8/10
The artwork on this one is a bit better than usual.
23 September 2013
The early Felix the Cat cartoons are classics and made him the most popular cartoon character in the world. Why? I think it's because the cartoons had a bizarre surreal quality about them. Plus, although Felix was generally a nice guy, he could also be mischievous--like he is her in "Felix Finds Out".

This cartoon begins with Felix trying to get his friend to come out and play. But the boy has school work to do. Felix doesn't care and gets the boy to abandon his work for a while--and they go get hot dogs (very strange ones at that). Because the boy didn't study, Felix tags along to school to help the kid cheat. Later the boy is given a stupid homework assignment--to find out what makes the moon shine. Felix once again offers to help--but soon learns firsthand about the wrong sort of 'moonshine'!

This episode isn't quite as crazy as some of the best ones, but the animation is much better--with more fine drawings and backgrounds than most earlier films. And, after nearly 100 years, it still hold up pretty well.
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