Molar Mischief

The Travels of Chichikov: Manilov(ru)

Short Soviet puppet animation based on Gogol's novel Dead Souls.

The Great Philips Review(en)

Puppet animation of Bert Ambrose and His Orchestra performing. A Puppetoon animated short film.

John Henry and the Inky-Poo(en)

In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), legendary American folklore figure John Henry (voice of Rex Ingram) goes to work for the C&O Railroad, which shortly thereafter buys an automatic steel-driving engine, The Inky-Poo. John Henry matches his strength against the engine, saying that any man can beat a machine because a man has a mind. Can he prevail? In 2015 this film, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2009.

Hoola Boola(en)

Jim Dandy lands on a tropical island and falls in love with a beautiful maiden. Soon a tribe of cannibals kidnap him. A Puppetoon animated short film.

The Little Broadcast(en)

The Great Maestro gets to conduct more than he can compose himself to. A Puppetoon animated short film.

Tea Time(en)

A grand-mother replaces her old companion robot by a more recent one. But things won’t go as expected…

Sisters(et)

Two sisters squabble and fight with each other over the course of their lives.

Jonn(et)

Three selfish fishermen are in danger because of their great envy. And although fate has mercy on them, the men do not learn from it, but everything repeats itself. Estonian/Soviet animation short from 1966.

Nočná romanca(sk)

Together in the Weather(en)

In this Puppetoon animated short film, Judy, an enticing blonde, lives across the way from Punchy and uses all her feminine wiles to try to snare him.

The Sleeping Beauty(en)

Centuries ago in the past, the witch, who doesn't like Beauty, puts her to sleep, then flies throughout the castle spreading sleep powder, placing all into slumber. Eventually we flash forward to present time: A young hepcat in a convertible tries awakening Sleeping Beauty, and everyone in the castle, with some Big Band music. Will it work? A Puppetoon animated short film.

Philips Cavalcade(en)

In this Puppetoon animated short film, a variety of music styles are heard as, in various locations, characters dance or sing.

Pizza Passionata(fi)

The loneliest man in the suburbs opens his door to a stranger and gets caught up in the merry-go-round of love.

Jasper in a Jam(en)

In this entertaining Puppetoon animated short film, a young boy, Jasper, gets trapped inside a pawnshop at midnight. All the musical instruments come to life and play jazz. A whooping wooden Indian chief self-animates as well, and goes on the warpath.

Radio RCA(es)

Broadcast music evokes erotic and racial fantasies in this commercial.

Everybody Goes to the Hospital(en)

'Everybody Goes to the Hospital' is an animated exploration of a true physical, psychological, and familial trauma.

Logorama(fr)

Two cops portrayed by Michelin Men chase an armed Ronald McDonald through the streets of a fictionalized, stylized city.

The Puppetoon Movie(en)

Animated characters introduce a compilation of George Pal replacement animation Puppetoon short films from the 1930s and 1940s.

Who Said Meow?(ru)

After hearing someone's "meow" for the first time in his life, baby puppy goes in search of the unknown beast and meets various inhabitants of the house and yard. On children's curiosity and the first acquaintance with the world.

Birthnight(ru)

The Night had her birthday, and gave a party to which she invited Dima, a little boy so afraid of the dark that he could never sleep when the light was out.