Throughout the 1920s, the Fleischer Brothers made a series of very entertaining Koko cartoons. In these shorts, Koko the Clown interacts with the real world...and most often with the animator, Max Fleischer. Apparently, the makers of the Bobby Bumps series liked this format and copied it in "Fresh Fish"....and it's very much unlike other Bobby Bumps cartoons I have seen as they do not have Bobby interacting with the outside world.
Instead of Max, this cartoon features a live action boy who is trying to make a film using Bobby and his dog. Bobby goes fishing...but the live action boy's cat steals the fish! And so, Bobby's cartoon dog leaves the picture and searches for the live cat. After this, again and again, the pair interact with the outside world...such as when they fall into a bucket and experience a flood. It's all very enjoyable but certainly NOT original...nor are the laughs as hard as you'd get in most Koko stories. Enjoyable, but familiar.
Instead of Max, this cartoon features a live action boy who is trying to make a film using Bobby and his dog. Bobby goes fishing...but the live action boy's cat steals the fish! And so, Bobby's cartoon dog leaves the picture and searches for the live cat. After this, again and again, the pair interact with the outside world...such as when they fall into a bucket and experience a flood. It's all very enjoyable but certainly NOT original...nor are the laughs as hard as you'd get in most Koko stories. Enjoyable, but familiar.