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Sinkin' in the Bathtub

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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })"Sinkin' in the Bathtub" is the very first short in the Looney Tunes series, released in 1930, starring Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid and made by Hugh Harman And Rudolph Ising for Warner Bros. However, this was not the first appearance of Bosko — he first popped up in an unreleased 1929 pilot film.The plot, if it can be called that, starts with Bosko taking a shower, approriately whistling to the tune of "Singing in the Bathtub". After some antics in the tub, along with the tub coming to life and ripping apart toilet paper, Bosko goes for a ride in his car to visit his sweetheart Honey. After a bit of serenading, they go off for an afternoon ride and Hilarity Ensues.This short is in the Public Domain and can be viewed here.
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Alternate Company Equivalent: In addition to everything else, "Singin' in the Bathtub" was Warner Bros' response to MGM's "Singin' in the Rain" (which was originally written in 1929, approximately 23 years before the movie starring Gene Kelly).
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Early Installment Weirdness: None of the trademarks of Warner Brothers' animation are present here. It's a typical and almost unnotable 1930s cartoon. Also, Bosko speaks in an almost Stepin Fetchit-esque voice, which was swapped out for a Mickey Mouse-esque falsetto voice after a few cartoons.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })
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Animation Bump: The climactic scene where Bosko is being chased by his own car down the hill is animated with the background moving in perspective.
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None of the trademarks of Warner Brothers' animation are present here. It's a typical and almost unnotable 1930s cartoon. Also, Bosko speaks in an almost Stepin Fetchit-esque voice, which was swapped out for a Mickey Mouse-esque falsetto voice after a few cartoons.
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Bowdlerization: Yes, even the very first Warner Bros. cartoon was censored when aired on American television. Nickelodeon (back when they aired Bosko cartoons on their Nick at Nite version of Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon) muted Bosko yelling "Mammy!" as the car chases him down the hill.
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