| Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936) |
| At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas. /// Color Classics short. Featuring Professor Grampy from the Betty Boop series. At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas. |
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1936
12/04/1936
Passed
Film Short Animated
9 minutes
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Comedy
Family
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Director(s):
Dave Fleischer
Seymour Kneitel
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Everett Clark
/ Grampy
Jack Mercer
/ Grampy (voice)
Mae Questel
/ Orphans (voice)
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| Santa's Surprise (1947) |
| Five children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop. |
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1947
12/05/1947
Approved
Film Short Animated
9 minutes
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Comedy
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Director(s):
Seymour Kneitel
Myron Waldman
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Jack Mercer
/ Russian Boy / Dutch Boy / Vocal Effects - Snoring (voice)
Mae Questel
/ Little Audrey (voice)
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| Snow Foolin' (1949) |
| Various animals prepare for winter and enjoy a variety of winter sports. A hen invites us to follow her bouncing egg and sing along to Jingle Bells. Finally, a turtle dispenses hot coffee to a bird on her nest. |
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1949
12/16/1949
Approved
Film Short Animated
6 minutes
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Comedy
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Director(s):
Izzy Sparber
Myron Waldman
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Jack Mercer
/ Rabbit / Skunk / Mouse / Swan / Kangaroo (voice)
Mae Questel
/ Hen / Mama Bird (voice)
Sid Raymond
/ Turtle (voice)
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| True Boo (1952) |
| It's Christmas Eve, and what Casper wants for Christmas is a friend. When his uncles steal his note for Santa, he goes out to find one. But whenever he tries, they run away because he's a ghost. When he hears the cries of a boy named Billy, Casper decides to play Santa and make presents for him from the materials in the house. Billy's mother wakes up and evicts Casper/Santa out of the house. Billy cries for him, and his mom wants Casper/Santa back in. |
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1952
10/24/1952
Approved
Film Short Animated
6 minutes
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Director(s):
Izzy Sparber
Steve Muffati
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Christmas Elements:
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Alan Shay
/ Casper (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Santa Claus (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Ghost (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Man Carrying Packages (voice)
Mae Questel
/ Billy / Billy's Mother (voice)
Sid Raymond
/ Laughing Ghost
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| Mister and Mistletoe (1955) |
| Christmas eve; Popeye's nephews are staying over with Olive, and Popeye is helping trim the tree. Bluto dresses as Santa and horns in on Olive until a candle burns off his beard and reveals him. |
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1955
09/30/1955
TV-PG
Film Short
5 minutes
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Genre:
Comedy
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Director(s):
Izzy Sparber
Al Eugster
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Writer(s):
Jack Mercer
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Jack Mercer
/ Popeye (voice)
Jackson Beck
/ Bluto (voice)
Mae Questel
/ Olive Oyl (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Pip-eye (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Pup-eye (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Poop-eye (voice)
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| Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962) |
| Spinach Greetings (1960) S1.E168 |
| The evil Sea Hag interrupts Popeye's family Christmas. |
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1960
11/15/1960
TV-G
TV Series Episode Animated
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Adventure
Comedy
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Director(s):
Seymour Kneitel
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| Cast:
Jack Mercer
/ Popeye (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Wimpy (voice)
Mae Questel
/ Olive Oyl (voice)
Mae Questel
/ The Sea Hag (voice)
Mae Questel
/ Swee'pea (voice)
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| Mice Meeting You (1950) |
| Katnip, not in the true spirit of Christmas, is trying to break up a Christmas party of happy little mice. But the mice's big cousin, Herman aka Hoiman. shows up and, in the true spirit of Christmas, runs Katnip out of town. |
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1950
11/10/1950
Approved
Film Short Animated
7 minutes
B
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Genre:
Comedy
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Director(s):
Seymour Kneitel
Dave Tendlar
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Arnold Stang
/ Herman (voice)
Sid Raymond
/ Katnip (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Herman's Cousins (voice)
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| Eggs Don't Bounce (1944) |
| Little Lulu must devise a way to replace the eggs she broke. |
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1944
01/26/1944
Approved
Film Short
9 minutes
C
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Family
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Director(s):
Izzy Sparber
Nick Tafuri
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Cecil Roy
/ Little Lulu (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Henrietta (voice)
Lillian Randolph
/ Mandy (voice)
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| Trivia: First cartoon with Little Lulu |
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| The Story of George Washington (1965) |
| Jacky's Whacky World presents the story of George Washington, told from a young boy's perspective, complete with his own drawings and his own narration. |
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1965
02/15/1965
Approved
Film Short Animated
6 minutes
C
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Genre:
Comedy
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Director(s):
Jack Mendelsohn
Al Eugster
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Writer(s):
Jack Mendelsohn
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Christmas Elements:
| Cast:
Dayton Allen
/ Cowboy / Carrier Man / Thumb Wrestling Guy / Gorilla / Old George's Mother / Uncles (voice)
Norma MacMillan
/ George's Mother / Young George Washington (voice)
Bob McFadden
/ George's Father / King of England / George Washington / Minute Man #2 / Priest (voice)
Jack Mercer
/ Cowboy / Paul Revere / Minute Man #1 (voice)
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