Cartoons you need to watch

The list in release order, from the earliest shorts onward. Showing 221–240 of 319.

Jan 1945

Odor-able Kitty

06 Jan 1945 00:07:00

An orange alley cat is fed up with being kicked around: thrown out of a butcher's shop, chased from a house, attacked by a dog. He hits on a solution. He paints a white stripe down his back and douses himself in foul-smelling stuff to pass as a skunk, and it works, everyone keeps away.

Herr Meets Hare

13 Jan 1945 00:07:00

A newsreel-style voice reports that Germany has been battered and wonders where the Nazi leaders, and "Fatso" Göring in particular, have gone. In the Black Forest, Hermann Göring, in lederhosen covered with medals, is soothing his nerves by hunting.

The Screwy Truant

13 Jan 1945 00:07:00

Screwy Squirrel, a small, hyperactive squirrel, skips school to go fishing. Meathead, a large, dim dog who works as the truant officer, is sent to bring him in. Screwy treats the pursuit as entertainment.

Mar 1945

Momotaro: Sacred Sailors

12 Mar 1945 01:14:00

After finishing their naval training, a bear cub, a monkey, a pheasant and a puppy go home to say goodbye to their families in the countryside. The monkey's little brother, Santa, chases his brother's cap into a river and is swept towards a waterfall; the dog and monkey rescue him.

Apr 1945

Woody Dines Out

01 Apr 1945 00:07:00

Woody Woodpecker is hungry and looking for somewhere to eat. Every restaurant he tries is closed or full. Then he spots a sign in a shop window: "We specialize in stuffing birds". Thinking he has found the perfect place for a good meal, Woody walks in and sits down at the counter.

Jerky Turkey

07 Apr 1945 00:07:00

In "1620 7/8", the Pilgrims sail to Plymouth Rock in a Mayflower fitted with wartime anachronisms, a navy gun deck, a Henry J. Kaiser nameplate and a fuel ration card, and found a colony that immediately splits into "Ye Democrats" and "Ye Republicans".

African Diary

20 Apr 1945 00:07:00

Goofy reads from his diary, recounting his safari to Africa, and the film shows the trip as he tells it, in the style of a travel lecture.

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Swing Shift Cinderella

25 Aug 1945 00:07:30

The Wolf is chasing Little Red Riding Hood when she stops and points out that they are in the wrong cartoon. He shoos her off and takes a taxi to see Cinderella, a glamorous redhead, and falls for her on sight; she wants nothing to do with him.

Nov 1945

Wild and Woolfy

03 Nov 1945 00:07:30

In the Wild West, at the Rig-R-Mortis saloon ("Come in and get stiff"), a cowgirl, Red, sings "Out on the Texas Plains". The Wolf, now a desperado named Joe Wolf, bursts in and carries her off. A posse sets out after him, and lagging at the back, on a tiny horse, is Droopy.

The Friendly Ghost

16 Nov 1945 00:09:00

In a deserted house, a small ghost, Casper, is reading How to Win Friends. Every night at midnight his brothers and sisters go out to scare people, but Casper hates scaring anyone; he wants to make friends with the living. So he says goodbye to his cat and runs away from home.

Jan 1946

Book Revue

05 Jan 1946 00:07:00

At midnight in a bookshop, the books come to life. The Complete Works of Shakespeare turns out to be clockwork, ticking to "My Grandfather's Clock".

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Sep 1946

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

06 Sep 1946 00:07:00

The folk hero John Henry, a steel-driving man on the railroad, is born with a hammer in his hand and grows to a giant who can lay track faster than any crew. The railroad brings in a steam drill, the Inky-Poo, and the men fear the machine will put them all out of work.

Oct 1946

Spree for All

04 Oct 1946 00:07:00

Snuffy Smith, the shiftless, shotgun-toting hillbilly of the Barney Google strip, is at home in his mountain shack with his wife Loweezy when the law comes calling: a revenue agent is after his moonshine still.

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