In the post I'm working on for this Saturday, there is a reference to two cartoon features from 1923. One retains some residual fame; the other, not so much.
Some of you might have heard of "Mutt and Jeff" by Bud Fischer:
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| "Mutt and Jeff" by Bud Fisher, April 22, 1923 |
Mutt and Jeff appeared in a couple of animated film features back in the 1910's, and Mutt and Jeff plays hit the vaudeville circuit. Their names lived on for a while as something one might call any pair of boys or men of dissimilar height.
The Powerful Katrinka was a recurring character in Fontaine Fox's "Toonerville Folks." You might possibly have heard of the Toonerville Trolley, or the 1940's films starring Mickey Rooney as the Toonerville town bully Mickey McGuire.
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| "The Powerful Katrinka" by Fontaine Fox for Wheeler Syndicate, April 18, 1923 |
Now when they come up on Saturday, you'll know who they are.
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