Cartoons released in 1956

286 cartoons ← 1955 1957 →

  1. Room And Wrath

    June 4, 1956 No. U-57. MPAA: 17655 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Chilly Willy would rather snore in bed than pay his overdue "snowtel" bill. When the hotel manager, watchdog Smedley, attempts to awake and evict him, he hangs a "Do Not Disturb" sign on th…

  2. Out To Punch

    June 8, 1956 No. MPAA #: 05831 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Bluto sees Olive getting Popeye into tip-top shape for the big "Popeye vs. Bluto" boxing match. He tries all sorts of gimmicks to slow down and wear out Popeye before the fight so that he c…

  3. CBS Cartoon Theatre (Series)

    June 13, 1956 Series CBS Productions, TerryToons

  4. Penguin For Your Thoughts

    June 15, 1956 No. 5609 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Casper the Friendly Ghost returns a penguin to the South Pole.

  5. Napoleon Bunny-Part

    June 16, 1956 No. 1396. MPAA: 17548 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs's wrong turn on the Hollywood Freeway lands him in Napoleon's battle strategy session.

  6. Magoo Beats The Heat

    June 21, 1956 No. 5606 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Featuring Mr. Magoo, Waldo, Prospector, Horse

  7. Tugboat Granny

    June 23, 1956 No. 1417. MPAA: 17550 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sylvester tries to get to the tugboat carrying Tweety.

  8. Will Do Mousework

    June 29, 1956 No. MPAA: # 5941 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Herman tries to get Katnip kicked out of the house. He shows his cousins how to outfox poor Katnip.

  9. Lucky Dog

    June 1956 (estimated) No. MPAA: 05901 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    Featuring Dog, Owner

  10. Speed The Plough

    June 1956 (estimated) Theatrical Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

    The history of farming and its inventions.

  11. Woodpecker From Mars

    July 2, 1956 No. U-59. MPAA: 17652 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Woody Woodpecker appears as a guest on Captain Zoom's science-fiction TV show. After a simulated ride in a spaceship, Woody's presented with a space helmet and a space gun. Leaving the stud…

  12. Assault And Flattery

    July 6, 1956 No. MPAA #: 05840 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye is on trial for beating up Bluto. They both show the judge (Wimpy!) some scenes from their cartoons "A Balmy Swami" and "The Farmer And the Bell" to prove their points. Popeye wins t…

  13. How To Have An Accident In The Home

    July 8, 1956 No. 5603 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    J. J. Fate follows Donald through his day, showing how accidents can lurk in everyday occurrences. Donald falls, gets blown up and is flattened countless times.

  14. Pedro And Lorenzo

    July 13, 1956 No. 5612 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    A musical story about a boy and his pet bull. They both grow up and must face each other in the arena.

  15. Stupor Duck

    July 17, 1956 No. 1416. MPAA: 17609 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    In this parody of Superman, Daffy is "Cluck Trent," a mild-mannered reporter at a major metropolitan daily newspaper, Cluck takes a mild-mannered pill and hears something from the editor's…

  16. Jack And Old Mac

    July 18, 1956 No. 5604 Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    A two-part short; the first part a telling of "The House that Jack Built", the second, a hillbilly family sings the song "Old MacDonald" as "Old MacDonald Had a Band."

  17. Man In Space

    July 18, 1956 TV Episode Walt Disney Pictures

  18. Barbary-Coast Bunny

    July 21, 1956 No. 1389. MPAA: 17545 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    After Bugs finds a huge gold nugget, Canasta steals it. So Bugs takes his revenge on Canasta in his San Francisco casino.

  19. Magoo's Puddle Jumper

    July 26, 1956 No. 5607 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Magoo, with his nephew Waldo, backs off the pier in his "new" used car. They spend most of the film underwater with Magoo pointing out sights along the way.

  20. In The Bag

    July 27, 1956 No. MPAA: 17928 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    Humphrey The Bear is trying his best to pick up paper that has littered the park. He and about 10 other bears are given instructions to pick up the paper with a stick and put it in a pouch.…

  21. Hold That Rock

    July 30, 1956 No. U-63 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Balancing Rock Canyon, were it not in a cartoon, might well be considered the eighth wonder of the world, for it indeed houses a rare phenomenon. Huge rocks of inestimable weight balance pr…

  22. A Short Vision

    July 1956 (estimated) Theatrical Foldes.

    A mother plays with her baby. A man watches television. Another goes home from work. The trains run. A bar is open for drinks. Unbeknownst to them, under the cover of darkness, a stealth-li…

  23. Police Dogged

    July 1956 (estimated) No. MPAA: # 05933 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    Set in the big city, this is a spoof of Officer Joe Friday and the "Dragnet" radio and television shows of the 1950s.

  24. The Brave Little Brave

    July 1956 (estimated) No. 5611 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    An Indian brave wants to fight a mean moose with the older warriors. He finds that he took on more than he can handle! In the end, he saves the moose from a lightning fire, and they become…

  25. Rocket-Bye Baby

    August 4, 1956 No. 1395. MPAA: 17373 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Narrator: "This is the planet Mars. In the summer of 1954, the planet passed extremely close to earth, so close that a cosmic force was disturbed and a baby intended for the Earth was deliv…

  26. Insect To Injury

    August 10, 1956 No. 5614 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Popeye has just finished building his house when some nasty termites come to eat him out of house and home. All is lost until Popeye decides to build a steel house.

  27. Mousetro Herman

    August 10, 1956 No. 5613 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Herman is a little beret-wearing beatnik mouse visiting friends who live in a music shop. Mice play jazz on various instruments, raising Katnip's ire- and leading to the traditional cat-and…

  28. Line Of Screammage

    August 17, 1956 No. 5615 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Billy is rejected by the football team because he's too little to play. Little Billy is looking at comic books at a street newsstand in front of a store when Casper the Friendly Ghost comes…

  29. Half-Fare Hare

    August 18, 1956 No. 1414. MPAA: 17899 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    When Bugs hops the Chattanooga Choo-Choo to get carrots, he finds himself in a car with Ralph Crumden and Ned Morton- bums who want a rabbit dinner. "It's fooood!", they yell. Bugs doesn't…

  30. Raw! Raw! Rooster!

    August 25, 1956 No. 1419. MPAA: 17921 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Foghorn is enjoying a restful time when his annoying old college chum Rhode Island Red shows up for a visit. He's a loud-mouthed cornball (like Foghorn), and he immediately starts to irrita…

  31. The Talking Dog

    August 27, 1956 No. U-61 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    After crimping and saving, Maggie finally has accumulated enough money to pay off the mortgage. She gives the money to Sam, and as he leaves the house with the money, tightly held in his ri…

  32. Cloak And Stagger

    August 1956 (estimated) No. 5612 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    Featuring Good Deed Daily

  33. History Of The Cinema

    August 1956 (estimated) Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

    Fact and fiction blend hilariously in this version of 100 years of history of the silver screen.

  34. The Battle Of Wangapore

    August 1956 (estimated) Theatrical Grasshopper Group.

  35. To Your Health

    August 1956 (estimated) Theatrical Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films.

    The problems of the chronic alcoholic, emphasizing the deterioration in standards of health and human dignity resulting from excessive drinking. It shows the effect of alcohol on the brain…

  36. The Slap-Hoppy Mouse

    September 1, 1956 No. 1422. MPAA: 17929 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sylvester takes his son Junior to an old, broken-down, mouse-infested mansion near some railroad tracks to prove his mouse-catching ability. Baby kangaroo Hippety Hopper falls out of a pass…

  37. Muscle Beach Tom

    September 7, 1956 No. 304; MPAA: # 17858 Theatrical Series MGM

    It's sun, sand and surf as Tom performs to his girl as macho cat. But Jerry won't let anyone kick sand in his face, and wins the day.

  38. Parlez Vous Woo

    September 12, 1956 No. 5616 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    The ever-fickle Olive Oyl is once again lured away from Popeye by arch-nemesis Bluto. This time, man-mountain Bluto learns that Olive is smitten by "The International" on TV. He one-ups Pop…

  39. Trailblazer Magoo

    September 13, 1956 No. 5608 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Featuring Mr. Magoo, Waldo, Indian Guide

  40. A Star Is Bored

    September 15, 1956 No. 1423. MPAA: 17892 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Daffy works as a janitor at a movie studio where Bugs is under contract. Trying to break into show business, Daffy finally demands to act in a role for himself. He lands a job as Bugs' stun…

  41. Millionaire Droopy

    September 21, 1956 No. MPAA: # 13193 Theatrical Series MGM

    Spike tries to bump off Droopy to inherit their late master's fortune.

  42. Calling All Cuckoos

    September 24, 1956 No. U-62. MPAA: 17774 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Herr Spring, a fat little German clockmaker of cuckoo clocks, finds that after completion of a new clock, he now needs a cuckoo bird to occupy it. He therefore goes out into the Black Fores…

  43. Deduce, You Say

    September 29, 1956 No. 1400. MPAA: 17371 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Dorlock Holmes and Watkins set out to catch the Shropshire Slasher. Daffy (as Dorlock Holmes) does everything that he can, but it only takes a simple question from Porky (as Watkins) to bri…

  44. Yankee Dood It

    October 13, 1956 No. MPAA: 17903 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., Sloan Foundation

    Elmer Fudd is the king of industrial elves. He visits an outmoded shoemaker's shop to extol the virtues of mass-production capitalism to the shoemaker, whose pet cat (Sylvester) uses a magi…

  45. Magoo's Problem Child

    October 18, 1956 No. 5609 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Featuring Mr. Magoo, Waldo

  46. Sir Irving And Jeames

    October 19, 1956 No. 5617 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    About a rich dog and his poor servant.

  47. Down Beat Bear

    October 21, 1956 No. 305; MPAA: # 17936 Theatrical Series MGM

    A dancing bear escapes from the zoo and finds its way to Tom and Jerry's house. He dances with Tom, making it impossible for Tom to call the authorities. Of course, Jerry grabs every opport…

  48. Niagara Fools

    October 22, 1956 No. U-64. MPAA: 17856 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Woody Woodpecker is a tourist inspecting the wonders of Niagara Falls. Listening to the guide narrating the history of those who rode over the Falls in a barrel, Woody decides that this is…

  49. Wideo Wabbit

    October 27, 1956 No. 5625. MPAA: 17896 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A spoof on 1950s television. Bugs responds to an ad for a TV rabbit. He's a guest on "The Sportsman's Hour" on local station QTTV, only to find himself chased all over by host Elmer Fudd. B…

  50. New King Coke

    October 1956 (estimated) Theatrical Film Workshop.

    Featuring Medieval Woodcutter, Mr. Therm, King's Daughter