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- George Pal's initial stop-motion commercial story film made in Eindhoven, Holland. The short promoted the new Philips Radio of 1934 with a ship made entirely of glass that sails through the air waves © Arnold Leibovit
- Early cel-animated commercial made by George Pal about an unwell King who is brought back to health with the help of Van den Bergh's Sana Margarine. This lost treasure was recently discovered in the Czech Republic. 35mm/4:00. Gasparcolor. Produced and Directed by George Pal. Made in Paris, France.
- Cel animated short where worn out old radio tubes get their better qualities back by the young and powerful Philips radio tubes. "When you buy the new Miniwatt Tubes today, you will be enjoying better sound tomorrow." © Arnold Leibovit
- George Pal's cel-animated hand-drawn commercial for the Philips Company's 1930s Shortwave Radio.
- "In Lamp Light Land" (note four word title) is an early commercial story film by George Pal that combines hand-drawn cel and stop-motion animation to promote more efficient incandescent light bulbs for The Philips Company © Arnold Leibovit
- Based on the story in "One Thousand and One Nights" where a poor woodcutter gains entrance to untold treasures in a secret thieves' den by reciting the magic words "Open Sesame." © Arnold Leibovit
- Stop-motion animated George Pal film where Aladdin promos Philips light bulbs. The title character uses one of his Genie wishes to conjure new bright lighting for the palace of the Sultan.
- Cel-animated commercial story film George Pal made for The Philips Company promoting the latest Philips Radio which was advertised as "A Passport to the World of Entertainment Where You Always Have a Front Row Seat."
- First of George Pal's stop-motion animated Horlicks commercial story films which introduces an army of weary soldiers energetically revived by drinking the sponsor's malted milk.
- Driving musical score accents George Pal's marching brigade, a clever metaphor for the coming age of the Telephone that will save the day © Arnold Leibovit
- Stop-motion animated commercial featuring the Philips MiniWatt-E radio tubes cleverly choreographed to Titania, a Waltz by Hungarian gypsy composer Bela Radics.
- Dutch Royal Verkade Biscuit commercial story film George Pal made is an innovative mix of live action, drawn and dimensional animation that is reminiscent of Max Fleischer's "Out of the Inkwell" series © Arnold Leibovit
- Lethargic British air pilots are revived by "Horlick's Milk" to defeat the "Sky Pirates". Combo of intricately animated aerobatic dogfights where planes take on animal characteristics. One of Pal's most unique conceptions © Arnold Leibovit
- George Pal Cel-animated cartoon made for Lever Brothers Rinso Soap loosely borrows from the English nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence" where the Queen's Maid must "Stop her lazy tricks and get the washing done by 6."
- Combo Western setting, mock-opera singing and toe-tapping dance music make this perhaps the best of George Pal's Horlick's commercial story films. Includes adaptation of Franz von Suppe's "Poet and the Peasant: Overture" © Arnold Leibovit
- A twist of the classic 18th century English nursery rhyme where a Bullfrog Landlord threatens to evict a Washerwoman Mouse and her children when she's unwilling to marry him.
- Pal's cel-animated commercial commissioned by the Dutch Cinema Association on behalf of the Bio Vacation Resort in Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands. Their year long mission, even today, is raising money for needy children.
- George Pal's cel-animated commercial story film made for Lever Brothers. It's wash day, Grandmother Bear is coming for lunch and there's no soap. Mother Bear sends her two boys, one good, one mischievous, to the shop.
- First year Madcap Models Puppetoon starring Jim Dandy, a romantic serenading violinist who falls in love with Ninia the Gypsy. Features a jazzed musical rendition of Franz Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" © Arnold Leibovit
- Jim Dandy stars as Sir Archibald Cornwall, a wandering troubadour, who meets a silly giant Ogre he charms with his musical lute playing Frédéric Chopin's "Minute Waltz" (Op. 64 No.1) © Arnold Leibovit
- A toy soldier, distracted by a beautiful ice skater, is derelict in his duty and gets discharged. Later, when the screwball army declares war, he lucks into a chance to redeem himself.
- A prince in a flying ship sails up to a castle in the clouds in order to rescue a beautiful sleeping princess from a wicked witch. A big-eared guard named Hocus finds himself unwilling to thwart true love.
- Jasper is tricked into a game of craps by Scarecrow and Blackbird that soon transforms into a fantasy world of oversized dice come alive. Outstanding kinetic stop-motion animation cadenced to Dixieland Jazz.
- As the goose-stepping "Screwball Army" pillages Europe, a statue of Mr. Strauss (a symbol to defeat Hitler) comes to life with violin in hand. Like a Pied Piper, Strauss leads the nuts and bolts to drown in the Danube River.
- After the German administrator of Czechoslovakia is shot, his assassin tries to elude the Gestapo and struggles with his impulse to give himself up as hostages are executed.
- Bartholomew Cubbins has SO MANY HATS. Every time he removes one in the presence of the King, it is replaced magically with another. This enrages the King, who brings him to trial, and to the ultimate sentence.
- In this flight of fantasy, Scarecrow persuades Jasper to practice his piano with Frédéric Chopin's "Waltz in C Sharp Minor" boogie-woogie style.
- A young boy is tired of hearing fairy tales as bedtime stories. He decides that he'd rather think about the everyday items he likes, particularly trucks. He dreams that his bed turns into a flying truck. They sail through the night-time sky. All is peaceful, until they're suddenly attacked by enemy planes. The boy uses his finger to shoot them down to restore peace.
- In a wild vision, Rusty gets his comeuppance by a horde of gigantic cigars after naughtily smoking one and becoming ill © Arnold Leibovit
- Stars love-struck Punchy and Judy in their first Puppetoon. Down-on-his-luck Punchy obtains a magical straw hat from a plucky talking horse to win over Judy and in the process transforms into Aladdin and Superman © Arnold Leibovit
- Jasper and Scarecrow daydream elephant hunting in the jungles of a Technicolor Congo. First-time Bugs Bunny cameo outside of a Warner Bros. cartoon and the only time in a stop-motion and cel animation sequence © Arnold Leibovit
- Third of the seven Academy Award® nominated Puppetoons for Best Animated Short Subject and the second based on a story by Dr. Seuss. Marco, a young boy re-imagines progressively more elaborate scenes on Mulberry Street.
- Rusty imagines a fantastic adventure in the Old West where he plays all the characters. Features the song "Down in Sante Fe". The popular cowboy star Hopalong Cassidy is pictured © Arnold Leibovit
- Jasper recovers a valuable horn, blows a few licks of "Flight of the Bumble Bee" and becomes a star.
- Gioachino Rossini's "William Tell Overture" is the score for this colorful re-imagining of the Swiss folk hero as played by Scarecrow with Jasper as his son. © Arnold Leibovit
- Set against Gioachino Rossini's "Figaro Aria" from "The Barber of Seville Opera", Jasper gets his first shave from Scarecrow but receives more than he bargained for in this humorous whirlwind of split-second animation © Arnold Leibovit
- This adaptation of the famous fairy tale finds Jasper trading Scarecrow his jaw harp harmonica for a handful of beans.
- The Scarecrow and the Crow trick Jasper out of all of his possessions. The Crow reads to the Scarecrow from Jasper's book. The Scarecrow falls asleep and dreams he is on trial for stealing Jasper's property.
- To get his comeuppance, Jasper sets a series boobytraps for Scarecrow.
- Jasper is attending the Kentucky Derby and befriends an old racehorse. During the race, Jasper plays a violin solo that inspires the horse to win the race. The finale finds the horse enjoying the fruit of his victory - a mint-julep.
- "This Is Oil, No.1: Prospecting For Petroleum" is an all stop-motion puppet animated film that tells the story of how oil is formed through ages of geological change, how it is found, extracted and put to use by man © Arnold Leibovit
- Scarecrow departs for a Jitterbug dance contest leaving Jasper behind to shine shoes. Out of the blue a heavenly light bestows Jasper with magic golden shoes powering him to win the dance contest.
- Wilbur, a retired circus performer, is sent back to the jungle only to find his home has lost its appeal. Wilbur sets out to be re-captured by hunters to return as the star act of the circus © Arnold Leibovit
- Duke Ellington at the piano conducts a group of puppet perfume bottles playing his "Perfume Suite."
- Musician Woody Herman tells a tale how his Grandpappy chopped the wood that became the clarinet he plays.
- An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
- A magician-warrior protects a man from an ambush, not knowing of his true villainous nature.
- 25 years after George Pal retired the Puppetoons, he was commissioned by ABC and made this stop-motion musical ballet of hand tools with a finale fight between a hammer, a wrench, a blowtorch and a tack that comes to the rescue.
- Bob, along with his brother and sister, lives next to a fire station. They call themselves the 'Bramley Junior Fire Brigade' and follow the engines whenever they can. When Bob reports a fire he is commended by the brigade but suspicion soon falls on him when the fire is found to be the work of arsonists. It's up to the Junior Brigade to find out just who is responsible, catch them and clear Bob's name.
- Steve runs away from home, having argued with his father, and hides in a slate mine where his friend finds him and brings him back. However, on returning to their village the two boys find the place completely deserted. Or so they think.