tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post3041785139590081934..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: What Cartoon Is This?Mark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-68481917436384882712008-10-09T13:03:00.000-04:002008-10-09T13:03:00.000-04:00It does have a Van Beuren scent to it.It does have a Van Beuren scent to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-32636801166065516252008-10-02T17:41:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:41:00.000-04:00'The Male Man' is likewise a single cabinet of mai...'The Male Man' is likewise a single cabinet of mail slots converging into one leading to the bag. No mice and no multiple sortings. Bimbo is a white dog in this one. Great cartoon but I don't think the one you are looking for. It does sound like a Terrytoon (or possibly Van Beuren) to me.J.V. (AKA "White Pongo")https://www.blogger.com/profile/13576016380454043050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-69891265567282218082008-10-02T10:36:00.000-04:002008-10-02T10:36:00.000-04:00I just looked at Crazytown, it's an octopus sortin...I just looked at Crazytown, it's an octopus sorting the mail, and it only goes through one mail sort. Fleischer might be the studio-- it could be a veteran holdover at Famous recycling his own gag.p spectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937340957485668849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-30407798679128953012008-10-02T01:33:00.000-04:002008-10-02T01:33:00.000-04:00"Crazytown", a 1953 Noveltoon, also uses that gag ..."Crazytown", a 1953 Noveltoon, also uses that gag (IIRC, it's also one of he few Harvey/Paramount cartoons thats in public domain, which might make tracking down a cheap copy on DVD easier, though it's also on the Harveytoons set).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-65375248730066807972008-10-01T20:59:00.000-04:002008-10-01T20:59:00.000-04:00Thank all of you for you assistance and suggestion...Thank all of you for you assistance and suggestions. I looked at "The Parrotville Post Office" and am afraid that it is not the clip. I have spent a fair amount of time searching for "The Male Man" so far without success. From what I have seen of the style of the Fleischers and the descriptions I have read it seem like a good candidate.<BR/><BR/>Any suggestion on how to find a copy of the film?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321802069482061683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-17927110529703125912008-10-01T12:04:00.000-04:002008-10-01T12:04:00.000-04:00A similar gag also appears in the Fleischer film '...A similar gag also appears in the Fleischer film 'The Male Man': all the envelopes converging from the separate slots into Bimbo's mail bag.J.V. (AKA "White Pongo")https://www.blogger.com/profile/13576016380454043050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-3061130801476100532008-10-01T01:07:00.000-04:002008-10-01T01:07:00.000-04:00That sounds like THE PARROTVILLE POST OFFICE, I re...That sounds like THE PARROTVILLE POST OFFICE, I remember a mail sorting gag in that one. The Postmaster Parrot tosses individual letters into various slots embedded in a wall. On the other side of the wall, all the letters travel down a chute and wind up in one bag. It's not mice, but parrots. Mark KauslerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-56654244251353001432008-09-30T22:55:00.000-04:002008-09-30T22:55:00.000-04:00That or maybe a Fleischer studio film. Didn't they...That or maybe a Fleischer studio film. Didn't they stay in black and white until the mid 1930s? I'm pretty sure Dave Fleischer loved the theme of "kindness to animals" as well.<BR/><BR/>The tell tale sign will be the bouncing up and down moving hold, I'm sure.Jerry Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319747779371103315noreply@blogger.com