Noveltoons

Noveltoons
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Studio Famous Studios
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) 1943–1967
Running time 6–10 minutes (one reel)
Country United States
Language English (usually)
Preceded by Color Classics
Followed by GoGo Toons
Merry Makers
Fractured Fables

Noveltoons was an anthology series of animated cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios from 1943 to the end of the studio during 1967. Casper the Friendly Ghost, Herman and Katnip, Little Audrey, and Baby Huey all started from this series. It was the successor series to the series Color Classics produced by Fleischer Studios (indeed, several Noveltoons feature characters which originated in Color Classics). This series was also very similar to the two series from Warner Bros., Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in that it features several recurring characters with one general title.

The pre-October 1950 Noveltoons were sold to television distributor U.M. & M. TV Corporation during 1956. National Telefilm Associates acquired those cartoons soon afterward. Paramount sold the rest of the Noveltoons to Harvey Comics, which was then sold to Classic Media, now owned by DreamWorks Animation, a subsidiary of Comcast's NBCUniversal and distributed by Universal Television. As new Noveltoons were produced, they were also sold to Harvey, until 1962. Paramount still owns the remaining Noveltoons, and has reacquired the cartoons sold to U.M. & M., but a number of those cartoons have become part of the public domain.

List of Noveltoons

In total, 170 animated shorts in the series were produced.

Home media

On January 23, 2012, Thunderbean Animation released a restored collection of public domain Noveltoons with the following cartoons: Cilly Goose, Suddenly It's Spring, Yankee Doodle Donkey, Scrappily Married, A Lamb in a Jam, Cheese Burglar, Sudden Fried Chicken, The Stupidstitious Cat, The Enchanted Square, Much Ado About Mutton, The Wee Men, Naughty But Mice, Flip Flap, The Bored Cuckoo, Leprechauns Gold, Quack-a-Doodle Doo, Teacher's Pest, Ups an' Downs Derby, Pleased to Eat You and Saved by the Bell.

On October 11, 2018, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released a restored collection of public domain Little Audrey with the following cartoons: Santa's Surprise, Butterscotch and Soda, The Lost Dream, Song of the Birds, Tarts and Flowers, Goofy Goofy Gander, Hold the Lion Please, Audrey the Rainmaker, Law and Audrey, Case of the Cockeyed Canary, Surf Bored, The Seapreme Court, Dizzy Dishes, Little Audrey Riding Hood, Fishing Tackler and Dawg Gawn.

Notes

  1. ↑ First Noveltoon cartoon, and first appearances of Blackie the Lamb and Wolfie Wolf. Only cartoon directed by Dan Gordon.
  2. ↑ First appearances of Herman, Henry, and Bertha. First cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel, and this is the first Noveltoon cartoon with the directorial credit. First cartoon featuring Harvey characters.
  3. ↑ First cartoon without dialogue, except that the news broadcasting fox speaks.
  4. ↑ First sequel to the 1941 Max Fleischer Color Classic cartoon, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941).
  5. ↑ Featuring Spunky, an alumus from the Color Classics series produced by Fleischer Studios. First cartoon directed by Izzy Sparber.
  6. ↑ Based on three books by Margot Austin. First cartoon to be animated by four animators.
  7. ↑ First appearance of Dog Face. First cartoon directed by Dave Tendlar.
  8. ↑ First appearance of Casper the Friendly Ghost, and also his first in the Noveltoons series.
  9. ↑ Featuring Snuffy Smith from the comic strip Barney Google and Snuffy Smith; served as the bridge between the 1934-1936 Charles Mintz/Screen Gems Barney Google cartoon series and the 1963 Snuffy Smith cartoons produced specifically for the animated television series King Features Trilogy. Previously considered a lost movie, and currently only exists in format black and white with French subtitles.
  10. ↑ This cartoon appeared in Smart House. First cartoon directed by Bill Tytla.
  11. ↑ First appearance of Buzzy the Crow
  12. ↑ Second and final sequel to the 1941 Max Fleischer Color Classic cartoon, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy (1941).
  13. ↑ First cartoon without animation credits.
  14. ↑ Last appearance of Blackie the Lamb in the Noveltoon series, before he moved to the first Screen Songs color cartoon, Circus Comes to Clown.
  15. ↑ First appearance of Little Audrey
  16. ↑ This cartoon was narrated by Ken Roberts.
  17. ↑ Second appearance of Casper in the Noveltoons series.
  18. ↑ First of three animated shorts based on the then-popular children's fantasy adventure radio series of the same name.
  19. ↑ Last appearance of Casper in the Noveltoons series, before the character was given its own series.
  20. ↑ A dog is at his wits' end when his mistress adopts a stray kitten, but a nightmare about Dog Heaven and Dog Hell makes Dogface change his ways. DVD 100 Cartoon Classics, Treeline Films, 2004.
  21. ↑ Sequel to The Wee Men (1947).
  22. ↑ Short is a semi-remake/reused plot of the 1934 Max Fleischer Color Classic cartoon, The Song of the Birds (1934); featuring Little Audrey.
  23. ↑ First appearance of Baby Huey.
  24. ↑ Second of three animated shorts based on the then-popular children's fantasy adventure radio series, Land of the Lost.
  25. ↑ First Harveytoon short in the Noveltoon series.
  26. ↑ First appearances of Timothy the Turkey and the farmer. Final cartoon directed by Bill Tytla.
  27. ↑ Third and final animated short based on the then-popular children's fantasy adventure radio series, Land of the Lost.
  28. ↑ First of two Buzzy and Katnip cartoons in the Noveltoon series.
  29. ↑ First of two Herman and Katnip cartoons in the Noveltoon series.
  30. ↑ Second and last of two Herman and Katnip cartoons in the Noveltoon series, before they moved on to their own series.
  31. ↑ Second and last of two Buzzy and Katnip cartoons in the Noveltoon series.
  32. ↑ First appearances of Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare.
  33. ↑ Banned from being aired on television, due to its exploitations and exhibitings of smoking habits.
  34. ↑ The 100th Noveltoon cartoon.
  35. ↑ Final appearances of Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare. The only cartoon directed by Al Eugster, and his only off-screen directorial credit, but his animator still got an animation credit, and Izzy Sparber, his director, still got his directorial credit.
  36. ↑ First cartoon with music sections from Famous Studios cartoons by Winston Sharples, and first cartoon with additional direction by Izzy Sparber (uncredited).
  37. ↑ Final cartoon directed by Dave Tendlar.
  38. ↑ Featuring Spunky, from the Hunky and Spunky cartoon sub-series of Max Fleischer's Color Classics.
  39. ↑ Final cartoon directed by Izzy Sparber. Final cartoon released in Izzy Sparber's lifetime. Only cartoon with additional direction by Seymour Kneitel (uncredited).
  40. ↑ Last appearance of Little Audrey.
  41. ↑ Second and final cartoon with additional direction by Izzy Sparber (uncredited) due to his death in previous year.
  42. ↑ Last appearance of Baby Huey, but he moved on to the television shows, the direct-to-video Easter movie and his own website series.
  43. ↑ Prototype of the two shorts, Kozmo Goes to School (1961) and its direct sequel Space Kid (1965).
  44. ↑ Featuring Scat the Cat, a sequel to this short was produced and was entitled The Planet Mouseola (1960).
  45. ↑ Featuring Mortimer Tortoise and the hare.
  46. ↑ Munro (1960) was a co-production with Rembrandt Films. First cartoon directed by Gene Deitch. Only cartoon to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
  47. ↑ Featuring Scat the Cat, a sequel to Counter Attack (1960).
  48. ↑ Featuring Sir Reginald Tweedledum IV.
  49. ↑ Featuring Harry Hound.
  50. ↑ One of the only two post-1948 cartoons featuring the belated return of Little Lulu after the end of her own cartoon series, the other being the 1962 Comic Kings cartoon Frog's Legs.
  51. ↑ First appearance of Goodie the Gremlin.
  52. ↑ Last appearances of Mortimer Tortoise and the hare.
  53. ↑ Featuring Kozmo the Space Kid, a short sequel followed just five years later under the title Space Kid (1965).
  54. ↑ Featuring Ralph and Percy, a sequel short followed this cartoon and was called T.V. or No T.V. (1962).
  55. ↑ Second appearance of Goodie the Gremlin.
  56. ↑ Final Harveytoon short in the Noveltoon series. Featuring Ralph and Percy, a sequel to Without Time or Reason (1962).
  57. ↑ Anatole (1962) was a co-production with Rembrandt Films.
  58. ↑ Third appearance of Goodie the Gremlin, Santa Claus' second Noveltoon appearance following from Santa's Surprise (1947).
  59. ↑ Self Defense ... for Cowards (1963) was a co-production with Rembrandt Films. Final cartoon directed by Gene Deitch. Also final cartoon without animation credits. Only cartoon to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
  60. ↑ The second and final of the two Screen Songs homages in the Noveltoons series.
  61. ↑ Last appearance of Goodie the Gremlin.
  62. ↑ Final cartoon released in Seymour Kneitel's lifetime.
  63. ↑ Featuring Laddy and the Genie, a sequel later followed titled A Tiger's Tail (1964).
  64. ↑ Featuring Laddy and the Genie, a sequel to Laddy and His Lamp (1964).
  65. ↑ First cartoon directed by Howard Post.
  66. ↑ Featuring King Artie.
  67. ↑ Featuring Jacky, a sequel short followed entitled A Leak in the Dike (1965). First of two cartoons directed by Jack Mendelsohn.
  68. ↑ Featuring Jacky, a sequel to The Story of George Washington (1965). Second and final of two cartoons directed by Jack Mendelsohn.
  69. ↑ Final cartoon directed by Howard Post.
  70. ↑ Featuring Kozmo the Space Kid, a sequel to Kozmo Goes to School (1961). Final cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel due to his death in 1964. Final cartoon featuring Harvey characters.
  71. ↑ First cartoon directed by Shamus Culhane.
  72. ↑ An animated short caper in the same vein as the stylized UPA limited animation cartoons of the 1950s and '60s, and final cartoon without dialogue.
  73. ↑ Featuring Sir Blur, the very last Noveltoon ever produced after the studio closed down. Final cartoon directed by Shamus Culhane.
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