One of the characters in the Fleischer Brothers' full-length film "Gulliver's Travels" was a bit of comic relief called Gabby. Someone must have really loved this character, as the following year he somehow got his own short-lived series of shorts. However, he only lasted for eight cartoon shorts and is almost certainly because he was one of the more annoying and detestable characters of his age. If you don't believe me, watch "All's Well" or any of his other cartoons, as they are free to download from archive.org.
This installment of the Gabby series suffers from the same problem they all have--Gabby is an unlikable know-it-all. Gabby is singing a ditty when he comes upon a baby in a baby carriage. Where its mother or father are, I have no idea but Gabby somehow decides it's his responsibility to diaper this kid. Huh?! And, the little jerk spends the rest of the cartoon trying to get a diaper on the kid. Talk about a contrived and thin plot!! Had the filmmakers ever made Gabby the least bit likable or sympathetic, then the films might have worked. The only thing any of them have going for them is that the animation is very nice and the cartoons are blessedly short!
This installment of the Gabby series suffers from the same problem they all have--Gabby is an unlikable know-it-all. Gabby is singing a ditty when he comes upon a baby in a baby carriage. Where its mother or father are, I have no idea but Gabby somehow decides it's his responsibility to diaper this kid. Huh?! And, the little jerk spends the rest of the cartoon trying to get a diaper on the kid. Talk about a contrived and thin plot!! Had the filmmakers ever made Gabby the least bit likable or sympathetic, then the films might have worked. The only thing any of them have going for them is that the animation is very nice and the cartoons are blessedly short!