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.
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
Feline Fun
The Clown and His Donkey
Charley Says: Falling in the Water
Goodwill to All Dogs
Superted
The Fabulumperous Car
The Six-armed Image
The Elstree Erbs
Tale of a Tendril
Bonzo [No. 1]
Bonzolino or - Bonzo Broadcasted
Willie Comes to Life
Running a Cinema
A Cat Is a Cat
Teapot
Topical Bonzette
Steve's Cannon Crackers
Bee Boy
Apodemy
Moxie
The Obvious Child
