Cartoons of the 1950s: The Television Fifties
By the 1950s, theatrical shorts were competing with the television sets arriving in every living room — the very screens where many of these films would find their largest audiences in syndication. The era's cartoons are streamlined, stylish, and built to move.
36 films in rotation from this era
Albert in Blunderland (1950 · 8 min)
Land of the Lost Jewels (1950 · 9 min)
Land of the Lost Jewels (TV) (1950 · 9 min)
Punchy De Leon (1950 · 7 min)
Blue Hawaii (1950 · 6 min)
Detouring Thru Maine (1950 · 6 min)
A Fantasy on London Life (1950 · 8 min)
Quack-a Doodle-Doo (1950 · 7 min)
Teacher's Pest (1950 · 7 min)
Win, Place and Showboat (1950 · 6 min)
Tarts and Flowers (1950 · 7 min)
Ups an' Downs Derby (1950 · 6 min)
Pleased to Eat You (1950 · 6 min)
Gobs of Fun (1950 · 6 min)
Goofy Goofy Gander (1950 · 7 min)
Helter Swelter (1950 · 7 min)
Saved By the Bell (1950 · 6 min)
Boos in the Nite (1950 · 7 min)
Accident Prevention Aboard Ship (1951 · 7 min)
Let's All go to the Lobby! (1951 · 1 min)
Home Made Home (1951 · 7 min)
Susie The Little Blue Coupe (1952 · 8 min)
Shuteye Popeye (1952 · 6 min)
Big Bad Sinbad (1952 · 9 min)
90 Day Wondering (1956 · 8 min)
Hooked Bear (1956 · 6 min)
Out to Punch (1956 · 6 min)
Assault and Flattery (1956 · 6 min)
Insect to Injury (1956 · 6 min)
I Don't Scare (1956 · 6 min)
A Haul in One (1956 · 6 min)
Pest Pupil (1957 · 6 min)
Nearlyweds (1957 · 6 min)
The Crystal Brawl (1957 · 8 min)
Spree Lunch (1957 · 6 min)
Spooky Swabs (1957 · 6 min)
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