Cartoons released in 1948

224 cartoons ← 1947 1949 →

  1. Gorilla My Dreams

    January 3, 1948 No. 1036. MPAA: 9496 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs lands in "Bingzi-Bangzi, Land Of Ferocious Apes," where a lady gorilla whose hubby hates kids takes him as her own.

  2. Cat O' Nine Ails

    January 9, 1948 No. 4801 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    When Buzzy the crow poses as a doctor, Sam the hypochondriac cat is convinced he has all kinds of diseases.

  3. Two Gophers From Texas

    January 17, 1948 No. (Blue Ribbon): 1403. MPAA: 12… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Using a book as his guide, a dog attempts to catch a gopher for his dinner.

  4. Base Brawl

    January 23, 1948 No. 4802 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    All the animals come out to watch in this singalong about an opening-day baseball game at the zoo between the Jungle Jumbos and the Forest All-Stars animal teams.

  5. They're Off

    January 23, 1948 No. MPAA #: 11662 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    The science of horse racing. Goofy shows the proper way to pick a winner, with a horse race that comes down to a photo finish as a finale.

  6. Let's All Go To The Lobby

    January 1948 (estimated) Theatrical Filmack Studios

    This short shows a chorus line of refreshment items marching through an indoor theater lobby, singing the "Let's All Go To The Lobby" song, encouraging patrons to visit the theater snack ba…

  7. Olive Oyl For President

    January 30, 1948 No. 17624.. MPAA: 04421 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    In this musical cartoon, Popeye and Olive attend a political convention. One man is promising things in a language that no one understands, while another is a two-headed man who promises tw…

  8. The Dog Show-Off

    January 30, 1948 No. MPAA: # 04283 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Little Lulu helps a little boy get his dog into a fancy dog show.

  9. The Bear And The Bean

    January 31, 1948 No. 4801. MPAA: 12267 Theatrical Series MGM

    Barney Bear gets a package from Mexico, which contains a pesky little jumping bean (complete with sombrero).

  10. Manhattan Memories

    February 1, 1948 Theatrical Series Universal Pictures

    Featuring Stan Freeman, Art Miller, Ben Mortell, Leon Pettingrew

  11. The Mad Hatter

    February 1, 1948 No. UA-2. MPAA: 12625 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Woody Woodpecker, dreaming of becoming a great screen lover, is awakened by a telegram from the studio telling him to come to work. His screen test starts at 9 a.m., and he must be wearing…

  12. Topsy Turkey

    February 5, 1948 No. 4801 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

    Little Bigfeather, an Indian, wants to hunt and eat moose, but a turkey oddly wants to be chased instead. Very bizarre ending in this one.

  13. The Big Wash

    February 6, 1948 No. MPAA #: 11422 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Goofy tries his hand at a big job in the circus: feeding and washing the elephants.

  14. A Feather In His Hare

    February 7, 1948 No. 1023. MPAA: 11102 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A myopic Mohican tries to catch Bugs. Bugs leads the Indian to the rabbit hole with hundreds of signs. Bugs gets tied to a stake and gets away, hitting the guy with snowballs (it's too cold…

  15. Flip Flap

    February 13, 1948 No. 5618 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Flip Flap the seal is tired of life at the zoo, so he runs away from home and sets off for the North Pole in search of a better life. He decides to run away, and is soon cavorting among his…

  16. What Makes Daffy Duck

    February 14, 1948 No. 1069. MPAA: 12269 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    It's duck season, and Daffy is on the run from both hunter Elmer Fudd and a hungry fox. Daffy has other ideas, and he pits them against each other instead. Daffy takes time out for a shower…

  17. Little Brown Jug

    February 20, 1948 No. MPAA: # 4209 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    All the animals help in the production of cider at Ye Olde Cider Mill, but they produce so much cider that the kegs burst open, spilling the cider into a nearby stream. Spot gags show vario…

  18. Make Mine Freedom

    February 25, 1948 Theatrical John Sutherland Productions, American Studies Institute at…

    John Q. Public gives us a historical and educational outlook on the capitalism and freedom of the United States of America. Cartoon parable presenting the American system of government as t…

  19. Wigwam Whoopee

    February 27, 1948 No. MPAA #: 04336 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    It's a version of the Pocahontas story as explorer Popeye comes to America to seek an Indian bride. Popeye is rowing his boat when he gets stuck on Plymouth Rock (which is shaped like a roo…

  20. Kachikachi Yama No Shobo-Tai

    February 1948 (estimated) Theatrical Nihon Tampen Eiga-sha

  21. What's Brewin', Bruin?

    February 28, 1948 No. (Blue Ribbon): 1372. MPAA: 11… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    It's time for the bear family to hibernate, but everything imaginable keeps paterfamilias Henry Bear awake. Mama Bear snores, and the gigantic Junior's cradle squeaks. Junior has a bad drea…

  22. Drip Dippy Donald

    March 5, 1948 No. 4803 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Poor, tired Donald is kept awake by a dripping faucet.

  23. Daffy Duck Slept Here

    March 6, 1948 No. 1039. MPAA: 11603 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    In a town where all the rooms are booked, Porky gets stuck with Daffy as his roommate.

  24. Felix The Fox

    March 10, 1948 (estimated) No. 4801 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  25. Banquet Busters

    March 12, 1948 No. UA-3. MPAA: 12432 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Andy Panda and Woody Woodpecker are two cold, hungry, unemployed musicians trying to keep alive in a heatless, foodless house. After fighting over a stale bean and losing it to a hungry mou…

  26. The Golden State

    March 12, 1948 No. 4808 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about the general history and features of the state of California.

  27. A Hick A Slick And A Chick

    March 13, 1948 No. 1073. MPAA: 12172 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Elmo (the Hick) gets all slicked up and arrives at his girl's house in the city by hubcap. He catches Blackie (the Slick) kissing Daisy Lou (the Chick), and he starts a competition with Bla…

  28. New Town

    March 15, 1948 No. 1 Theatrical Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

    Charley, typifying the man in the street, is involved in a light-hearted story concerning a community setting about rebuilding its town. Technical problems of density and layout are explain…

  29. Flora

    March 18, 1948 No. 4802 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    We first see a handsome debonair dog-about-town. He sees and is smitten by a gorgeous cat who spurns him. In deep despair, he wanders the city, alone, hopeless. On a cold wintry night, he w…

  30. Mickey Down Under

    March 19, 1948 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey's in Australia, driving Pluto crazy with a boomerang and getting involved in chaos when he encounters a giant emu and tries to steal her egg.

  31. We're In The Honey

    March 19, 1948 No. MPAA: # 4296 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    In Beeland, news arrives of disaster in neighboring Beeville: another hive lost all its honey to a bear attack. The queen bee of Beeland (who looks like Betty Grable!) orders everyone "off…

  32. Winter Draws On

    March 19, 1948 No. 4810 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong about the approach of winter with all the birds heading south.

  33. What Price Fleadom

    March 20, 1948 No. 4802 Theatrical MGM

    A Chaplinesque flea named Homer is best buddies with his host dog. However, all that changes on the day he notices a female flea riding on a passing dog. He abandons his dog for the girl fl…

  34. Pre-Hysterical Man

    March 26, 1948 No. MPAA #: 04325 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye and Olive visit Yellowstone Park. Olive falls into a long ravine while having her picture taken. Once she hits bottom, Olive encounters a giant green dinosaur and a caveman- a red-be…

  35. Back Alley Oproar

    March 27, 1948 No. 1037. Blue Ribbon: 1377. MPAA… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Elmer is trying to sleep, but Sylvester comes along and sets up his music stand on the back fence outside Elmer's window for an all-night serenade. Sylvester starts singing "Figaro," and wh…

  36. Mighty Mouse And The Magician

    March 27, 1948 No. 4803 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    A quaint little village has a magic shop. While performing for his mice friends there, a magician mouse's show is interrupted by a group of cats who start chasing the mice. The magician bat…

  37. Bound For The Rio Grande

    March 1948 (estimated) No. 5 Theatrical Gaumont British Animation.

    Leslie Woodgate conducts and arranges the musical score, which is sung twice, first with a colored cartoon, then with the words on the screen so that all the children can join in.

  38. Honeybunch And The Giraffe

    March 1948 (estimated) Theatrical Publicity Films.

    Featuring Honeybunch

  39. Oh No John

    March 1948 (estimated) No. 6 Theatrical GHW Productions.

    Leslie Woodgate conducts and arranges the musical score, which is sung twice, first with a colored cartoon, then with the words on the screen so that all the children can join in.

  40. The Cuckoo

    March 1948 (estimated) No. 3 Theatrical G-B Animation, J Arthur Rank Company

    When a baby hedge-sparrow is pushed out of the nest by his cuckoo-chick 'brother' he falls prey to the wily weasel, who pops him into a cauldron of soup. He is accidentally rescued by the g…

  41. I Taw A Putty Tat

    April 3, 1948 No. 1072. Blue Ribbon: 1407. MPAA… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A new bird is delivered to Sylvester's house. Sylvester does not realize what lies in store for him when the little bird arrives.

  42. The Bored Cuckoo

    April 9, 1948 No. 4812 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    A bored and lonely family cuckoo longs to be out in the open like the other birds, singing the clever song "All I Ever Do Is Cuckoo." He goes off his perch and escapes, encountering several…

  43. Rabbit Punch

    April 10, 1948 No. 1043. MPAA: 11616 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    At the world championship boxing fight, spectator Bugs Bunny criticizes the champ's picking on a puny boxer: "The champ's a dirty fake. P.U.! Boo! Throw him out! Why don't you pick on someb…

  44. Babes In Arms

    April 12, 1948 Theatrical Maroon Studios

    When out shopping, Roger enrolls himself into the army, mistaking it for the chance to win a lifetime supply of carrots. He keeps eying up the Sgt. (Jessica) and when trying to escape, Baby…

  45. Taming The Cat

    April 14, 1948 No. 4802 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    The cat has just eaten the canary. The bird cage is empty, so the cat hangs out a sign reading "Song Birds Wanted." Heckle and Jeckle want the job. They answer the cat's ad, but the cat has…

  46. Daddy Duck

    April 16, 1948 No. MPAA: 11266 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Donald decides to adopt a baby kangaroo. At home, the "Joey" has other ideas of what makes fun.

  47. Hippety Hopper

    April 17, 1948 Warner Bros.

    Hippety Hopper first appeared in "Hop, Look, and Listen", directed by Bob McKimson.

  48. Hop, Look And Listen

    April 17, 1948 No. 1042. Blue Ribbon: 1373. MPAA… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    At the zoo, Hippety Hopper, a baby kangaroo, escapes from his cage to explore a bit. He finds Sylvester fishing for mice in his basement, using a piece of cheese as bait, and throwing them…

  49. Kiddie Koncert

    April 23, 1948 No. UA-4. MPAA: 12436 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    The School Orchestra, led by Prof. Wally Walrus, is giving a concert, featuring a performance of the overture to "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna," by Franz von Suppe. A noisy hippo spect…

  50. There's Good Boos To-Night

    April 23, 1948 No. MPAA: # 4300 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    While Casper's not-so-friendly ghostly comrades awaken to go on a haunting spree, Casper leaves the graveyard to go out and make friends. He finds Ferdie Fox and plays with him. In a rare d…