" Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl "

In the first years of the Thirties, the medium of animation was virtually free from restrictive pressures of censorships .
The majority of the cartoons of this period feature risquè material, expecially the Fleischers and Van Beuren productions .
But Terrytoons too show their quota of sex-related material.
A relatively unknown short, " Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl " ( 1932 ), could probably win the prize as being the cartoon which shows more outrageous gags than any other one .

The plot narrates of Farmer Al Falfa's hunting exploration, but our hero only appears near the end of the picture. Before his appearence, we can see a number of gags with protagonist the title character, a beautiful female version of Tarzan of the Apes .
This marvellous "Ape Girl" wears only a bikini top and a really short mini skirt which does not leave anything to imagination!
We can see her having a erotic massage, in which a monkey is giving her a leg and butt rub down, riding a giant ape, swimming while exposing nudity (from the bottom down), using a pair of fish as skates and skating on the water, a hippo as a boat and much more .
When finally our Al Falfa and his faithful pup enter in the picture, she attacks the farmer and, as time goes by and springtime arrives, we see the destiny of our hero: father of a number of Al Falfa-look-a-like kiddies, the last reference to sex in the cartoon .
Enjoy some pics from this pre-Code extravaganza. I hope you'll appreciate the fact that this is no a reissue of the cartoon and it shows original intact title cards.

















Yours Truly ,

Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator

Upcoming Posts

That's what is coming in the near future .

In a week or so , you'll have a detailed review of one of the most risquè cartoons ever made , " Farmer Al Falfa's Ape Girl " .
The title character , to use the words of GAC member Nelson , " makes Betty Boop look like a saint " !

Also , a review of the LTGC volume 3 , who hit the stores a bit more than a month ago .

And other analyses of rare and unknown shorts , including the Private Snafu short " Pay Day " .


And that's ONLY for the near future .


Near the end of December I 'll also post reviews of other rare cartoons ( with many screenshots ) , some of them are included in the " Censored Eleven " category .
Wanna guess which ones will be chosen ?

Stay tooned for updates ! You'll not be sorry !



Yours Truly ,

Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator

An " Escusatio non Petita "

Sorry for the infrequent posts of the last days but both me and mmm..donuts are reaaally busy .

However , stay tooned for upcoming updates . Yes , the month of December will see , among the other things , a review of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection volume 3 as well as accurate analysises of many rare cartoons , including Terrytoons and Private Snafu shorts . Lots of high quality pictures to come .

Yours Truly

Duck Dodgers


Blog Founder and Administrator

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears : JITTERBUGS !

YPSmithGimmick is again the " guy behind the pics " . Enjoy this wild dance ! ( Click on the screenshots to see them better ! )

Yours Truly ,

Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator

Goldilocks and The Jivin' Bears

Thanks to YPSmitGimmick for these pics from a superior version of " Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears " , one of the unfamous " Censored Eleven " . More pics to come soon showing what is probably the wildest jitterbug sequence in a cartoon ! ( Click on the screenshots to see them better ! )

Yours Truly ,

Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator

Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs

Thanks to John Kricfalusi, the ASIFA Archive owns the best print of Bob Clampett's masterpiece "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs" I've ever seen. To see how wonderful it is, take a look at these pictures, comparing the ASIFA print to one of the few currently in circulation:










And remember, if you want to save your favorite cartoons, be sure to support ASIFA!
http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/10/filmography-coal-black-and-de-sebben.html

Off Topic : No Spammers Allowed Here ! Trespassers Will Be Shoot !

Pardon me for the off topic post but I want to keep clear that any comment must be related to the respective post and spam or any other comment which does not respect the object of discussion of this blog will be deleted in a matter of few minutes .

That is all , fellers !


Yours Truly ,

( a bit angry ) Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator

" Swing You Sinners " strikes again !

These other pics come all from http://www.animationarchive.org/

I'll never be tired to repeat this : If you really love theatrical animated cartoons from the Golden Years there's no better way than help Steve Worth and the ASIFA people .
Visite the website to know more and to learn how contribuite in any way to the ASIFA 's work .

It's the only way to have classic gems of the animation like " Swing You Sinners " be restored and preserved .

Yours Truly ,

Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator

" Swing You Sinners " UPDATE !

Thanks to Dan Porceddu for these pics from the magnificent " Swing You Sinners " .
This screenshots show what happens near the end of the cartoon , when Bimbo is chased by hundreds of ghosts in a scene which I suppose sure disturbed the dreams of children in the Thirties ......( Would have ever Disney dare to do that ? Answer : NO ! )


Yours Truly ,

Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator

Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3

Howdy, folks!
The release of the third volume from the Looney Tunes Golden Collection series is probably one of this year's greatest events for classic animation fans. If you love the theatrical Warner Bros. cartoons from the golden age, then this is the dvd set you've been waiting for! In this volume, you will find a great selection of shorts, which spans from the studio's debut (the first LT from 1930, "Sinkin' in the Bathtub", is included) to its latter years (the 1960s). The restoration of the cartoons is just amazing: most of them have never looked so good since their original release! But don’t worry, none of these cartoons suffers the effects of the DVNR process, noticeable on some cartoons on the previous volumes. The only thing that really disappointed me about this set is the fact that very few original titles have been restored, while most of the cartoons still have their Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
That’s all for now, we'll post more details on this set as soon as we can , so ... stay tooned , folks !

Here is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ADS62G/102-1360283-8592954?v=glance&n=130&s=dvd&v=glance

ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive

Can't believe your own eyes ?

Yep , these are pics from " Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs " and this 1943 classic Clampett masterpiece looks like it was made today !

If you want to help the restoration and preservation from the dust of times of all the classic cartoons of the Golden Age , please support in any way the ASIFA ! What is ASIFA ? Look for yourself , fellers !

http://www.animationarchive.org/

" Swing You Sinners "

Welcome here , folks !

First thing I want to do is to re-direct you to one of the most surreal cartoons ever made , a favorite of mine ( and I suppose of yours after you will have seen it ) : " Swing You Sinners " .

Way back in 1930 , the Fleischers ' answer to Disney was not trying to compete with the fairy tales adaptations or the cute characters ( that was Disney's own territory ) , but trying to do something really original with the animation medium , using hot jazz and imaginative gags as " traits d'union " between reality and fantasy .

These concepts were behind the creation of such unique masterpieces like " Swing You Sinners " ( the strangest and most bizzarre of them all ! ) , " Bimbo's Initiation , " Minnie The Moocher ".....This cartoon is also most notable because it stars the character of Bimbo , one of the very few characters of the Thirties which shows no resemblance to Mickey Mouse . I could write for hours analyzing this magnificent cartoon but.....

Stop talking now ! It's time to watch Classic Cartoons ! ( Feel free to post your comments about the short here , but first...go watch it ! )


http://www.animationarchive.org/2005/11/filmography-swing-you-sinners.html


Yours Truly ,

Duck Dodgers

Blog Founder and Administrator