This 12-part docu-series explores the fascinating history of the early cartoon studios, the artform’s growing technology, and its impact on our world.
EPISODE 1
When the Theater Was Entertainment
The history of cartoons is one fraught with conflict and drama – as fledgling studios vie for power, influence, and money to be the master of this new and lucrative market.
EPISODE 2
Betty Boop vs Censorship
Betty Boop was Americas favorite “flapper” in the 1930s and remains very popular to this day.
EPISODE 3
Superman Inspired Anime
The Fleischer Studios were the first to create true three-color Technicolor animations, and the best of the era from any studio were Max Fleischer’s Superman.
EPISODE 4
When Cartoons Went to War
In Part One we will look at how animation quietly exposed theater audiences to the possibility of war.
EPISODE 5
On the Homefront the public needed to be reassured, the government commissioned animation to explain various parts of the war to the public.
EPISODE 6
As World War Two began to wind down, the U.S. Government was faced with the unprecedented situation of being the only industrialized country on earth not ravaged by war.
