Cartoons released in 1951

191 cartoons ← 1950 1952 →

  1. Lion Down

    January 5, 1951 No. 2401. MPAA #: 13975 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Goofy plans a relaxing day at rest, but he needs a second tree at his penthouse apartment to hang his hammock. So, he brings one back from the forest only to find it includes a mountain lio…

  2. Casanova Cat

    January 6, 1951 No. 216; MPAA: # 14173 Theatrical Series MGM

    Answering a newspaper ad, Tom heads for a big-city penthouse to become acquainted with Toodles, a rich (having inherited a million dollars), pretty white kitten who lives there and is looki…

  3. Hare We Go

    January 6, 1951 No. 1156. MPAA: 14153 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Christopher Columbus is sure that the world is as round as his head. The King insists that it's as flat as Columbus' head (which he flattens). Bugs, a ship's mascot, helps Columbus demonstr…

  4. One Quack Mind

    January 12, 1951 No. 5101 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    It's Baby Huey's first day at school. He's so big that all the other kids won't play with him. When the Fox comes along who's so hungry that he could eat his own shoes, he finds the little…

  5. Chicken In The Rough

    January 19, 1951 No. 2402 Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    Chip an' Dale wander into a farmyard to collect acorns. Dale mistakes an egg for a nut, but when he tries to demonstrate to a newly hatched chick how to get back into the egg, a rooster mis…

  6. Vacation With Play

    January 19, 1951 No. MPAA #: 4360 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye and Olive go to Lake Narrowhead for a vacation.

  7. A Fox In A Fix

    January 20, 1951 No. MPAA: 13582 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A fox pretends to be a dog to fool the watchdog and get near the chickens.

  8. Puny Express

    January 22, 1951 No. U-1. MPAA: 12866 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    In the Old West, daring "Puny Express" rider Woody Woodpecker tries to get the mail through and elude gunman Buzz Buzzard in the meantime. Woody and his horse run onto many obstacles- inclu…

  9. Gerald McBoing Boing

    January 25, 1951 No. 5101 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Gerald, who doesn't speak words but goes "boing boing" instead, finds his talents unappreciated by family and friends, and so he runs away from home. However, a kindly radio station boss is…

  10. The Family Circus

    January 25, 1951 No. 5102 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    This cartoon presents a simmering pot of sibling rivalry- with an unusual level of violence for UPA! A sibling rivalry combining some fairly absurd (and violent!) Dennis the Menace-type gag…

  11. Canned Feud

    February 3, 1951 No. MPAA: 13911 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sylvester's owners go on vacation, leaving him in the house with lots of food...but the mouse steals the can opener.

  12. Cold Storage

    February 9, 1951 No. 2403. MPAA: 13974 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    In the dead of winter, Pluto has to fight a stork who has taken over his nice warm doghouse.

  13. Tweet Music

    February 9, 1951 No. 5103 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about birds.

  14. Cock-A-Doodle Dog

    February 10, 1951 No. MPAA: # 14118 Theatrical Series MGM

    Spike was up all night traveling everywhere, but he can't get to sleep because a rooster keeps sounding off at dawn. All day long, he tries to shut it up with no success, but when night fal…

  15. Rabbit Every Monday

    February 10, 1951 No. 1158. MPAA: 13729 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sam goes hunting for a rabbit dinner. He catches Bugs and tries to cook him, but Bugs ends up escaping.

  16. Putty Tat Trouble

    February 24, 1951 No. 1171. MPAA: 14161 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Two cats compete against each other as they try to nab Tweety from his pole top nest.

  17. Stage Struck

    February 1951 (estimated) No. 5105 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Featuring Half Pint

  18. Three Is A Crowd

    February 1951 (estimated) No. 5103 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Little Roquefort is taking a bath while he sings about his sweetheart. Percy shows up and is curious about the picture that Roquefort has. After ridiculing him, his "evil conscience" tells…

  19. Woodman Spare That Tree

    February 1951 (estimated) No. 5104 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    Spring has arrived. All the animals are playing music and dancing. Then woodmen come to cut their trees. The animals fight to save the trees.

  20. Song Of Erin

    March 1, 1951 No. 5107 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Gandy Goose cranks up the old stand-up gramophone and says, "I love these old Irish tunes." He then dances around with a mop, and so forth. A bird sings from his perch, and the mice get int…

  21. Dude Duck

    March 2, 1951 No. 2405 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Donald goes on vacation to a dude ranch and gets a totally uncooperative horse as a mount. Don is always at his best versus a big, dumb, ugly animal, and this time it's a horse who only wan…

  22. Corn Plastered

    March 3, 1951 No. MPAA: 13583 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A corn-eating, beanie-capped crow torments a farmer who's trying to get him away from his corn.

  23. Jerry And The Goldfish

    March 3, 1951 No. 219; MPAA: # 14235 Theatrical Series MGM

    Tom is out to use Jerry's goldfish friend Goldy in a new recipe that he heard on Chef François' radio show, but Jerry performs one miraculous rescue after another.

  24. Mice Paradise

    March 9, 1951 No. 5104 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Herman and his cousins move to a faraway tropical island to get away from Katnip, but the cat gets there via barrel.

  25. Bunny Hugged

    March 10, 1951 No. 1154. MPAA: 14152 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs is the mascot of wrestler Ravishing Ronald, who's getting mauled by the villain wrestler (Ronald's signs reading "Help!", "S.O.S.!" and "Foul!" earn no respite). Bugs laments, "There g…

  26. Bulldozing The Bull

    March 11, 1951 No. 5108 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Hot tamale vendors Heckle & Jeckle are busy selling their wares at the bullfights. Unfortunately, their tamales make everybody sick. Angered at their interference with the event, the stadiu…

  27. Spring Fever

    March 18, 1951 No. MPAA: 5008 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Featuring Gandy Goose, Sourpuss

  28. Corn Chips

    March 23, 1951 No. 2400 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Donald cons Chip an' Dale into shoveling his snowy sidewalk, and ends up shoveling popcorn.

  29. Home Made Home

    March 23, 1951 No. 2404. MPAA #: 14240 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Goofy builds his dream home; a job that was probably better left to the professionals.

  30. Scent-imental Romeo

    March 24, 1951 No. 1157. MPAA: # 14154 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Pepé chases a cat who has painted a white stripe down her back to fool the zookeeper.

  31. Sleep Happy

    March 26, 1951 No. U-2. MPAA: 14677 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    A sleep-deprived Woody crashes for the night at Wally Walrus's boarding home. Seeking a night's rest, he finds that the only lodging available is a spare bed in the hotel manager's office.…

  32. Boo Hoo Baby

    March 30, 1951 No. 5105 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    After running away from home, Casper the Friendly Ghost finds a baby and takes it to a foundling home, where the babies welcome him and become his playmates. Unfortunately, the nurse, not k…

  33. Daredevil Droopy

    March 31, 1951 No. MPAA: # 14225 Theatrical Series MGM

    Droopy and Spike compete in a number of daredevil stunts to get a job at the circus. Of course, Spike starts to cheat...

  34. Once Upon A Time

    March 1951 (estimated) Theatrical Kinocrat.

    An adaptation of the fairy tale of the Tinderbox.

  35. Sunny Italy

    March 1951 (estimated) No. 5106 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    In this "operetta," Oil Can Harry has Pearl Pureheart in his clutches at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, from which she is hanging by a thread. Oil Can Harry is trying to turn the tower over. Mi…

  36. Goons From The Moon

    April 1, 1951 No. 5110 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    TerryTown is invaded by a whole planet of outer-space cats and bat-cats, who arrive to capture the mice inhabitants with their bubble ray guns!

  37. A Bone For A Bone

    April 7, 1951 No. MPAA: 14624 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A dog insists on burying a bone in the Goofy Gophers' home, so the Gophers go to work on him. The two polite gophers are playing gin in their burrow when a bone comes crashing down on them,…

  38. Jerry's Cousin

    April 7, 1951 No. 220. MPAA: # 14427 Theatrical Series MGM

    Muscles, Jerry's cat-curdling cousin, arrives to help get Tom under control. Tom gives in to this superior strength.

  39. Drippy Mississippi

    April 13, 1951 No. 5106 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about the Mississippi River as it runs from Minneapolis/St. Paul through Davenport and St. Louis down to New Orleans.

  40. The Fair Haired Hare

    April 14, 1951 No. 1165. MPAA: 13729 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Great horny-toads! Bugs Bunny's underground home on the range is covered over by a newly-erected ranch-style house, into which moves Yosemite Sam. Bugs climbs up through the floorboards to…

  41. Thrill Of Fair

    April 20, 1951 No. MPAA #: 04998 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye takes care of Swee'pea while Olive enters Snaggly the pig in a contest at the local fair. It doesn't take long before Swee'pea wanders off into one hair-raising danger after another!…

  42. Barefaced Flatfoot

    April 26, 1951 No. 5103 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Magoo's nephew, Waldo, crashes his uncle's car into a pole. He needs $100 to fix the damage. Magoo, suspicious of Waldo's need for $100 and engrossed in detective novels, decides to follow…

  43. Cold War

    April 27, 1951 No. 2412. MPAA #: 14538 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Goofy is attacked by a cold virus.

  44. Hold The Lion Please

    April 27, 1951 No. MPAA: # 4984 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Little Audrey goes to the zoo and brings home a lion for a pet, which scares Petunia the housekeeper.

  45. A Hound For Trouble

    April 28, 1951 No. MPAA: 14156 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Charlie stows away to Italy, where he looks for a good, English-speaking master.

  46. Land Of Lost Watches

    May 4, 1951 No. 5109 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Two kids catch Red Lantern, the Magic Fish. He takes them to the Land Of The Lost to meet King Find All, Rosita Wristwatch, and Wally Pocketwatch.

  47. Droopy's Good Deed

    May 5, 1951 No. MPAA #: 14359 Theatrical Series MGM

    Droopy and Spike are Boy Scouts who compete in several hilarious contests to see who will meet the President. Droopy attempts to do good deeds, but has various Spike-related hurdles to over…

  48. Early To Bet

    May 12, 1951 No. MPAA: 14155 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    The Gambling Bug bites a tall black cat, giving the tormented feline gambling fever. The cat keeps betting with a bulldog and loses, and the punishment is whatever is written on a spinning…

  49. Alpine For You

    May 18, 1951 No. MPAA #: 05004 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye and Olive are mountain climbers. Olive wants to go mountain climbing, and Bluto tries to prove that he's a better guide than Popeye. Halfway up, Olive falls onto a ledge and is captu…

  50. Miners Forty Niners

    May 18, 1951 No. 5111 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong about the discovery of gold in California. All sorts of people and animals go there to strike it rich. "Gold diggers" (guess what kind!) go there, too. After a busy day digging, t…