Episode 33: The Oscars (1942 & 1943)

by · July 17, 2011

Academy Award Statue

In this episode, Patrick and I continue our quest to view all the Academy Awards nominated animated shorts. In part seven, we discuss the 1942 and 1943 nominees.

New Releases:

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Frankenstein Jr. & Impossibles (Warner Archive)
The Herculoids: The Complete Series (Warner Archive)
Heavy Metal (Blu-ray)
Gerald McBoing Boing Collection

The 1942 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
Tulips Shall Grow George Pal January 26, 1942 The Puppetoon Movie
Juke Box Jamboree Walter Lantz July 27, 1942 Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 2
All Out for ‘V’ TerryToon Cartoons August 7, 1942 N/A
Blitz Wolf MGM August 22, 1942 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Der Fuehrer’s Face Walt Disney January 1, 1943 Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942 – 1946)
Pigs in a Polka Leon Schlesinger February 6, 1943 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
The 1943 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins George Pal April 30, 1943 N/A
Greetings, Bait Leon Schlesinger May 15, 1943 N/A – YouTube
The Dizzy Acrobat Walter Lantz May 31, 1943 Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1
The Yankee Doodle Mouse MGM June 26, 1943 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Reason and Emotion Walt Disney August 27, 1943 Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines
Imagination Columbia Pictures October 29, 1943 N/A
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  • Christopher Sobieniak

    “Pigs in a Polka” was one of those that fell into the Public Domain along with a number of other WB cartoons from around 1942/43 for some particular reason.  And as such, often was seen on many unofficial video releases throughout the 1980′s and 90′s where I had first saw it from.  The character that introduces the thing spoofing Fantasia is meant to spoof Deems Taylor who was in Fantasia by the way.  It wouldn’t be the only time Warner’s would spoof Fantasia by the way, as they would also do the same thing in A Corny Concerto the following year.

    The real problem with the Puppetoons scenario is due to the supposive ownership of one Arnold Lebovit, whom produced a theatrical release of the films under the name “The Puppetoons Movie” some decades ago.  His company often polices the net whenever these shorts do pop up.

    The worm and even fisherman in the end of “Greetings Bait” by the way is meant to be a caricature of comedian Jerry Colonna who was familiar for his appearance and mannerisms.

    In the case of “Reason & Emotion”, a later TV airing of this made in the 1960′s had Ludwig Von Drake narrate the cartoon and the Nazi stuff was edited out or dubbed over to make it contemporary to that time period.

    Both Fleischer Brothers went their separate ways, with Dave manning the Screen Gems studio for a brief number of years, while Max did a number of things for the Jam Handy Organization.