History Creator / Terrytoons

* ArtEvolution: The studio initially stuck to a drawing and timing style similar to cartoons from the Silent Age of Animation, but by the mid to late 30's, the studio gradually began upgrading its animation, resulting in a peculiar mix of west coast style animation drawing and movement with rough, staccato techniques held over from the Silent Age.

* FakeOutOpening: "It's a Living", a CinemaScope Dinky Duck short, starts out as a typical Dinky Duck short with a chase scene (complete with standard theatrical cartoon ratio aspect), but then Dinky gets tired of working in these kind of cartoons and stops the film, leaving the theater in a huff to get a job on tv. When that doesn't go through, he runs back to the theater and resumes the film where it left off.

The animation was crude, but it had its merits: from the beginning it was [[BuffySpeak cartoony]] and lively, and the cartoons had good pacing and crisp visual jokes. Jim Tyer and Carlo Vinci in particular made some creative, wild animation in these shorts, which helped contribute to their popularity back when they were popular.

** In "Carmen's Viranda", Gandy Goose, of all characters, pulls this!

** The Gene Deitch retool is perhaps the ultimate example. Suddenly, what were once the worst cartoons on the market became the most artistic and innovative. Sadly, it was TooGoodToLast, and once Deitch left the studio once again sank into mediocrity.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Gandy Goose. This was even parodied in ''MightyMouseTheNewAdventures''.

* AnimationBump: Scenes animated by Carlo Vinci, Jim Tyer and Bill Tytla tended to have much better, distinct animation than the rest of the cartoons,

* WesternAnimation/{{Hashimotosan}}

Animation historians and modern animators (with occasional exceptions like Leonard Maltin and Creator/JohnKricfalusi) are hostile towards this studio and its output, writing off these cartoons as cheaply produced garbage only worth a footnote in their books. This is HilariousInHindsight because Paul Terry was considered the ''Dean of Animation'' in the 20's and 30's period of animation; even ''Creator/WaltDisney'' looked up to him and hoped to make cartoons as good and funny as his. Also, thanks to an online resurgance of the cartoons, not only on youtube but many classic animation blogs and websites, the cartoons are slowly gaining a loyal fan following, particularly among modern animators.

* AnimationBump: The Gene Deitch retool is perhaps the ultimate example. Suddenly, what were once the worst cartoons on the market became the most artistic and innovative. Sadly, it was TooGoodToLast, and once Deitch left the studio once again sank into mediocrity.

* TheMightyHeroes (created by RalphBakshi)

* The Mighty Heroes (directed by RalphBakshi)

Animation historians and modern animators (with occasional exceptions like Leonard Maltin and JohnKricfalusi) are hostile towards this studio and its output, writing off these cartoons as cheaply produced garbage only worth a footnote in their books. This is HilariousInHindsight because Paul Terry was considered the ''Dean of Animation'' in the 20's and 30's period of animation; even ''Creator/WaltDisney'' looked up to him and hoped to make cartoons as good and funny as his. Also, thanks to an online resurgance of the cartoons, not only on youtube but many classic animation blogs and websites, the cartoons are slowly gaining a loyal fan following, particularly among modern animators.

-->--'''Paul Terry''' summing up Terrytoons in a nutshell. ([[SpiritualSuccessor Does that make]] Creator/MattGroening [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and]] Creator/SethMacFarlane the UsefulNotes/{{Walmart}}?)

-->--'''Paul Terry''' summing up Terrytoons in a nutshell. ([[SpiritualSuccessor Does that make]] Creator/MattGroening [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and]] Creator/SethMacFarlane the {{Walmart}}?)

-->--'''Paul Terry''' summing up Terrytoons in a nutshell. ([[SpiritualSuccessor Does that make]] Creator/MattGroening [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and]] Creator/SethMacFarlane]] the {{Walmart}}?)

-->--'''Paul Terry''' summing up Terrytoons in a nutshell.

One of the more obscure studios from TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, '''''Terrytoons''''' was the animation division of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. It was founded by former Creator/{{Van Beuren|Studios}} employee Paul Terry. It produced classic cartoon serials such as WesternAnimation/MightyMouse and WesternAnimation/HeckleAndJeckle.

This was the debut studio of ''three'' major animation stars: [[NoteworthyDisneyStaff Bill Tytla of Disney fame]], Joseph Barbera of HannaBarbera before he went to {{MGM}}, and Creator/RalphBakshi, who joined the studio in [[TheDarkAgeOfAnimation its twilight years.]]

* LongRunner: Despite the low budgets, total reliance on formula, and rushed animation, the Terrytoons enjoyed a ''very'' long, healthy lifespan, lasting from 1929 all the way up to 1968, where they were finally forced to close up shop on account of theatrical cartoons becoming all but completely unprofitable by that point--only the WalterLantz cartoon studio was able to outlast Terrytoons with their shorts, by four measly years. And even that wasn't enough to kill them--the Terrytoons enjoyed an equally healthy lifespan on TV for decades, with Mighty Mouse Playhouse pioneering the concept of [[AnimatedAnthology recycling old theatrical cartoons for reairing on TV.]]

One of the more obscure studios from TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, '''''Terrytoons''''' was the animation division of Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. It was founded by former {{Van Beuren|Studios}} employee Paul Terry. It produced classic cartoon serials such as WesternAnimation/MightyMouse and WesternAnimation/HeckleAndJeckle.

-->--Paul Terry summing up Terrytoons in a nutshell.

One of the more obscure studios from TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, '''''Terry Toons''''' was the animation division of [[TwentiethCenturyFox 20th Century Fox]]. It was founded by former {{Van Beuren|Studios}} employee Paul Terry. It produced classic cartoon serials such as WesternAnimation/MightyMouse and {{Heckle and Jeckle}}.