An evil villainous knight abducts the fair maiden honey and takes her to his castle. Bosko was the first recurring character in leon schlesingers cartoon series, and was the star of 39 looney tunes shorts released by warner bros. Bosko encounters a batch of them late in bosko shipwrecked. Bosko, the talkink kid is the original, allbutforgotten debut cartoon character. Can you guess all of the movies, tv shows, books, etc. After discovering this afternoon that it might be 1078 cartoons that i have to watch rather than 1039, as discovered on this list, i wasnt looking forward to a bosko return. The madcap antics of the looney tunes superstars never go out of style. Bosko shipwrecked is a 1931 onereel short subject featuring bosko.
Altogether, 1,002 animated theatrical shorts alone were released under the looney tunes and merrie melodies banners from the 1930s through the 1960s. Original titles page, i posted two rare examples of the 1934 bosko comic strip. On october 22, 2007, looney tunes and merrie melodies cartoons became available for the first time in highdefinition via microsofts xbox live service, including some in spanish. He was voiced by carman maxwell and johnny murray during the 1920s and 1930s, and one time by don messick during the 1990s. Bosko became the star vehicle for the studios new looney tunes cartoon series.
Looney tunes officially debuted in 1930 with sinkin in the bathtub, acting as a competitor to walt disneys mickey mouse and silly symphonies cartoons, relying on bosko and friends as recurring characters and thus allowing it to rely on low budgets. Looney tune bosko shipwrecked embed below for comparison. Goopy geer comes onto the stage to entertain nightclub patrons. Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators hugh harman and rudolf ising. Bosko, the captain of a ship, is shipwrecked on a desolate island, where he is awoken by the monkeys and birds inhabiting the island. The film opens with bosko taking a bath while singing singin in the bathtub. Bosko shipwrecked, boskos soda fountain, bosko at the zoo, the booze. They upset a nest, causing an egg to splatter right on bosko s face. Schlesinger saw the harmanising test film and signed the animators to produce cartoons at their studio for him to sell to warner bros. Original titles page, i posted two rare examples of the 1934 bosko comic strip or perhaps better described as a comic panel. Last appearance of foxy, due to walt disney ordering rudy ising to stop. They upset a nest, causing an egg to splatter right on boskos face. Other looney tunes tv series made during this time were baby looney tunes 200205, duck dodgers 200305 and loonatics unleashed 200507.
The extras contain early editions of the soon to become looney tunes characters, noteworthy character appearances on some other tv showsmovies and so on. Apr 22, 2020 bosko, the captain of a ship, is shipwrecked on a desolate island, where he is awoken by the monkeys and birds inhabiting the island. Beau bosko 1933 looney tunes theatrical cartoon series. Theatrical shorts january big man from the north february.
All merrie melodies cartoons are directed by rudolf ising, and all looney tunes cartoons after the trees knees are directed by hugh harman. Because of an awful storm, bosko finds himself shipwrecked on an island. He was voiced by carman maxwell, johnny murray, and billie thomas during the 1920s and 1930s, and once by don messick during the 1990s. It was released on september 19, 1931 and is directed by. He wakes up on the beach as two monkeys are fighting over his hat. The looney team is back in action with theatrical shorts, video games, toys, tv series and allnew feature film. The films best gag is when out of the cooking pot a skeleton appears to shake hands with bosko.
It was known for introducing bugs bunny, daffy duck, porky pig, elmer fudd, tweety, sylvester, granny, yosemite sam, foghorn leghorn, marvin the martian, pepe le pew, speedy gonzales, tasmanian devil, road runner. Goopy geer is a 1932 merrie melodies short directed by rudolf ising. The complete merrie melodies looney tunes cartoon project 16 of 1078. Looney tunes is an american animated comedy series produced by warner bros. Sinkin in the bathtub was the very first warner bros. The cartoons star bosko, foxy, piggy, and other characters. Looney tunes name was inspired by walt disneys musical series silly symphonies.
The golden age of american animation was a period in the history of u. He dreams of himself as a knight who sings and dances with the knights of the round table. Bosko, the talkink kid western animation tv tropes. They initially showcased musical compositions whose rights were held by warners music publishing interests through the adventures of cartoon characters such as bosko and, after losing him, buddy. Complete looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography 19291969. He is voiced by carman maxwell and johnny murray during the 1920s and 1930s, and one time by don messick during the 1990s. The oldest entry in the infamous censored eleven, a series of cartoons that united artists pulled from circulation in 1968 due to offensive stereotyping of black people, was released this year. In his book, of mice and magic, leonard maltin states that this early version of bosko was in fact a cartoonized version of a. In depth information about beau bosko, produced by a hugh harmanrudolf ising production, vitaphone pictures. The booze hangs high released in 1930, is the fourth title in the looney tunes series and features bosko, warner bros.
For a complete chronological list of looney tunes shorts, see looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography. Jul, 2016 the animation, on the other hand, is fluent, and at times no less than outstanding, with the lion chase scene as a particular highlight. It reminds me of the art behind books that you so often see created for famous cartoon movies. They upset a nest, and an egg falls out, splattering on bosko s face. Bosko is the first recurring character in leon schlesingers cartoon series, and is also the star of over three dozen looney tunes shorts released by warner bros. This beautiful book, written by cartoon enthusiast jerry beck, is clearly a labour of love, and a fantastic companion. He wakes up to find that two monkeys are fighting over his hat.
They end upsetting a nest, causing an egg to splatter right on bosko s face. Although harman and ising based bosko s looks on felix the cat, bosko, like mickey, got his personality from the blackface characters of the minstrel and vaudeville shows. A horse drinks firewater, sees increasingly disturbing. Bosko is reading a book about king arthurs knights, when he falls asleep. Looney tunes and merrie melodies filmogerphy 1930present. Bosko was the first recurring character in leon schlesingers cartoon series, and was the star of over three dozen looney tunes shorts released by warner bros. Once gaining consciousness, he is pursued by a lion and. In depth information about bosko the drawback, produced by a hugh harmanrudolf ising production, vitaphone pictures. Looney tunes and merrie melodies series of cartoons, after a terrible storm at sea, bosko ends up shipwrecked on an island. Dec 16, 2017 an animated cartoon from the warner bros. Was made in 1932 and reworked into bosko s dizzy date 1932, but was not released theatrically. Every page is full color and packed with looney tunes information. Bosko wore long pants and a derby hat, and he had a girlfriend named honey and a dog named bruno.
Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators hugh harman and rudolf ising, both former employees of walt disney. Apr 10, 2018 the golden age of american animation was a period in the history of u. Bosko warner bros animation wiki fandom powered by wikia. The early shorts era and bosko a bout a year and a half ago, i decided to sit down and watch all of the looney tunes shorts. Looney tunes merrie melodies franchise 19291945 all quizzes. Bosko is the first recurring character in leon schlesingers cartoon series, and is the star of over three dozen looney tunes shorts released by warner bros. Looney tunes and merrie melodies series, extending from 1929 through 1969. Image entertainment is proud to present a cartoon treasure, warner brothers very. Hugh harman directs the remaining looney tunes cartoons until 1933, and rudolf ising directs the remaining merrie melodies until 1933. Jan 20, 2014 way back when, on my old lost warner bros. Aug 19, 2011 after two merrie melodies cartoons in a row, we return with bosko again and this time the cartoon is only directed by hugh harman. All in all, there are 1041 of these shorts, and i do intend on watching every single one of them, and chronicling this venture.
He plays a duet with his gloves and is soon joined by a girl who jokes and sings. Bosko pursues, and while fighting the evil knight, bosko wakes up to bruno licking his face. Kids recognizeand adults rememberthese beloved and irreverent characters while they continue to make animation history. It was released on september 19, 1931 and is directed by hugh harman, the first looney tunes short to only have one director as well as the first short to not be directed or codirected by rudolf ising. Image entertainment bosko video has given us another fantastic collection of warner brotherss nearforgotten first looney tunes star.
If you are looking for a fully illustrated looney tunes book, then this is the book for you. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. A hugh harmanrudolf ising production, vitaphone pictures. There appears to be a pattern that goes on since then. Looney tunes and merrie melodies filmography 19291939.
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