Cartoons released in 1941

207 cartoons ← 1940 1942 →

  1. Swing Cleaning

    April 11, 1941 No. MPAA: 2888 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    It's spring cleaning time at King Little's Palace. Gabby tries to take charge of the situation. But all he does is wreck the castle and get in everybody's way. The film ends with King Littl…

  2. Toy Trouble

    April 12, 1941 No. 9949. Blue Ribbon: 1176. MPAA… Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Sniffles and Bookworm pay a late-night visit to a toy store (the 15th floor of Lacy's) and turn on all the toys. A wind-up toy duck chases Sniffles up and down the toy store. Then a cat com…

  3. Baggage Buster

    April 18, 1941 No. MPAA #: 06585 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Goofy has to get a box belonging to a magician to the train station in time for the next train. Inevitably, Goofy gets curious about the box and a lot of magician's tricks get sprung.

  4. Uncle Joey

    April 18, 1941 No. 4108 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    Featuring Uncle Joey, Two Nephews

  5. Porky's Preview

    April 19, 1941 No. 9808. MPAA: 6743 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    A skunk doesn't have the five cents to buy a ticket: he only has one scent, and it's a bad one, at that. Porky introduces a program of his own animated cartoons, produced from stick figures…

  6. The Goose Goes South

    April 26, 1941 No. 4104.. MPAA: 6821 Theatrical MGM

    A little goose walks south instead of flying, hitchhiking as he goes. He runs into trouble with a family of hillbillies for trespassing. He also runs into a bird caricature of Kate Smith, S…

  7. The Trial Of Mr. Wolf

    April 26, 1941 No. 9939. Blue Ribbon (2nd): 1364… Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Mr. Wolf has been put on trial for crimes against Little Red Riding Hood. On the witness stand, he tells his own somewhat slanted version of the story, in which he puts himself in an innoce…

  8. The Cute Recruit

    May 2, 1941 No. 4108 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

    A recruiter from the U.S. Army and one from the U.S. Navy compete to convince a man to join their division of America's defense.

  9. A Good Time For A Dime

    May 9, 1941 No. 4107. MPAA#: 06587 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Donald visits a penny arcade where he sees a risque Daisy in the Dance of the Seven Veils. The light goes out for veil 5 and he misses the end.

  10. Popeye Meets Rip Van Winkle

    May 9, 1941 No. MPAA: # 02761 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Popeye takes a sleeping man home with him.

  11. Sneak, Snoop And Snitch In Triple Trouble

    May 9, 1941 No. FL4111 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    The trio are in jail when they get a pardon. Instead of reading it, they use it to draw a map to make a tunnel to escape. When they are discovered digging the tunnel, they try to go back in…

  12. Farm Frolics

    May 10, 1941 No. 9857. Blue Ribbon: 1178. MPAA… Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    An artist's hand draws a farm which comes to life with a variety of barnyard animals as references to visual puns and running gags to follow. An off-screen narrator shows the animals found…

  13. Porky's Ant

    May 10, 1941 No. 9888. MPAA: 6537 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Accompanied by a stereotyped native supply carrier, Porky goes on safari for the rare pygmy ant of Central America- valued at $150,000. The ant (also stereotyped, with bone in nose, etc.) i…

  14. The Magic Shell

    May 16, 1941 No. 4110 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  15. The Rookie Bear

    May 17, 1941 No. MPAA: # 06988 Theatrical Series MGM

    In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training. Barney is dreaming about being in the military, but a knock at th…

  16. A Dog's Dream

    May 21, 1941 No. 4109 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    In this nod to Alice in Wonderland, a scampy pup follows a white rabbit into the trunk of a tree and encounters some strange experiences- including a phallic-looking ride on a mushroom that…

  17. Hollywood Steps Out

    May 24, 1941 No. 9951. MPAA: 6804 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Another Hollywood caricature spot-gag cartoon of Hollywood nightlife, this time at Ciro's.

  18. Dizzy Kitty

    May 26, 1941 No. 997 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Pop throws out Andy's dopey cat Romeo, but when he finds out that the feline can win $25 at a cat show, he catches Romeo, figuring that the prize money should not go unclaimed by a member o…

  19. Canine Caddy

    May 30, 1941 No. 2262 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey's going golfing, with Pluto as his caddy.

  20. What Happens At Night

    May 30, 1941 No. 4111 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  21. A Coy Decoy

    June 7, 1941 No. 9938. MPAA: 7047 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Daffy is fooled by a sexy decoy made by a wolf to lure him into a trap. Of course, Daffy is fooled, but the decoy really works great- much better than expected. Porky appears in the beginni…

  22. Dance Of The Weed

    June 7, 1941 No. 4106 Theatrical MGM

    A clumsy yokel of a male weed courts a delicate female flower ballerina by trying to dance with her.

  23. Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt

    June 7, 1941 No. 9953. MPAA: 6745 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Bugs is reciting passages from "Hiawatha," and he realizes that the famous Longfellow poem is about him. A goofy little Hiawatha goes rabbit hunting. As he puts it, "I'm gonna catch me a ra…

  24. 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…

  25. Tom Thumb's Brother

    June 12, 1941 No. 4109 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    The adventures of Tom Thumb and his even smaller brother Pinkie, who saves Tom from a cat.

  26. Horse Fly Opera

    June 13, 1941 No. 4112 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    Featuring Horseflies

  27. Kitty Gets The Bird

    June 13, 1941 No. 4110 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Hard-luck Kitty tries to keep a mouse from eating his mistress' roast turkey. The crafty mouse wants the cat to get thrown out into the snow so that he can have the delicious dinner all to…

  28. Olive's Boithday Presink

    June 13, 1941 No. MPAA: # 02748 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Popeye goes out to shoot a bear so that Olive can have a bearskin coat for her birthday.

  29. Fire Cheese

    June 20, 1941 No. MPAA: 2930 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Gabby appoints himself as a committee of one to make Lilliput a better place. Gabby tries to help the Lilliput Fire Department put out what is initially a simple fire at an old house, lendi…

  30. The Nifty Nineties

    June 20, 1941 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage. Goofy rides by on a penny-farthing bicycle, and the whole Duck family…

  31. The Reluctant Dragon

    June 20, 1941 No. 2005. Production Number: 1379… Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    Robert Benchley is at the new Walt Disney Studios, there to pitch a story idea for an animated version of The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. As he is searching for Walt Disney, he goe…

  32. Porky's Prize Pony

    June 21, 1941 No. 9940. MPAA: 6746 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Porky the jockey is getting his prize entry ready for the big steeplechase, but an overambitious and ever-confident, somewhat bumbling nag (who needs an owner) is determined to convince Por…

  33. The Wacky Worm

    June 21, 1941 No. 93. MPAA: 6883 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    In a series of futile attempts to catch a wacky worm in an orchard and junkyard, a frustrated crow hits on the idea to eat into a group of apples where the worm is hiding. After devouring a…

  34. Good Old Irish Tunes

    June 27, 1941 No. 4113 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  35. Hoola Boola

    June 27, 1941 Theatrical Series Paramount Pictures

    Jim Dandy lands on a tropical island where he falls in love with a beautiful maiden. The young fellow is kidnapped by a tribe of cannibals who plan to cook the young man at a sacrifice that…

  36. Twinkletoes- Where He Goes, Nobody Knows

    June 27, 1941 No. FL4115 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    King Bombo sends messenger bird Twinkletoes to deliver a message to the Emperor of China. It turns out that Twinkletoes must deliver this important message during a snowstorm in the Himalay…

  37. The Wallflower

    July 3, 1941 No. 4111 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

    A wallflower comes to the Annual Crow and Cackle Barn Dance, featuring Artie Craw and his Corncob Troubadours. Admission: two bills. He reads a book, "Don't Be a Wallflower; Be the Life of…

  38. Meet John Doughboy

    July 5, 1941 No. 74. MPAA: 7027 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Draftee Porky shows "America's Defense Effort," a war newsreel full of military secrets. This cartoon rallies American public support for the war production of tanks, planes and big guns. I…

  39. The Alley Cat

    July 5, 1941 No. MPAA #: 06986 Theatrical MGM

    A hungry alley cat is scrounging for food when he notices a hot babe cat way up in her Park Avenue apartment. He serenades the pampered high-society feline (with a voice that is far from Am…

  40. The Heckling Hare

    July 5, 1941 No. 75. MPAA: 6974 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Willoughby the Dog digs Bugs out of his hole and chases him into the lake. Together, they fall off a tall cliff- and are saved by "air brakes."

  41. Woody Woodpecker

    July 7, 1941 No. 1000.. MPAA: 7173 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    The peace and quiet of Birdland comes to an end when Woody Woodpecker begins to annoy the inhabitants with zany antics. Their countermeasures are hilarious, but they fail to dim Woody's zes…

  42. Bringing Home The Bacon

    July 11, 1941 No. 4114 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    It's early in the morning, and the hen orders the cats and dogs to get their breakfast ready.

  43. Child Psykolojiky

    July 11, 1941 No. MPAA: # 02758 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    Poopdeck Pappy is annoyed with Swee'pea and wants to spank him for discipline so that he won't grow up to be a sissy. Popeye disagrees, saying that kindness and understanding is what he nee…

  44. Early To Bed

    July 11, 1941 No. 4110. MPAA: 06641 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    The annoyingly loud ticking of an alarm clock keeps Donald up for most of the night.

  45. Copy Cat

    July 18, 1941 No. FL4117 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

  46. Dumb Like A Fox

    July 18, 1941 No. 4113 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Pooch the bloodhound wants to go hunting with the older dogs, but is left behind. The puppy is approached by a sly fox who tricks the dog into thinking that Jack Beaver is a fox. The beaver…

  47. Gabby Goes Fishing

    July 18, 1941 No. FL4118 Theatrical Series Fleischer Studios

    In his usual manner, Gabby, the bumbling know-it-all town crier, attempts to teach a young boy how to catch the really big fish. The boy was doing fine by himself, but, of course, Gabby has…

  48. Inki And The Lion

    July 19, 1941 No. 82. Blue Ribbon: 1183. MPAA:… Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    This time around, Inki decides to hunt a lion. He ends up being hunted himself.

  49. The Midnight Snack

    July 19, 1941 No. MPAA: # 06999 Theatrical Series MGM

    When Tom catches Jerry raiding the refrigerator, the pair battle over fridge rights. After various fighting and a clever maneuver by Jerry, Tom gets the boot out the house from Mammy.

  50. The Cuckoo I.Q.

    July 24, 1941 No. 4112 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    A spoof of radio quiz shows. The host asks questions, with the contestant getting worse and worse punishments for wrong answers. Professor Cornelius Van Goon (a real dope) gets all the answ…