Rudolf Ising

The Rookie Bear

In a humorous report, "Strife" magazine follows a bear who gets drafted and goes through the rigors of Army basic training.

The Prospecting Bear

Barney and his severely overloaded pack mule are prospecting, high on a mountain, when Barney spots gold nuggets, and a whole cave lined with gold.

Papa Gets the Bird

Papa Bear attempts to give the family's pet canary a bath. An MGM Bear Family cartoon.

A Rainy Day with the Bear Family

In this animated short featuring the Bear Family, Papa Bear attempts to fix a leaky roof during a rain storm.

Home on the Range

A cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods. Neither of them notices the wolf following.

The Fishing Bear

Barney's going fishing, but just as he's getting ready to hook a whole school of trout, a rather persistent duck keeps getting in the way.

The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.

Bottles

A dark and stormy night in a drugstore. The druggist mixes a potion and falls asleep. The skull-and-crossbones on the bottle comes to life and drips the potion on the druggist.

The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives

Christmas Eve. A poor orphan boy trudges through the snow, pathetically. He finally arrives at his miserable cabin. While he is crying, Santa arrives and, singing the title song, offers to take the boy to his workshop. They arrive, and the toys go wild. He plays with a few toys. A candle falls off the tree and starts a fire. The toys try in vain to fight the fire; the boy hooks up a hose to a set of bagpipes and takes care of it.

Ride Him, Bosko

Ride Him, Bosko! is a western-flavored cartoon with lots of shooting gags involving body reduction, and card characters singing! There's also an alcohol gag that has a really strong one turning a male piano player into a woman instantly!

You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!

A bee returns home late after a night out having too much honey. His wife leaves him, but quickly ends up in the clutches of an evil large predator.

You Don't Know What You're Doin'!

Piggy picks up his girlfriend and takes her to a theater where a hot jazz orchestra is playing.

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!

A streetcar conductor has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while he, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.

Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid

Original short that introduced Bosko, never released. Producer-directors Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising showed it to various studio executives as a pilot for the Bosko character.

Alice's Wonderland

Instead of Wonderland, Alice visits the Walt Disney animation room.