Bimbo in the 1931 Talkartoon Silly Scandals.

Talkartoons is the name of a series of 42 animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 and 1932. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Fleischer Studios Inc is an American corporation which originated as an Animation studio located at 1600 Broadway, New York City New York. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

History

For the Fleischer brothers, the transition to sound was relatively easy. With the new contract with Paramount Pictures, and without the burden of Red Seal Pictures and Alfred Weiss, Max Fleischer was free to experiment with new, bold ideas. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Max Fleischer ( July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an important Austrian American pioneer in the development of the First he changed the name of the Ko-Ko Song Cartunes series to Screen Songs. Screen Songs is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures between 1929 Although the Screen Songs were successful, Fleischer felt that it wasn't enough; Walt Disney also seemed to gain a great amount of fame through his sound cartoons as well. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter He decided to work with his brother, Dave on a new series of cartoons where the characters did more than just simply dance to the music of the "bouncing ball". David Fleischer ( July 14 1894 – June 25 1979) was an Austrian-American Animator of Jewish ancestry Film director The name for the new series was to be Talkartoons. When the idea was pitched to Paramount, they leaped at the opportunity.

The Talkartoons started out as one-shot cartoons (with the exception of Accordion Joe featuring Fitz the Dog of the earlier Inkwell Imps). Out of the Inkwell was a major animated series of the silent era produced by Max Fleischer from 1919 to 1929 The first entry in the series was Noah's Lark, released on October 25, 1929. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Although a Fleischer cartoon, it appeared to be patterned after the Aesop's Film Fables of Paul Terry. Aesop's Film Fables was a series of animated short subjects created by American cartoonist Paul Terry. Terrytoons was an Animation studio founded by Paul Terry. The studio located in New Rochelle New York, United In it, a Farmer Al Falfa-esque Noah allows the animals of his ark to visit Luna Park. Farmer Al Falfa (also known as Farmer Alfalfa) the quintessential grizzly old farmer type is an animated cartoon character created by American Luna Park was an Amusement park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City from 1903 to 1944 When he brings them back into the ship, the weight is so heavy that it sinks. In the end, Noah chases topless mermaids throughout the ocean waters. Lark has very few gray tones, very much like the Screen Songs produced during the same time and the earlier Fleischer silent works. It also included copyright-free songs, mostly utilized from old 78-rpm's.

The series began to take a new direction, however, with the arrival of Max and Dave's brother, Lou Fleischer, whose skills in music and mathematics made a great impact the studio. Fitz evolved into a character named Bimbo, named so for his foolishness. Bimbo is a Fictional character, a Cartoon Dog created by Fleischer Studios. The first cartoon that featured Bimbo was Hot Dog (1930), the first entry in the series and the first Fleischer cartoon to use a full-range of greys. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New animators such as Grim Natwick, Shamus Culhane, and Rudy Zamora began entering the Fleischer Studio, with new ideas that pushed the Talkartoons into a league of their own. Myron "Grim" Natwick ( August 16 1890 – October 7 1990) was an American Animator and Film director James "Shamus" Culhane ( November 12, 1908 — February 2, 1996) was an American Animator, Film director, and Natwick especially had an off-beat style of animating that helped give the shorts more of a surreal quality. Perhaps his greatest contribution to the Talkartoons series and the Fleischer Studio was the creation of Betty Boop with Dizzy Dishes in 1930. Betty Boop is an animated Cartoon character appearing in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop series of films produced by Dizzy Dishes is a Animated short film created by the Fleischer Studios in 1930 as part of the Talkartoon series

By late-1931, Betty Boop dominated the series. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Koko the Clown was brought out of retirement from the silent days as a third character to Betty and Bimbo. Koko the Clown is an animated character created by animation pioneer Max Fleischer. By 1932, the series was at an inevitable end and instead, Betty Boop would be given her own series, with Bimbo and Koko as secondary characters. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

Filmography

Bimbo in Swing You Sinners! (1930).

1929–30

Betty Boop and Bimbo in Barnicle Bill (1930). Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dizzy Dishes is a Animated short film created by the Fleischer Studios in 1930 as part of the Talkartoon series Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barnacle Bill is a 1930 Fleischer Studios Animated short film Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Animation by Grim Natwick.

1931

Betty Boop and Bimbo in Minnie the Moocher (1932). Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Bimbo's Initiation is a 1931 Fleischer Studios Talkartoon Animated short film starring Bimbo and featuring Betty Boop. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian " Minnie the Moocher " is a Jazz song first recorded in 1931 by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra selling over 1 million copies

1932

References

• Cabarga, Leslie (1988): The Fleischer Story. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Chess-Nuts is a 1932 Fleischer Studios Animated short films starring Betty Boop, and featuring Bimbo and Koko the Clown Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Da Capo Press.
• Fleischer, Richard (2005): Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleisher and the Animation Revloution. University Press of Kentucky.
• Maltin, Leonard (1987): Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Penguin Books.

See also

• Fleischer Studios
• The Golden Age of American animation

External links

• Fleischer Sound Cartoons Filmography