{"product_id":"max-fleischers-gabby-plus-bonus-cartoons","title":"Max Fleischer's Gabby (Plus Bonus Cartoons)","description":"After making their first big-budget feature-length movie \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e (1939) animation pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer looked for ways to maximize the film's potential. Perhaps inspired by how Dopey from Disney's \u003ci\u003eSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs\u003c\/i\u003e (1937) had become a merchandising phenomenon, they decided to spin off Gabby, the Lilliputian town crier from \u003ci\u003eGulliver\u003c\/i\u003e, into his own theatrical cartoon shorts. Beginning with October 1940's \u003ci\u003eKing for a Day\u003c\/i\u003e, the series followed the nosy Gabby as he tirelessly irritated the king, mayor, and even firefighters of Lilliput. As in \u003ci\u003eGulliver\u003c\/i\u003e, he was played by animator\/voice actor Pinto Colvig, most famous as the voice of Disney's Goofy. The outbreak of WWII meant that the Fleischers were unable to claim \u003ci\u003eGulliver\u003c\/i\u003e's overseas profits, putting them in the red. They went bankrupt and were bought out by Paramount, who turned the remains of their animation company into \"Famous Studios.\" Though they continued many of the Fleischers' popular series like Popeye, Betty Boop, and Superman, Famous Studios never made a single Gabby cartoon, letting the character fall into obscurity.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing for a Day (1940)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll's Well (1941)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo for the Zoo (1941)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwing Cleaning (1941)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire Cheese (1941)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabby Goes Fishing (1941)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day (1941)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBONUS:\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColor Classics\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003eTo compete with Disney's \u003ci\u003eSilly Symphonies\u003c\/i\u003e, the Fleischer brothers started incorporating vibrant three-strip Technicolor into their cartoons. These shorts, called \"Color Classics\", were heartfelt morality tales purposefully at odds with the racy material the Fleischers had previously been known for. They also made stunning use of the Stereoptical process invented by Max, in which animation cels were filmed in front of real three-dimensional backgrounds. Five of these unique cartoons are included on this set, though more can be found on the Alpha Video release \u003ci\u003eMax Fleischer Color Classics, 1934-1940\u003c\/i\u003e (ALP 7845D).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawaiian Birds (1936)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlay Safe (1936)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Car-Tune Portrait (1937)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Lamby (1937)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eHold It! (1938)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45800056422550,"sku":"089218850997","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218850997.jpg?v=1762126669","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/max-fleischers-gabby-plus-bonus-cartoons","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}