Out of the Inkwell (partially found television shorts revival of theatrical series; 1961-1962)

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Koko the Klown (how he appears in the television cartoons) and his friends. In order, Boobnik, Dinty, Koko, Kokette, Kokonut, Kookie and Mean Moe.

Status: Partially Found

In 1958, Max Fleischer revived his studio (renamed back to Out of the Inkwell Studios) and reunited with his old colleague Hal Seeger in a partnership to produce 100 television Out of the Inkwell cartoon shorts featuring one of his studio's iconic star, Koko the Klown. New characters are introduced in these cartoons, ranging from Mean Moe, to Koko's girlfriend Kokette and Koko's pal Kokonut. The voices for Koko, Kokonut, Mean Moe and all other male characters are provided by Larry Storch, while the voice of Kokette is (presumably) by Beverly Arnold.

Sypnosis

The adventures of Koko the Klown, out of an ink bottle, with his sidekick Kokonut, his girlfriend Kokette and his foe Mean Moe. At the beginning of each episode, Koko interacts with the drawer. However, with Mean Moe's everlasting pranks, Koko always finds a way to outcome these and win, either with the help of Kokonut...or vice versa! -Summary by RealLiveCloud on IMDb. [1]

Credits

  • Produced by: Hal Seeger
  • Music: Winston Sharples (uncredited, except in East Side, West Side)
  • Voices: Larry Storch, Beverly Arnold (?) (uncredited)
  • Animators (listed per found short): Myron Waldman, Tom Golden, Arnie Levey Al Eugster, Shamus Culhane

List of Shorts

Title Animation Status Notes
East Side, West Side (pilot) Myron Waldman Found Pilot short. Featuring the "bouncing ball" gimmick from Fleischer's "Screen Songs" cartoons.
Balloon Blues N/A Lost N/A
Koko Gottum Injun Trouble N/A Lost Judging by the title, the short contains unacceptable racial stereotypes that are wrong then and are wrong today. If found, it is recommended to add a content warning when uploading the short to the internet.
Koko Meets Boobnik N/A Lost N/A
Baby Face Shamus Culhane Lost Title card is only found via the Big Cartoon Database. [2]
Flying Saucery N/A Lost N/A
Knight Work N/A Lost N/A
Kononut, Private Eye N/A Lost N/A
Love in Bloom N/A Lost N/A
Mean Moe Means Well N/A Lost N/A
Now You See It...Now You Don't! N/A Lost N/A
Polar Bear Facts N/A Lost N/A
Pow-Wow-Wow! N/A Lost Like with Koko Gottum Injun Trouble, the title of the short suggests that it may notably contain racial Native stereotypes that shows that the shorts are a product of its time. If found, a content warning is recommended when uploading to the internet.
The Egg and Me N/A Lost N/A
The Mystery Guest N/A Lost N/A
The Refriger-Raider Al Eugster Found Black and white print has been found by Not An Animation Historian. Colour print remains unknown.
A Fishy Story N/A Lost N/A
A Haunting We Will Go N/A Lost N/A
A Queen for a Day N/A Lost N/A
Bluebeard's Treasure N/A Lost N/A
Comic Strip N/A Lost N/A
Fastest Pop Gun in the West N/A Lost N/A
Gigantical N/A Lost N/A
In the Army N/A Lost N/A
Koko Meets Robin Hood N/A Lost N/A
Koko Roams in Rome N/A Lost N/A
Mean Moe Takes Over N/A Lost N/A
Mean Moe's Money Mad N/A Lost N/A
Moving Madness N/A Lost N/A
Mummy's the Word N/A Lost N/A
Reflection Land N/A Lost N/A
Success Story N/A Lost N/A
That's Show Biz N/A Lost N/A
The Big Bank Robbery N/A Lost N/A
TV or Not TV N/A Lost N/A
Whale of a Story N/A Lost N/A
Which Witch is Which N/A Lost Title card is only found via the Big Cartoon Database. [2]
Irving the Indian Nut N/A Lost As the title may suggests, this short contains wrongful Native stereotyping. If found, it is recommended to have a content warning when uploading on the internet.
Mad Scientist Gets Madder N/A Lost N/A
Mean Moe Rain Maker N/A Lost N/A
Medicine Man N/A Lost As the title may suggests, this short contains wrongful Native stereotyping. If found, it is recommended to have a content warning when uploading on the internet.
No Soap N/A Lost N/A
On With the Show N/A Lost N/A
Rodeo N/A Lost N/A
So Long, Ceylon N/A Lost N/A
Wild West Story N/A Lost N/A
A Dog Gone Snooper N/A Lost N/A
Arabian Daze N/A Lost N/A
Comic Book Capers N/A Lost N/A
Enchanted Prince N/A Lost N/A
Extra Special Delivery N/A Lost N/A

NOTE: The titles are as listed in the series' Big Cartoon Database page. [2]

Status

According to The Fleischer Story, Max Fleischer is horrified at the television shorts when he first saw them. The television Koko cartoons are impossible to find. A few shorts of the series like Jungle Bungle or Mayor Mean Moe can be viewed on YouTube on the Not An Animation Historian YouTube channel, while Mean Moe Meets William Tell is sourced from a BBC1 airing, meaning that the shorts also aired as interstitials or filler in-between programming.

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References