Cartoons released in 1948

224 cartoons ← 1947 1949 →

  1. Bone Bandit

    April 30, 1948 No. MPAA: 11659 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Pluto just wants to dig up one of his bones, but has to deal with an angry gopher to get at it.

  2. Cartoonland

    April 1948 (estimated) Theatrical Chalfont Productions.

    Veteran British animator Anson Dyer reads the story "Ronnie Rabbit" (presumably the book by T. Payten Gunton) to his niece, and decides to make it into a cartoon. A light-hearted narration…

  3. Masakari Katsuide

    April 1948 (estimated) Theatrical Nihon Tampen Eiga-sha

    Featuring Bear

  4. Your Very Good Health

    April 1948 (estimated) No. 2 Theatrical Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films.

    Featuring Charley

  5. Nothing But The Tooth

    May 1, 1948 No. 1041. MPAA: 11546 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Forty-Niner Porky has to cross Indian territory to get to California during the Gold Rush. His trip is hounded by a nebbish Indian who, nevertheless, won't give up on Porky's scalp.

  6. Pixie Picnic

    May 1, 1948 No. UA-1 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions.

    The Pixies of the forest are having a picnic. Their band is playing "La Gazza Ladra Overture," led by a little old bewhiskered Pixie on a toadstool. Their instruments are improvised from fl…

  7. Wacky-Bye Baby

    May 1, 1948 No. UA-6. MPAA: 12444 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Woody Woodpecker, a homeless nobody, is rudely awakened from his park bench and tossed into a garbage can. He finds a news item announcing that billionaire Wally Walrus is planning to adopt…

  8. Buccaneer Bunny

    May 8, 1948 No. 1047. MPAA: 11895 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Yosemite Sam as a pirate makes the mistake of trying to bury his treasure chest in Bugs' hole, and pays with the loss of his ship.

  9. Gandy Goose And The Chipper Chipmunk

    May 12, 1948 No. 4804 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    A cute little passive-aggressive demonic chipmunk ruins Gandy and Sourpuss's big picnic day in the great outdoors.

  10. Donald's Dream Voice

    May 21, 1948 No. 4807 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    No one understands a word that salesman Donald says, so he takes voice pills to improve his speech.

  11. Bone Sweet Bone

    May 22, 1948 No. 1082. Blue Ribbon: 1404. MPAA… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Shep, a small, humble dog, buries a dinosaur bone. An archeology professor sends Shep to find it again. This task sends the professor's pet into the territory of a most ferocious bulldog, l…

  12. Melody Time

    May 27, 1948 No. 2055 (Wintertime segment). Pr… Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    A seven-section anthology film: "Once Upon a Wintertime", "Bumble Boogie", "Johnny Appleseed", "Trees", "Little Toot", "Blame It On The Samba" and "Pecos Bill".

  13. Charley's March Of Time

    May 1948 (estimated) No. 3 Theatrical Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films.

    Charley questions the need for the new National Insurance Acts of July 1948. By way of answer, he is taken through the ages and shown how man's search for security has led him from one piec…

  14. Kitty Foiled

    June 1, 1948 No. 4803;MPAA: # 12366 Theatrical Series MGM

    Tom chases after Jerry and gets tripped up by a yellow canary. Jerry and the canary keep foiling Tom's plans until Tom gets Jerry tied to a model railroad track. The canary drops a bowling…

  15. Short Snorts On Sports

    June 3, 1948 No. 4803 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

  16. The Land Of The Lost

    June 7, 1948 No. 4814 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Billy and Isabel are fishing and catch Red Lantern the talking fish, who takes them to the "Land of the Lost" at the bottom of the sea. The wise old fish shows them the Knives of the Square…

  17. Hounding The Hares

    June 9, 1948 (estimated) No. 4805 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    The news is on the radio: hunting season is open. Farmer Al Falfa and his dog hear it, and the little rabbits in their tree home hear it, too. All is not lost. As the hunters sneak up on th…

  18. Bugs Bunny Rides Again

    June 12, 1948 No. 1050. MPAA: 11894 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    In an Old West town, bullets are flying everywhere from the constant gunfights; nevertheless, the bullets stop to wait for the light to change at the intersection. Bugs and Yosemite Sam mee…

  19. Little 'Tinker

    June 15, 1948 No. MPAA: # 12425 Theatrical MGM

    Dapper young B.O. Skunk is in search of a mate, but is unable to keep one once they get a whiff! The skunk tries every trick in the book (including painting himself as a fox) to earn the af…

  20. Sing Or Swim

    June 16, 1948 No. 4815 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    The setting is Coney Island, the famous Brooklyn beach which is crammed with wall-to-wall bathers enjoying amusement park rides and getting into innocent trouble in the sand. The final song…

  21. Popeye Meets Hercules

    June 18, 1948 No. 4816. MPAA: 04390 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye and Olive are in ancient Greece watching the first Olympics. Thousands of people are attending the athletic event at a coliseum. Even the ancient Greek gods are watching from the clo…

  22. The Feudin' Hillbillies

    June 23, 1948 No. 4806 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    It's the Catfields and the McCoys, Mighty Mouse style, with hillbilly mice vs. hillbilly cats. The mice and the cats are peaceful until the mice strike up a string band. The cat family thro…

  23. A Sleepless Night

    June 24, 1948 No. 4809 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    When their motorcycle with a sidecar gets a flat tire in the middle of winter in the snowbound mountains, Heckle & Jeckle are forced to bed down for the winter in a cave... not realizing th…

  24. The Bear And The Hare

    June 26, 1948 No. MPAA: # 12485 Theatrical Series MGM

    Barney's hunting (and skiing) up north when he spots a snowshoe rabbit (difficult, since it all but disappears against the snow). He goes after it, but the rabbit is, of course, smarter tha…

  25. The Rattled Rooster

    June 26, 1948 No. (Blue Ribbon): 1402. MPAA: 11… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A hungry rooster, whose motto is "The early bird gets the worm," can't quite seem to catch the goofy, wise-guy worm. In the course of a few scenes, the worm shoots toothpaste into the roost…

  26. Butterscotch And Soda

    July 6, 1948 No. MPAA: # 4322 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Little Audrey would rather eat candy instead of a nutritious lunch. She dreams about going to a candy land where she eats too much candy and gets the "tummy ache blues."

  27. Pluto's Purchase

    July 9, 1948 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey sends Pluto to buy some sausages, not telling them that they're a gift for neighbor pooch Butch- so when the tough bulldog tries to take them, Pluto defends himself, having no idea w…

  28. The Shell Shocked Egg

    July 10, 1948 No. (Blue Ribbon): 1368. MPAA: 11… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A mother turtle lays four eggs in the warm sand to hatch Tom, Dick, Harry and Clem. Mom goes off to find a sunlamp, and Clem hatches out just his feet and wanders off. Clem walks into a bar…

  29. The Up-Standing Sitter

    July 13, 1948 No. 1087. MPAA: 12573 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Daffy accepts a job from the Acme Baby Sitter Service (Our Slogan: "United We Sit"; Our Motto: Our Sitters Don't Lay Down on the Job) to look after a newborn chick. While Daffy is egg-sitti…

  30. Mystery In The Moonlight

    July 14, 1948 (estimated) No. 4807 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    A dog, a cat and a spooky house star in this cartoon, which runs like a 1940s radio drama.

  31. The Witch's Cat

    July 15, 1948 No. 4810 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    All of the mice hold a Halloween parade. Meanwhile, up in the sky, an evil witch is flying on her broom, searching for mice to feed her pet cat. Spying the mice, she has the cat (disguised…

  32. The Truce Hurts

    July 17, 1948 No. MPAA: # 12503 Theatrical Series MGM

    Butch (Spike) is convinced that dogs can get along with cats... and that cats can get along with mice. So Tom, Jerry and Butch sign a truce saying that they will never fight again. All goes…

  33. Haredevil Hare

    July 24, 1948 No. 1052. MPAA: 12048 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs is the test rabbit shot to the moon. There, he meets Commander X-2, who is intent on destroying the Earth with his Aludium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.

  34. Marvin Martian

    July 24, 1948 Warner Bros.

    Marvin Martian first appeared in "Haredevil Hare", directed by Chuck Jones.

  35. A Wolf In Sheik's Clothing

    July 30, 1948 No. MPAA: # 04476 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye and Olive meet a sheik on the desert.

  36. Camptown Races

    July 30, 1948 No. 4818 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Join the Minstrel Show on the farm where animals show their talents. The audience asks for something from the seller. Watch for the gag where he uses his mouth to carry the items on sale. F…

  37. The Trial Of Donald Duck

    July 30, 1948 No. 4809 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    All Donald wants is a cup of coffee when he gets mixed up in a misunderstanding about the abnormally huge bill.

  38. Magpie Madness

    July 1948 (estimated) No. 4811 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Heckle and Jeckle are being happily chased by the hound dog when the dog gets hit on the head. The blow causes him to see imaginary magpies flying around his head, so men from the mental ho…

  39. The Thames

    July 1948 (estimated) No. 1 Theatrical G-B Animation

    Featuring Vicar of Bray, Ghost, King John

  40. Seeing Ghosts

    August 4, 1948 (estimated) No. 4808 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  41. Half-Pint Pygmy

    August 7, 1948 No. 4807. MPAA: 12570 Theatrical Series MGM

    George and Junior hunt for the world's smallest pygmy (there's a $10,000 reward for its capture).

  42. You Were Never Duckier

    August 7, 1948 No. 1046. Blue Ribbon: 1369. MPAA… Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Daffy is upset that the prize for a first-place duck at the National Poultry Show is only $5, but a rooster will win $5,000. He disguises himself as a rooster so he can win the big prize. U…

  43. Cat Nap Pluto

    August 13, 1948 No. MPAA: 12201 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Pluto comes home after a long night and has to fight Figaro for the right to take a nap.

  44. Dough Ray Me-Ow

    August 14, 1948 No. 1088. MPAA: 12508 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Heathcliff the cat, the dumbest character ever created, inherits $1 million, and Louie the parrot tries to kill the cat to get the money. Heathcliff relies on Louie for help in everything.…

  45. The Lone Star State

    August 20, 1948 No. 4820 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about the state of Texas.

  46. Hot Cross Bunny

    August 21, 1948 No. 1053. MPAA: 11884 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    At the Eureka Hospital Experimental Laboratory, Bugs is treated like a king- because he is experimental rabbit No. 46, and will soon have the brains of a chicken.

  47. Inferior Decorator

    August 27, 1948 No. 4811 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Spike the Bee doesn't understand why he can't get pollen out of Donald's new flowered wallpaper.

  48. Spinach vs Hamburgers

    August 27, 1948 No. 4410.. MPAA: 04425 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Olive Oyl takes Popeye's four nephews out to lunch, where it's either Popeye's Spinach Heaven or Wimpy's Hamburger Haven! Of course, the boys want hamburgers, so it's up to Popeye to convin…

  49. Wet Blanket Policy

    August 27, 1948 No. UA-9. MPAA: 12562 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Underhanded insurance agent A. Welcher forces Woody into signing a "Low Life" insurance policy- a document stating that the agent will get $10,000 if Woody kicks the bucket.

  50. Just Janie

    August 1948 (estimated) Theatrical Larkins Studios.

    Brush, brush, brush your teeth On top and underneath. A Halex brush in very truth Safeguards every tiny tooth.