History WesternAnimation / ComiColorCartoons

** ''Little Black Sambo'' is based on Helen Bannerman's ''The Story of Little Black Sambo''.

* FollowTheLeader

It is also worth noting that one of these shorts, ''WesternAnimation/BalloonLand'', was a runner up on the list of The50GreatestCartoons ever made.

While it would be easy to write off these cartoons as low budget knockoffs of Disney's lavish cartoons, closer examination of the shorts will reveal that they do have several things going for them. For starters, while Disney made his ''Symphonies'' shorts increasingly sentimental and idealistic, Ub kept a more gritty, down to earth approach to his fairy tales, as evident in shorts like "Balloon Land", "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" and "Dick Whittington's Cat". Ub also outright ignored Disney's push for more realistic animation, instead opting for a more stylized version of the early 30's rubberhose style that is indisputably influenced by the early works of Creator/FleischerStudios--supported by that Iwerks had at least four ex-Fleischer staffers on board: Creator/GrimNatwick (who often supervised, designed and animated for the shorts in Iwerks' steed), Berny Wolf, ShamusCulhane and Al Eugster.

* BittersweetEnding: The end of "The Brave Tin Soldier". It was also the only short to feature this, as Pat Powers was ordered to tell Iwerks to never put another sad ending into this film, according to ShamusCulhane's autobiography.
* CaptainErsatz: The cat characters from "Puss in Boots" are the exact same designs of the cats ShamusCulhane designed and animated for the Creator/VanBeurenStudios cartoon "Merry Kittens".

Despite this, the series was doomed from the beginning. Unlike with Flip and Willie, Iwerks no longer had {{MGM}} to distribute the cartoons, with his boss Pat Powers having to distribute the cartoons himself. And, as expected, Iwerks shorts simply couldn't compete with Disney's own lavish shorts. After a three year stint of 25 shorts, the series folded and Ub was forced to close up shop, prompting a return to Disney in the following years.

** ''The Valiant Tailor'' is based on the Creator/BrothersGrimm story ''The Brave Little Tailor''.

''Comi Color Cartoons'' was a short lived series of cartoons, produced by former Creator/{{Disney}} animator Creator/UbIwerks for Celebrity Pictures from [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation November 1933 to September 1936]]. The series was produced by Iwerks to compete with WaltDisney's then-smash hit ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' series, and to make up for the losses of ''WesternAnimation/FlipTheFrog'' and ''WesternAnimation/WillieWhopper''.

** Jack and the Beanstalk is based on, obviously, Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk.
** The Little Red Hen is based on the traditional story ''The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat'' from A Child's Book of Stories (1911).
** The Brave Tin Soldier is based on Hans Christian Andersen's ''Literature/TheSteadfastTinSoldier''.
** Puss is Boots is based on ''Literature/PussInBoots''.
** The Queen of Hearts is loosely based on the character and settings from ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.
** Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp is based on the story of Literature/{{Aladdin}} from the Literature/ArabianNights.
** The Headless Horseman is an adaptation of Washington Irving's ''Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow''.
** The Valiant Tailor is based on the Creator/BrothersGrimm story ''The Brave Little Tailor''.
** Don Quixote is loosely based on the Miguel De Cervantes book ''Literature/DonQuixote''.
** Jack Frost is inspired by the fairy tale character of the same name.
** Little Black Sambo is based on Helen Bannerman's ''The Story of Little Black Sambo''.
** The Brementown Musicians is loosely based on the German folk story ''Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians''.
** Old Mother Hubbard is inspired by the old English NurseryRhyme.
** Mary's Little Lamb is inspired by the English nursery rhyme ''Mary Had A Little Lamb''.
** Sinbad the Sailor is based on the story from (later editions of) the Literature/ArabianNights.
** The Three Bear is based on ''Goldilocks and the Three Bears''.
** Simple Simon is inspired by the NurseryRhyme of the same name.
** Humpty Dumpty is ''very'' loosely inspired by the Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme.
** Ali Baba is based on the story ''Ali Baba and His Forty Thieves'' from the Literature/ArabianNights.
** Tom Thumb is loosely based on the first English folklore story.
** Dick Whittington's Cat is loosely based on the English folklore story ''Dick Whittington and his Cat''.
** Little Boy Blue is a mashup of the English Nursery Rhyme and the Big Bad Wolf from Literature/ThreeLittlePigs.

'''''Comi Color Cartoons''''' was a short lived series of cartoons, produced by former Creator/{{Disney}} animator Creator/UbIwerks for Celebrity Pictures from [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation November 1933 to September 1936]]. The series was produced by Iwerks to compete with WaltDisney's then-smash hit ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' series, and to make up for the losses of ''WesternAnimation/FlipTheFrog'' and ''WesternAnimation/WillieWhopper''.

While it would be easy to write off these cartoons as low budget knockoffs of Disney's lavish cartoons, closer examination of the shorts will reveal that they do have several things going for them. For starters, while Disney made his ''Symphonies'' shorts increasingly sentimental and idealistic, Ub kept a more gritty, down to earth approach to his fairy tales, as evident in shorts like "Balloon Land", "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" and "Dick Whittington's Cat". Ub also outright ignored Disney's push for more realistic animation, instead opting for a more stylized version of the early 30's rubberhose style that is indisputably influenced by the early works of FleischerStudios--supported by that Iwerks had at least four ex-Fleischer staffers on board: Creator/GrimNatwick (who often supervised, designed and animated for the shorts in Iwerks' steed), Berny Wolf, ShamusCulhane and Al Eugster.

'''''Comi Color Cartoons''''' was a short lived series of cartoons, produced by former Creator/{{Disney}} animator Creator/UbIwerks for Celebrity Pictures from [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation November 1933 to September 1936]]. The series was produced by Iwerks to compete with WaltDisney's then-smash hit ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' series, and to make up for the losses of ''WesternAnimation/FlipTheFrog'' and ''WesternAnimation/WillieWhopper''.

'''''Comi Color Cartoons''''' was a short lived series of cartoons, produced by former Creator/{{Disney}} animator Creator/UbIwerks for Celebrity Pictures from [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation November 1933 to September 1936]]. The series was produced by Iwerks to compete with WaltDisney's then-smash hit ''SillySymphonies'' series, and to make up for the losses of ''WesternAnimation/FlipTheFrog'' and ''WesternAnimation/WillieWhopper''.

* LighterAndSofter: Nowhere as raunchy as the FlipTheFrog or Willie Whopper cartoons Iwerks previously made, but their earthy, comedic tone still lingers in these shorts. On the other hand, compared to the competing Disney shorts, the tone of the Iwerks Comicolors tended to be more grey and goofy.

* LighterAndSofter: Nowhere as raunchy as the FlipTheFrog or WillieWhopper cartoons Iwerks previously made, but their earthy, comedic tone still lingers in these shorts. On the other hand, compared to the competing Disney shorts, the tone of the Iwerks Comicolors tended to be more grey and goofy.

'''''Comi Color Cartoons''''' was a short lived series of cartoons, produced by former Creator/{{Disney}} animator Creator/UbIwerks for Celebrity Pictures from [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation November 1933 to September 1936]]. The series was produced by Iwerks to compete with WaltDisney's then-smash hit ''SillySymphonies'' series, and to make up for the losses of ''FlipTheFrog'' and ''WillieWhopper''.

Many of these shorts have been re-released on the two ''Cartoons That Time Forgot: Ub Iwerks'' DVD sets, and research copies of the whole series are available via [[Blog/CartoonBrew Jerry Beck's]] Cartoon Research website. Several of these shorts have slipped into the PublicDomain.

'''''Comi Color Cartoons''''' was a short lived series of cartoons, produced by former Disney animator UbIwerks for Celebrity Pictures from [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation November 1933 to September 1936]]. The series was produced by Iwerks to compete with WaltDisney's then-smash hit ''SillySymphonies'' series, and to make up for the losses of ''FlipTheFrog'' and ''WillieWhopper''.

While it would be easy to write off these cartoons as low budget knockoffs of Disney's lavish cartoons, closer examination of the shorts will reveal that they do have several things going for them. For starters, while Disney made his ''Symphonies'' shorts increasingly sentimental and idealistic, Ub kept a more gritty, down to earth approach to his fairy tales, as evident in shorts like "Balloon Land", "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" and "Dick Whittington's Cat". Ub also outright ignored Disney's push for more realistic animation, instead opting for a more stylized version of the early 30's rubberhose style that is indisputably influenced by the early works of FleischerStudios--supported by that Iwerks had at least four ex-Fleischer staffers on board: GrimNatwick (who often supervised, designed and animated for the shorts in Iwerks' steed), Berny Wolf, ShamusCulhane and Al Eugster.

It is also worth noting that one of these shorts, ''{{Balloonland}}'', was a runner up on the list of The50GreatestCartoons ever made.

* BalloonLand (Sept. 30) Runner-up on The50GreatestCartoons list. PublicDomain.

* CaptainErsatz: The cat characters from "Puss in Boots" are the exact same designs of the cats ShamusCulhane designed and animated for the VanBeurenStudios cartoon "Merry Kittens".

* The Valiant Tailor (Oct 29)

* Jack Frost (Dec 24)

* The Bremen Town Musicians (March 6)
* Old Mother Hubbard (April 3)
* Mary's Little Lamb (May 1)
* Summertime (June 15)
* Sinbad the Sailor (July 30)
* The Three Bears (Aug 30)
* Balloon Land (Sept. 30)
* Simple Simon (Nov 15)
* Humpty Dumpty (Dec 30)

* Ali Baba (Jan 30)
* Tom Thumb (March 30)
* Dick Whittington's Cat (May 30)
* Little Boy Blue (July 30)
* Happy Days (Sept. 30)

While it would be easy to write off these cartoons as low budget knockoffs of Disney's lavish cartoons, closer examination of the shorts will reveal that they do have several things going for them. For starters, while Disney made his ''Symphonies'' shorts increasingly sentimental and idealistic, Ub kept a more gritty, down to earth approach to his fairy tales, as evident in shorts like "Balloon Land", "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" and "Dick Whittington's Cat". Ub also outright ignored Disney's push for more realistic animation, instead opting for a more stylized version of the early 30's rubberhose style that is indisputably influenced by the early works of FleischerStudios--supported by that Iwerks had at least four ex-Fleischer staffers on board: GrimNatwick (who often supervised, designed and animated for the shorts in Iwerks' steed), Berny Wolf, ShamusCulhane and Al Eugster.

Although the characters were typical one-dimensional cyphers, the stories were handled in a workmanlike fashion, and the animation in some of the shorts is fairly well done--Balloon Land in particular is full of principles such as [[TheTwelvePrinciplesOfAnimation squash and stretch and overlapping action]]. And, being a Silly Symphony clone, lavish color was up front and center, with lush, sumptiously painted backgrounds in each cartoon, and the cartoons were backed up with lively scores supplied by Iwerks mainstay and future LooneyTunes composer Carl Stalling. Another standout feature of the cartoons was the occasional use of a proto-Multiplane Camera that Iwerks himself built out of parts of a junked chevrolet car, which actually precedes the completion of Disney's own Multiplane apparatus.

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While it would be easy to write off these cartoons as low budget knockoffs of Disney's lavish cartoons, closer examination of the shorts will reveal that they do have several things going for them. For starters, while Disney made his ''Symphonies'' shorts increasingly sentimental and idealistic, Ub kept a more gritty, down to earth approach to his fairy tales, as evident in shorts like "Balloon Land", "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" and "Dick Whittington's Cat". Ub also outright ignored Disney's push for more realistic animation, instead opting for a more stylized version of the early 30's rubberhose style that is indisputably influenced by the early works of FleischerStudios--supported by that Iwerks had at least three ex-Fleischer staffers on board: GrimNatwick (who often supervised, designed and animated for the shorts in Iwerks' steed), Berny Wolf, ShamusCulhane and Al Eugster.

While it would be easy to write off these cartoons as low budget knockoffs of Disney's lavish cartoons, closer examination of the shorts will reveal that they do have several things going for them. For starters, while Disney made his ''Symphonies'' shorts increasingly sentimental and idealistic, Ub kept a more gritty, down to earth approach to his fairy tales, as evident in shorts like "Balloon Land", "Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp" and "Dick Whittington's Cat". Ub also outright ignored Disney's push for more realistic animation, instead opting for a more stylized version of the early 30's rubberhose style that is indisputably influenced by the early works of FleischerStudios--supported by that Iwerks had at least three ex-Fleischer staffers on board: GrimNatwick (who often supervised, designed and animated for the shorts in Iwerks' steed) ShamusCulhane and Al Eugster.