Larry Riley

Fritz the Cat

A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.

Land of Lost Watches

Little Billy and Isabel catch Red Lantern, the Magic Fish. He takes them to the Land Of The Lost to meet King Find All, Rosita Wristwatch, and Wally Pocketwatch.

Boos in the Nite

It's Halloween Eve and the Ghost are all preparing for their night out of scares, which turns into a sing-a-long of "Pack Up Your Troubles".

Helter Swelter

"Helter Swelter" is an animated short about the first days of summer. Includes a sing-a-long of "In the Good Old Summertime"

Gobs of Fun

The captain of a ship's crew, a mouse, goes to the bar to pick up his men. After forcing the initially reluctant sailors onboard, they set sail and hit the (literal) high seas. Spots gags abound such as a cook dumping the garbage overboard into a clam's mouth, the clam getting his revenge by climbing onboard and spraying the garbage back at the cook, and a running gag involving a bear who is splashed by his bucket of water each time he throws it overboard. Finally, we are invited to sing along to the old sea tune, "Strike Up the Band".

Tarts and Flowers

While waiting for her cookies to bake, Audrey dreams about a marriage between the Gingerbread Man and Angel Cake about to terminated by the Devil's Food Cake.

Jingle, Jangle, Jungle

"Jingle Jangle Jungle" is an animated short about life in Africa (non-PC.) Includes a sing-a-long of "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)."

Beach Peach

Popeye and Olive are having a day at the beach; the lifeguard (not drawn as Bluto, though he sounds and acts like him) sees Olive and puts the moves on.

Win, Place and Showboat

Featuring some entertainment on a showboat and a huge elephant that causes the ship to list. And, of course, a singalong with the Robert E. Lee.

Short'nin' Bread

Another "Screen Song" from Famous Studios. The title song is sung by dancing cookies.

Land of the Lost Jewels

Two children are fishing when they catch a talking fish named Red Lantern. He takes them underwater with him to the Land of the Lost, where missing items can be found again. They meet King Find All, a walrus, and a singing cricket (Hoppy-Go-Lucky) that used to be the girl's pin. He's deemed to be a special jewel (since he's made of emerald) and is brought to the jewel storage room, despite his wishes to be in the Land of the Toys...

The Big Drip

An animated short about the building of the ark...by the animals. Includes a sing-a-long of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More"

Song of the Birds

Audrey is enjoying her air rifle, until she shoots down a baby bird and is filled with remorse until she sees it survived. The other birds, however, don't believe she's sincere about her reformation (even after she destroys the rifle), until the baby bird proves it. A remake of a March 1, 1935 Max Fleischer Color Classic of the same name. (Actually The Song of the Birds, the 'the' was dropped)

Marriage Wows

There's a wedding in the forest and all the animals are getting ready.

Our Funny Finny Friends

A comical survey of the various denizens of the sea, followed up with a Follow the Bouncing Ball song ('The Three Little Fishes').

The Ski's the Limit

A combination cartoon/travelogue set in the Swiss Alps, with a tuneful sight-seeing tour of Switzerland thrown in, before the bounding-ball comes bouncing along and asks the theatre audience to follow it in singing the ever-popular "I Miss My Swiss Miss, My Swiss Miss Misses Me." Some of the theatre singers may have actually thrown in a yodel or two.

The Stork Market

The audience takes a tour through a baby factory run by storks. Next, we're invited to follow the bouncing ball and sing along to "Pretty Baby".

Symphony in Spinach

Singer Olive Oyl needs an accompanist, and both Popeye and Bluto apply for the job.

The Old Shell Game

A starving wolf tries to find something to eat but keeps striking out. He even tries to cook a turtle.

Hector's Hectic Life

Hector is a dog with an easy life and the run of the house when the lady of the house gives him a warning...one more mess and you're out. Hector would be okay if not for the fact that three little puppies have been left on their doorstep. Hector has a hectic time keeping them in line and cleaning up their messes without alerting the lady.

A Wolf in Sheik's Clothing

Popeye and Olive are riding a camel in Arabia. They stop to fill the camel with water and freshen up a bit; Olive muses aloud that she'd like to kiss a sheik. A sheik, looking a lot like Bluto, happens to overhear this and sets up a kissing booth. He carries her away to his luxurious tent. Popeye finally finishes up and notices Olive is gone; he chases after her, but his camel suffers a blowout. Meanwhile, the sheik has been wooing Olive. Popeye arrives, and after briefly sharing the hookah with the sheik, tries to leave with Olive. The sheik will have none of it; he wraps Popeye like a mummy and fires him with a cannon into the sphinx. Fortuitously, there's a can of spinach inside, and Popeye saves the day.

Camptown Races

Join the Minstrel Show on the farm where animals show their talents. The audience asks for something from the seller. Watch for the gag where he uses his mouth to carry the items on sale. Follow the bouncing ball to sing "Camptown Races."

Sing or Swim

The world famous Coney Island in New York City, which got it's start in the 1840's is here included in Famous Studios, "Screen Song" series. The featured song is, By the Beautiful Sea, written in 1914, and is of the "follow the bouncing ball" variety. The song follows the slight story of animal characters(among them an elephant and mouse playing catch with a medicine ball)having fun at the beach.

There's Good Boos To-Night

Casper makes friends with a fox cub. But the new friendship is threatened when a fox hunter and his two hounds come on the scene.

The Bored Cuckoo

Cadmus Cuckoo, who inhabits a clock, gets fed up dashing between his bed and the door of the clock every hour on the hour 24/7. And he is lonely. He leaves the clock, goes out into the world. meets a pretty songbird, woos her and wins her, gets married and brings her back to the clock with him.

The Golden State

"The Golden State" is an animated short about California. Includes a sing-a-long of "California Here I Come."

Little Brown Jug

An animated short about various woodland creatures milling and drinking apple cider. Includes a sing-a-long of the title song.

Flip Flap

Little Flip-Flap, a seal, is unhappy in the confines of the swimming tank in a big-city zoo. He breaks out and heads for the North Pole, where he meets a pretty girl-seal. She is captured by seal-hunters and sent to the zoo. Flip-Flap decides to return to the zoo and is happy when he is reunited with his sweetheart.

Olive Oyl for President

Tired of political rhetoric, Olive lays out her platform.

The Baby Sitter

Lulu is babysitting Alvin Jones, a bratty and hyperactive baby. While chasing Alvin through the house, Lulu crashes into a wall and is knocked unconscious when a picture frame falls on her head. This leads into a dream where Lulu is searching for Alvin in a nightclub filled with celebrity babies.

Naughty But Mice

Herman, the city-slicker mouse (looking like a cross between James Cagney and Lee Tracy) visits his barn-mice cousins in the country.

The Mild West

A series of blackout gags, followed by an exhortation to sing along with the bouncing ball -- the song being "I'm an Old Cow Hand".

Cad and Caddy

Lulu plans her revenge against a distressed golfer who refuses to give her a lollipop after he promised her one for caddying for him.

I'll Be Skiing Ya

Popeye and Olive are on a winter vacation in Lake Plastered, NY. Popeye is teaching Olive to ice skate (but not doing a very good job); she catches the eye of skating instructor Bluto. But when Bluto takes her up a ski lift and puts the moves on, she calls for Popeye to save her, and soon, everyone is skiing down that hill.

The Island Fling

Bluto is Robinson Crusoe; Popeye and Olive approach his island on a raft.