William M. Weiss

Land Grab

The war is over, and a lot of land is up for settlers to grab. Hector Heathcote and his talking dog Winston have just been kicked out of the boarding house, and they have to join the land rush, too, in order to find a place to stay. Homesteaders Hector and Winston try to prevent their greedy, land-grabbing neighbor Benedict from taking over their property.

Gadmouse the Apprentice Good Fairy

Gadmouse attempts to make a happy ending for a cat stuck being abused by his brothers.

The First Telephone

A Hector Heathcote Cartoon

Sappy New Year

Heckle and Jeckle's New Year's resolution is to refrain from any more practical jokes, but their attempts at good deeds meet with more hostility than their annoying gags.

The Unsung Hero

A CinemaScope Terrytoon released in May 1961

The Famous Ride

Struggling blacksmith Hector Heathcote tries to get Paul Revere's horse ready for his midnight ride.

Foofle's Train Ride

In this Terrytoon,Foofle goes on a tour-train guided-excursion. But, par for his usual course, he screws everything up from the schedule to the baggage.

Camp Clobber

The apartment house superintendent, Clint Clobber, a turkey if there ever was one, is constantly pestered by an old retired Army general, who keeps the tenants in a dither and uproar with his hard-nosed and disciplined military habits. Clint finally finds a way to rid the house of the undesirable tenant.

The Juggler of Our Lady

Medieval times. A juggler has little success making a living; he puts on a hair shirt and becomes an ascetic, but attracts only other ascetics. Finally, in desperation, he becomes a monk. He visits the other monks, who all glorify the Lady with their skills: cooking, painting, sculpture, etc. He tries helping them, but botches it. A festival is held for the Lady, and each of the monks offers his gift, but the juggler has nothing. Frustrated, he juggles for her, all night, alone.

It's a Living

Dinky quits the cartoon business and gets a job as a spokes-duck for TV commercials.