"time, Felix the Cat and Krazy Kat. Universal was given the right to name the rabbit and it selected a name out of a hat. The first Oswald cartoon, ""Poor Papa"", was rejected by the Universal studio heads for its poor production quality and the sloppiness and age of Oswald. Disney, together with Iwerks, decided to create a second cartoon titled ""Trolley Troubles"" featuring a much younger, neater Oswald. The short, released on September 5, 1927, officially launched the series and proved to be Disney's greatest success to date. The storyline for Poor Papa was reused in a Mickey Mouse"
"While referred to as blonde in the story itself, Madeline has also been colored with straight yellow fur in some printings of the story. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an anthropomorphic black rabbit who is described as Mickey's older half brother in the video game ""Epic Mickey"". This is a reference to the fact that Oswald was Walt Disney's primary cartoon star before the creation of Mickey Mouse. Disney's loss of the rights to Oswald in 1928 led to Mickey's creation. In 2006, The Walt Disney Company reacquired the rights to Oswald, and have since used him in the ""Epic"
"to stop producing ""Alice Comedies"" due to the costs of combining live-action and animation. Mintz managed to gain a distribution deal with Universal Studios; however it was Mintz—not Disney—that signed the deal. Disney and lead animator Ub Iwerks created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who debuted in Trolley Troubles in 1927. The Oswald series was a success and became the first hit for the Disney studio. In the spring of 1928, Disney traveled to New York to ask Mintz for a budget increase. His request was harshly denied by Mintz, who pointed out that in the contract Mintz had signed with"
"couple of jazz tunes (the second of which is ""Tiger Rag)"". The other features calliope music which is used throughout the entire film, as well as some footage played in reverse. The short is available in a 2-disc DVD title as part of the . Bright Lights (1928 film) Bright Lights is a 1928 silent cartoon short by Walt Disney Productions featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is among the few short films of the series Disney worked on before leaving that same year. Previously in 1927, Oswald had an oval face, a chubbier waist, and pants with a single"
"of this series, Disney asked Iwerks to come up with a new character. The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was animated entirely by Iwerks. Following the first cartoon, Oswald was redesigned on the insistence of Universal, who agreed to distribute the new series of cartoons in 1927. In spring 1928, Disney lost control of the Oswald character, and much of his staff was hired away; Disney left Universal soon afterwards. He promised never to work with a character he did not own ever again. Disney asked Iwerks, who stayed on, to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches"
"Iwerks was portrayed in the episode by Tony Hale. All Comicolor shorts. All Comicolor shorts. Ub Iwerks Ubbe Eert ""Ub"" Iwerks, A.S.C. (; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971) was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. The works Iwerks produced alongside Walt Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, immigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the"
"Ub Iwerks Ubbe Eert ""Ub"" Iwerks, A.S.C. (; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971) was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. The works Iwerks produced alongside Walt Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, immigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the municipality of Krummhörn). Ub's full name can be seen on early ""Alice"" shorts that he"
"losing money. Universal owned the rights to the ""Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"" character, although Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks had created Oswald, and their films had enjoyed a successful theatrical run. After Charles Mintz had unsuccessfully demanded that Disney accept a lower fee for producing the property, Mintz produced the films with his own group of animators. Instead, Disney and Iwerks created Mickey Mouse, who in 1928 starred in the first ""sync"" sound animated short, ""Steamboat Willie"". This moment effectively launched Walt Disney Studios' foothold, while Universal became a minor player in film animation. Universal subsequently severed its link to"
"Super Rabbit Super Rabbit is a fictional, funny-animal superhero in comic books published by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics, during the 1930s and 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. Created by cartoonist Ernie Hart, he first appeared in ""Comedy Comics"" #14 (cover-dated Feb. 1943). The character appeared after Fawcett Comics' funny-animal superhero Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (debut: ""Fawcett's Funny Animals"" #1, cover-dated Dec. 1942), and before the Bugs Bunny theatrical cartoon short ""Super-Rabbit"" (released in April 1943) Following his debut as the cover star of ""Comedy Comics"" #14 (March 1943), the funny-animal"
"Charles Mintz Charles Bear Mintz (1889 – December 30, 1939) was a Jewish American film producer and distributor, who assumed control over Margaret J. Winkler's Winkler Pictures after marrying her in 1924; the couple would have two children, Katherine and William. Between 1925 and 1939, Mintz produced over 370 cartoon shorts. Charles Mintz was unhappy with the production costs on Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks's ""Alice Comedies"", and asked the two to develop a new character. The result was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the first animated character for Universal Pictures. In February 1928, when the character proved more successful than"
"the DVD set ""The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"". In the Disney game ""Epic Mickey"", where Disney shorts starring Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit are used for navigation, ""Great Guns!"" is one of the shorts you play through. Great Guns! Great Guns! is a 1927 Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was re-issued by Walter Lantz Productions in 1932. It was originally released on October 17, 1927. Oswald goes to war. Upon doing this, he is nearly injured and uses an elephant as a cannon. Oswald is turned into dust by one"
"Bright Lights (1928 film) Bright Lights is a 1928 silent cartoon short by Walt Disney Productions featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is among the few short films of the series Disney worked on before leaving that same year. Previously in 1927, Oswald had an oval face, a chubbier waist, and pants with a single suspender. By 1928, he's given a makeover, having a rounder head, a slimmer waist, and shorts. Despite this change, the rabbit's 1927 appearance would still appear on the title cards until ""High Up"". His shorts would be his only outfit until 1930. A show composed"
"that another proposed name for the character was ""Happy Rabbit."" In the actual cartoons and publicity, however, the name ""Happy"" only seems to have been used in reference to Bugs Hardaway. In ""Hare-um Scare-um"", a newspaper headline reads, ""Happy Hardaway."" Animation historian David Gerstein disputes that ""Happy Rabbit"" was ever used as an official name, believing that the only usage of the term was from Mel Blanc himself in humorous and fanciful tales he told about the character's development in the 1970s and 1980s; the name ""Bugs Bunny"" was used as early as August 1939, in the Motion Picture Herald,"
"her money. Oswald manages to pull out the sack through his mouth. The rabbit and his canine girlfriend go on with the kissing. The part where Oswald bounces off the walls is reused from ""A Wet Knight"". In a Guild/Firelight Video reissue, the film is presented as ""Wild and Wooly"". And in Michael Fitzgerald's book ""Universal Pictures"", it is mentioned as ""Wild and Wooley"". Wild and Woolly (1932 film) Wild and Woolly is a short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions, and stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In a town in the Old West, the girl beagle comes to a"
"Rhapsody Rabbit Rhapsody Rabbit is a 1946 American animated comedy short film in the ""Merrie Melodies"" series, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny. The short was originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 9, 1946. This short is a follow-up of sorts to Freleng's 1941 Academy Award-nominated short ""Rhapsody in Rivets"", which featured the ""Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2"" by Franz Liszt. The ""instrument"" used to perform the ""Hungarian Rhapsody"" in ""Rhapsody in Rivets"" is a skyscraper under construction, while this short features Bugs Bunny playing the piece at a piano, while being pestered by a"
"Robot Rabbit Robot Rabbit is a Warner Bros. animated short of the ""Looney Tunes"" series. Originally released to theaters on December 12, 1953, it stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd as its main characters. Elmer Fudd is shown as a carrot farmer who is happily going about his chores singing ""In a Little Red Barn (On a Farm down in Indiana)"". Halfway through the song, he realizes Bugs has joined his singing. At the end of the chorus of the song, Bugs dives into his hole, and carrots fly into the air. Elmer angrily laments ""Ooooh, da wascal wabbit is"
"some respects, to other shorts: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, in 1927, starred in a cartoon called ""Trolley Troubles"", in which he runs a streetcar; and an earlier Warner Bros. character called Foxy ran a trolley car during a long dream sequence in the Harman-Ising ""Merrie Melody"" ""Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!"", in which he, amongst other things, rings his bell by means of a cat, operates car no. 13, picks up his sweetheart and helps a large lady passenger board. As Buddy's car approaches Cookie's building, we see a billboard advertising ""Katz Beer,"" a reference to Ray Katz, Leon Schlesinger's business"
"waning Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Woody starred in a number of films. With his innate chutzpah and brash demeanor, the character was a natural hit during World War II. His image appeared on US aircraft as nose art, and on mess halls, and audiences on the homefront watched Woody cope with familiar problems such as food shortages. The 1943 Woody cartoon ""The Dizzy Acrobat"" was nominated for the 1944 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), which it lost to the MGM ""Tom and Jerry"" cartoon ""The Yankee Doodle Mouse"". Woody Woodpecker's debut also marked a change in directing style"
"he speeds up further, however, the bottom of his garments somehow catches fire, prompting him to run and sit in a barrel of water. Finally it is Oswald and Julius' turn to take center stage. When they begin, their moves are fluent, going according to plan, and they never mess up. They go on to win the contest and the coveted trophy. Kounty Fair Kounty Fair is a 1930 animated cartoon released by Universal Pictures starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald is merrily riding on a pony, heading towards the residence of his buddy Julius Cat. Julius is doing some"
"a role as the series' trouble maker. He is smaller than the girl beagle, and his garment is a very long shirt that covers all the way to his ankles. His catchphrase is ""Oh phooey!"" The Plumber (1933 film) The Plumber, mistakenly called Oswald the Plumber in other media, is a Walter Lantz animated short which features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald is spending some time in a house with a girl beagle and a boy beagle. The girl beagle plays the piano while Oswald dances on top of it and sings the song ""It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'""."
"rips open the booth to find a Tibetan man making a phone call inside. The wolf cub's quote ""Is my father in there?"" would be reused in two later cartoons produced by Lantz. It was inspired by short films and other media published several years earlier which used similar words. Broadway Folly Broadway Folly is a 1930 animated cartoon by Walter Lantz which stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The film was thought be lost for decades but copy of it has been found in 2010. Oswald drives his uncovered car, heading towards a night club. After parking his car at"
"Wolf"" (1934) by Walt Disney, and ""Little Red Walking Hood"" (1937), ""Red Hot Riding Hood"" (1943), and ""Little Rural Riding Hood"" (1949) by Tex Avery. Friz Freleng had already directed four fairy-tale films: ""Beauty and the Beast"" (1934), ""The Miller's Daughter"" (1934), ""The Trial of Mister Wolf"" (1941), and ""Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk"" (1943). He would go on to direct ""Red Riding Hoodwinked"" (1955). Little Red Riding Rabbit Little Red Riding Rabbit is a 1944 Warner Bros. ""Merrie Melodies"" cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny. It is a sendup of the Little Red Riding Hood story, and"
"Slap-Happy Pappy Slap Happy Pappy is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon, starring Porky Pig. It was directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, and scored by Carl W. Stalling. Slap Happy Pappy was released on April 13, 1940. Porky owns a farm. The cartoon starts with him plowing the fields. But the bulk of the cartoon is about the poultry farm. A sign reads, ""Miracle Eggs for sale, if it's a good egg it's a miracle egg"". A rabbit impersonating Jack Benny (Jack Bunny) looks at eggs. He is about to smash a black egg, but it"
"The Merry Old Soul The Merry Old Soul is a 1933 animated short film by Walter Lantz Productions, and part of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series. The cartoon was also nominated for an Academy Award. Oswald goes to a dental clinic for treatment to his cavity problem. While the dentist tries to pull out his damaged tooth, news break out of a radio in the shop, reporting that the king is in serious depression and needs to be cheered up. In this, Oswald abandons his dental treatment, and heads outside to spread the word. In his castle, Old King"
"when he needs it and Rabbit cannot deny their closeness. His character is consistent in most of the Disney adaptations, although in ""Welcome to Pooh Corner"", he is a talented magician and in ""The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh"", he is pale green instead of yellow. At one point in the latter series, Rabbit adopts a bluebird named Kessie. , Rabbit now appears at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, FL and Disneyland in Anaheim, CA for meet and greets. Junius Matthews was the voice of Rabbit in the first three Disney films. After his death, Ray Erlenborn"
"before she and the tall man could kiss each other, a big beagle shows up in between just to join the feast. Bothered by this, the tall man splats a pie onto the big beagle's face. Ye Happy Pilgrims Ye Happy Pilgrims is a short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In a reissue, the film goes with the title The Happy Pilgrims. The cartoon is set in the 17th century where the ship ""Mayflower"" lands in Plymouth Rock in the United States. Oswald is portrayed as one of the passengers on board. Oswald makes"
"after when Walt decided to leave the Kansas City Film Ad Company to start another one of his own, called Laugh-O-Gram Films, where he created his first popular cartoon called Alice’s Wonderland, which turned into a series called Alice Comedies. Unfortunately for Walt, not enough money was coming in, which lead to many of his employees quitting his company, and forcing him to declare bankruptcy. In 1927, Walt created a new character called ""Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"", which also became popular. However, the distributor he was working with at the time, Charles Mintz, hired all of Walt’s animation employees and"
"to this was the reintroduction of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 2010 with the release of ""Epic Mickey"". In 1930, Disney began a newspaper strip called ""Mickey Mouse"" which greatly expanded Mickey's world which was already well-known from the animated cartoons. The stories then became a work of collaborative fiction with different writers working in different mediums. This sometimes caused continuity discrepancies. For example, while Mickey and his friends largely live in the same contemporary setting, they sometimes appear in exotic settings including period pieces (""Brave Little Tailor"", ""The Nifty Nineties"") and fantasy films (""Fantasia"", ""Fun and Fancy Free""). One"
"distant past, such as ""Old Yeller"", ""The Shaggy Dog"", ""Swiss Family Robinson"", ""Bon Voyage!"", and ""Savage Sam"". As most of Disney's cel animation artists were laid off after the computer graphics boom of the late 1990s, the 13 minutes of animation were not done in-house but by the independent Pasadena-based company James Baxter Animation, which was started by noted lead animator James Baxter. Baxter had previously worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios, bringing to life many memorable Disney animated characters like Jessica Rabbit (""Who Framed Roger Rabbit""), Belle (""Beauty and the Beast""), Rafiki (""The Lion King""), and Quasimodo (""The Hunchback"
"off peacefully, no longer wanting to wreak havoc. Relieved of his trouble as well as feeling happy for the big cat, Oswald simply laughs. The Busy Barber The Busy Barber, also known as Busy Barbers in some reissues, is a short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is the 64th Oswald short by Lantz and the 116th in the entire series. Oswald opens a barber shop. A hippo and its mother are walking along while the hippo sucks on a lollipop. A dog steals the hippo's lollipop, causing him to cry. The mother takes"
"production had begun — to familiarize US audiences with the characters. All three shorts as well as future feature films boast classic songs by the Sherman Brothers including ""Winnie the Pooh"" and ""The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers"". For the character Piglet, hand gestures and other movements were used by the animators to create expressiveness, since he (and Pooh) had the appearance of dolls or stuffed animals with relatively simple button eyes. The scene where Rabbit deals with Pooh's rump being part of the ""decor of his home"" was not in the original book, but was reportedly contemplated by Disney when"
"Elmer the Great Dane Elmer the Great Dane is a Walter Lantz character in the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon series. The character's name is most likely a reference to ""Elmer, the Great"", a 1933 film. When Universal's then biggest cartoon star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was declining in popularity, Lantz decided to come up with new characters to keep the shorts running. One of these characters was a great dane which they named Elmer, and was cast as Oswald's pet dog. The inspiration for character came from the fact that Lantz was a fanatic in great danes. Elmer made"
"Kounty Fair Kounty Fair is a 1930 animated cartoon released by Universal Pictures starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald is merrily riding on a pony, heading towards the residence of his buddy Julius Cat. Julius is doing some chores but finishes the moment the rabbit arrives. Following a short greeting, the two friends head for a little trip to the fair. At the fair grounds, Oswald and Julius are intrigued by the numerous games and services being offered. The cat and the rabbit first come to a hotdog stand for something eat. While the two are waiting for their order,"