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Out of the Inkwell

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Out of the Inkwell was a major series of animated cartoons from The Silent Age of Animation and the earliest days of The Golden Age of Animation, produced by Max Fleischer from 1918 to 1929. The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced in the period of 1914-1916 to demonstrate his invention, the Rotoscope, which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons.The series was popular enough to get its own Sunday comic feature, syndicated by Hearst, in 1934, but it only lasted four weeks.A quick history of this series can be found on this article, courtesy of Wikipedia.Compare Walt Disney's own live action/animation blending cartoons, the Alice Comedies, as well as Walter Lantz's Dinky Doodle.
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The Cameo
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The Cameo: Ko-Ko appears as a throwaway gag in the Betty Boop short "Minnie the Moocher", before he became a recurring star of the series.
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Only Sane Man
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Only Sane Man: Max Fleischer, the boss and animator, is considered this whenever Koko and/or Fitz would cause mischief. In the 1960s shorts, Koko took over this role to the supporting characters for the most part.
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Public Domain Animation
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Public Domain Animation: All of the original cartoons have slipped into the Public Domain.
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Chivalrous Pervert
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Chivalrous Pervert: Koko (and to a lesser extent, Fitz).
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Thick-Line Animation
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Thick-Line Animation: The early cartoons were undoubtably influenced by the artwork of early Newspaper Comics.
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Took a Level in Kindness
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Took a Level in Kindness: Koko became a bit more easygoing in the 1960s shorts, though he still had his mischievous moments.
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Early-Installment Weirdness
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Early-Installment Weirdness: When the series began, the Fleischers relied more on the Rotoscope to animate the Clown. He didn't even have a name yet. Also, Max Fleischer was the only live actor in the Bray shorts.
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Typewriter Eating
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Typewriter Eating: Provides the page image.
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Batman Can Breathe in Space
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Batman Can Breathe in Space: Max Fleischer In "A Trip to Mars".
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Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever
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Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Ko-Ko in "Bed Time".
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Don't Touch It, You Idiot!
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Don't Touch It, You Idiot!: On "Ko-Ko's Earth Control" Ko-Ko and Fitz find the Earth's control center and Fitz really wants to pull the lever that destroys the whole world.
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Rotoscoping
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Rotoscoping: The Trope Maker, Trope Namer and (possibly) Trope Codifier.
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Lighter and Softer
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Lighter and Softer: The 1960s shorts toned down the surrealism and anarchic humor, as well as the idea of characters playing tricks on the artist being omitted altogether. Despite this, it still kept the framing of the real world, Koko being drawn on paper at the beginning of each episode and the idea of characters going on exciting adventures.
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Breakout Character
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Breakout Character: Ko-Ko, along with Bimbo of the Talkartoons series, would later become a recurring sidekick to Betty Boop.
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Art Evolution
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Art Evolution: Happened as the animation relied less and less on rotoscoping.
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Funny Animal
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Funny Animal: Koko's canine companion, Fitz.
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Cartwright Curse
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Cartwright Curse: Koko has had a lot of VERY short-lived flings (and has even gotten married more than once) that typically end tragically after a few minutes (or seconds). Girls have melted, been erased by the animator, and/or snapped and killed him.
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Smoking Is Not Cool
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Smoking Is Not Cool: An early example in the media with "Ko-Ko Smokes," where Ko-Ko and Fitz learn that smoking is not all that it's cracked up to be, not to mention it's portrayed as an illegal activity here.
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Non-Ironic Clown
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Non-Ironic Clown: Koko.
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