Cartoons released in 1952

178 cartoons ← 1951 1953 →

  1. Sock A Doodle Do

    May 10, 1952 No. MPAA: 14608 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A world champion-fighting rooster called Kid Banty falls off a truck and into Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dog's yard.

  2. One Cab's Family

    May 15, 1952 No. MPAA #: 14986 Theatrical MGM

    An old cab and his wife have a baby boy car in hopes that he'll grow up and be a cab like his old man. But being young, the little car wants to be a hot rod instead. The little car races ar…

  3. Foolish Duckling

    May 16, 1952 No. 5216 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Dinky Duck wishes that he could sing. His wish is granted by his fairy godmother, and soon a beautiful tenor voice issues from his bill. A scheming fox comes by and takes the little fellow…

  4. Swimmer Take All

    May 16, 1952 No. MPAA #: 05126 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye and Bluto challenge each other to a swim across the English Channel. Of course, Bluto resorts to many "creative" means, and Popeye... well, just wait and see!

  5. Two-Gun Goofy

    May 16, 1952 No. MPAA #: 15625 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    After accidentally foiling a stagecoach robbery, Goofy is made sheriff of a small western town. Pete the bandit is out to get him, and thus begins a zesty chase.

  6. Law And Audrey

    May 23, 1952 No. 5210 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Little Audrey makes a nuisance of herself to a cop while in the park. She and her little dog only want to play ball. First, they break a window, and the second time, they give the troubleso…

  7. Beep, Beep

    May 24, 1952 No. 1203. MPAA: 14602 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Wile E. Coyote acts as though he has a chance of catching his prey, and actually carries napkins and silverware. After a boxing glove sprung from a boulder fails, Wile E. blueprints his pla…

  8. Orange Blossoms For Violet

    May 24, 1952 Theatrical Warner Bros., Vitaphone Novelties

    Fred and Violet are getting married, but Harvey wants to marry Violet, so he kidnaps her.

  9. The Dog Snatcher

    May 29, 1952 No. 5204 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    The local dogcatcher has it in for Magoo's dog, and he must license Cuddles by noon or else. (As Magoo says, "LICENSE??? Why, officer, I WALK the dog, I don't DRIVE Him!!") Then Magoo mista…

  10. Spunky Skunky

    May 30, 1952 No. 5211 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Casper is once again looking for a friend, and he meets a skunk. The guys don't want to play baseball with the skunk because of his smell. Casper comes to the rescue when Wolfie threatens t…

  11. Off To The Opera

    May 1952 (estimated) No. 5210 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Heckle & Jeckle try to sneak into the opera to see "The Barber Of Seville". Their efforts are thwarted by the opera house's head of security, Spike.

  12. The Happy Cobblers

    May 1952 (estimated) No. 5211 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    Business is bad. The old cobbler has no money for food. He and his dog go to bed hungry...

  13. Susie The Little Blue Coupe

    June 6, 1952 No. 5209 Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    From a brand new car in a showroom that draws every eye, to a discard in a second-hand lot and ultimately Skid Row, Susie's story has the highest of highs, and plummets to the lowest of low…

  14. The Hasty Hare

    June 7, 1952 No. 1206. MPAA: 14981 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Commander X-2 and K-9 go to Earth to bring back one live Earth creature.

  15. Little Runaway

    June 14, 1952 No. 242.. MPAA: 15101 Theatrical Series MGM

    A baby seal escaped from the G.H. Bros. Circus is befriended by Jerry. Getting a whiff of the reward money, Tom plans to capture and return him. While disguised as a seal himself, Tom is fo…

  16. Woodpecker In The Rough

    June 16, 1952 No. U-10. MPAA: 15645 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    When the golfing bug bites Woody Woodpecker, he's ready for the game, but the question is: "Is the game ready for him?" as he tries to match play with a power golfer. Woody's attempts to pl…

  17. Ain't She Tweet

    June 21, 1952 No. 1211. MPAA: 14605 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    There is nothing separating Tweety from Sylvester except a yard full of dogs.

  18. Willie The Kid

    June 26, 1952 No. 5205 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Cute but deadly serious neighborhood kiddies enact a classic (and violent) movie Western scenario in the backyards and alleys of suburbia, with loads of casual pre-school gunplay. Even Mom…

  19. Teachers Are People

    June 27, 1952 No. MPAA #: 15629 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Goofy tries (without much success) to be a teacher to a classroom of young troublemakers. There are loads of classic school images and gags: boys dipping pigtails in ink and dropping frogs…

  20. The Turn-Tale Wolf

    June 28, 1952 No. 1210. MPAA: 14977 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A little wolf is embarrassed by his uncle The Big Bad Wolf, so the Big Bad Wolf reworks the story so that the pigs are the aggressors.

  21. Friend Or Phony

    June 30, 1952 No. MPAA #: 05220 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Bluto sends Popeye a phony telegram stating that he's in the hospital and dying from all of Popeye's spinach-assisted beatings ("Am dying from last beating/Stop/It's your fault/Good Bye For…

  22. Hansel And Gretel

    June 1952 (estimated) No. 5213 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    In this retelling of the Brothers Grimm folk tale, Hansel and Gretel- here portrayed as two mice kids- get themselves lost in the woods ("Beware Witch Country," a sign warns). There, they s…

  23. Hypnotized

    June 1952 (estimated) No. 5212 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Percy the Cat tries to hypnotize Little Roquefort.

  24. Dizzy Dinosaurs

    July 4, 1952 No. 5213 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about the caveman days predates the "Flintstones" TV series. Similar to the Max Fleischer STONE AGE series cartoons.

  25. Cracked Quack

    July 5, 1952 No. 1205. MPAA: 14603 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Crashing into Porky's house, Daffy pretends to be a stuffed duck on the mantel to avoid flying south for the winter, but he can't fool Porky's dog.

  26. Rock-A-Bye Bear

    July 12, 1952 No. MPAA: # 15048 Theatrical Series MGM

    Spike the dog gets a job looking after a bear's home while the bear goes into hibernation. The bear wants peace and quiet, and warns Spike about making noise. Another dog wants all the comf…

  27. City Kitty

    July 18, 1952 No. 5214 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Katnip the cat is having a terrible time with the mice in his mouse. When he has taken all that he can, he takes a vacation in the Catskill Mountains. (Get it? - Cat-skills.) His trip to th…

  28. Uncle Donald's Ants

    July 18, 1952 No. 5211 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Ants follow Donald home by following a leaky sugar bag and eventually begin to take over his house.

  29. Fit To Be Tied

    July 26, 1952 No. 243.. MPAA: 15202 Theatrical Series MGM

    Jerry removes a tack from Butch's (Spike's) paw. In gratitude, Butch gives Jerry a bell to ring when he's in trouble. Soon, Tom is acting as Jerry's servant. But then the city passes a leas…

  30. Oily Hare

    July 26, 1952 No. 1207. MPAA: 14976 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs' hole in Deepinahola, Texas upsets an oil tycoon because it isn't producing any oil.

  31. Flipper Frolics

    July 1952 (estimated) No. 5214 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    Scotty the dog and his older canine pal are taking a nap by their beach doghouse when awakened by barking. Scotty has to investigate. They come upon a young, barking seal that they instantl…

  32. Little Anglers

    July 1952 (estimated) No. 5215 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Papa sneaks away for a quiet fishing trip, or so he thinks. The Terry Bears follow. As long as they have tagged along, he decides to show them how to fish. Everything that he does turns out…

  33. Cage Fright

    August 8, 1952 No. 5215 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Casper the Friendly Ghost goes to the zoo. He talks to all the animals but really makes friends with Baby Alfred the elephant. He opens the cage so that he and the baby can play, but the zo…

  34. Gag And Baggage

    August 8, 1952 No. 5216 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Singalong with spot gags about the history of the railroad. A smoking car is shaped like a pipe. A mail car is followed by an appropriate "female car." The baggage checker does his job with…

  35. The Little House

    August 8, 1952 No. 5212 Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    A small house has to try to compete with progress and the encroaching press of the big city.

  36. Hoppy-Go-Lucky

    August 9, 1952 No. 1213. MPAA: 14978 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sylvester's latest baby-kangaroo-sure-looks-like-a-giant-mouse fiasco, this time with a dopey lug named Benny instead of his son as his companion. Sylvester and his big, dumb cat friend Ben…

  37. Tots Of Fun

    August 15, 1952 No. MPAA #: 05221 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye's 4 nephews help him build his house and practice their music at the same time!

  38. Clown On The Farm

    August 22, 1952 No. 5218 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Baby Huey and the Fox play "circus."

  39. Going! Going! Gosh!

    August 23, 1952 No. 1209. MPAA: 14560 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Wile E. Coyote fires an arrow from a bow, but the explosive arrow stays. He tries to fire himself with a giant slingshot, but it snaps out of the ground and goes backward into him. He cover…

  40. Pink And Blue Blues

    August 28, 1952 No. 5206 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Magoo has to fend off a crook named Cat Feet Finnegan whilst babysitting for a rich and wealthy couple's son.

  41. Popalong Popeye

    August 29, 1952 No. 5219 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    There's something to offend every activist out there in this cartoon. Popeye beats the crap out of a steer, Bluto smokes cigarettes (and Popeye has his pipe!), and there's no female charact…

  42. Sink Or Swim

    August 29, 1952 No. 5224 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Featuring Dinky Duck

  43. A Bird In A Guilty Cage

    August 30, 1952 No. 1217. MPAA: 14972 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sylvester hunts Tweety in a department store.

  44. House Busters

    August 1952 (estimated) No. 5217 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    While trying to tear down an abandoned old house, contractors Heckle & Jeckle's efforts are hampered by an escaped convict (Spike The Dog), who is using the house as a hideout. The boys not…

  45. Happy Valley

    September 1, 1952 No. 5219 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    In this seriocomic story, farmers live in a paradise community... then evil dude Mr. Greed comes in, and all hell breaks loose.

  46. Push-Button Kitty

    September 6, 1952 No. 244; MPAA #: 15251 Theatrical Series MGM

    This is a throw-back to the 1940s-era style of zany, fast-paced animation. Mammy-Two-Shoes is tired of lazy Tom sleeping while Jerry pilfers food. Dismayed by Tom's apathy concerning evicti…

  47. Mouse-Warming

    September 8, 1952 No. 1212. MPAA: 14982 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A moving van arrives at a house occupied by Claude the Cat bearing a mouse family – dad, mom, and teen-aged daughter. They take up residence in the wall and all seem to be bliss until the d…

  48. Pig-A-Boo

    September 12, 1952 No. 5220 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Casper the Friendly Ghost gets his orders: go out and scare someone or else. First, he tries a raging bull and loses. Then he comes upon the house of the Three Little Pigs who enjoy reading…

  49. Scalp Treatment

    September 18, 1952 No. U-11. MPAA: 15758 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    In a long shot of an Indian village way out West, all of the tepees have TV antennas, and some of the tepees are shops displaying Indian-made wares and merchandise. In the foreground is a m…

  50. Pluto's Party

    September 19, 1952 No. MPAA: 15631 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey holds a big birthday party for Pluto, but the guests that Mickey invites to the party lay waste to the occasion, and leave as soon as the cake is gone.