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Paramount Network 1934 - 1941 1 season 36 eps TV-G Ended

Color Classics

1934 - 1941 1 season 36 eps TV-G

Season 1

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Season 1

8 min

S1 · E1 · Aug 3, 1934

Poor Cinderella Episode 1

In this retelling of the Cinderella story, Betty is the title character, a poor young woman forced to be the virtual slave of her two ugly stepsisters.

8 min

S1 · E2 · Oct 26, 1934

Little Dutch Mill Episode 2

The scene painted on a Dutch plate sitting in a china cabinet comes to life.

8 min

S1 · E3 · Dec 28, 1934

An Elephant Never Forgets Episode 3

Animal children ship off to school in their daily routine, then go through their lessons in a musical review led by their duck teacher.

8 min

S1 · E4 · Mar 1, 1935

The Song of the Birds Episode 4

A flock of robins is teaching their young ones to fly. Meanwhile, a boy with an air rifle is shooting at everything in the house.

8 min

S1 · E5 · May 19, 1935

The Kids in the Shoe Episode 5

The old lady who lives in a shoe has a bit of trouble with her gaggle of children.

8 min

S1 · E6 · Jul 12, 1935

Dancing on the Moon Episode 6

Various animal newlyweds take a rocket ship to the moon, where they dance the night away to "Dancing on the Moon (With You In My Arms)."

6.7 · You

8 min

S1 · E7 · Sep 6, 1935

Time for Love Episode 7

The courtship of two swans is interrupted by a third swan, who demonstrates his prowess at catching fish.

8 min

S1 · E8 · Nov 8, 1935

Musical Memories Episode 8

An elderly couple reminisce before a fire. The old man gets out their photo album. Through an old stereo viewer, they revisit their shared past.

8 min

S1 · E9 · Jan 17, 1936

Somewhere in Dreamland Episode 9

A young brother and sister carry a wagon with pieces of wood, gathering them for their stove. The children laugh, and a chorus sings "Somewhere in Dreamland, tonight."

8 min

S1 · E10 · Mar 13, 1936

The Little Stranger Episode 10

A twist on the classic "Ugly Duckling" story, as a baby chick accidentally gets hatched by a mother duck.

8 min

S1 · E11 · May 15, 1936

The Cobweb Hotel Episode 11

A 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 champion". After a pitched battle featuring arrows (fountain pen nibs) and a machine-gun (aspirins shot from a perfume atomizer), the spider winds up in a bottle of library paste.

8 min

S1 · E12 · Jul 10, 1936

Greedy Humpty Dumpty Episode 12

Greedy Humpty Dumpty's wall of gold is not enough. He wants all the gold in the sun, too.

8 min

S1 · E13 · Aug 28, 1936

Hawaiian Birds Episode 13

A funny and great short film about birds In Hawaii.

8 min

S1 · E14 · Oct 16, 1936

Play Safe Episode 14

A little boy jumps on a real train and learns a lesson about safety.

8 min

S1 · E15 · Dec 4, 1936

Christmas Comes But Once a Year Episode 15

At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.

8 min

S1 · E16 · Feb 12, 1937

Bunny Mooning Episode 16

It's the wedding of Jack and Jill Rabbit built around the song "Everybody's Getting Ready for the Wedding."

8 min

S1 · E17 · Apr 16, 1937

Chicken a La King Episode 17

An Arabian rooster has a harem of chickens. But life is a bore until Ducky Wucky (a Mae West-styled duck) pays him a call. She's a wise quackin' gal who can be your pal!

8 min

S1 · E18 · Jun 26, 1937

A Car-Tune Portrait Episode 18

The cartoon features a lion dressed up as a musical conductor, attempting to keep his orchestra of animal musicians in order as they half-play, half-fight their way through the piece.

8 min

S1 · E19 · Aug 26, 1937

Peeping Penguins Episode 19

Curious penguins investigate an abandoned cabin, heedless of their mother's warning that curiosity killed the cat.

8 min

S1 · E20 · Oct 29, 1937

Educated Fish Episode 20

In an underwater school for fish, bad boy Tommy Cod would rather play pinball in his desk than recite the daily lesson about hooks, fishing poles, and lines so strong. Tommy is locked out of class by the teacher to study harder. He learns his lesson the hard way when caught by a fisherman's bait.

8 min

S1 · E21 · Dec 31, 1937

Little Lamby Episode 21

A scheming fox comes to a happy valley of animals and their babies. He stages a phony baby contest to see which baby animal appeals to his appetite.

8 min

S1 · E22 · Feb 26, 1938

The Tears of an Onion Episode 22

None of the other vegetable children will have anything to do with the Little Onion, except for the cute Little Peach who has a cold.

8 min

S1 · E23 · Apr 29, 1938

Hold It Episode 23

When 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 neighboring dog. The cats proceed to torment him, chase him with a water hose, and try feeding him.

8 min

S1 · E24 · Jun 24, 1938

Hunky And Spunky Episode 24

Hunky is a mother burro and Spunky is her young son. This story takes place in the old west, where a prospector attempts to make Spunky into his pack animal.

8 min

S1 · E25 · Aug 26, 1938

All's Fair at the Fair Episode 25

A couple of sticks visit the fair grounds where the World's Fair is being held, and find themselves participating in a series of adventures with the ultra-modern mechanism operated by robots.

8 min

S1 · E26 · Oct 28, 1938

The Playful Polar Bears Episode 26

A group of polar bears are playing with their cubs in the ice and snow. One of the cubs has a little trouble sliding and swimming.

8 min

S1 · E27 · Jan 29, 1939

Always Kickin' Episode 27

Mother donkey Hunky tries to teach her son Spunky how to exercise his back kicks to kick like a "man," but he doesn't take it seriously.

8 min

S1 · E28 · Apr 21, 1939

Small Fry Episode 28

A small catfish tries to grow up in a hurry, but after he is initiated as a member in the Big Fry Club, he gets scared and runs home to his mother.

8 min

S1 · E29 · Jun 30, 1939

The Barnyard Brat Episode 29

Spunky is a bratty nuisance around the farm, and Hunky is reluctant to punish Spunky until the last straw breaks her back.

8 min

S1 · E30 · Sep 29, 1939

The Fresh Vegetable Mystery Episode 30

The setting of this cartoon is a kitchen inhabited by living vegetables. A mysterious figure kidnaps some carrot babies and several Irish potato police officers commence an investigation.

8 min

S1 · E31 · Feb 2, 1940

Little Lambkins Episode 31

A devious little boy sabotages his new city apartment so that he may return to his country home and play with his animal friends.

8 min

S1 · E32 · Mar 15, 1940

Ants in the Plants Episode 32

A classic about an anteater who makes life rough for a colony of ants. In the ant community, the queen spreads warnings of their greatest enemy, the Anteater.

8 min

S1 · E33 · May 17, 1940

A Kick in Time Episode 33

Spunky the donkey is grabbed and sold to a cruel, overbearing owner. Just wait till his pal comes to save the day.

8 min

S1 · E34 · Jul 19, 1940

Snubbed By a Snob Episode 34

The two burros, Hunky and Spunky, try to socialize with a pair of thoroughbred racehorses.

8 min

S1 · E35 · Aug 23, 1940

You Can't Shoe a Horse Fly Episode 35

Spunky the little donkey is being annoyed by a horsefly. His mother Hunky finally gets rid of the little pest by smashing him with her tail.

8 min

S1 · E36 · Aug 22, 1941

Vitamin Hay Episode 36

Spunky would rather eat junk than his hay. He accidentally swallows a bulb horn, which honks every time that he hiccups. This offends a pair of lovey-dovey geese, and Spunky learns his lesson the hard way.

36 episodes in Season 1

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Color Classics were a series of animated short subjects produced by Fleischer Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1934 to 1941 as a competitor to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. As the name implies, all of the shorts were made in color, with the first entry in the series, Poor Cinderella, being the first color cartoon produced by the Fleischer studio.

Family Comedy Kids Animation

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Total runtime 4h 48m · Episode length 8 min · Country United States

Show info

Premiered

August 3, 1934

Final episode

August 22, 1941

Status

Ended

Network

Paramount Network

Country

United States

Episode length

8 min

Total runtime

4h 48m

Original language

English

Production

F

Fleischer Studios

Studio

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