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Hi, I'm Charles Dewandeler,

and today we're taking a look

at some of the greatest cartoons from the Golden Era.

And what better way to start than with one

of the most popular cartoon characters, Bugs Bunny.

Bugs Bunny starred in over 160 short films

for Warner Brothers.

Some of these cartoons were called "Looney Tunes,"

and some of these cartoons were called "Merrie Melodies,"

but they were always great.

This cartoon entitled, "A Corny Concerto,"

is a parody of Walt Disney's "Fantasia,"

which came out just a couple of years before.

It stars Bugs Bunny with his nemesis, Elmer Fudd,

as well as Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.

Enjoy it.

Greetings, music wuvers.

First, we will hear a waltz, written by Johan Strauss.

And as we hear the rhythmic strains

of the haunting refrain, listen to the rippling

rhythm of the woodwinds as it rolls around and around,

and it comes out here.

Wasn't that wuvwey?

And now we will present the beautiful "Blue Danube."

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Oh, hey there.

I was just reading this Superman comic book.

Did you know Superman first appeared in comic books in 1938?

He was the world's first superhero,

and he quickly became their most popular character.

He was selling one million comic books every month.

Soon, everybody tried copying him.

There were hundreds, if not thousands,

of superheroes created for comic books since then.

Now, imagine you're a kid in 1941, and the only way you

could enjoy Superman for the past three years was

in two dimensional comic books, until one day,

a new movie hits movie theaters near you.

Now, for the first time, you can see Superman fly

across the sky and use his superpowers

to fight bad guys and monsters.

Back then, this couldn't be done with CGI.

Computers didn't even exist.

The only way movie studios could do this

in 1941 was with animation.

That's where animator Max Fleischer comes in.

Back in their day, Max and his brother Dave,

were producing some of the greatest cartoons

in the whole world.

In this cartoon, Superman battles a giant lizard.

Okay, let's just call it what it is.

It's basically Superman versus Godzilla, except they

just couldn't call it Godzilla due to copyrights.

So here now is Superman versus Godz-

Oh, I mean, Superman versus "The Arctic Giant."

Faster than a speeding bullet,

more powerful

than a locomotive,

able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.

This amazing stranger from the planet Krypton,

the Man of Steel

Superman!

Possessing remarkable physical strength,

Superman fights a never ending battle

for truth and justice, disguised

as a mild mannered newspaper reporter, Clark Kent.

(wind whooshing)

Penetrating deep into the frozen waste

of the great Arctic plains,

an archeological expedition searching

for prehistoric fossils makes an amazing discovery

a huge monster as lifelike in appearance

as when it roamed the earth millions

of years ago in the Mesozoic age, is found frozen

in the ice in a state of perfect preservation.

Constantly handicapped by the hazardous sub-zero elements,

the scientists and their band of tireless workers succeed

in removing the mammoth creature from the frozen pit.

The ice encased monster is loaded

into the hold of a huge freighter, equipped

with a special refrigeration plan

and brought to this country.

Here in a specially constructed wing

of the Museum of Natural Science,

this awe-inspiring creature is displayed

to the public for the first time.

And you mean to say that if the ice were permitted

to thaw, there's a possibility

the monster might still be alive?!

Thank you, professor.

Yes, Chief?

Lois, there's a new angle

on that frozen monster story.

Get over to the museum and see what's doing.

They've got him in a special refrigerator.

Okay, chief.

Oh, Lois? Want me to go over there with you?

No thanks.

You'd probably faint if you saw the monster.

You scare so easily.

Maybe she's right, but Superman hasn't fainted yet

And produces

the necessary refrigeration.

The control board is downstairs.

I'll show it to you. (oil can clattering)

The entire plant is operated from this board.

The thermometer must be watched constantly,

as any rise in temperature might prove dangerous.

Cut those switches!

Boy, what a story!

Outside, everybody. Step lively, please.

Use the nearest exit.

Please, folks. Keep moving.

We have to clear this room at once.

That's what he thinks.

Police headquarters.

Hello, Chief? Send the riot squad.

We're in trouble.

Hello, Planet?

Gimme the city desk. Hurry!

Look out! It's alive!

- No, I'm not crazy. Rush some men down here.

Attention. All cars proceed to 5th and Main at once.

Chief! Lois is in the museum.

Better get over there, Kent.

Right!

This looks like a job for Superman.

Lois?

Superman!

(tense music) - You'd better get back

to your office where you'll be safe.

I've got some work to do.

Yes sir.

And miss the best story in years? Small chance.

Lois!

Now this time, stay put.

Yes, m'lord, and thanks.

You showed plenty of courage getting

that monster story, Lois.

Thanks, but where were you?

Me? Oh, I must have fainted.

Woody Woodpecker is a popular cartoon character

who debuted in 1940.

He was created by Walter Lantz.

As legend has it,

an annoying woodpecker was pecking holes

into the roof of Walter Lantz's cabin.

Walter wanted to shoot the woodpecker,

but his wife insisted he create a cartoon about him instead.

One of the actors he cast to play the voice

of Woody Woodpecker is

the legendary "Man of a Thousand Voices," Mel Blanc.

Mel Blanc also voiced such popular characters

as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Barney Rubble,

and countless others.

In this cartoon, Woody decides not to fly South

for the winter and ends up running out of things to eat.

I think that the scenes between Woody

and this cat may have been inspiration

for "The Simpsons" "Itchy and Scratchy" cartoons,

which came out decades later.

Check it out and see if you agree with me.

The weather man's right. We better go South right away.

You said it!

Winter's coming! Winter's coming!

Boy, oh boy! What a day for a swim.

Hey, pop. Where's everybody going?

We're all going South.

Groundhog says a terrible blizzard's coming.

Ah, go on.

That guy don't know his shadow from a hole in the ground.

You'll f-f-freeze to death if you stay here.

And you won't have any food, either.

Don't worry about me.

I got plenty of food, and right now, I'm gonna swimming.

Hmm. Must be hard water in his lake.

Blow your head off.

See if I care.

It's nice and warm here, and I get plenty of food.

(wind whooshing)

Go on and blow.

Hey! Come back here with my food!

I'm that hungry little kitty cat you just read about.

I'm so hungry, I could eat a...

A woodpecker. Yeah, that's it.

Pardon me, buddy.

That's probably the grocery man.

(door knocking)

(bouncy music)

Come in. You're just in time for dinner.

Yeah? What are you going to have for dinner?

I'm gonna have cat... fish.

Yeah?

Let me take your scarf.

(cat coughing)

You know, I think that pigeon tried to choke me.

You must be pretty cold, buddy.

Nah, I ain't cold.

Oh, yes, you are.

Step over by the fire and get warm for dinner.

(oven door slamming)

Oh boy! Feline fricassee! (whistling)

(fervent music)

(stove top clattering)

(dismal music)

(Woody thudding)

(cleaver whooshing)

(bottle popping)

(tail whipping) (Woody slurping)

(cleaver thudding)

(dishes clattering)

(Woody taunting)

You missed me!

(fork twanging)

Now, my fine pigeon, I'm going to pick you dry.

(cat clamoring)

(air whooshing)

(Woody and cat clattering)

(pot skittering)

(moose bellowing)

- Meese! - Mice!

- Moose! - Meese!

(feverish music)

(dark music)

(bright music)

That was pretty good,

but you know, I'm still hungry.

Yeah, so am I.

(tense music) (cutlery clattering)

(energetic music)

It seems early cartoons almost always starred

a talking animal who would inevitably get into trouble.

One of the most popular silent era cartoon characters was

Felix the Cat.

Now, Felix's popularity declined

a bit once cartoons switched over to sound.

But this cartoon is not only in sound, it's also in color,

which is a real treat for Felix the Cat fans back in 1936.

What I enjoy most about this cartoon is when Felix

encounters an underwater civilization, which reminds me

of the Disney cartoon, "The Little Mermaid."

However, this Felix cartoon came out 50 years before.

Let's take a look.

(Felix whistling) ("Pop Goes the Weasel")

Good morning!

(birds tweeting)

(Felix whistling)

Good morning!

Good morning!

(dogs growling)

(bone clopping)

(cheerful music)

Good morning! (fish food shaking)

(somber music)

What's the matter, Annabelle? Don't you feel well?

Aren't you happy? (teardrops clinking)

(Felix clomping)

I know what's wrong with you. You're lonesome.

I'll get ya a little playmate.

(joyful music) (water splashing)

(chipper music)

(Felix thudding)

(footsteps falling)

(water splashing)

(Felix sighing)

(tempestuous music)

(cheerful music)

(Felix shushing)

(Annabelle shushing)

(water splashing)

Nevermind. I'll get you a little playmate yet!

(swordfish swishing)

(orange chiseling)

(dramatic music)

(Felix thudding)

(bright music)

(Felix thudding)

(octopus blowing whistle)

(octopus blowing whistle)

Did you see any goldfish come this way?

No. I didn't see any goldfish come this way,

but I saw some go this way,

and that way.

And this way. (Felix laughing)

(fish snoring)

(fish snoring)

(bubbles popping)

(fish snoring) - Did you see

any goldfish come this way?

(bubble popping) - No!

(fish swallowing)

(swordfish springing)

(fish swallowing)

(fish burping)

(suspenseful music)

(eel shocking) (lobster skittering)

(eel shocking)

(eel shocking) (Felix whimpering)

(eel shocking)

(Felix crashing)

Help! Help!

Help! Help!

Help!

[School Of Fish] Help, police! Kidnapping!

Help, police! Help, fire!

Help, police! Help, fire!

Calling all cars. Calling all cars.

Calling all cars. Calling all cars.

(boisterous chase music) (fish shouting)

(fish tail whirring)

(police siren ringing)

(teeth clinking)

(police siren ringing) (fish tail whirring)

(fish shouting indistinctly)

(king playing "Aloha Oe" on trident)

(kissing smack)

(kissing smack)

(fish shouting indistinctly)

(gavel banging)

He tried to kidnap me. He was gonna cook me and eat me.

So, you were going to cook him and eat him, huh?

- But I don't- - Silence!

Silence! (gavel banging)

How would you like to be put in a hot frying pan

and cooked until you were nice and brown

on both sides?

How would you like to be somebody's dinner?

How would you like to be my dinner?

But I don't eat fish.

(laughing) Then what were you going to do with him?

I wanted to give him a nice home with my pet goldfish.

But I got a home.

A good idea! Come along with me.

(sweeping music)

- [School Of Fish] Bye! Don't forget to write.

So long. Have a good time!

Goodbye! Bye!

(anticipatory music)

(goldfish plopping)

Bless you, my children.

Good luck, and goodbye.

(King splashing)

(fishes smooching)

Now are you happy, Annabelle?

And how (bubbles popping)

(fishes smooching)

What do Daffy Duck, dinosaurs, and cavemen

all have in common?

They all existed in the same time period.

(playful music)

Okay, in most cartoons they don't,

but in this one, they did, which is why

this Daffy Duck cartoon is so unique.

Directed by legendary animator Chuck Jones

and starring the voice of,

that's right, Mel Blanc,

here is "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur."

(epic orchestral music)

(gentle classical music)

(door creaking)

(Casper yawning)

Gee, am I hungry.

I could eat a saber tooth tiger.

Well, anyway, half a one. (back cracking)

(yawning) Well, this isn't getting me breakfast.

(whistling) Here, Fido.

("Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone")

(whimsical music)

Well, thanks.

Now, come on! I'm famished.

(quirky music)

Well, I'll bet you're cranky before breakfast too.

(suspicious music)

(shushing) Be quiet!

(chipper music)

Hm. Yum, yummy.

My favorite vegetable, duck.

(tense music)

(Daffy shouting)

(water whirring)

(Daffy's feet screeching)

(Daffy blowing whistle)

(rock screeching)

(Daffy blowing whistle)

(rock accelerating)

(Daffy whooping)

(rock screeching)

(rock accelerating)

(siren blaring)

(Daffy whooping)

(Fido thudding)

(disorienting music)

("Fr�hlingslied")

(tense music)

(playful music)

Gosh, that duck acts like he's crazy.

- That is correct. Absolutely, 100% correct!

(slingshot thwacking)

So that's the way it is, eh? All right then.

(anticipatory music)

(tense music)

(discordant piano keys banging)

Fine thing, no swimming.

Other cavemen get to go swimming,

but I never get to do anything.

Well, what are you looking at?

Don't just stand there! Do something!

Now, go get 'im.

The big lummox.

Well, now isn't that clever?

The hunter's helper. (scoffing)

Now, come on!

("You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby")

Not bad for a guy that never took a lesson

in his life. (whooping)

Wait here.

(Casper spitting)

(club banging)

(Casper rattling) (discordant music)

(tense music)

Here ya are, girly.

Gee, thanks a lot.

(Daffy whooshing)

("You Must've Been a Beautiful Baby")

Well, just what I wanted, a duck breakfast.

Gee, I can hardly wait.

Come on, Fido.

Gee, we're almost there.

(tense music)

Golly. (air hissing)

(dramatic music)

(duck popping)

(serene harp music)

You know, maybe that wasn't such a hot idea after all.

Goodnight, folks.

("That's All Folks")

During the golden age of cinema,

sometimes animation companies

like Disney or Warner Brothers or Max Fleischer

would lend their services to the US government

or corporations to produce

what we would call "public relations videos."

("Waltz of the Flowers")

For example, this next cartoon called

"A Coach for Cinderella," was actually paid for by,

you guessed it, the Chevrolet car company.

Now, why would Chevrolet produce a cartoon about Cinderella?

That's an excellent question, and I'm glad that you asked.

It's because this cartoon was a commercial.

It taught viewers a little something

about how assembly lines worked, and it taught Cinderella

that what she really wanted in life wasn't a coach made

from a pumpkin, but instead a modern day Chevrolet.

Chevrolet did not pay us to include this cartoon

in our anthology, but we included it anyway

for free because we believe what the animators did

here was really clever, and we know that you'll enjoy it.

(chipper music)

(gentle classical music)

(gentle classical music)

(gentle classical music)

(Stepmother sneezing)

(gnome laughing)

(mischievous classical music)

(gentle classical music)

(perfume spritzing)

Cinderella! Cinderella?

Cinderella!

Cinderella!

Cinderella!

- [Stepmother and Stepsisters] Cinderella? Cinderella!

Cinderella! Cinderella!

Cinderella.

(skirt tearing)

(stepsister gasping) (gnome laughing)

(foreboding music)

[Stepsisters] Take that, (blows landing)

and that, and that.

(Cinderella crying)

(momentous music)

To the ball, James.

Okay, toots.

(horse clopping)

(industrious music)

- Whoa! (steed screeching)

(gnome playing horn)

(gnome playing horn)

("William Tell Overture")

To work, my men. To work, to work!

(gnomes chattering indistinctly)

When our countryside made deep in snow,

and the angry wind would howl and blow,

and the food in our pantry was running low,

who helped us stand?

Who eased our woe?

[Gnomes] Cinderella. We should know.

Now listen men, she needs us now.

The prince has asked her to his ball,

but she can't make a courtly bow,

because she has no coach at all.

[Gnomes] No coach at all?

No coach at all.

(gnome sniffling)

To make her happiness complete, we'll make a gown

of silvery strand with crystal slippers for her feet,

and the finest coach in all the land.

Are you with me men? - [Gnomes] Yeah!

No! Yes!

Be off, my men.

(lively music)

(tree sawing)

Right!

I suppose you've heard about that hussy Mrs. Web Spider.

No, but I'm listening.

Well, far be it from me to gossip,

but it seems that only last night,

Mr. Web Spider... (spiders whispering)

(spiders giggling)

[Spider 2] No!

[Spider 1] Yes!

(bright music)

(gnome blowing)

(ember clanking)

(bird pecking)

(bird pecking)

(jaunty classical music)

- (speaking foreign language) What's the matter? You lazy?

Get the work.

Who's next?

(opera singing in foreign language)

(chuckling) Stop, Tony. You're tickling.

(stick smacking)

(stick smacking)

(bugs sawing)

(turtle snoring) (mischievous music)

(gnome grunting)

(turtle cranking)

(firecrackers popping)

(gnomes cheering)

(gnomes laughing)

? One big blow and the seeds fly in ?

? To catch the air that lies within ?

? The coach for Cinderella ?

(serene music)

Heads up, down there.

(peas popping)

("Flight of the Bumblebee")

How many?

(liquid gurgling) (bell dinging)

(liquid gurgling) (bell dinging)

(cheerful bagpipe music)

(celebratory music)

? The bluebirds fly in circles why ?

? Weaving their way from side to side ?

? Forming the drapes that now provide the gown ?

? For Cinderella ? ? Ooh, ooh, ooh ?

(cheerful music)

[Gnomes] Okay.

(machinery creaking) (air puffing)

Go! Get out, go, go!

647, how am I doin'?

(lively music)

(ethereal harp music)

(triumphant music)

(indistinct singing)

? Borrowed from another day ?

? Now we present in full array ?

? The coach for Cinderella ?

? The coach for Cinderella ?

When I was a kid,

one of my favorite cartoon characters

was Popeye the Sailor Man.

He was just an ordinary guy smoking a pipe,

until he'd eat some spinach (chugging)

and gained some super strength.

Now we all know spinach doesn't really do that to people,

but as a kid, I wanted to try spinach anyway,

just to see what it tasted like.

I convinced my mom to buy me some.

I tasted it, and I hated it. It was disgusting.

So, I never ate spinach again.

But I still enjoyed the Popeye cartoons.

Just like many of the greatest golden era cartoons,

Popeye was produced by Max Fleischer,

and this cartoon may be his best adventure.

"Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" is a retelling

of the famous "Aladdin" story,

but with Popeye and his girlfriend Olive Oyl

as the main characters.

Keep in mind, this cartoon came out in 1939, over 50 years

before Disney's cartoon "Aladdin."

I wonder at what point in this cartoon Popeye is going

to eat some spinach and then just punch

a bad guy right in his face.

Let's watch it together and find out.

(buoyant music)

(typewriter keys clacking)

(typewriter dinging)

(typewriter keys clacking)

(typewriter dinging)

Gosh, but this story of mine should be great.

I really don't how the people can wait. (giggling)

(typewriter keys clacking)

Mm. I have to decide who the actors'll be.

I think I'll make the heroine me. (giggling)

Mm. The hero, Aladdin, is handsome and smart.

Why, Popeye the Sailor is great for the part!

(Olive humming) (typewriter keys clacking)

(typewriter dinging)

(typewriter keys clacking)

(typewriter dinging)

(citizens chattering indistinctly)

(Popeye chattering)

(shopkeeper calling in foreign language)

("Popeye the Sailor Man")

(Popeye grunting)

Oughta open up a chain store.

(Popeye groaning)

(citizens cheering)

(regal music)

Make way for the princess. (horse clopping)

Make way for the princess.

(Popeye humming)

(Popeye chuckling)

Whoa! I better unratchet meself here.

Oh, a pretzel vendor, huh?

(citizens cheering)

Hmm. (cackling)

Thy reign will soon be over when my secret I unhide.

Then I shall be the ruler,

and you shall be my bride. (cackling)

Nyah!

(foreboding music)

Let me see. Where was I, where was I? (licking)

(vizier muttering)

Ah!

A rub on this lamp will bring riches and fame.

This lamp is well guarded by torrents and flame.

But one dare secure it. Aladdin's his name.

He liveth on the corner of Chow and Main.

Aladdin shall help me this lamp to obtain,

then Aladdin shall never be seen again. (cackling)

(foreboding music)

(vizier grumbling) (walking stick creaking)

(gloomy music)

Yes, yes, Aladdin.

The princess has chosen you to procure

for her the magic lamp.

Well, she made a good choice. (chuckling)

Why only you alone are worthy

of such a precarious mission.

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Say, you oughta breathe.

Maybe you better lay down for a couple years.

Beneath that rock is a dangerous passageway.

Is that so?

Beyond which you will find a golden lamp.

Bring that lamp back to me.

Oh, bring that lamp back to you, huh?

Anything for the princess! (humming)

(foreboding music) (vizier chuckling)

(Popeye grunting)

I go, for the princess.

Yes, yes, Aladdin. Go on, go on.

Yes! I go, I go. (chuckling)

(hopeful music)

(Popeye chuckling)

Blow me down. It's poifect!

(Popeye grunting) (knocker knocking)

(Popeye grunting) (knocker knocking)

(Popeye groaning) (stone clamoring)

(dramatic music)

Oh lamp, the lamp.

That must be made outta sapphires, I guess, huh?

Oh boy. I made good, I made good. (laughing)

Ah, the suspense is terrible.

I wish Aladdin would hurry with that lamp.

Oh, man.

Hey, mister. Mister, I got the lamp!

All for the princess.

The lamp! (cackling)

For the princess.

Yep. That's right.

For the princess. Whoa!

The princess! (cackling)

That was only a trick, my fool.

Only you and I know of this magic lamp.

And soon you will forget. (chuckling)

Ow.

(rocks clattering)

(chuckling) It's mine. I have it.

It's mine. (head banging)

Ow! Oh, my lamp!

The lamp!

(lamp clanking)

The lamp, the lamp. (grunting)

(vizier cackling)

I want the lamp. (bawling)

Ow! (whimpering)

Whoa. Hey, what happened?

Where am I, and how do I get out of this place.

That's what I want to know.

This place looks kinda spooky to me. Ow, oh.

(match scratching)

Oh, I wish I was light headed so I could see what I'm doing.

Well, use me last match.

I hope I strike it lucky, that's all.

(lamp clattering)

(lamp chiming) Oh!

(gong banging)

Come on, put up your dukes.

Oh, for goodness sake.

Hey! Who are you?

Where'd you come from?

Are you the janitor or something?

- I'm the slave of the lamb. I come from the nowhere.

I go to the no place, and here I am.

You make a wish, and I give it. (chuckling)

You want something?

Did you say a wish? A wish, wish.

I could have a wish, huh?

Well, I wish I was outta here.

Can you show me the entrance to the exit?

Oh, certainly.

Well, let's get outta here.

- You said it. (gong banging)

Hey, take it easy.

Quit your shoving. Quit your pushing.

I hope I know what you're doing.

(genie drilling)

Wow.

Oh, boy! (laughing)

Oh, an escalavator!

Women and ladies bargain basement on the top floor.

(lamp clanking)

Main entrance, all out. (chuckling)

Boy, I'm glad to get outta that hole, all right. (chuckling)

Now if I could on find the-

Ah, ooh.

If U don't C what U want rub 4 it.

Hm, that's a very good idea.

I think I'll try.

(gong banging)

Hey, you. (genie muttering)

Oh, for goodness sake.

You want something?

Yeah. What's all this magical stuff about?

Well, I told you I could fulfill up any wish or desire.

There's something funny about this boy.

I gotta test them out. I think I'll give him a tough one.

Okay. I wished I was a wealthy prince. (chuckling)

You said it.

Hey, what's goin' on?

(triumphant music)

Oh, boy! (laughing)

? What can I do for you ?

? I'd do most anything you ask me to ?

? I'd go and get that pot of gold from the rainbow ?

? And bring it where you are ?

? And then I'd hitch your wagon to a star ?

? What can I do for you ?

(mother and children cheering)

? Say, how'd you like to have your dreams come true ?

? I'd like to make you happy through and through ?

? Indeed I do ?

? So what can I do for you ?

(citizens cheering)

Thank you. Thank you very much. (chuckling)

Get up, Dog Biscuit!

(Popeye humming) (horse clopping)

(vizier coughing)

It's Aladdin! He's alive!

(Popeye humming) (horse clopping)

He has the magic lamp, but he shan't have it long.

(tea splashing) (vizier groaning)

(vizier grumbling)

(Popeye humming) (horse clopping)

Well, I hope the princess is home.

(horse clopping) (Popeye humming)

Well, I get the lamp here.

Oh, rub-a-rub-a-rub-a-rub-a.

(gong banging)

Hey!

Oh!

At your service.

Bring me a chest full of precious pearls and diamonds

and stuff, and take it to the princess.

To her? You said it!

Hocus pocus. (inhaling) (air hissing)

(balloon popping) (Popeye laughing)

Take that to the princess

with my complications, that's right.

(bell ringing)

Oh, entrer.

Presents from Aladdin for the princess.

Salami, salami, bologna.

Oh! (gasping)

Oh, oh.

Oh! (gasping)

Oh, they're superfluous!

Oh. (gasping)

Oh.

(triumphant music)

(gasping) That must be Prince Aladdin!

Oh, be still my fluttering heart.

Yoo hoo!

Oh, boy! The princess! (chuckling)

To the rescue. (horse clopping)

(Popeye humming)

In reverse.

Alley-up.

I think you dropped something.

Oh, thank you, big, tall, and handsome.

Well, I'm not so tall, but... (laughing)

I better get rid of the stick,

or she'll think I'm a little cut up or something, huh.

(Popeye humming)

(grumbling) Curses!(growling)

(chuckling) Oh, fair one.

Will thou, that is...

Wilst you- Yes, yes?

Oh, yes, yes.

I am embarrassed. I don't know what to say.

I never made love in technicolor before. I don't know.

Princess, would it please thee

or wouldst it please thou...

What are you, a thee or a thou?

Fairest one, I was about to say is-

- Yes, I'll marry you.

- (chattering) Oh, you will?! Oh, she's gonna marry me.

Oh, it's wonderful!

I think she's making a big mistake, but I don't know.

Oh! (kissing smacks)

I go, bring me friends to the wedding,

but I shall return. (chuckling)

Oh, don't forget to come back.

Heidi ho, Silver!

(horse clopping) Away!

(vizier grumbling) (victorious music)

(Olive humming)

Oh!

Oh, dear. What was that?

Who left that junk laying around here?

The lamp! (cackling)

I have a plan.

Oh, attendants. Attend me.

(Olive chuckling)

(file scraping)

(paint slopping)

[Vizier] New lamps for old.

Oh, see if you can help that poor man,

then send him away.

New lamps for old.

(wheel barrow creaking)

New lamps for old.

Oh!

(lamp whizzing)

Oh!

(vizier cackling) (kissing smacks)

(cackling) It's mine.

(sighing) Mm hm, mm hm, mm hm.

Mm hm, mm hm, mm hm.

(citizens cheering)

[Citizens] Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin,

Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin,

Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin, Aladdin.

(vizier chuckling)

(citizens cheering) - Yoo hoo! Princey!

Yoo hoo!

Oh, you came back.

The man who came back, that's me. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

(tense music)

Ah, no one here. Now's my chance.

The princess will soon be mine.

(gong banging)

(blow landing) - Oh!

You want something?

Go. I command you.

Carry this castle off to a far and distant land.

You're crazy!

I'm crazy, huh? Well, you'll do as I say.

I'll whip you within an inch of your life.

I never said I wouldn't.

Then go!

(debris crumbling)

(Popeye thudding)

(Popeye groaning)

(horse whinnying)

Get up! Oh!

Hey, where's the castle?

Where's the princess?

Where's me clothes?

(Olive and Popeye screaming)

- Aladdin's a fake! (citizens yelling)

(castle whooshing)

- [Citizen] Down with Aladdin! (citizens yelling)

(dramatic music)

Whoa!

("Popeye the Sailor Man")

(can clattering) (Popeye chewing)

(ropes popping)

Unrelease me!

(rock clamoring)

Oh, Popeye, I mean, Aladdin! Save me!

(Olive muttering)

Oh!

(gasping) Curses!

(Popeye muttering)

- Oh! Let me go! (vizier chattering)

(Popeye humming)

Guards to destroy Aladdin!

Oh, yeah? Spinach to fix the guards.

("Popeye the Sailor Man") (Popeye chewing)

Hello, you two.

(helmets clanking)

Take that! (armor clanging)

Now, for a vulture!

Oh, yeah? Spinach to cook the vulture's goose.

("Popeye the Sailor Man") (vulture thudding)

And the dragon!

Oh, Grandma. What big teeth you got!

(flames sizzling)

You're not so hot, young fellow.

(Popeye chewing) ("Popeye the Sailor Man")

(Popeye inhaling) (Popeye exhaling)

(dragon whimpering)

(vizier screaming)

(vizier cackling) - Oh! (screaming)

("Stars and Stripes Forever") - Where is that guy?

Let me get me hands on him.

(vizier groaning) Oh, yeah?

(swords clanking) (Olive whimpering)

Hey, where is that fella. He was here just a minute ago.

I saw it with my own eyes.

(vizier muttering) (Popeye groaning)

(blow landing) There's like a brick wall

here or something here, huh?

Must be a magician. (vizier cackling)

The tables are turned. Oh, yeah?

Take that! (vizier muttering)

(swords clanking)

(Olive whimpering)

(swords clashing)

Oh yeah? (vizier chattering)

- Yowza! - You missed!

Ow! (groaning)

Help, I'm a fish!

("Yankee Doodle")

Come here, Olive. (chuckling)

There we are!

So long, sport.

So long.

So long, toots.

Oh, goodbye.

(giggling) I said it.

(Popeye chuckling)

- Oh! - Now, where was I?

Let me think a minute now. Oh, yes.

I remember. (smooching)

(Olive humming)

Letter for ya, Olive.

Oh, at last, the picture's finished!

Oh!

(lively music) (Olive screaming)

("Popeye the Sailor Man")

(serene music) - There you have it.

That's our collection of just some

of the greatest cartoons of the golden era.

It's incredible to look back at these classic cartoons

and realize that movies today are very similar

to and inspired by those cartoons that came 50

or even a hundred years before.

Sure, today we have much better technology.

We have computers and CGI and all this other stuff,

but the creativity was always there.

Most of the stories today are the same

as the stories back then, and most

of the characters are the same

because the characters they created back then were timeless.

Thank you for watching, and I hope to see you again soon.

(anthemic music)