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Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an Polish Jewish American animator, inventor, film director and producer.

Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations including the Rotoscope. (Wikipedia)

Max Fleischer

Max Fleischer Biography / Wiki

NameMax Fleischer
Also Know Max Fleicher
GenderMale
Known ForProduction
Place of BirthKrakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]
Date of Birth1883-07-19
Age(as in 2022)89
Deathday1972-09-11

Max Fleischer Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
ModelingCartoonist1921-10-01A man with a huge hooked nose enters the Fleischer studios to have his bust sculpted. Meanwhile, across the studio, Max is animating Koko. When he’s c…
Trip to MarsHimself – Animator1924-04-01Dave Fleischer sends Koko to Mars….
The Chinaman1920-05-19Max Fleischer considers hiring a new cartoonist. While the new guy draws Max’s portrait, Koko gets into a fight with a cartoon Chinese stereotype….
Ko-ko in Thanksgiving1925-11-21Koko likes to join Max and his friends for Thanksgiving dinner. He can, under the condition of screening his films….
The Clown’s PupHimself1919-08-30Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn’t like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities….
Big Chief KokoHimself1925-05-15When a Native American artist sells a selection of his background drawings and original characters to Fleischer, Koko gives the new arrivals a cold re…
Koko’s ParadiseHimself1926-02-27Max Fleischer is going to a shooting gallery, so he practices on Koko and Fitz, sending them both to Paradise in this slightly erratic but funny carto…
Koko’s Toot TootHimself1926-06-05Max is taking a railroad trip and pulls out his pen to draw Koko, Fitz and a railroad. Maybe the trip is too bumpy, because nothing works as it is sup…
Ko-Ko the KopHimself1927-10-01Part of the ‘Inkwell Imps’ series….
Cartoon FactoryVarious1924-02-21Koko the Clown discovers a machine that can make cartoons. Note that there’s a re-released version of this short from the 1930s with added music and v…
The Clown’s Little BrotherHimself1920-07-06Koko the Clown’s little brother comes to visit and wreaks havoc in Max Fleischer’s studio….
FishingHimself1921-11-21Max is too rushed to do a thorough job of drawing Koko this morning. Max is going fishing. However, to amuse the clown, he draws a fishing pole and a …
BubblesHimself1922-04-20Max and Koko The Clown bet who can blow the biggest soap bubble….
Jumping BeansHimself1922-12-15Max tricks Koko with a jumping bean. Koko finds a way to duplicate himself to get his revenge….
Bed TimeHimself1923-03-01First, Max, in his pyjamas, gets back up and draws an isolated mountain area and puts Koko on top of a steep mountain. “That will keep you busy for th…
TrappedHimself1923-06-01In ‘Trapped’, we see the cartoonist’s hands as still photograph cut-outs, manipulated in front of the camera to look like live-action movie footage. T…
False AlarmHimself1923-08-01An “Out of the Inkwell” short featuring Ko-Ko the Clown, this time as a fireman….
Invisible InkHimself1921-12-03Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown….
The Dresden DollHimself1922-02-07In this one, Max has run low on ink, so Ko-Ko finishes drawing himself and then heads over to the camera room, where he creates his own characters, a …
The CureHimself1924-11-15Max has a toothache, and it’s up to The Clown and a bespectacled rabbit to pull out the aching tooth….
Koko Trains ‘EmHimself1925-06-15Max Fleischer and his wife or girlfriend have a cute little dog with them at the studio. Max decides to draw the dog but every time he does, the drawi…
Koko NutsHimself1925-10-15Koko the clown is sent to the nut house by Max….
FadeawayHimself1926-09-01This fascinating series features Max himself, filmed in live action, sitting at a drawing board and concocting adventures for his star performer Ko-Ko…
Koko Back TracksHimself1927-01-01
Koko Needles the BossHimself1927-05-09Artist Max Fleischer draws a spool of thread and a needle. The needle then penetrates a blank canvas and, stitch by stitch, we see Koko the Clown bein…
FliesHimself1922-05-01Koko the Clown is antagonized by flying insects….
The PuzzleHimself1923-05-01Koko the Clown and his creator, Max Fleischer, go on a strange journey to Puzzle Town….
Ko-Ko’s Haunted House1928-04-28A friend of KoKo’s animator draws a haunted house, and KoKo and his dog Fitz go inside. There, they encounter frightening hallways where every door le…
Koko in ToylandCartoonist (uncredited)1925-01-20In this Christmas season release, Max assembles a toy train track while Ko-Ko the Clown visits a cartoon toyland, playing cops and robbers and rescuin…
Koko Packs ‘EmCartoonist (uncredited)1925-10-17Max is moving out of his studio, so Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown packs up everything in sight (even using a super-charged vacuum cleaner that sucks up the …
BirthdaySelf1922-03-11A birthday celebration with Max Fleischer’s Inkwell Clown….
The Boxing KangarooCartoonist (uncredited)1920-02-02The Inkwell Clown battles a boxing kangaroo….
The ReunionCartoonist (uncredited)1922-10-27Max helps the Inkwell Clown prepare for a family reunion….
VacationCartoonist (uncredited)1924-07-23Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown spends a vacation at a rubbery amusement park….
Out of the InkwellCartoonist1919-04-19Directed by Dave Fleischer….
Koko in Egg-Cited1926-12-01An Out of the Inkwell cartoon produced by Max Fleischer….
Perpetual MotionCartoonist1920-10-02Part of Max Fleischer’s “Out of the Inkwell” series….
Ko-Ko the BarberHimself1925-02-25In this 1925 Out of the Inkwell short, Ko-Ko the Clown becomes a barber. As usual, he eventually escapes the animated world for the “real.” He hides i…
BalloonsHimself1923-09-01The Inkwell Clown goes for a balloon ride. Later, Max’s studio is filled with so many balloons that it floats away….
Ko-Ko Makes ‘Em LaughCartoonist1927-02-10Ko-Ko and Fitz try to make a humorless Indian laugh….
Koko the Hot Shothimself1925-01-01Max creates a penny arcade with a shooting gallery, much to the detriment of Ko-Ko and Fitz the Dog….
Ko-Ko on the Runhimself1925-09-15Ko-Ko competes against a rival clown in a race….
The Ouija BoardHimself1920-07-04Max Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look, K…
More PepUncle Max1936-06-18In a return to the Out of the Inkwell format, Betty Boop invents a pep formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the real world with rapid r…
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoonshimself (archival footage)1992-10-27Leonard Maltin tells about the Fleischer Studio between featuring assorted cartoons from the Fleischers….
Betty Boop’s Rise to FameHimself1934-05-18A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons….
Just a GigoloPresenter1932-09-08Irene Bordoni sings the title song in French and English with a Bouncing Ball. Cartoon sequences: Betty Boop as a cabaret emcee and cigarette girl; a …
Betty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsSelf (archive footage)1995-01-01From the A&E “Biography” series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of Betty Boop, the flapper cartoon character who has been a …

Max Fleischer Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerDirector1948-11-11Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic….
Finding His VoiceDirector1929-06-21Animated figure Talkie gets a visit from his friend Mutie in search for a job. Talkie takes him to the Western Electric sound lab……
Cartoon FactoryDirector1924-02-21Koko the Clown discovers a machine that can make cartoons. Note that there’s a re-released version of this short from the 1930s with added music and v…
The Ouija BoardDirector1920-07-04Max Fleischer draws Koko and a haunted house, while his colleague and the janitor mess around with a Ouija board. When Max goes over to take a look, K…
EvolutionDirector1923-06-01A combination of live action footage and stop-action animation is utilized to illustrate the theory of evolution….
The Tantalizing FlyDirector1919-03-10A film in the “Out of the Inkwell” series, an early animated short from Max Fleischer….
Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?Director1926-07-01Koko the Clown leads his Koko Kwartet through a rendition of “Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?”, a British music hall song about an Irish girl who gets los…
Max Fleischer: Lost CartoonsDirector2015-01-01A series of rare Max Fleischer sound cartoon shorts released by animation historian Jerry Beck. Fleischer was a pioneer in the development of the anim…
News SketchesDirector1945-01-01Humorous “sketches” of human interest stories by Max Fleischer, who headed Jam Handy’s animation department in the mid 1940s and 1950s….
All Aboard for the MoonDirector1920-02-07An animated interpretation of a rocket voyage to the moon demonstrates the scientific principles at play in theoretical space travel (such as gravity)…
Hurry Doctor!Director1931-03-13Already running late to see his girl, Bimbo the dog finds that his car is seriously ill. Bimbo calls the doctor, who rushes over in his jalopy and rev…
Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1942Director2009-04-07More than just a landmark in superhero animation, Max Fleischer’s Superman shorts were no less than the foundation for so many shows that succeeded it…
Cartoon Classics – 28 Favorites of the Golden-Era Cartoons – Vol 1: 4 HoursDirector2020-12-01Featuring over 4 hours of remastered and restored Cartoon Classics from the golden age of animation including Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daf…
Popeye: 33 Cartoon Classics – 4 HoursDirector2017-07-07Enjoy 4 hours of classic Popeye the Sailor Man cartoons. Popeye is one of the most beloved cartoon characters of all time! Watch as Popeye eats his sp…
Clay TownDirector1924-05-29
Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938 – Volume OneDirector2007-07-31Popeye The Sailor: 1933-1938 Volume One (DVD) Spinach–YUCK! But not to the most famous, fearless comic strip sailor in the world–Popeye. Whether ro…
Popeye the Sailor: 1938-1940 – Volume TwoDirector2008-06-17Set sail for fun and excitement with Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and the rest of the gang in this amazing collection of 31 early cartoons from the legend…
It’s the CatsDirector1926-06-01Neighborhood cats come to the tiny Ko-Ko Theatre to watch Ko-Ko and Fitz stage a variety of entertaining acts, from acrobatics to high-diving to statu…
Lunch on a CartDirector1925-01-01An extremely brief rundown of the history and construction of the lunch wagon, commonly found on studio lots– that still manages to fit in a little c…
Koko in Egg-CitedDirector1926-12-01An Out of the Inkwell cartoon produced by Max Fleischer….
Perpetual MotionDirector1920-10-02Part of Max Fleischer’s “Out of the Inkwell” series….
If We Lived on the MoonDirector1920-09-01A Popular Science Monthly film demonstrating how life on the moon would be different than life on Earth….

Max Fleischer Production Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Taking the BlameProducer1935-02-15Betty brings home a cat as a playmate for her pet puppy, Pudgy. The cat manages to get Pudgy blamed for all his misbehaviour….
The Mechanical MonstersProducer1941-11-28Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army….
Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerProducer1948-11-11Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic….
Superman: The Mad ScientistProducer1941-09-26After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in th…
Superman: The Arctic GiantProducer1942-02-26A frozen Tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he thaws out and revives, Superman has to stop his rampage!…
Superman: Electric EarthquakeProducer1942-05-15A scientist uses an earthquake machine to threaten the city, and only Superman can stop his extortion plan!…
Betty Boop’s MuseumProducer1932-12-16Koko is recruiting customers for a 50 cent sightseeing tour of the museum. Betty is Koko’s only passenger. Betty gets locked inside by accident. The s…
Bimbo’s InitiationProducer1931-07-24Bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organisation. When he refuses,…
Superman: Terror on the MidwayProducer1942-08-30When things go wrong at the circus, it’s up to Superman to stop the escaped animals….
Superman: The BulleteersProducer1942-03-26Criminals with rocket powered car loot and extort the city, and only Superman can stop them!…
Billion Dollar LimitedProducer1942-01-09Robbers target a special train carrying a billion dollars worth of gold, and the only one who can stop them is Superman!…
The Magnetic TelescopeProducer1942-04-24When police interfere with a reckless scientist’s experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop….
Superman: VolcanoProducer1942-07-10Superman comes to the rescue when a volcano erupts….
Noah’s LarkProducer1929-10-24Noah seems to have major problems with his animals when they all get restless and leave the ship to go to Coney Island and Luna Park to get away from …
Betty Boop’s Rise to FameProducer1934-05-18A reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from three prior cartoons….
Betty Boop’s Bamboo IsleProducer1932-09-22On a South Sea isle, Bimbo meets Betty in the guise of a hula dancer….
Chess-NutsProducer1932-04-12An initially realistic chess game becomes a chaotic, animated quest for the favors of Betty Boop (the black queen) by Bimbo (white king) and others, w…
Wait Till the Sun Shines, NellieProducer1932-03-04The Round Towners Quartet sings the title song with a Bouncing Ball. Cartoon sequence: Betty Boop and Bimbo go ice skating….
The Two-Alarm FireProducer1934-10-25Popeye and Bluto run adjoining (and competing) fire companies. When Olive’s huge house catches fire, they are soon more interested in fighting each ot…
Betty Boop’s Hallowe’en PartyProducer1933-11-03Betty Boop hosts a Hallowe’en party with a few uninvited guests….
Betty Boop’s Birthday PartyProducer1933-04-20Betty drudges in the kitchen alone until her friends (including Bimbo and Koko) hold a surprise birthday party for her… which gets rowdy….
Minnie the MoocherProducer1932-03-11Betty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song….
A Hot Time in the Old Town TonightProducer1930-07-31A drunk mouse dances out of a newspaper office and posts leaflets advertising a Hot Time….
BoileskProducer1933-06-09An old-fashioned “Burlesk” variety show, mostly animated with a live-action performance of “I’m Playing with Fire” by the Watson Sisters….
Out of the InkwellProducer1919-04-19Directed by Dave Fleischer….
The Clown’s PupProducer1919-08-30Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn’t like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities….
Big Chief KokoProducer1925-05-15When a Native American artist sells a selection of his background drawings and original characters to Fleischer, Koko gives the new arrivals a cold re…
Koko’s ParadiseProducer1926-02-27Max Fleischer is going to a shooting gallery, so he practices on Koko and Fitz, sending them both to Paradise in this slightly erratic but funny carto…
Koko’s Toot TootProducer1926-06-05Max is taking a railroad trip and pulls out his pen to draw Koko, Fitz and a railroad. Maybe the trip is too bumpy, because nothing works as it is sup…
Ko-Ko the KopProducer1927-10-01Part of the ‘Inkwell Imps’ series….
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are MarchingProducer1926-07-28“Tramp, Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching” features a song that dates back to the Civil War, one which was still familiar to audiences of the 192…
She Wronged Him RightProducer1934-01-05Betty Boop appears on stage with Freddie in an old-fashioned mortgage melodrama….
Snubbed by a SnobProducer1940-07-18A young horse says hi to little donkey Spunky. But the horse’s mother pulls him away, saying we don’t associate with that kind. Spunky makes a few mor…
Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty ThievesProducer1937-11-26Popeye the Sailor, accompanied by Olive Oyl and Wimpy, is dispatched to stop the dreaded bandit Abu Hassan and his force of forty thieves….
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the SailorProducer1936-11-27Two sailors Sindbad and Popeye decide to test themselves in order to prove their supremacy. Popeye is then presented with a series of daunting tasks b…
Gabby Goes FishingProducer1941-07-17Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him….
It’s a Hap-Hap-Happy DayProducer1941-08-14Gabby goes camping with the Mayor….
Swing CleaningProducer1941-04-10Gabby is a servant in a castle and is required to do a little housework….
Two for the ZooProducer1941-08-20Gabby is forced to take care of a strange animal called a Kango….
Betty Boop’s May PartyProducer1933-05-11Betty and Bimbo, as Queen and King of the May, host a giant outdoor party that gets sprayed with rubber. Koko appears briefly….
Mr. Bug Goes to TownProducer1941-12-09The happy tranquility of Buggsville is shattered when the populace learns that a colossal skyscraper is to be built over their tiny town….
My Friend the MonkeyProducer1939-01-27A hurdy-gurdy man goes by Betty Boop’s house; she wants to buy his monkey, which causes plenty of trouble for Pudgy the Pup….
S.O.S.Producer1932-03-11A sinking ship leaves three survivors on a life raft: Bimbo, Koko and Betty Boop. Good news/bad news: they’re rescued by a pirate ship……
Boop-Oop-A-DoopProducer1932-01-16In the circus, Betty Boop is the lion tamer, sings title tune on the high wire, and fights off the lecherous ringmaster….
Just a GigoloProducer1932-09-08Irene Bordoni sings the title song in French and English with a Bouncing Ball. Cartoon sequences: Betty Boop as a cabaret emcee and cigarette girl; a …
Gulliver’s TravelsProducer1939-11-10Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth …
Aladdin and His Wonderful LampProducer1939-04-07Olive Oyl’s screenplay for an Aladdin movie comes to life and Popeye battles for control of a genie in this, the last of the three Popeye color films….
The Betty Boop LimitedProducer1932-07-01On a special train, Betty’s show troupe rehearses: Betty sings, Bimbo juggles, and Koko does a soft-shoe. The train itself also does tricks….
Ko-Ko’s Haunted HouseProducer1928-04-28A friend of KoKo’s animator draws a haunted house, and KoKo and his dog Fitz go inside. There, they encounter frightening hallways where every door le…
Minding the BabyProducer1931-09-26Bimbo’s minding his baby brother, but neighbor Betty Boop (with dog’s ears) wants him to come over and play….
The Herring Murder CaseProducer1931-06-26The Herring is murdered, and detective Bimbo is trying to find his killer….
Ko-Ko’s HypnotismProducer1929-07-13A live-action amateur hypnotist mesmerizes Ko-Ko the clown and Fitz the dog; but a witch teaches them how to take their revenge……
Ko-Ko’s Harem ScaremProducer1929-06-14Ko-Ko and Fitz emerge from an inkwell into the sultan’s harem….
Ko-Ko’s ConquestProducer1929-05-31Ko-Ko the Clown thinks being a hero is easy, but his animator tries to prove him otherwise…
Christmas Comes But Once a YearProducer1936-12-04At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received defective toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled a…
Betty Boop’s Crazy InventionsProducer1933-01-27In a circus tent, Betty, Bimbo and Koko demonstrate some gadgets reminiscent of TV ads; an animated sewing machine gets out of hand….
Ha! Ha! Ha!Producer1934-03-02After drawing Betty Boop, Max Fleischer (live-action) leaves the studio; Betty and Koko try amateur dentistry, releasing enough laughing gas to convul…
Seasin’s Greetinks!Producer1933-12-17Popeye skates over to Olive’s house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he’s teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; o…
Wild ElephinksProducer1933-12-29Popeye and Olive, adrift on a raft, land on what apparently is Africa, and are immediately battling elephants and gorillas (also a moose!). Popeye eve…
The Cobweb HotelProducer1936-05-15A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is “flyweight…
Sing, Sisters, Sing!Producer1933-06-30Strange goings-on in a department store, which is having a fire sale while it’s on fire. Mice run a movie projector. In a live-action sequence, the si…
Vim, Vigor and VitalikyProducer1936-01-03Popeye is running a women’s gymnasium next door to Bluto’s cabaret. Seeing Popeye’s greater success with women, Bluto dresses in drag and challenges P…
I-Ski Love-Ski You-SkiProducer1936-04-03Popeye takes Olive mountain climbing. Bluto sets various traps for them along the way, which Popeye manages to overcome. They get to the top, and Blut…
I Wanna Be a Life GuardProducer1936-06-26Popeye applies for a lifeguard job when he sees Olive in the pool, but Bluto also wants the job (and Olive). The manager, Wimpy, asks them to demonstr…
Let’s Get Movin’Producer1936-07-24Olive is moving out of her apartment; she’s hired Bluto to move her, but Popeye comes over to visit and won’t be shown up – at least, not after he’s h…
Never Kick a WomanProducer1936-08-28Popeye teaches Olive the art of self-defense, which comes in handy when a woman boxer flirts with him….
Betty Boop’s Little PalProducer1934-09-21Pudgy the Pup makes a mess of Betty Boop’s picnic, is sent home, and runs afoul of the dog catcher….
Little Swee’peaProducer1936-09-25Popeye takes Swee’pea to the zoo and spends most of his time rescuing the tot from the various animals….
Hold the WireProducer1936-10-23Popeye is wooing Olive on the phone when Bluto comes over. He overhears, taps into the line, and impersonates Popeye. They proceed to have a high-wire…
I HeardProducer1933-09-01The miners at Never Mine go to Betty Boop’s Tavern (a jazz-jumpin’ place) for lunch. Back in the mine, Bimbo delves into weird realms….
I’m in the Army NowProducer1936-12-25Olive tells Popeye and Bluto that she loves a man in a uniform, so they try to sign up at the recruiting station – that can only take one of them….
Hold It!Producer1938-04-28When the lights of the city go dim, all of the kitties are let outdoors to prowl. Holding a meeting, they come up with a plan to rid themselves of a n…
Betty Boop’s Ker-ChooProducer1933-01-06Betty, Koko, and Bimbo drive at the auto races; Betty has a cold, and her sneezes help her win….
Organ Grinder’s SwingProducer1937-02-19Popeye and Olive are grooving to the sounds of Wimpy the organ grinder, but their neighbor Bluto wants him to move on. Popeye and Bluto settle their d…
Kitty from Kansas CityProducer1931-11-01Sun bonneted Betty Boop takes a train to “Rudy Valley” where she gains weight and Rudy Vallee performs the title song with Bouncing Ball….
Please Go ‘Way and Let Me SleepProducer1931-01-10Fleischer Studios giving “Please Go ‘Way and Let Me Sleep” the ‘Screen Song’ bouncing ball treatment….
Bunny MooningProducer1937-02-12Jack and Jill Rabbit get hitched in this classic Fleischer Studios cartoon (made a year before Bugs Bunny hit the scene)….
Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-UghProducer1938-04-25Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh is looking for a squaw. Meanwhile, Popeye and Olive are wrestling with their recalcitrant mule and Olive accidentally lands in…
The House Builder-UpperProducer1938-03-18When Olive Oyl’s house burns down, firefighters Popeye and Wimpy decide to build a new house – with disastrous results….
Fowl PlayProducer1937-12-17Popeye gives Olive a parrot that he’s trained. Bluto sets the bird free and then tries to kill it….
Let’s CelebrakeProducer1938-01-21Popeye and Bluto pick up Olive to celebrate New Year’s Eve with them. Popeye brings along her granny out of sympathy….
Learn PolikenessProducer1938-02-18Olive takes Popeye to Professor Bluteau to learn some manners….
I Yam Love SickProducer1938-05-29Olive is reading a romance novel and munching on a gift box of candy from Bluto when Popeye drops by. She’s too absorbed to notice him, so he feigns i…
Plumbing Is a ‘Pipe’Producer1938-06-17Olive has a small leak in a pipe; she makes the mistake of calling Wimpy to fix it, and the even bigger mistake of asking Popeye to help her do someth…
Hello How Am IProducer1939-07-14Olive invites Popeye over for a hamburger dinner. His roommate Wimpy hears this and disguises himself as Popeye. Wimpy fast-talks himself into the din…
It’s the Natural Thing to DoProducer1939-07-30Popeye’s fan club sends a telegram asking them to tone down the violence and act civilized. So everyone dresses up and acts formal – for a while, at l…
‘Morning, JudgeProducer1926-09-01After Uplift Society-champion Crabbine Hicks has the musical revue shut down, her son Buster hides the out-of-work chorus girls in their home, while C…
Never Sock a BabyProducer1939-11-03Popeye spanks Swee’pea and sends him to bed without supper. He wrestles with his conscience over this, while Swee’pea packs a bundle and runs away fro…
Shakespearian SpinachProducer1940-01-19Popeye has replaced Bluto in the Spinach Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet (Olive, of course), much to Bluto’s surprise and dismay. Bluto does …
Females Is FickleProducer1940-03-08Olive brings her new goldfish onto Popeye’s ship, but the fish jumps out of its bowl and into the sea. Olive convinces Popeye to go after it, but the …
Stealin Ain’t HonestProducer1940-03-22Olive has a secret treasure map, but while she’s showing it to Popeye, Bluto photographs it and gets there first….
Onion PacificProducer1940-05-24The race is on for the state railroad franchise. It’s the Sudden Pacific (Bluto) against the Onion Pacific (Popeye). Oh, and there’s also a kiss from …
Doing Impossikible StuntsProducer1940-08-02Mystery Pictures is looking for a stunt man. Swee’pea tags along with Popeye, but he sends the tot home. Popeye shows clips of his stunts to the direc…
Wimmin Hadn’t Oughta DriveProducer1940-08-16Popeye has a new car; Olive wants a driving lesson. Things don’t go well….
Popeye Meets William TellProducer1940-09-19William Tell shoots an arrow, barely missing Popeye, then tells Popeye that he has just lost his son in an unfortunate arrow incident. Tell then defie…
My Pop, My PopProducer1940-10-18Popeye’s 99-year-old father won’t admit he’s too old to help Popeye build a ship. Popeye tells him to build one side while he builds the other; Pappy’…
Problem PappyProducer1941-01-10Popeye’s Pappy takes a flagpole sitting job atop a tall building without telling Popeye. Popeye goes to rescue him, but he doesn’t want to go until an…
Dancing on the MoonProducer1935-07-12Honeymooning couples of various animal species take a rocket ship excursion to the moon. Spectacular lunar scenery….
Quiet! PleezeProducer1941-02-07Poopdeck Pappy has a hangover. He asks Popeye to help him by keeping the noise down. Among the disturbances he deals with: a crying baby across the wa…
The Dance ContestProducer1934-11-23Popeye and Olive visit a dance hall, where a contest is in progress….
Olive’s $weep$take TicketProducer1941-03-07Olive gets a phone call that she has won first prize in a sweepstakes, but she can’t find her ticket. She finds it, only to have it blow out the windo…
Popeye Meets Rip Van WinkleProducer1941-05-09Rip Van Winkle is being thrown out for nonpayment of rent (for twenty years). Popeye happens by and carts the sleeper home, but soon discovers that Ri…
Olive’s Boithday PresinkProducer1941-06-13Popeye wants to get Olive a fur coat, but after a run-in with dishonest furrier Geezil decides the best way is to go hunting for a bear himself….
Pest PilotProducer1941-08-08Popeye runs a small airport, and Pappy wants to be a pilot….
I’ll Never Crow AgainProducer1941-09-19Olive’s garden is being raided by some very persistent crows; she calls Popeye for help, and it takes him the rest of the cartoon to hit on the soluti…
Swing You Sinners!Producer1930-09-23Bimbo is seen late at night trying to steal a chicken. He runs away from a policeman and enters a haunted cemetery. Various ghosts and monsters harass…
The Mighty NavyProducer1941-11-14Newly inducted into the U.S. Navy, Popeye is on a training ship, but his seat-of-the-pants ways don’t fit in with modern equipment….
Nix on HypnotricksProducer1941-12-19The villain: Professor I. Stare, hypnotist, frustrated by not having anyone to practice on. He cold-calls Olive at random while Popeye is pitching woo…
Kickin’ the Conga RoundProducer1942-01-17Shore leave in South America; Bluto muscles in on Popeye’s girl, Olivia Oyla. Popeye muscles him out, but when they get to the conga club, he doesn’t …
Blunder BelowProducer1942-02-13Popeye’s on a battleship, on which he’s banished to the boiler room. A Japanese sub comes along. Can Popeye save his ship from the enemy?…
Inklings, Issue UnknownProducer1927-01-01Series of animated vignettes linked by a disembodied hand which appears to be drawing the illustrations….
The Hyp-Nut-TistProducer1935-04-25Popeye takes Olive to a stage show of a hypnotist (Bluto), who also levitates objects. While he’s doing this, Popeye makes him lose his concentration,…
Axe Me AnotherProducer1934-08-29Pierre Bluto, running a logging camp, has thrown Olive into the river because he didn’t like her spinach. Popeye rescues her and proceeds to beat Blut…
Baby Wants a BottleshipProducer1942-07-03Olive is going shopping and drops Swee’pea off for Popeye to watch. Popeye carves a sailboat for him, but the tyke spots Popeye’s battleship, and the …
Olive Oyl and Water Don’t MixProducer1942-05-08Popeye and Bluto agree that women are too much trouble, so they agree to swear off them, which lasts about five seconds, until Olive comes on board sh…
Koko in ToylandProducer1925-01-20In this Christmas season release, Max assembles a toy train track while Ko-Ko the Clown visits a cartoon toyland, playing cops and robbers and rescuin…
Many TanksProducer1942-05-15Bluto’s in the Army; he tries to sneak off base, but can’t. Popeye passes by, Bluto invites him in, then swaps uniforms. Popeye ends up in a tank dril…
Dizzy DiversProducer1935-07-25Popeye and Bluto are deep sea divers. Popeye has a treasure map; for some reason he cuts Bluto in on the deal, but of course, Bluto’s idea of 50-50 is…
Choose Your ‘Weppins’Producer1935-05-30Policeman Wimpy loses his handcuffed prisoner when he’s distracted by a hamburger shop. The escapee drops into the weapon-filled pawn shop Popeye and …
Pleased to Meet Cha!Producer1935-03-21The boys arrive at Olive’s house at the same time, but at different doors. They both come in, and whenever Olive isn’t looking, they start fighting. S…
Be Kind to ‘Aminals’Producer1935-02-21Popeye and Olive can’t ignore it when produce vendor Bluto comes by with his terribly overloaded cart, whipping his horse and denying it water. They i…
Beware of Barnacle BillProducer1935-01-24To the classic tune of “Barnacle Bill the Sailor”, Olive explains that she can’t marry Popeye because she’s in love with Barnacle Bill (an unusually l…
We Aim to PleaseProducer1934-12-27Popeye and Olive open a diner, singing the title song. Alas, their first two customers are Wimpy (who actually gets them to fall for the “gladly pay y…
A Dream WalkingProducer1934-09-27Popeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from bei…
Shiver Me Timbers!Producer1934-07-26Popeye, Olive, and Wimpy stumble across a ghost ship. They climb aboard, and it proceeds to scare them in various ways….
Bimbo’s ExpressProducer1931-08-21Betty Boop (with dog’s ears) is moving; Bimbo comes with his moving van and is smitten with her. Songs: “Moving Day,” “Hello Beautiful.”…
Strong to the FinichProducer1934-06-28Olive runs some kind of boarding school. She serves her charges a huge bowl of spinach, but they are less than enthusiastic about it. Popeye comes by …
Shoein’ HossesProducer1934-06-01Wimpy is such a terrible helper that blacksmith Olive fires him. Both Popeye and Bluto see the help wanted sign; they compete for the position. Of cou…
The Man on the Flying TrapezeProducer1934-03-15Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she’s gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to fin…
Let’s You and Him FightProducer1934-02-15Bluto is the boxing champ, Popeye his challenger, Wimpy the timekeeper. Popeye is pounded mercilessly until Olive comes by with a can of spinach….
You Gotta Be a Football HeroProducer1935-08-29Popeye and Olive are attending a football game; Bluto’s team takes the field, and Olive is swept off her feet, becoming a cheerleader for him. Popeye …
King of the Mardi GrasProducer1935-09-26A Mardi Gras celebration, looking pretty much like any carnival. Bluto is a strongman, claiming to be King of the Mardi Gras, and drawing a large crow…
The Spinach OvertureProducer1935-12-07Popeye’s ensemble is rehearsing the opening of the Poet and Peasant Overture (with interpolations of the Popeye theme and “I’ve Been Working on the Ra…
Bridge Ahoy!Producer1936-05-01Popeye and Olive are taking a ferry run by Bluto. When they find out the fare, they decide, with Wimpy, to build a bridge. Bluto does what he can to s…
What — No Spinach?Producer1936-05-07Wimpy is working for Bluto in his diner and trying to filch all the food he can eat. Popeye comes in and orders roast duck, but Wimpy grabs the drumst…
The Spinach RoadsterProducer1936-11-26Popeye drives up to take Olive for a ride, but Bluto in his much fancier car does what he can to spoil their jaunt….
The Paneless Window WasherProducer1937-01-22Bluto dirties all of an office building’s windows himself, to drum up business for his window cleaning service. When he gets to Olive’s stenographer o…
HospitalikyProducer1937-04-15To get at nurse Olive, Popeye and Bluto fake various illnesses. Olive sees through this and tells them they need to be either very sick or hurt real b…
The Twisker PitcherProducer1937-05-20Baseball: Bluto’s Bears vs. Popeye’s Pirates, and both Bluto and Popeye have girlfriends cheering them on….
Morning, Noon and Night ClubProducer1937-06-17‘Popito’ and ‘Olivita’ are a dance team, performing at Wimpy’s Cafe. Bluto is jealous, and heckles and otherwise disrupts the act….
Lost and FoundryProducer1937-07-15Popeye is working in the Useless Manufacturing Company on his lunch break when Olive stops by and Swee’Pea crawls into the factory. He narrowly misses…
I Never Changes My AltitudeProducer1937-08-19Popeye is sitting outside Olive’s lunchroom at the airport, distraught. She’s closed the business to fly away with an aviator (Bluto, of course). But …
I Likes Babies and InfinksProducer1937-09-17Swee’pea is crying, so Olive calls on Popeye (and Bluto overhears) to cheer him up. The boys compete by doing various silly antics, to no avail. After…
The Football Toucher DownerProducer1937-10-14Swee-Pea is reluctant to eat his spinach, so Popeye tells him about the football game when he was young (against Bluto, with Olive cheering and Wimpy …
Somewhere in DreamlandProducer1936-01-17A poor boy and girl in rags gather wood in the snow. They pass by a tailor, a butcher and a baker, all of whom pity the children. Later, they arrive h…
A Little Soap and WaterProducer1935-06-21Betty Boop tries to give Pudgy the Pup a bath, with slapstick results….
Popeye’s PremiereProducer1949-03-22Popeye and Olive are at the premiere of Popeye’s new movie. He gets a little too wrapped up in the movie, interacting with it at various points, and e…
Grampy’s Indoor OutingProducer1936-10-16Betty Boop and Little Jimmy are prevented by a thunderstorm from going to the carnival. Inventive Grampy devises a substitute….
Making FriendsProducer1936-12-18Pudgy the pup takes Betty Boop’s advice (‘Go Out and Make Friends With the World’) to heart and befriends various wild animals….
Red Hot MammaProducer1934-02-02Betty Boop, sleepless on a freezing night, builds a nice hot fire which proves too much of a good thing; in a dream she visits Hell, sings “Hell’s Bel…
Betty in BlunderlandProducer1934-04-06Betty falls asleep doing a jigsaw puzzle and finds herself through the looking glass into a modern, urban wonderland. The shrinking potion comes from …
Baby Be GoodProducer1935-01-18Betty Boop tells naughty Little Jimmy a corrective fairy tale….
Pedagogical Institution (College to You)Producer1940-09-13A comic look at prehistoric life….
The Ugly DinoProducer1940-06-14A mother dinosaur hatches three little cuties, but the fourth is “ugly.” He gets an inferiority complex because his brothers won’t play with him, and …
Sneak, Snoop and SnitchProducer1940-10-24Spies Sneak, Snoop and Snitch try to sneak up on the king while he is sleeping in order to steal some riches….
Zero the HoundProducer1941-04-14A cartoon in the Animated Antics series from the Fleischer Studios about Zero the Hound….
Koko Packs ‘EmProducer1925-10-17Max is moving out of his studio, so Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown packs up everything in sight (even using a super-charged vacuum cleaner that sucks up the …
The Hot Air SalesmanProducer1937-03-12A door to door salesman visits Betty Boop’s home with a long line of useless household gadgets….
Little NobodyProducer1936-01-27Pudgy the pup meets the female pup next door, whose snobbish owner calls him a “little nobody”. A pep talk from Betty Boop turns Pudgy into a hero….
A Language All My OwnProducer1935-07-19Betty Boop takes her stage act on the road, and plays in Japan to great acclaim….
Judge for a DayProducer1935-09-20Betty Boop, annoyed by ‘public pests’ like backslappers, gum parkers, and mud splashers, imagines what she’d do to them if she were a judge….
We Did ItProducer1936-04-24While Betty Boop is away, the kittens get into mischief. Will Pudgy the pup take the blame as usual?…
The Boxing KangarooProducer1920-02-02The Inkwell Clown battles a boxing kangaroo….
The ReunionProducer1922-10-27Max helps the Inkwell Clown prepare for a family reunion….
VacationProducer1924-07-23Ko-Ko the Inkwell Clown spends a vacation at a rubbery amusement park….
Come Take a Trip in My AirshipProducer1924-03-09Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes, Song Car-Tunes, or (some sources erroneously say) Sound Car-Tunes, is a series of short three-minute animated films produced by …
It’s the CatsProducer1926-06-01Neighborhood cats come to the tiny Ko-Ko Theatre to watch Ko-Ko and Fitz stage a variety of entertaining acts, from acrobatics to high-diving to statu…
Cartoon FactoryProducer1924-02-21Koko the Clown discovers a machine that can make cartoons. Note that there’s a re-released version of this short from the 1930s with added music and v…
Ain’t She SweetProducer1933-02-0219th century song pluggers in vaudeville theaters and in the streets invited audiences to join in the chorus; this tradition of participation appeared…
Play SafeProducer1936-10-15A young boy obsessed with trains sneaks out to play with the real trains that run just a few feet from the fence around his house. When he falls off o…
The Einstein Theory of RelativityProducer1923-02-08“The Einstein Theory of Relativity” is the short version (587 m) of the lost American long version (1219 m) of Hanns Walter Kornblum’s original German…
The Fresh Vegetable MysteryProducer1939-09-29Crime strikes the vegetable world when Mrs. Mama Carrot awakens and finds her children have been carrot-napped. She summons the Irish-Potato Police an…
Sweet AdelineProducer1926-05-01Follow the bouncing ball sing-along…
Koko in Egg-CitedProducer1926-12-01An Out of the Inkwell cartoon produced by Max Fleischer….
Raggedy Ann and Raggedy AndyProducer1941-04-10A toyshop owner tells a little girl the story behind the two dolls she’s fallen in love with….
Invisible InkProducer1921-12-03Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown….
KoKo’s Earth ControlProducer1928-03-31Ko-Ko the Clown and his dog Fitz walk into a building where levers that control various aspects of the Earth are located. After Fitz presses a particu…
Koko Chops SueyProducer1927-10-29Ko-Ko wants to learn how chop suey is made, and Ko-Ko and Fitz have their fun with a caricatured Chinese character….
Inklings, Issue ??Producer1925-01-01A British reissue of a Fleischer Inklings short with sound narration….
Way Back When a Triangle Had Its PointsProducer1940-01-26A Stone Age Cartoon…
The Automobile RideProducer1921-06-20Max draws Koko on the drawing board. He then receives a call and leaves. Koko leaves after but not before taking some money from Max’s wallet that he …
The HypnotistProducer1922-12-09Koko fights with his shadow while under hypnosis….
The ChallengeProducer1922-08-29The Clown (yet to be named KoKo) provokes Max, suggesting that he would win handily in a fight if they were the same size. Max obliges, drawing a cart…
The ShowProducer1922-09-21The Inkwell Clown and his three partners rehearse their parts in a show while en route to the theatre in Max’s car….
The ContestProducer1923-12-01The Clown (yet to be named KoKo) holds a contest, offering 100 dollars to whomever can ride “Dynamite” the trick mule for five minutes. Once the c…
MasqueradeProducer1924-02-01When Max dons a clown costume for a masquerade party, Ko-Ko takes to taunting him. Intending to get back at Ko-Ko, Max jumps into his own drawing—a …
All’s Fair at the FairProducer1938-08-26A couple goes to the World’s Fair….
The RunawayProducer1924-06-25The Inkwell Clown runs away from Max and winds up falling through a crack in the floorboards and into a fiery Hell….
League of NationsProducer1924-10-15KoKo assembles fellow clowns from around the globe to defend earth from a martian attack….
Sparring PartnerProducer1924-10-24KoKo accidentally spills ink on Max’s letter. An irritated Max draws him an oversized sparring partner. Remarkably, KoKo somehow manages to win, and…
Ko-Ko Makes ‘Em LaughProducer1927-02-10Ko-Ko and Fitz try to make a humorless Indian laugh….
The JeepProducer1938-07-15Popeye brings his magical dog, The Jeep, over to see Olive and Swee’pea, just as the tyke has escaped from his crib. The Jeep leads Popeye on a merry …
I’m Afraid to Come Home in the DarkProducer1930-01-29A humanized dog comes from a bar and fights with his shadow in the dark just before a bouncing ball comes on and the singer warbles “I’m Afraid to Com…
Poopdeck PappyProducer1940-11-15Popeye’s elderly father, Pappy, wants to go out at night. Popeye wants him to sleep….
Koko the Hot ShotProducer1925-01-01Max creates a penny arcade with a shooting gallery, much to the detriment of Ko-Ko and Fitz the Dog….
Ko-Ko on the RunProducer1925-09-15Ko-Ko competes against a rival clown in a race….
Wotta NitemareProducer1939-05-19Popeye is having a dream. In it, Bluto interupts his and Olive’s flirtations with one another and keeps having the upper hand….

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
A Ride for CinderellaWriter1937-01-23Cinderella must arrive home in her new coach by midnight, or else she will lose her coach, her new dress, and the prince….
The CircusWriter1920-05-06One of the “Out of the Inkwell” series of silent short films featuring a combination of live action and hand-drawn animation….
The Clown’s PupWriter1919-08-30Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn’t like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities….
Now You’re TalkingScenario Writer1927-04-28Bell Telephone instructional film shows how – and how not – to treat your upright desk telephone set. Don’t wiggle the hook excessively, don’t tangle …
The Boxing KangarooWriter1920-02-02The Inkwell Clown battles a boxing kangaroo….
The ReunionWriter1922-10-27Max helps the Inkwell Clown prepare for a family reunion….
Perpetual MotionWriter1920-10-02Part of Max Fleischer’s “Out of the Inkwell” series….

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Clown’s PupAnimation1919-08-30Max Fleischer draws a clown, who comes alive on the page. The clown doesn’t like the way he is drawn and demonstrates his own artistic abilities….
Johnny Legend Presents: The Complete Weird CartoonsAnimation2004-01-20This collection of vintage cartoons is not only a loopy primer on animation history; it is also an offbeat reflection of western “civilization” in the…
The Einstein Theory of RelativityAnimation1923-02-08“The Einstein Theory of Relativity” is the short version (587 m) of the lost American long version (1219 m) of Hanns Walter Kornblum’s original German…
Invisible InkAnimation1921-12-03Koko The Clown continually interrupts an animator, who turns his attention to trapping the clown….

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