Lil' Abner

1944 5 cartoons

Only five animated Lil' Abner cartoons were ever produced. Cartoonist Al Capp, who created the comic strip, was reportedly unhappy with how Columbia had simplified his strip's characters and situations.

Cartoons

  1. Amoozin' But Confoozin

    March 3, 1944 No. 4404 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Featuring Lil' Abner, Mammy Yokum

  2. Sadie Hawkins Day

    May 4, 1944 No. 4407 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    The cartoon opens on a recreation of a full page color Li'l Abner strip, and mixes through to a static panel, complete with speech balloon. Then the balloon disappears and the characters st…

  3. A Peekoolyar Sitcheeyshun

    August 11, 1944 No. 4412 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Featuring Lil' Abner, Mammy Yokum

  4. Porkuliar Piggy

    October 13, 1944 No. 4415 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Mammy has given Abner, Pappy and Salomey the pig their annual bath. Salomey goes out to play, but ignores Mammy's warning to stay within the fence and is abducted by a passing butcher. Abne…

  5. Kickapoo Juice

    December 1, 1944 No. MPAA: 10240 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Li'l Abner shows Daisy Mae his latest sculpture featuring the "happy bachelors", Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat, who are in their cave making and drinking the moonshine "Kickapoo Juice".…