Bonzo No. 5
- 1925
Charley Says: Teapot (Charley Says)
Charley's cat-astrophic teatime hijinks leave him with a burning message to share
As if strangers, matches, and rivers weren't dangerous enough, now teapots are out to get you. Crafting a safety message for children young enough to need reminding not to pull tablecloths is a tricky business. The technique of using Charley as a surrogate for the child being hurt himself was apparently popular with psychiatrists employed by the Home Office.
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Creatures Great and Small
Fur, feathers, bugs or beaks: from the start animators have cast the whole natural world in their human comedies and dramas
Would you know Mickey was a mouse if you didn’t know his surname? Many of the most famous animated characters are drawn from the animal kingdom, but they rarely behave quite as nature intended. Anthropomorphism has a long history in storytelling - going back to Aesop and beyond - and animation has imported it into film. But whether it's Bonzo the Dog or Charley the Cat, these characters are really studies in human nature.
23 videos in this collection
1
Bonzo No. 5
2
Feline Fun
3
The Clown and His Donkey
4
Charley Says: Falling in the Water
5
Goodwill to All Dogs
6
Superted
7
The Fabulumperous Car
8
The Six-armed Image
9
The Elstree Erbs
10
Tale of a Tendril
11
Bonzo [No. 1]
12
Bonzolino or - Bonzo Broadcasted
13
Willie Comes to Life
14
Running a Cinema
15
A Cat Is a Cat
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Teapot
17
Topical Bonzette
18
Steve's Cannon Crackers
19
Bee Boy
20
Apodemy
21
Moxie
22
The Obvious Child
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