Cartoons released in 1959

589 cartoons ← 1958 1960 →

  1. Reddy Clobbers Robbers

    April 4, 1959 Season 2, no. 50 TV Episode H-B Enterprises

    Reddy clobbers Salt Water Daffy, but Greedy, smelling something rotten in Denmark, sends Gizmo in to get clobbered as well.

  2. The Mouse That Jack Built

    April 4, 1959 No. 1520. MPAA: 18955 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    In this clever parody of "The Jack Benny Show," Jack and company are caricatured as mice. Jack decides to take Mary to the Kit Kat Club. They go there in a mouse-sized Maxwell. Unknown to t…

  3. Merry Minstrel Magoo

    April 9, 1959 No. 5904.. MPAA:18929. Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Waldo is watching Tarzan, and Magoo thinks that it's a kid singing a song on a talent show. Therefore, he proceeds to show Waldo what talent is.

  4. Houndabout

    April 10, 1959 No. 5909 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Tired of living a dog's life (his doghouse is flooded), Julius the dog leaves home and decides to be human for a while. The canine steals a new suit of clothes and buys a cigar so that he'l…

  5. Apes Of Wrath

    April 18, 1959 No. 1522. MPAA: 18653 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    The drunk stork loses his baby gorilla delivery, so he kidnaps Bugs and uses him as a replacement.

  6. Log Jammed

    April 20, 1959 No. U-97 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    French-Canadian lumberjack Pierre de Woodchopper finds a suitable tree for chopping, a tree which is, of course, Woody Woodpecker's happy home. He must desert his tree-home as it falls into…

  7. Ship Husbandry Part Two: Painting

    April 1959 (estimated) Associated British Pathé

  8. The Flamboyant Arms

    April 1959 (estimated) No. 5904 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    After recieving a call stating that Mr. Flamboyant will be arriving at the apartment for inspection, Clint tries to clean the place up. During the process, he goes through clogged up garbag…

  9. The Story Of The Motor Car Engine

    April 1959 (estimated) Industrial Animation Films.

  10. Magoo's Lodge Brother

    May 7, 1959 No. 5905 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Thinking that he's at a lodge party, Magoo is actually on board a cargo ship where a bank robber is hiding out. He manages to thwart the robber's attempt to evade the police, who are lookin…

  11. Huey's Father's Day

    May 8, 1959 No. 5910 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    On Father's Day, Huey volunteers to do all the work while his father relaxes. But his good intentions backfire, especially when he places a dirty windowpane over the swimming pool just as d…

  12. Hot-Rod And Reel!

    May 9, 1959 No. 1524. MPAA: 18954 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    The Road Runner steps over the narrow gap between cliffs, but the second cliff sinks under the Coyote's weight. As he steps gingerly from one rock to another, the pathetic predator takes an…

  13. Panhandle Scandal

    May 18, 1959 No. U-99 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Dapper Dan Dooley, a bandit with a price on his head, approaches the town of Rigor Mortis, Texas and sees a sign, "No Bandits Allowed," signed by "Woody Woodpecker, Marshal." He stops and a…

  14. A Mutt In A Rut

    May 23, 1959 No. 1493. MPAA: 18948 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Two go out, but only one comes back! the host proclaims. While watching "The Dog Lover's Hour" on TV, Elmer's dog Rover is brainwashed into thinking that Elmer is a bad master, and he then…

  15. The Mystery of Rubovia Castle

    May 26, 1959 No. 6 TV Episode British Broadcasting Corporation, Gordon Murray Puppets Pro…

    Featuring Queen Caroline of Rubovia, King Rufus of Rubovia, Lord Chamberlain, Sir Albert Weatherspoon, Grand Duchess Arabella of Humperstein, Prince Rupert of…

  16. Foofle's Train Ride

    May 1959 (estimated) No. MPAA: 06109 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    Foofle takes the "Round Trip Scenic Excursion" but nothing goes right. When the empty train approaches, his clothes drop out of the suitcase. He gets on anyway. The tour guide says to open…

  17. Zmiana Warty

    May 1959 (estimated) Studio Miniatur Filmowych

  18. Not Ghoulty

    June 5, 1959 No. 5911 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    When Casper saves a little boy from a burning building, he's charged with "friendship in the final degree" and put on trial at the "Spookreme Court" by a jury of his dead peers (vintage car…

  19. Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt

    June 5, 1959 DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme

  20. Spooking Of Ghosts

    June 12, 1959 No. 5912 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Mr. McGregor goes to the Wowie Employment Agency to hire a ghost to haunt his mansion while he's away on vacation. The man is a ghost himself.

  21. Backwoods Bunny

    June 13, 1959 No. 1521. MPAA: 18959 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs tunnels to the Ozarks and into the backyard of a couple of hillbilly buzzards.

  22. Bee Bopped

    June 15, 1959 No. U-98 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    From time immemorial, the honeybee has played an important part in world history. The cavemen, the Egyptians, the ancient Greeks, the Romans and so on- down to the present- each civilizatio…

  23. Donald In Mathmagic Land

    June 26, 1959 No. 5901 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    While hunting for rabbits, Donald strays through a secret door and wanders into a magical land where the beauty of the laws of mathematics unfold before him. He's greeted by the voice from…

  24. Really Scent

    June 27, 1959 No. 1418. MPAA: 17896 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    In old New Orleans, it's a momentous day in the lives of Pierre and Fifi Cat: their daughters Pierrette and Fabrette are born. But by a "calamity of birth," one little kitten, Fabrette, com…

  25. Gaston's Mama Lisa

    June 1959 (estimated) No. 5906 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    Two thieves steal Mona Lisa from Paris and brings it to America, only to be followed by two French policemen. They hide the painting on Gaston's canvas. However, when Gaston wakes up, he be…

  26. The Christmas Visitor

    June 1959 (estimated) Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

    Santa Claus comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve. As he unloads parcels, he takes a break to smoke a cigar, and settles down to enjoy the feast prepared for him. The toys that he has bro…

  27. The World Of Little Ig

    June 1959 (estimated) Theatrical Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

    Featuring Ig, Solar Eye

  28. Mexicali Shmoes

    July 4, 1959 No. 1496. MPAA: 18958 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Two cats, Jose and Manuel (The Mexicali Shmoes), decide that the best way to catch Speedy is with their brains. The two stupid cats try to catch Speedy while playing and singing their music…

  29. Terror Faces Magoo

    July 9, 1959 No. 5906 Theatrical Series UPA Productions

    Magoo is being interviewed on a "Person To Person"- type show, but he doesn't realize it. At the same time, a trained gorilla is breaking into his house to steal his jewels.

  30. Woodpecker In The Moon

    July 13, 1959 No. U-102 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    The International Rocket Society is ready to launch its second trip to the Moon. Its first attempt ended in failure, and Professor Dingledong, who volunteered to make the trip, hasn't been…

  31. Tweet And Lovely

    July 18, 1959 No. 1500. MPAA: 18961 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sylvester's Tweety-catching contraptions go haywire. He uses electronic tricks in an effort to gain access to Tweety's nest.

  32. Casper's Birthday Party

    July 31, 1959 No. 5409 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    Casper the Friendly Ghost goes out to find some friends to come to his birthday party.

  33. The Minute And ½ Man

    July 1959 (estimated) No. 5907 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    Hector gets involved with the Minutemen during the American Revolution. In his case, however, he's the Minute and a Half Man. Poor Hector wanted to be a Minuteman, but his best time was alw…

  34. Wild And Woolly Hare

    August 1, 1959 No. 1499. MPAA: 18956 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    A gun-toting Sam talks a big fight in the saloon.

  35. Tante Minna und der polytechnische Unterricht

    August 7, 1959 DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme

  36. The Tee Bird

    August 10, 1959 No. U-101 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    On the Pebbley Beach Golf Course, Dapper Denver Dooley and Woody Woodpecker are in a championship playoff. The prize: $25,000. After both contenders make holes in one, a psychological battl…

  37. Cat's Paw

    August 15, 1959 No. 1514. MPAA: 18960 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Sylvester goes bird stalking in the mountains with his son Junior. A dwarf eagle proves too much for Sylvester, beating him to a pulp. "How can I ever face the fellows in Troop 12?" laments…

  38. Vom mutigen Hans

    August 28, 1959 DEFA-Studio für Trickfilme

  39. Here Today, Gone Tamale

    August 29, 1959 No. 1530. MPAA: 19268 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Another face-off between the slobbering Sylvester and Speedy Gonzales! This time, Sylvester is the cat in charge of keeping mice off a cargo ship holding a huge store of cheese. With the lo…

  40. The Fabulous Firework Family

    August 1959 (estimated) No. 5908 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    When a bird eats gunpowder at a fiesta, the town goes wild.

  41. How To Have An Accident At Work

    September 2, 1959 No. 5902. MPAA: 19278 Theatrical Series Walt Disney Studios

    A companion piece to the previous year's "How to Have an Accident at Home" is a satire on the serious business of plant safety. It follows the same accident-prone Donald to the workplace.

  42. Bonanza Bunny

    September 5, 1959 No. 1527. MPAA: 19252 Theatrical Series Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

    Bugs wanders into a saloon with a bag of gold. Blacque Jacque Shellacque first tries to win it in cards, and then resorts to stealing the gold.

  43. Hashimoto-San

    September 6, 1959 No. 5910 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons, CBS Films

    In this show, Hashimoto told a series of stories about Japan and its history to G.I. Joe (a newspaper reporter). After this initial run in theaters, additional shorts were produced for a se…

  44. Space Mouse

    September 7, 1959 No. U-103 Theatrical Series Universal Studios

    Doc the cat tries to catch Hickory and Dickory, to sell to NASA as laboratory mice.

  45. Cal's Mis' Steak

    September 8, 1959 (estimated) TV Episode Samsing Creations, Trans-Artists Productions

    A calf with a propensity for egg nog and chocolate milk is nearly eaten by a wolf. Cal, the wolf, likes calves because they are tasty, delicious and yummy (or "T," "D" and "Y," as he shows…

  46. Kidnapped

    September 8, 1959 (estimated) TV Episode Associated Puppet Films, Granada Television

    Sheriff Tex Tucker maintains the peace in Four Feather Falls, Kansas with the aid of four magic feathers which allow his dog and horse to talk and his guns to swivel and fire automatically…

  47. Torchy Gets A Surprise

    September 8, 1959 (estimated) Associated British Pathé

    The adventures of a boy doll who travels by rocket to Topsy Turvy Land where toys can walk, animals can talk and cream buns grow on trees.

  48. Talking Horse Sense

    September 11, 1959 No. 5914 Theatrical Series Famous Studios

    What do you get when you cross The Honeymooners with One Froggy Evening? Ralph Kramden-esque underdog Oscar Gullible is on his way to buy some lots on the moon from an ad that he's just see…

  49. Grim Pilgrim

    September 12, 1959 Season 2, no. 27 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Huckleberry goes hunting Thanksgiving turkey, accidentally shoots an Indian, and winds up eating knackwurst with the Indian and the turkey!

  50. Sour Puss

    September 12, 1959 Season 2, no. 27. Prod Code: PDJ-27 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Jinks seeks revenge on a butler when he loses his job.