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Summary
Modern Madcaps is an animated film series produced by Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios animation division between the years 1958 and 1967.[1] The series featured assorted characters that later became part of the Harvey Comics library. A total of 56 shorts were produced and released.
| Modern Madcaps | |
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 The opening card in 1965. | |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 1958–1967 |
Running time | 6–8 minutes (one reel) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
List of shorts edit
| Title | Release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Characters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Off the Bat | November 17, 1958 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Frank Endres |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Little | ||
| Fit to be Toyed | February 16, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Wm.B.Pattengill |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | ||
| La Petite Parade | March 16, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Nick Tafuri |
Irving Spector | Robert Little | Renoir | |
| Spooking of Ghosts | June 1, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Nick Tafuri |
Sam Dann Irving Spector |
Robert Owen | ||
| Talking Horse Sense | September 14, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Frank Endres Wm.B.Pattengill |
Sam Dann Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Oscar Gullible | |
| T.V. Fuddlehead | October 26, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson William Henning |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Submitted and screened at the 32nd Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated.[2] | |
| Mike the Masquerader | January 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Wm.B.Pattengill Nick Tafuri |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | ||
| Fiddle Faddle | February 26, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Irving Dressler |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | ||
| From Dime to Dime | March 25, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Irving Dressler |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | ||
| Trigger Treat | April 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson William Henning |
Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | ||
| The Shoe Must Go On | June 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Morey Reden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | ||
| Electronica | July 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Morey Reden |
Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | ||
| Shootin' Stars | August 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Morey Reden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | ||
| Disguise the Limit | September 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Morey Reden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Little | ||
| Galaxia | October 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Wm.B.Pattengil Morey Reden |
Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | ||
| Bouncing Benny | November 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Graham Place Otto Feuer |
Robert Little | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Instead of painting the film on cels, animators Place and Feuer created paper cutouts of the characters to create shadow effects. | |
| Terry the Terror | December 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Tom Golden |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Professor Schmaltz | |
| The Phantom Moustacher | January 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Myron Waldman | I. Klein | Robert Little | Sir Percival Prunepit | |
| The Kid from Mars | February 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri William Henning |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Little | Kosmo | |
| The Mighty Termite | April 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Dante Barbetta |
Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | Professor Schmaltz | |
| In the Nicotine | June 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Sam Stimson |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Charlie Butts | |
| The Inquisit Visit | July 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Gerry Dvorak |
Irving Spector | Robert Little | ||
| The Plot Sickens | December 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector John Gentiella Larry Silverman |
Irving Spector | Robert Owen | ||
| Crumley Cogwheel | January 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Jack Ehret Larry Silverman |
Irving Spector | Robert Little | ||
| Popcorn and Politics | February 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras John Gentiella Larry Silverman |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Little | Specs | |
| Giddy Gadgets | March 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Jack Ehret Larry Silverman |
Carl Meyer Jack Mercer |
Robert Little | Professor Schmaltz | |
| Hi-Fi Jinx | March 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras Jack Ehret Wm.B.Pattengil |
Burton Goodman Jack Mercer |
Robert Owen | Ralph and Percy | |
| Funderful Suburbia | March 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Wm.B.Pattengill Larry Silverman |
Burton Goodman Jack Mercer |
Anton Loeb | ||
| Penny Pals | October 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Jim Logan Sam Stimson |
Eddie Lawrence | Robert Owen | Ralph and Percy | |
| The Robot Ringer | November 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Wm.B.Pattengill Larry Silverman |
Irving Spector | Anton Loeb | ||
| One of the Family | December 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras Wm.B.Pattengill Larry Silverman |
Burton Goodman Jack Mercer |
Robert Little | ||
| The Ringading Kid | January 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden George Germanetti Larry Silverman |
Irving Spector | Robert Owen | Submitted and screened at the 36th Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated.[3] | |
| Drum Up a Tenant | February 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden George Gemanetti Larry Silverman |
Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | Luigi | |
| One Weak Vacation | March 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras John Gentilella I. Klein |
Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | ||
| Trash Program | April 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Jack Ehret Larry Silverman |
Irving Dressler | Robert Little | ||
| Harry Happy | September 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras John Gentilella Wm.B.Pattengill |
Al Pross I. Klein |
Anton Loeb | ||
| Tell Me a Badtime Story | October 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Jack Ehret Larry Silverman |
I. Klein Jack Mercer |
Anton Loeb | Goodie the Gremlin | |
| The Pigs' Feat | October 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras | Jack Mercer Irv Dressler |
Robert Little | ||
| Sour Gripes | October 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Irving Dressler | Robert Little | Luigi | |
| Goodie's Good Deed | November 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Wm.B.Pattengill | Jack Mercer Irv Dressler |
Robert Little | Goodie the Gremlin | Final cartoon released in Seymour Kneitel's lifetime. |
| Robot Rival | September 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Jack Mendelsohn | Anton Loeb | Zippy Zephyr | |
| And So Tibet | October 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | ||
| Reading, Writhing, and Rithmetic | November 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | Buck and Wingy | |
| Near Sighted and Far Out | November 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | I. Klein | Joe Cal Cagno | Robert Little | Squeegee | Final cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel due to his death in this year. |
| Cagey Business | February 1, 1965 | Howard Post | I. Klein | I. Klein | Robert Owen | ||
| Poor Little Witch Girl | April 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Al Eugster | Howard Post | David Ubinas | Honey Halfwitch | |
| The Itch | May 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Martin Taras | Tony Peters | Robert Little | Submitted and screened at the 38th Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated.[4] | |
| Solitary Refinement | September 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Morey Reden | Tony Peters | Robert Little | Boobie Baboon | |
| The Outside Dope | November 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Nick Tauri | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | Boobie Baboon | |
| I Want My Mummy | March 1, 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton | Bill Dana | Jose Jimenez | ||
| A Balmy Knight | June 1, 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton Al Eugster Nick Tafuri |
Heywood Kling | Sir Blur | ||
| A Wedding Knight | August 1, 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton Al Eugster Nick Tafuri |
Heywood Kling | Dante Barbetta Howard Beckerman Robert Little |
Sir Blur | |
| Two by Two | December 1, 1966 | Howard Post | Al Eugster | Howard Post | Wacky Quack | Held back in release due to alleged anti-religious undertones. | |
| The Blacksheep Blacksmith | January 1, 1967 | Shamus Culhane | Nick Tafuri Al Eugster |
Heywood Kling | Dante Barbetta Howard Beckerman Gil Miret |
Sir Blur |
List of outsourced shorts edit
| Title | Produced By | Original release date | Direction | Story |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samson Scrap | Rembrandt Films | March 1962 | Gene Deitch | Gene Deitch Allen Swift |
| Boy Pest with Osh | Hal Seeger Productions | October 29, 1963 | Myron Waldman |
References edit
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1959 | Cartoon Research". cartoonresearch.com.
- ^ "Cartoons Considered For the Academy Award – 1963 | Cartoon Research". cartoonresearch.com.
- ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1965 | Cartoon Research". cartoonresearch.com.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Modern Madcaps.
- Modern Madcaps at the Big Cartoon Database