Noveltoons

''Noveltoons'' is a series of cartoons produced by Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios from 1943 to the end of the studio during 1967. The series was known for bringing the characters from Harvey Comics to life, such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Wendy the Good Little Witch, Herman and Katnip, Little Audrey, and Baby Huey. All shorts from Baby Huey and Little Audrey are included. It was the successor to the series '' Color Classics'' produced by Fleischer Studios. Several ''Noveltoons'' feature characters which originated in ''Color Classics''. This series was also similar to the two series from Warner Bros., ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'', in that it features several recurring characters with one general title.

In 1956, Paramount sold all of the pre-October 1950 Noveltoons (ending with ''Saved by the Bell'') to television distributor U.M. & M. TV Corporation. Shortly afterward, U.M. & M.'s assets were acquired by National Telefilm Associates. In the 1980s, NTA changed its name to Republic Pictures, and after a brief period of ownership by Spelling Entertainment in 1994, was acquired by Paramount's parent company Viacom, which placed the cartoons back in Paramount's control (Republic Pictures has been renamed to Melange Pictures since 2006, which in turn was placed in the revived Republic Pictures subsidiary).

Later in 1962, Paramount sold the post-October 1950 to pre-March 1962 Noveltoons (beginning with ''The Voice of the Turkey'' and ending with ''T.V. or No T.V.'') to Harvey Films, which in turn was purchased by Classic Media in 2001. Classic Media was purchased by DreamWorks Animation in 2012 (and briefly renamed it DreamWorks Classics), which was purchased by Comcast's NBCUniversal in 2016 and currently distributed by Universal Pictures.

Paramount continues to own the post-March 1962 Noveltoons (beginning with ''Yule Laff'').

Most of the pre-October 1950 cartoons are currently under public domain (with some few post-1950 exceptions as well).

Filmography

1940s

1950s

1960s

Home media

In January 2012, Thunderbean Animation released a restored collection of public domain ''Noveltoons'' on DVD entitled ''Noveltoons Original Classics'' with the following cartoons:
#''Cilly Goose''
#''Suddenly It's Spring''
#''Yankee Doodle Donkey''
#''Scrappily Married''
#''A Lamb in a Jam''
#''Cheese Burglar''
#''Sudden Fried Chicken''
#''The Stupidstitious Cat''
#''The Enchanted Square''
#''Much Ado About Mutton''
#''The Wee Men''
#''Naughty But Mice''
#''Flip Flap''
#''The Bored Cuckoo''
#''Leprechauns Gold''
#''Quack-a-Doodle Doo''
#''Teacher's Pest''
#''Ups an' Downs Derby''
#''Pleased to Eat You''
#''Saved by the Bell''.

In October 2019, Thunderbean Animation re-released ''Noveltoons Original Classics'' on Blu-ray. It included the following cartoons:
#''Cilly Goose''
#''Suddenly It's Spring''
#''Yankee Doodle Donkey''
#''Scrappily Married''
#''A Lamb in a Jam''
#''Cheese Burglar''
#''Old MacDonald Had A Farm''
#''The Stupidstitious Cat''
#''The Enchanted Square''
#''Much Ado About Mutton''
#''Quack-a-Doodle Doo''
#''The Wee Men''
#''Naughty But Mice''
#''Flip Flap''
#''The Bored Cuckoo''
#''The Old Shell Game''
#''Teacher's Pest''
#''Ups an' Downs Derby''
#''Pleased to Eat You''
#''Saved by the Bell''.

Paramount Home Entertainment released a restored print of ''Space Kid'' on the "Paramount Presents" Blu-ray re-release of the 1982 film '' 48 Hrs.'' in July 2021, making it the first Paramount cartoon from the 1960s decade to be restored on any form of home media.

See also

* Other animated shorts series
** '' Cartune Classics''
** ''Looney Tunes''
** '' Merrie Melodies''
** '' ComiColor Cartoons''
** '' Color Classics''
** '' Color Rhapsody''
** '' Happy Harmonies''
** '' Rainbow Parade''
** '' Silly Symphony''
** '' Swing Symphony''
** '' Puppetoons''
** '' Phantasies''

Notes

References

External links

Freely downloadable Noveltoons shorts

{{Paramount Pictures Cartoon Studios

American animation anthology series
Animated film series
Children's film series
Famous Studios series and characters
Film series introduced in 1943
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Television series by U.M. & M. TV Corporation
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