Cartoons released in 1940

209 cartoons ← 1939 1941 →

  1. Porky's Last Stand

    January 6, 1940 No. 9158. MPAA: 5779 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Porky and Daffy are running a countrieside cafe. When a customer orders a hamburger, Daffy goes to the fridge, only to learn that some mice ate the meat already. Spotting a calf on a hill,…

  2. A Boy, A Gun And Birds

    January 12, 1940 No. 4001 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    A boy playing with a toy gun hurts a bird and regrets it.

  3. A Dog In A Mansion

    January 12, 1940 No. 4001 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    As the title suggests, a pooch is pampered in a mansion, but he sometimes doesn't appreciate the treatment proffered him.

  4. The Early Worm Gets The Bird

    January 13, 1940 No. 4002. Blue Ribbon (2nd): 1318 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Three little blackbirds are sent to bed by Mammy Black Bird, but one wants to get the worm early and gets more than he expected. Despite his mother's warning, the baby blackbird risks being…

  5. Kachikachi Yama

    January 15, 1940 Theatrical Nihon Doga Kenkyu-jo

  6. Shakespearian Spinach

    January 19, 1940 No. MPAA: # 02426 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Popeye and Bluto put on the play "Romeo and Juliet." When Bluto insists on playing Romeo, it's up to Popeye to don Juliet drag and set him straight!

  7. The Fishing Bear

    January 20, 1940 No. 4001. MPAA#: 05471 Theatrical Series MGM

    Barney's going fishing, but just as he's getting ready to hook a whole school of trout, a rather persistent duck keeps getting in the way.

  8. Andy Panda Goes Fishing

    January 22, 1940 No. 983 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Andy Panda decides to go on a fishing expedition, but he has no luck until he meets a friendly turtle who shows him many ingenous ways to catch fish. While they're busy fishing, evil pymgy…

  9. Edgar Runs Again

    January 26, 1940 No. 4002 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  10. The Mouse Exterminator

    January 26, 1940 No. 4002 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

    Exterminator Krazy is hell-bent on catching a sassy little mouse. Comedy ensues! Almost prototypical Hollywood cat vs. mouse cartoon with some gags and situations that Tom and Jerry would m…

  11. Way Back When A Triangle Had Its Points

    January 26, 1940 No. FL4002 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    A comic look at prehistoric life.

  12. Africa Squeaks

    January 27, 1940 No. 9160. MPAA: 5792 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Porky is a big-game hunter in darkest Africa. A parody of the live-action feature film "Stanley & Livingstone" (1939). Porky and his run across Spencer Tracy as Stanley. They discover a nat…

  13. Mighty Hunters

    January 27, 1940 No. 9363. Blue Ribbon: 1314. MPAA… Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    We hear the war drums of Indians and see their shadows as they dance around the fire, only to find out that they are little (Native American) kids. Then they go out on a play hunt. One kid…

  14. Little Lambkins

    February 2, 1940 No. FL4003.MPAA: 02421. Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    A curly-headed moppet enjoys playing with animal friends in the suburbs. Father and mother move to a modern apartment in the city. The boy sabotages the place until they return to the count…

  15. Pinocchio

    February 7, 1940 No. 2003 Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    Lonely woodcarver Geppetto longs for a child, and his wish is granted- partly- when the Blue Fairy brings a wooden marionette named Pinocchio to life. In order to become a real boy, Pinocch…

  16. Happy Tots' Expedition

    February 9, 1940 No. 4003 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    The Happy Tots are a group of tiny elves. They decide to build a rocket and blast off to Mars.

  17. Harvest Time

    February 9, 1940 No. 4003 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    All the woodland creatures stock up on acorns, nuts and other edibles just before the winter hibernation. The creatures and insects join in and help one another. All the insects are having…

  18. Ali-Baba Bound

    February 10, 1940 No. 9364. MPAA: 5906 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    The action takes place in the "Sahara Desert- where it's so hot even the fan dancers use fans." Leaving the Brown Turban restaurant, French Foreign Legionnaire Porky Pig gets a message from…

  19. Busy Bakers

    February 10, 1940 No. 9153. MPAA: 5314 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Swenson, the town baker, is on the verge of going out of business. He has no customers or ingredients, but he is kind to a mysterious blind beggar who asks for a few crumbs of bread. The ba…

  20. 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…

  21. NBC Valentine Greeting

    February 14, 1940 Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

    A play on the theme of hearts. Two hearts cavort, change shape, shoot arrows at one another, give birth, and finally become one heart bearing the message "Will you be our Valentine?"

  22. Puss Gets The Boot

    February 20, 1940 No. 42. MPAA #: 05472 Theatrical Series MGM

    In close-up, Jinx the mouse runs from his opponent. The camera cuts back, and we see that Tom the cat (called Jasper in this film only) has already caught the mouse, who is running on the s…

  23. Man Of Tin

    February 23, 1940 No. 4004 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

    A professor is constructing a Frankenstein's monster of tin. Lightning strikes it, and it still fails to come to life. Scrappy hides inside and makes it work. The professor is thrilled, and…

  24. The Hare And The Hounds

    February 23, 1940 No. 4004 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  25. Elmer Fudd

    March 2, 1940 Warner Bros.

    Elmer Fudd first appeared in "Elmer's Candid Camera", directed by Chuck Jones.

  26. Elmer's Candid Camera

    March 2, 1940 No. 9371. MPAA: 5513 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Elmer heads into the woods to photograph wildlife. In no time, he encounters a wise-guy rabbit who makes things harder than Elmer's book explained that it would be. The rabbit torments him…

  27. 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…

  28. Alls Well That Ends Well

    March 8, 1940 No. 4005 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    A dog and a cat get into a war and nearly wreck the house. At one point, the cat gets covered in a white sheet, and the dog thinks it's a ghost. It turns out that the cat is trying to get s…

  29. Females Is Fickle

    March 8, 1940 No. MPAA: # 02484 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Olive's pet goldfish falls overboard, so Popeye dives in to save it.

  30. Way Back When A Nag Was Only A Horse

    March 8, 1940 No. FL4004 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    A comic look at prehistoric life.

  31. Ants In The Plants

    March 15, 1940 No. C-9-1. MPAA: 02421 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    A classic about an anteater who makes life rough for a colony of ants. In the ant community, the queen spreads warnings of their greatest enemy, the Anteater. "He's a menace, he's a brute,…

  32. Blackboard Revue

    March 15, 1940 No. 4005 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

  33. The Riveter

    March 15, 1940 No. 4001. MPAA#: 04384 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Donald lands a job working high steel as a riveter for construction foreman Pete, despite his lack of experience and an initial fear of heights, and makes a mess of things.

  34. Way Back When A Nightclub Was A Stick

    March 15, 1940 No. FL4006 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    A comic look at prehistoric life.

  35. Cross Country Detours

    March 16, 1940 No. 9423 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    A corny short about wildlife, national parks and tourists. The narrator takes us through many natural settings. A forest ranger looks through his telescope for any dangers to wildlife. He s…

  36. Pilgrim Porky

    March 16, 1940 No. 9368. MPAA: 5396 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Porky is captain of a Pilgrim ship heading to the New World. Tons of great sight gags.

  37. Much Ado About Nothing

    March 22, 1940 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Dinky starts a fight on the farm when he falls in love with a female chick. He saves her for the pond, but her mother thinks he pushed her in.

  38. Stealin Aint Honest

    March 22, 1940 No. MPAA: # 02512 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Popeye and Olive go after Bluto, who has stolen the map to Olive's Secret Gold Mine.

  39. Home On The Range

    March 23, 1940 No. 4003.. MPAA: 6044 Theatrical MGM

    A calf ventures away from her mom to go out and play with a hare in the middle of the night in the dark forest. Suddenly, a hungry wolf shows up and tries to get a piece of veal. But the ot…

  40. Confederate Honey

    March 30, 1940 No. 9365. MPAA: 5395 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    A Southern Elmer Fudd character named Nett Cutler woos his honey, Crimson O'Hairoil, as the Civil War breaks out. Nett goes to fight and leaves poor Crimson behind to pine away for him.

  41. Donald's Dog Laundry

    April 5, 1940 No. 2232. MPAA#: 04797 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Donald Duck builds an automated dog washer he dubs the "Modern Dog Washer". A handy Pluto naps nearby, so Donald decides to use him as his test subject.

  42. It Must Be Love

    April 5, 1940 No. 4007 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Gandy is on his way to see his true love with a big box of candy. A big black rooster is already there. He brought roses...

  43. Practice Makes Perfect

    April 5, 1940 No. 4006 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Scrappy is engaged in his piano lessons with his mother and for his music teacher. Oppey is making it hard for Scrappy to concentrate. Scrappy gets fed up with Oppey's antics and chases the…

  44. Me Feelins is Hurt

    April 12, 1940 No. MPAA #: 02570 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Olive sends Popeye a goodbye letter from the Bar None Ranch where she's staying. Olive says that she's through with sailors, and that she's with a cowboy now! Popeye decides to go out West…

  45. Slap Happy Pappy

    April 13, 1940 No. 9370. MPAA: 5827 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    A chicken on Porky's farm named Eddie Cackler gets all daughters and wants to have a boy baby, which the hens are "eggspecting." A Bing Crosby chicken gives him some crooning advice, as tha…

  46. The Bear's Tale

    April 13, 1940 No. 9369. MPAA: 05717 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    What starts as the traditional story of the Three Bears crosses over to Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Goldilocks and Red Riding Hood team up to run everybody crazy.

  47. Just A Little Bull

    April 19, 1940 No. 4008 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    A dog and pig (dressed as cowboys) are rustlers who steal a herd of cows and want to brand them with their own Double Cross (XX) brand! But the son of one of the cows (Little Bull), who wan…

  48. The Greyhound And The Rabbit

    April 19, 1940 No. 4007 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

  49. A Rainy Day

    April 20, 1940 No. 4004.. MPAA: 6056 Theatrical MGM

    Mama Bear persuades her reluctant husband Papa Bear to fix the shingles on the roof, a job that he put off doing. But the job proves larger than it first appeared, and he ends up trying to…

  50. 100 Pygmies And Andy Panda

    April 22, 1940 No. 986. MPAA: 5710 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Andy Panda (still an infant) pesters Papa, who's trying to take a nap. When he gets his magic wand in the mail, he practices on Papa and competes against the witch doctor of the Pygmies, wh…