged relationship to new heights (or depths?) of nightmarish surrealism; it's also one of the most enjoyable Inkwell cartoons I've seen to date, packing lots of imaginative, unpredictable twists and turns into an eight minute running time.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching
Producer
“Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching” features a song that dates back to the Civil War, one which was still familiar to audiences of the 1920s. The cartoon begins as Koko the Clown emerges from an inkwell-- an iconic image for animation buffs --and then steps over to a chalkboard to draw an orchestra. The band, “Koko's Glee Club,” marches to a nearby cinema (accompanied by a dog who beats cymbals with his tail) where they lead the audience in the title song. (IMDb)
Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?
Director
Koko the Clown leads his Koko Kwartet through a rendition of "Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?", a British music hall song about an Irish girl who gets lost in New York and tries to find her boyfriend, Kelly.
Koko's Toot Toot
Himself
Max is taking a railroad trip and pulls out his pen to draw Koko, Fitz and a railroad. Maybe the trip is too bumpy, because nothing works as it is supposed to.
Koko's Toot Toot
Producer
Max is taking a railroad trip and pulls out his pen to draw Koko, Fitz and a railroad. Maybe the trip is too bumpy, because nothing works as it is supposed to.
It's the Cats
Producer
Neighborhood cats come to the tiny Ko-Ko Theatre to watch Ko-Ko and Fitz stage a variety of entertaining acts, from acrobatics to high-diving to statuelike tableaux vivants.
It's the Cats
Director
Neighborhood cats come to the tiny Ko-Ko Theatre to watch Ko-Ko and Fitz stage a variety of entertaining acts, from acrobatics to high-diving to statuelike tableaux vivants.
Sweet Adeline
Producer
Follow the bouncing ball sing-along
Koko's Paradise
Himself
Max Fleischer is going to a shooting gallery, so he practices on Koko and Fitz, sending them both to Paradise in this slightly erratic but funny cartoon.
Koko's Paradise
Producer
Max Fleischer is going to a shooting gallery, so he practices on Koko and Fitz, sending them both to Paradise in this slightly erratic but funny cartoon.
Ko-ko in Thanksgiving
Koko likes to join Max and his friends for Thanksgiving dinner. He can, under the condition of screening his films.
Koko Packs 'Em
Cartoonist (uncredited)
Max is moving out of his studio, so Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown packs up everything in sight (even using a super-charged vacuum cleaner that sucks up the furniture and the moving men).
Koko Packs 'Em
Producer
Max is moving out of his studio, so Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown packs up everything in sight (even using a super-charged vacuum cleaner that sucks up the furniture and the moving men).
Koko Nuts
Himself
Koko the clown is sent to the nut house by Max.
Ko-Ko on the Run
Producer
Ko-Ko competes against a rival clown in a race.
Ko-Ko on the Run
himself
Ko-Ko competes against a rival clown in a race.
Koko Trains 'Em
Himself
Max Fleischer and his wife or girlfriend have a cute little dog with them at the studio. Max decides to draw the dog but every time he does, the drawing changes into Koko the Clown. Finally, Max decides to give Koko a whip and an assignment: "Here's a dog (of your own) to train," he says.
Big Chief Koko
Producer
When a Native American artist sells a selection of his background drawings and original characters to Fleischer, Koko gives the new arrivals a cold reception.
Big Chief Koko
Himself
When a Native American artist sells a selection of his background drawings and original characters to Fleischer, Koko gives the new arrivals a cold reception.
Ko-Ko the Barber
Himself
In this 1925 Out of the Inkwell short, Ko-Ko the Clown becomes a barber. As usual, he eventually escapes the animated world for the "real." He hides in a shaving mug and when Max tries to lather up, he inadvertently blacks up, making literal the implicit minstrelsy of the Ko-Ko series.
Koko in Toyland
Cartoonist (uncredited)
In this Christmas season release, Max assembles a toy train track while Ko-Ko the Clown visits a cartoon toyland, playing cops and robbers and rescuing a doll in distress.
Koko in Toyland
Producer
In this Christmas season release, Max assembles a toy train track while Ko-Ko the Clown visits a cartoon toyland, playing cops and robbers and rescuing a doll in distress.
Koko the Hot Shot
himself
Max creates a penny arcade with a shooting gallery, much to the detriment of Ko-Ko and Fitz the Dog.
Koko the Hot Shot
Producer
Max creates a penny arcade with a shooting gallery, much to the detriment of Ko-Ko and Fitz the Dog.
Inklings, Issue ??
Producer
A British reissue of a Fleischer Inklings short with sound narration.
Lunch on a Cart
Director
An extremely brief rundown of the history and construction of the lunch wagon, commonly found on studio lots-- that still manages to fit in a little comedy.
The Cure
Himself
Max has a toothache, and it's up to The Clown and a bespectacled rabbit to pull out the aching tooth.
Sparring Partner
Producer
KoKo accidentally spills ink on Max’s letter. An irritated Max draws him an oversized sparring partner. Remarkably, KoKo somehow manages to win, and with no one watching him, wastes no time in retaliating against Max.
League of Nations
Producer
KoKo assembles fellow clowns from around the globe to defend earth from a martian attack.
Vacation
Producer
Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown spends a vacation at a rubbery amusement park.
Vacation
Cartoonist (uncredited)
Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown spends a vacation at a rubbery amusement park.
The Runaway
Producer
The Inkwell Clown runs away from Max and winds up falling through a crack in the floorboards and into a fiery Hell.
Clay Town
Director
Out Of The Inkwell: Viagem a Marte
Himself - Animator
Dave Fleischer sends Koko to Mars.
Come Take a Trip in My Airship
Producer
Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes, Song Car-Tunes, or (some sources erroneously say) Sound Car-Tunes, is a series of short three-minute animated films produced by Max Fleischer and Dave Fleischer between May 1924 and September 1927, pioneering the use of the "Follow the Bouncing Ball" device used to lead audiences in theater sing-alongs. The Song Car-Tunes also pioneered the application of sound film to animation.
Cartoon Factory
Producer
Koko the Clown discovers a machine that can make cartoons. Note that there's a re-released version of this short from the 1930s with added music and voice-work.
Cartoon Factory
Various
Koko the Clown discovers a machine that can make cartoons. Note that there's a re-released version of this short from the 1930s with added music and voice-work.
Cartoon Factory
Director
Koko the Clown discovers a machine that can make cartoons. Note that there's a re-released version of this short from the 1930s with added music and voice-work.
False Alarm
Himself
An "Out of the Inkwell" short featuring Ko-Ko the Clown, this time as a fireman.
Balloons
Himself
The Inkwell Clown goes for a balloon ride. Later, Max's studio is filled with so many balloons that it floats away.
Trapped
Himself
In 'Trapped', we see the cartoonist's hands as still photograph cut-outs, manipulated in front of the camera to look like live-action movie footage. The hands sketch a small black dot and ink it in. Then the dot proceeds to bounce across the cartoonist's easel, until the hands finally catch it and unfold it into Ko-Ko the Clown. There's a mouse in Max's studio, and Ko-Ko wants to catch him.
Evolution
Director
A combination of live action footage and stop-action animation is utilized to illustrate the theory of evolution.
The Puzzle
Himself
Koko the Clown and his creator, Max Fleischer, go on a strange journey to Puzzle Town.
Bed Time
Himself
First, Max, in his pyjamas, gets back up and draws an isolated mountain area and puts Koko on top of a steep mountain. "That will keep you busy for the night," says the real-life somewhat nasty cartoonist to his subject. The cartoon really gets wild from that point with guest appearances from Mutt and Jeff, and other "stars" of the day as Koko experiences one adventure after another from the "Cave Of The Winds" to Goliath chasing him all over.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
Animation
"The Einstein Theory of Relativity" is the short version (587 m) of the lost American long version (1219 m) of Hanns Walter Kornblum's original German feature "Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Relativitäts-Theorie" from 1922 that is also lost.
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
Producer
"The Einstein Theory of Relativity" is the short version (587 m) of the lost American long version (1219 m) of Hanns Walter Kornblum's original German feature "Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Relativitäts-Theorie" from 1922 that is also lost.
Jumping Beans
Himself
Max tricks Koko with a jumping bean. Koko finds a way to duplicate himself to get his revenge.
The Hypnottist
Producer
Koko fights with his shadow while under hypnosis.
The Reunion
Producer
Max helps the Inkwell Clown prepare for a family reunion.
The Reunion
Writer
Max helps the Inkwell Clown prepare for a family reunion.
The Reunion
Cartoonist (uncredited)
Max helps the Inkwell Clown prepare for a family reunion.
The Challenge
Producer
The Clown (yet to be named KoKo) provokes Max, suggesting that he would win handily in a fight if they were the same size. Max obliges, drawing a cartoon version of himself to step into the ring and settle the matter once and for all.
Flies
Himself
Koko the Clown is antagonized by flying insects.
Bubbles
Himself
Max and Koko The Clown bet who can blow the biggest soap bubble.
Birthday
Self
A birthday celebration with Max Fleischer's Inkwell Clown.
The Dresden Doll
Himself
In this one, Max has run low on ink, so Ko-Ko finishes drawing himself and then heads over to the camera room, where he creates his own characters, a mechanical dancing Dresden doll with whom he falls in love and a couple of automaton musicians. He gets rid of the musicians, but, alas, the projectionist gets oil onto Ko-Ko's soon-to-be bride, melting her.
Invisible Ink
Animation
Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown.
Invisible Ink
Producer
Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown.
Invisible Ink
Himself
Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown.
Fishing
Himself
Max is too rushed to do a thorough job of drawing Koko this morning. Max is going fishing. However, to amuse the clown, he draws a fishing pole and a pond before he goes.
Modeling
Cartoonist
A man with a huge hooked nose enters the Fleischer studios to have his bust sculpted. Meanwhile, across the studio, Max is animating Koko. When he's called over to consult on the too-accurate bust, Koko gets mischievous and creates his own drawings. He then escapes and crawls inside the clay bust, eventually wriggling off like an inchworm. He gets into a fight with the man being modelled, both of them flinging wads of clay.
The Automobile Ride
Producer
Max draws Koko on the drawing board. He then receives a call and leaves. Koko leaves after but not before taking some money from Max's wallet that he left behind. Max arrives to his date then comes back to his office to get his wallet. After recovering it, he drives with his date to get twelve gallons of gas. Koko arrives just as the pump is going and mischievously takes the hose from the car as the hose falls to the ground unknowingly to anyone else. Just as the wasted twelve gallons are up, Koko puts it back in the car before Max retrieves it! He gets his wallet and finds his money gone so he excuses himself.
Perpetual Motion
Director
Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.
Perpetual Motion
Writer
Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.
Perpetual Motion
Cartoonist
Part of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series.
If We Lived on the Moon
Director
A Popular Science Monthly film demonstrating how life on the moon would be different than life on Earth.
The Clown's Little Brother
Himself
Koko the Clown's little brother comes to visit and wreaks havoc in Max Fleischer's studio.
The Ouija Board
Animation
Max Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look, Koko is haunted by ghosts and inanimate objects, and escapes into the real-world studio.
The Ouija Board
Himself
Max Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look, Koko is haunted by ghosts and inanimate objects, and escapes into the real-world studio.
The Ouija Board
Director
Max Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look, Koko is haunted by ghosts and inanimate objects, and escapes into the real-world studio.
The Chinaman
Animation
Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese stereotype.
The Chinaman
Producer
Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese stereotype.
The Chinaman
Writer
Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese stereotype.
The Chinaman
Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max's portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese stereotype.
The Circus
Writer
One of the "Out of the Inkwell" series of silent short films featuring a combination of live action and hand-drawn animation.
All Aboard for the Moon
Director
An animated interpretation of a rocket voyage to the moon demonstrates the scientific principles at play in theoretical space travel (such as gravity).
The Boxing Kangaroo
Cartoonist (uncredited)
The Inkwell Clown battles a boxing kangaroo.
The Boxing Kangaroo
Producer
The Inkwell Clown battles a boxing kangaroo.
The Boxing Kangaroo
Writer
The Inkwell Clown battles a boxing kangaroo.
The Clown's Pup
Producer
Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn't like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities.
The Clown's Pup
Animation
Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn't like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities.
The Clown's Pup
Writer
Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn't like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities.
The Clown's Pup
Himself
Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn't like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities.
Out of the Inkwell
Cartoonist
Directed by Dave Fleischer.
Out of the Inkwell
Producer
Directed by Dave Fleischer.
The Tantalizing Fly
Producer
A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.
The Tantalizing Fly
Animation
A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.
The Tantalizing Fly
Writer
A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.
The Tantalizing Fly
A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.
The Tantalizing Fly
Director
A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer.