Toon In With Me

[donnie]

That one is amazing!

I'm with the little fellow—I really wanted to hear that radio program.

After the Toy Town Hall started, I immediately recognized it was one of those Hollywood parodies, or rather actually a parody of a radio show with various well-known entertainers. I recognized Bing Crosby, Eddie Cantor, and Rudy Vallee, but had to look up the rest. It turns out the jack-in-the-box is Fred Allen of radio fame (whom I know mainly from his panel appearances on some of the early What's My Line? shows). Here's a page with all the info.

What is the round purple thing in the background at 1:54?

[Kitty]

That one is amazing!

I'm so glad you liked it!!!

What is the round purple thing in the background at 1:54?

I have no idea! I can't think of what type of toy it could possibly be.

[Kitty]

Gifts From the Air (1937)

This is another Color Rhapsody short from Columbia. It was released on New Year's Day. Some radio personality parodies in this one. I think I also spot Ed Wynn in there.

https://youtu.be/igRJhihzpeo?si=UEqa3lMvIkIHf9OR

And another Christmas themed one from 1933. It's a Popeye short from 1933 called Seasin's Greetinks! This one is sort of different, and Olive's voice is different.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9dipxo

[donnie]

Another good one! I love heartwarming Christmas ones with good things coming to children who need it. Yes, Ed Wynn is in there.

When the boy rubbed the cat's back to get static electricity, that reminded me of something we used to do as children with balloons (but with our own hair, not cats). We'd scrub inflated balloons back and forth on our hair to get static electricity on them that would make them stick to walls or the ceiling. Did you ever do that?

On the Popeye one, yes that was strange hearing that voice out of Olive. I kept wondering when Popeye was going to get his spinach fix.

[Kitty]

I saw the full cartoon Hare Trigger (which this clip comes from) on Toony, and I was really intrigued by this odd ditty!!

https://youtu.be/rw9JvHBklUo?feature=shared

In searching the song, I found a 1930 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit clip called Alaska where a variation of the song is sung. Have you heard this before?

https://youtu.be/9S-of8esQs4?si=22LmWcUxX_Nq8aJw

You can see the full Oswald cartoon here. It's really fun. P.S. that sure looks like Clarabelle Cow at that table toward the end!
https://youtu.be/_DHWqGPybDU?si=nFBLz30Posuzkvz4

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[Kitty]

Betty in Blunderland (1934)

I loved this!!!!

https://youtu.be/VFWzzptHJ58

[Kitty]

Here's an unusual one from Columbia. The end gives me Monty Python vibes.

Mountain Ears (1939)

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[donnie]

Betty in Blunderland (1934)
I loved this!!!!

That's a good one. I like Betty as Alice.

I have a feeling the Mad Hatter is a celebrity, but I can't identify him. Same with the Carpenter.

[donnie]

Here's an unusual one from Columbia. The end gives me Monty Python vibes.
Mountain Ears (1939)

That is a strange ending, indeed.

I knew I'd heard that narrator's voice before. He's the caveman in this Daffy Cartoon.
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (1939)

https://youtu.be/X2tgbncOoMk

[Kitty]

Here's a great companion to our the George Washington blog post, you know the one from the holiday book.

Here's Paramount's 1965 Jacky's Whacky World, entitled The Story of George Washington, told from a child's perspective.

I loved this one. It's chock full of adorableness and from a very successful tv writer.

https://youtu.be/uiH5q0MfmEU

If you want a refresher on the Washington post (it even includes the Betsey Ross myth!) here's the post.
https://blog.silentphotoplay.com/2026/0 ... -our-flag/