Cartoons released in 1956

286 cartoons ← 1955 1957 →

  1. Prehistoric Eohippus

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Small, prehistoric forerunner of the modern horse runs around bragging to all the other prehistoric animals that he is "going to be a horse," whereas they are all going to be extinct.

  2. Punch And Judy

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  3. Quiet Town

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  4. Romeo Wherefore Art Thou?

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  5. The 12 Days Of Christmas

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  6. The 51st Dragon

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  7. The Armored Car

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    A spoof of the private eye/detective genre.

  8. The Ballet Lesson

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Twirliger Twins

  9. The Beanstalk Trial

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  10. The Bear Scare

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Dusty Barnstorm, Daddy Barnstorm, Animals

  11. The Day Of The Fox

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Witty dialogue and vivid cartoon recreations of his masterpieces pay tribute to famed Japanese artist Sharaku, who had an innovative style all his own.

  12. The Election

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  13. The Elephant Mystery

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Dusty Barnstorm, Daddy Barnstorm, Animals

  14. The Five Cent Nickel

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Dusty Barnstorm, Daddy Barnstorm, Animals

  15. The Freeze Yum Story

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  16. The Genius-Time Machine

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  17. The Haunted Night

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  18. The Invisible Moustache Of Raoul Dufy

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Witty dialogue and vivid cartoon recreations of his masterpieces pay tribute to this famed artist who had an innovative style all his own. Raoul Dufy grows up in Le Havre. He wants to be a…

  19. The King And Joe

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    A humorous look at the history of chess.

  20. The Last Doubloon

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  21. The Last Knight

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  22. The Lion Hunt

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  23. The Little Boy Who Ran Away

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  24. The Little White Duck

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  25. The Lost Duchess

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    A spoof of the private eye/detective genre.

  26. The Magic Fiddle

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    The Italian Comedians.

  27. The Matador And Troubadour

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  28. The Merry-Go-Round In The Jungle

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    The story of the life of famous French artist Henri Rousseau (1844-1910).

  29. The Performing Painter

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  30. The Quadrangle

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  31. The Sad Lion

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    A little boy lives with a circus and can talk to the animals, although no one else can talk to them or hear them talk.

  32. The Trial Of Zelda Belle

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  33. The Two Musicians

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  34. The Unenchanted Princess

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  35. The Violin Recital

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Twirliger Twins

  36. Three Horned Flink

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  37. Trap Happy

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  38. Trojan Horse

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  39. Turned Around Clown

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  40. Two by Two

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    A very hip, jazzy be-bop version of the Biblical Noah's Ark story with a weird animal who's alone until he meets his female counterpart.

  41. Uncle Sneaky

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  42. We Saw Sea Serpents

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  43. Winter Sports

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  44. Wonderful Girl

    December 16, 1956 (estimated) TV Episode UPA Pictures

    Featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing

  45. Lion In The Roar

    December 21, 1956 No. 5622 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Little Louie is told by his father that someday, he will be the King of Beasts, and that he must get tough. All that Louie wants to do is play and chase butterflies. When he tries to get to…

  46. Das Strichmännchen

    December 25, 1956 DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme

  47. Meet Mother Magoo

    December 27, 1956 No. 5610 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Featuring Mr. Magoo, Waldo, Mother Magoo

  48. 12 Mesyatsev

    1956 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    A malicious stepmother, lazy daughter and diligent stepdaughter are rewarded by twelve brothers-months under their merits.

  49. 90 Day Wondering

    1956 (estimated) No. 1394 Theatrical Warner Bros.

    Ralph Phillips is overjoyed when he runs out of Fort Itude, because he's a civilian again. Things, however, don't go well for him when he gets home, and two pixies named Pete and Re-Pete co…

  50. A Matter Of Importance

    1956 (estimated) Theatrical Henry Strauss Productions, Inc., Pan American World Airways…

    Rare Pan Am industrial promotional film is a UPA-style animated cartoon designed to show how all the many people of the Pan Am family work together to serve the customer. The voice of famed…