Episode 37: The Oscars (1946 & 1947)

by · October 23, 2011

Academy Award Statue

In this episode, Patrick and I continue our quest to view all the Academy Awards nominated animated shorts. In part nine, we discuss the 1946 and 1947 nominees.

The 1946 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
Musical Moments from Chopin Walter Lantz February 24, 1947 Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection, Vol. 1
The Cat Concerto MGM April 26, 1947 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1
Squatter’s Rights Walt Disney June 7, 1946 Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Vol. 2
iTunes
Walky Talky Hawky Warner Brothers August 31, 1946 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 3
John Henry and the Inky-Poo Paramount Pictures September 6, 1946 The Puppetoons Movie
Rhapsody Rabbit Warner Brothers November 9, 1946 Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 2
The 1947 Nominees:
Title Studio Release Date How to Get
Tweetie Pie Warner Brothers May 3, 1947 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
iTunes
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse MGM June 14, 1947 Warner Brothers Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 1
iTunes
Tubby the Tuba Paramount Pictures July 11, 1947 The Puppetoons Movie
Chip an’ Dale Walt Disney November 28, 1947 Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 3
iTunes
Pluto’s Blue Note Walt Disney December 26, 1947 Classic Cartoon Favorites, Vol. 6 – Extreme Music Fun
iTunes
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  • Christopher Sobieniak

    Also reminded myself, the 1970′s Tubby the Tuba movie was produced at the New York Institute of Technology, led at the time by the late Alexander Shure.  While not know for producing animated films (before or since Tubby), the institute had been involved in creating many computer-generated imagery seen on TV, movies and such for a number of years.

    In the case of that movie, it sported many New Yorker animators who had worked for studios like Famous back in the day, though there was also some young talent aboard who went on to become leaders in CGI such as as Pixar.

  • Christopher Sobieniak

    In the case of the Cat Concerto/Rhapsody Rabbit scenario, I’m reminded of something Kevin Smith (director of Clerks) once said when he noticed someone copied an idea he once did in a comic book by coining the phrase “great minds think alike”, and perhaps the same thing could be attributed to this situation unless it was apparent one copying the other than simply having an idea on it’s own without knowing.