The Captain and the Kids (film series)
Introduction In 1938, the comic strip '''''The Captain and the Kids''''' (Rudolph Dirks' parallel version of his own strip ''The Katzenjammer Kids'') was adapted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, becoming the studio's first self-produced series of theatrical cartoon short subjects, directed by William Hanna, Bob Allen, and Friz Freleng. The short-lived series was unsuccessful, ending after one year and a total of 15 cartoons. Following that cancellation, Freleng returned to Warner Bros., where he had earlier been an animation director. The Captain was voiced by Billy Bletcher, Mama was voiced by Martha Wentworth, the kids were voiced by Shirley Reid and Jeanne Dunne, and John Silver was voiced by Mel Blanc.
Titles  # Title Directed by Release date 1 ''Cleaning House'' Robert Allen February 19, 1938 2 ''Blue Monday'' William Hanna April 2, 1938 3 ''Poultry Pirates'' Friz Freleng April 16, 1938 4 ''The Captain's Pup'' Robert Allen April 30, 1938 5 ''A Day at the Beach'' Friz Freleng June 25, 1938 6 ''What a Lion!'' William Hanna July 16, 1938 7 ''The Pygmy Hunt'' Friz Freleng August 6, 1938 8 ''Old Smokey'' William Hanna September 3, 1938 9 ''Buried Treasure'' Robert Allen September 17, 1938 10 ''The Winning Ticket'' Burt Gillett October 1, 1938 11 ''The Honduras Hurricane'' Friz Freleng October 15, 1938 12 ''The Captain's Christmas'' December 17, 1938 13 ''Petunia Natural Park'' January 14, 1939 14 ''Seal Skinners'' January 28, 1939 15 ''Mama's New Hat'' February 11, 1939
See also * Joseph Barbera
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External links *  ''Cleaning House'' (1938) *  ''A Day at the Beach'' (1938)*  Turner colorized versions (Archive.org)