1939 - 1943 Cartoons

[prohias]

Does anyone know why the Warner Bros. cartoons on most public domain sets are made between 1939 - 1943, or am I the only one who's noticed this?

(they usually don't have 1944 - 47, or 1931 - 1938 - unless the distributor is Bosko Video or some other quality label)

[Daffysleftfoot]

Annnnnnd a few toons in the latter Thirties (like "I Wanna Be A Sailor") seem to have fallen between the cracks... Though "I Wanna Be A Sailor" may have had a justifiable reason of POSSIBLY being partly made and then set aside for a brief while and then finished, possibly causing a snafu...

I like I Wanna Be a Sailor (by Tex Avery c. 1937). How did this cartoon cause any problems?? :confused:

[Tom Stathes]

The question has been previously misinterpreted.

Prohias is asking why out of the PD WB cartoons which appear on PD collections, most are from the 1939-1943 period. (am I right, prohias?)

I think the answer is simple- most PD distributors aren't keen on bothering with black and white material which may not seem profitable to them. Although several from the 1930-1933 period have appeared on non-Bosko Video collections, this category would otherwise be eliminated. Also, the post-1944 cartoons are not as easy to come by so you don't see those as much easier.

Hope I've clarified this well.
Tom:bosko:

[Sogturtle]

I like I Wanna Be a Sailor (by Tex Avery c. 1937). How did this cartoon cause any problems?? :confused:

Daffysleftfoot~

I didn't mean to imply that "I Wanna Be A Sailor" caused any problems... It was simply the cartoon that marked the effective end of Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett's animating in Tex's cartoons (and actually Chuck doesn't have any animation in it). But Clampett does have some in it. And it appears to have been finished a little later than normal, soooo it represents the transitional cartoon between the first incarnation of Tex's original Termite Terrace crew and the next phase of it.


The question has been previously misinterpreted.

Prohias is asking why out of the PD WB cartoons which appear on PD collections, most are from the 1939-1943 period. (am I right, prohias?)

I think the answer is simple- most PD distributors aren't keen on bothering with black and white material which may not seem profitable to them. Although several from the 1930-1933 period have appeared on non-Bosko Video collections, this category would otherwise be eliminated. Also, the post-1944 cartoons are not as easy to come by so you don't see those as much easier.

Hope I've clarified this well.
Tom:bosko:

Tom~

Ummmmm... I'm not reallllly sure what your point is here... The question from Prohias was "Does anyone know why the Warner Bros. cartoons on most public domain sets are made between 1939 - 1943...
(they usually don't have 1944 - 47, or 1931 - 1938 - unless the distributor is Bosko Video or some other quality label)". My response was just meant to explain the "whys and wherefores" as to why MOST color PD Warner cartoons are from the very narrow period I indicated. You and I can agree that most PD WB cartoons of the 1931-38 vintage that he mentioned are black and white and frankly not of much use to companies wanting to appeal to the masses and to young children (whereas Bosko was really for the diehard fans of all things Warner.

[Tom Stathes]

Tim-
I agree 100% with you but your first reply was centered around why the films might have fallen into PD, not particularly concerning video distributors.;)
Tom

[Sogturtle]

Tim-
I agree 100% with you but your first reply was centered around why the films might have fallen into PD, not particularly concerning video distributors.;)
Tom

OH!!!! And by the way Tom, I didn't realize you were intent on bidding on the two Winkler Oswalds a few weeks back... Shows what happens when I bid via autobidder!:)

[prohias]

Prohias is asking why out of the PD WB cartoons which appear on PD collections, most are from the 1939-1943 period. (am I right, prohias?)

yes you are. Thanks for the reply.