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16 Feb 2024

Ko Ko Explores

Cannibals don’t like clown meat — it tastes funny!

Here’s a 1927 short called KoKo Explores, starring the cartoonist Max Fleisher and directed by his brother Dave Fleischer.

This cartoon has stood the test of time, although we’re sure it would offend a sect of the liberals out there. Of course, a lot of those liberals would be offended by their own shadows!

The Fleischer Brothers created their Out of the Inkwell Films in New York. Meanwhile, out in California, Walt Disney cartoonists also delved into tales of cannibalism in their 1925 short Alice Cans The Cannibals.

Although a print of this cartoon was already available online, it was in low quality and missing 3 minutes of scenes. This new upload is a better quality print, taken from a stock footage site (though featuring an annoying timecode and missing the opening title).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaqHsOP_HRU

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11 Apr 2021

Aladdin & His Wonderful Lamp

A few weeks back, we brought you the Cartoon Renewal Studios’ crisp new remastering of the classic Dave Fleischer cartoon Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s 40 Thieves. Today, we have the 1939 followup Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp.

At 22 minutes, this is the longest of the original Popeye cartoons. And, in our opinion, it’s also the best of the three pictures spun around tales from the Arabian Nights, the other being Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor.

It’s hard to beat the Technicolor of the 1930s and 1940s, and Cartoon Renewal Studios has done a superb job restoring the richly textured and colored saturation.

Here, Popeye transforms into a sultan romancing Queen Olive Oyl, while battling an evil genie. It’s a retelling of the Aladdin story, setting the stage in a way that foretold Disney’s later version.

In this instance, Olive Oyl is the imagined screenwriter, concocting the adventure for Surprise Pictures. Wimpy is missing in action as is Bluto, but there’s plenty going on, as well as some memorable lines of dialogue.  As Popeye woos Olive, he exclaims, “I’ve never made love in Technicolor before!”

Hope you enjoy this classic brought back to life!

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