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Modern Madcaps

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Modern Madcaps
The opening card in 1965.
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
1958–1967
Running time
6–8 minutes (one reel)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Modern Madcaps is an animated film series produced by Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios animation division between the years 1958 and 1967.[1] The series featured assorted characters that later became part of the Harvey Comics library. A total of 56 shorts were produced and released.

List of shorts

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Overview of Modern Madcaps shorts
Title Release date Direction Animation Story Scenics Characters Notes
Right Off the Bat November 17, 1958 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Frank Endres
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Little
Fit to be Toyed February 16, 1959 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Wm.B.Pattengill
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen
La Petite Parade March 16, 1959 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Nick Tafuri
Irving Spector Robert Little Renoir
Spooking of Ghosts June 1, 1959 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Nick Tafuri
Sam Dann
Irving Spector
Robert Owen
Talking Horse Sense September 14, 1959 Seymour Kneitel Frank Endres
Wm.B.Pattengill
Sam Dann
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen Oscar Gullible
T.V. Fuddlehead October 26, 1959 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
William Henning
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen Submitted and screened at the 32nd Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated.[2]
Mike the Masquerader January 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Wm.B.Pattengill
Nick Tafuri
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen
Fiddle Faddle February 26, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Irving Dressler
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen
From Dime to Dime March 25, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Irving Dressler
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen
Trigger Treat April 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
William Henning
Irving Dressler Robert Owen
The Shoe Must Go On June 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Irving Spector
Morey Reden
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen
Electronica July 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Nick Tafuri
Morey Reden
Irving Dressler Robert Owen
Shootin' Stars August 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Morey Reden
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen
Disguise the Limit September 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Morey Reden
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Little
Galaxia October 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Irving Spector
Wm.B.Pattengil
Morey Reden
Irving Dressler Robert Owen
Bouncing Benny November 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Graham Place
Otto Feuer
Robert Little Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Instead of painting the film on cels, animators Place and Feuer created paper cutouts of the characters to create shadow effects.[3]
Terry the Terror December 1, 1960 Seymour Kneitel Tom Johnson
Tom Golden
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen Professor Schmaltz
The Phantom Moustacher January 1, 1961 Seymour Kneitel Myron Waldman I. Klein Robert Little Sir Percival Prunepit
The Kid from Mars February 1, 1961 Seymour Kneitel Nick Tafuri
William Henning
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Little Kosmo
The Mighty Termite April 1, 1961 Seymour Kneitel Nick Tafuri
Dante Barbetta
Irving Dressler Robert Owen Professor Schmaltz
In the Nicotine June 1, 1961 Seymour Kneitel Irving Spector
Sam Stimson
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen Charlie Butts
The Inquisit Visit July 1, 1961 Seymour Kneitel Irving Spector
Gerry Dvorak
Irving Spector Robert Little
The Plot Sickens December 1, 1961 Seymour Kneitel Irving Spector
John Gentiella
Larry Silverman
Irving Spector Robert Owen
Crumley Cogwheel January 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Irving Spector
Jack Ehret
Larry Silverman
Irving Spector Robert Little
Popcorn and Politics February 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Martin Taras
John Gentiella
Larry Silverman
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Little Specs
Giddy Gadgets March 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Nick Tafuri
Jack Ehret
Larry Silverman
Carl Meyer
Jack Mercer
Robert Little Professor Schmaltz
Hi-Fi Jinx March 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Martin Taras
Jack Ehret
Wm.B.Pattengil
Burton Goodman
Jack Mercer
Robert Owen Ralph and Percy
Funderful Suburbia March 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Nick Tafuri
Wm.B.Pattengill
Larry Silverman
Burton Goodman
Jack Mercer
Anton Loeb
Penny Pals October 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden
Jim Logan
Sam Stimson
Eddie Lawrence Robert Owen Ralph and Percy
The Robot Ringer November 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden
Wm.B.Pattengill
Larry Silverman
Irving Spector Anton Loeb
One of the Family December 1, 1962 Seymour Kneitel Martin Taras
Wm.B.Pattengill
Larry Silverman
Burton Goodman
Jack Mercer
Robert Little
The Ringading Kid January 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden
George Germanetti
Larry Silverman
Irving Spector Robert Owen Submitted and screened at the 36th Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated.[4]
Drum Up a Tenant February 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden
George Gemanetti
Larry Silverman
Irving Dressler Robert Owen Luigi
One Weak Vacation March 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Martin Taras
John Gentilella
I. Klein
Jack Mercer Robert Owen
Trash Program April 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden
Jack Ehret
Larry Silverman
Irving Dressler Robert Little
Harry Happy September 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Martin Taras
John Gentilella
Wm.B.Pattengill
Al Pross
I. Klein
Anton Loeb
Tell Me a Badtime Story October 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden
Jack Ehret
Larry Silverman
I. Klein
Jack Mercer
Anton Loeb Goodie the Gremlin
The Pigs' Feat October 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Martin Taras Jack Mercer
Irv Dressler
Robert Little
Sour Gripes October 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden Irving Dressler Robert Little Luigi
Goodie's Good Deed November 1, 1963 Seymour Kneitel Wm.B.Pattengill Jack Mercer
Irv Dressler
Robert Little Goodie the Gremlin Final cartoon released in Seymour Kneitel's lifetime.
Robot Rival September 1, 1964 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden Jack Mendelsohn Anton Loeb Zippy Zephyr
And So Tibet October 1, 1964 Seymour Kneitel Martin Taras Jack Mendelsohn Robert Little
Reading, Writhing, and Rithmetic November 1, 1964 Seymour Kneitel Morey Reden Jack Mendelsohn Robert Little Buck and Wingy
Near Sighted and Far Out November 1, 1964 Seymour Kneitel I. Klein Joe Cal Cagno Robert Little Squeegee Final cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel due to his death in this year.
Cagey Business February 1, 1965 Howard Post I. Klein I. Klein Robert Owen
Poor Little Witch Girl April 1, 1965 Howard Post Al Eugster Howard Post David Ubinas Honey Halfwitch
The Itch May 1, 1965 Howard Post Martin Taras Tony Peters Robert Little Submitted and screened at the 38th Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated.[5]
Solitary Refinement September 1, 1965 Howard Post Morey Reden Tony Peters Robert Little Boobie Baboon
The Outside Dope November 1, 1965 Howard Post Nick Tauri Jack Mendelsohn Robert Little Boobie Baboon
I Want My Mummy March 1, 1966 Shamus Culhane Chuck Harriton Bill Dana Jose Jimenez
A Balmy Knight June 1, 1966 Shamus Culhane Chuck Harriton
Al Eugster
Nick Tafuri
Heywood Kling Sir Blur
A Wedding Knight August 1, 1966 Shamus Culhane Chuck Harriton
Al Eugster
Nick Tafuri
Heywood Kling Dante Barbetta
Howard Beckerman
Robert Little
Sir Blur
Two by Two December 1, 1966 Howard Post Al Eugster Howard Post Wacky Quack Held back in release due to alleged anti-religious undertones.
The Blacksheep Blacksmith January 1, 1967 Shamus Culhane Nick Tafuri
Al Eugster
Heywood Kling Dante Barbetta
Howard Beckerman
Gil Miret
Sir Blur

List of outsourced shorts

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Overview of Modern Madcaps made by studios other than Paramount
Title Produced By Original release date Direction Story
Samson Scrap Rembrandt Films March 1962 Gene Deitch Gene Deitch
Allen Swift
Boy Pest with Osh Hal Seeger Productions October 29, 1963 Myron Waldman

References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1959 | Cartoon Research". cartoonresearch.com.
  3. ^ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/paramount-cartoons-1960-1961/
  4. ^ "Cartoons Considered For the Academy Award – 1963 | Cartoon Research". cartoonresearch.com.
  5. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1965 | Cartoon Research". cartoonresearch.com.
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