Cartune

1934–1957 50 cartoons

A random series of cartoons with various one-off characters. The series had two lives, first running in theaters from 1934 to 1942. The series was revived in 1953 and ran through 1957.

Cartoons

  1. Jolly Little Elves

    October 1, 1934 No. 688. MPAA: 265 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    The poor old shoemaker and his wife are facing starvation. Yet they extend their kindness to a freezing elf who comes in from the cold, and the three share coffee and the last, rock-hard do…

  2. Toyland Premiere

    December 10, 1934 No. 3418. MPAA: 0418 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Santa comes to the big city to be grand marshal of the famous pre-Christmas department store parade through the streets and the guest of honor at its Christmas dinner. The host of the dinne…

  3. Candyland

    April 22, 1935 No. 691. MPAA: 712 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    The sandman, making his worldwide rounds putting children to sleep, arrives at a home where a distraught Italian father can't get his fussy son to quiet down. The Sandman takes the child, a…

  4. Springtime Serenade

    May 27, 1935 No. 3508 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    It's Spring and all the animals are coming out of hibernation and doing some Spring cleaning as Oswald opens up his summer resort but the weather changes back to snow and everyone takes she…

  5. Three Lazy Mice

    July 15, 1935 No. 800 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Three little mice don't want to work, so they go to the mouse king and pretend that they're three blind mice. The king excuses them, and they make the rounds begging pennies from the indust…

  6. Fox And The Rabbit

    September 30, 1935 No. 804 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A hungry rabbit sprays himself with catsup and pretends to contract measles so that he can leave school and raid a carrot patch. The carrot patch turns out to be a phony, a trap planned by…

  7. The Rabbit Hunt

    October 10, 1938 No. 956 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A boy and his dog hunt rabbit in the forest.

  8. Sailor Mouse

    November 7, 1938 No. 958 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Willie Mouse (Baby Face Mouse) leaves a note at home saying that he is running away to go to sea, but the thugs he meets up with make him change his mind quickly. He should have stayed home…

  9. The Disobedient Mouse

    November 28, 1938 No. 960 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Mother Mouse warns her son Baby Face to stay in the yard... so the first thing that he does when Mom's eye strays is wander across the railroad tracks. In no time, he encounters Rat Face th…

  10. Baby Kittens

    December 19, 1938 No. 962 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  11. Little Blue Blackbird

    December 26, 1938 No. 961 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  12. Soup To Mutts

    January 9, 1939 No. 959 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  13. I'm Just A Jitterbug

    January 23, 1939 No. 968 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  14. Birth Of A Toothpick

    February 27, 1939 No. 3904 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  15. Little Tough Mice

    March 13, 1939 No. 965 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  16. The One-Armed Bandit

    March 27, 1939 No. 964 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  17. Crackpot Cruise

    April 10, 1939 No. 963 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  18. Charlie Cuckoo

    April 24, 1939 No. 970 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  19. Nellie Of The Circus

    May 8, 1939 No. 971 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  20. Bolo-Mola Land

    May 28, 1939 No. 3910 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  21. The Bird On Nellie's Hat

    June 19, 1939 No. 3911 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A dishy dolly of a brunette hitchhikes while taking lunch to her blacksmith husband. She gets a ride from a dastardly masher once she shows some leg. When she resists the cad's advances, sh…

  22. Arabs With Dirty Fezzes

    July 31, 1939 No. 977 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  23. Snuffy's Party

    August 7, 1939 No. 972 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  24. Slaphappy Valley

    August 21, 1939 No. 980 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  25. Kittens' Mittens

    February 12, 1940 No. 985 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Three little kittens go out walking and ridicule a little orphan tramp kitten because he doesn't have any mittens. They lose their mittens, just like in the nursery rhyme. Fearing that thei…

  26. Adventures Of Tom Thumb Jr.

    March 4, 1940 No. 987 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Tom Thumb, Jr., the tiniest of midgets, and his grasshopper friend Happy Hopper are out in the fields, looking for food. They see some luscious homemade pies cooling on the windowsill of a…

  27. Recruiting Daze

    October 28, 1940 No. 991 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Military humor featuring military equipment, Punchy, and an assortment of other characters. It's a whole army in a daze throughout this wacky nonsense in a soldier camp where the awkward sq…

  28. Syncopated Sioux

    December 30, 1940 No. 993 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Wild, musical Indians in a cartoon with minimal dialogue, but lots of swing jive music and hilarious war dances. The Indians whistle at a "hot squaw number" and salute "The Chief," which ro…

  29. Fair Today

    February 24, 1941 No. 995 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Fairs, rides, attractions and horses at the county fair are all made fun of. Like a world's fair, there are some ultra-modern exhibits. You'll see the Rubber Man, the Fat Lady, the Tattoo M…

  30. Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat

    March 28, 1941 No. 999.. MPAA: 07186 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Lazytown (population 123½) is a sleepy Southern burg along the banks of the Mississippi that's home to some outrageously stereotyped blacks. Everyone is lazy here- even the fish! The all-bl…

  31. Hysterical Highspots In American History

    March 31, 1941 No. 996 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A comical twist on the history of America.

  32. Salt Water Daffy

    June 9, 1941 No. 998 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A narrator tells how military recruits are trained on land and sea. Men get a physical, undergo basic training, do duties on board ship for gunnery practice, clean the decks, and prepare fo…

  33. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company "B"

    September 1, 1941 No. 1004. MPAA: 07385 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Walter Lantz uses an all-black cast and swings the heck out of the story. Hot-Breath Harry (The Harlem Heatwave) is "the hottest trumpet man in town" until he's drafted by the army. When he…

  34. Man's Best Friend

    October 20, 1941 No. 1005 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Overworked, overtired hunting dog Snoozer has a hard time trying to get plenty of sleep to go hunting with his master the following day. Due to noise, lights, etc., he's up all night. The p…

  35. Mother Goose On The Loose

    April 13, 1942 No. 1012. MPAA: 7914 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Sight gags satirize famous Mother Goose stories. In one scene, Little Bo Peep loses her sheep on a bad throw of the dice.

  36. Air Radio Warden

    December 21, 1942 No. C-5 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

  37. Canine Commandos

    June 28, 1943 No. C-11 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Dogs train in the United States Army.

  38. The Mountain Flower

    April 25, 1949 No. 4903 Theatrical Series United Artists

  39. Fisherman's Luck

    May 17, 1949 No. 4904 Theatrical Series United Artists

  40. The Dog That Cried Wolf

    March 23, 1953 No. U-15 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A sheep rancher entrusts his goofy sheepdog Dizzy to guard his herd one night. The dog is told to blow a whistle when he sees a wolf, but he spends his time fooling his master by "crying wo…

  41. Dig That Dog

    April 12, 1954 No. U-29 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Mr. Petipoint, a quiet little man on a quiet little street, looks for a little dog to share his life, but he buys a Great Dane pup! He decides to make a prefabricated domicile for his pedig…

  42. Broadway Bow Wow's

    August 2, 1954 No. U-35 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A suicidal dog named John, about to jump off a bridge, relates the story about how he and his former wife and dancing partner, Mary, rose to the top from their days in vaudeville to playing…

  43. Crazy Mixed Up Pup

    February 14, 1955 No. U-39. MPAA: 16976 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Sam and Rover are run over by a car crossing the street. An ambulance arrives to "treat" them. The cross-eyed attendant mixes up the plasma bottles. He gives the human dog plasma, and the d…

  44. Flea For Two

    July 20, 1955 No. U-45 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A city flea steals a country flea's girl at a barn dance on a sleeping dog's butt! He hops on a greyhound (the dog, not the bus) to the big city to win her back. Comedy ensues as a group of…

  45. The Plumber Of Seville

    March 11, 1957 No. U-67 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Shortly before an important concert is about to take place at Carnegie Hall, a leak is discovered in a pipe. An emergency call goes out for a plumber. He arrives, but he's forced to buy a t…

  46. Goofy Gardener

    August 26, 1957 No. U-76 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    The biggest event on the social calendar is the lawn party taking place at Stony Acres. Among the distinguished guests arriving at this grand affair is Hercules, a gardener who goes about h…

  47. Hunger Strife

    October 5, 1960 No. U-113. MPAA: 19416 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    In the heart of Peachstone National Park stands the rangers' lookout tower. When a stream of tourists is sighted entering the park, all rangers in the area are alerted and are requested to…

  48. Eggnapper

    February 1, 1961 No. 6103 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Featuring Ranger Willoughby

  49. Papoose On The Loose

    April 1, 1961 No. U-123 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    A little papoose, bent on hunting bear, is stopped by his father, the chief, and told to forget the idea. The papoose responds by shooting a rubber-tipped arrow onto the father's nose, and…

  50. The Bears And The Bees

    May 1, 1961 No. U-126 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Cupid is shooting his arrows at all the animals of the forest to make them fall in love and start families. He finally hits a bear, who falls for a female, but has no clue what to do. Cupid…