In today’s world of computer-animated everything, the hand-drawn cartoons of yesteryear are a welcome change of pace. These gems from a bygone era are now available in Amazon Instant Video format!
Note that these cartoons are a product of their times, and may include content that would be considered culturally insensitive by today’s standards.
Felix the Cat, The Complete 1958-1959 Series (4/5 stars, currently priced at $1.99 per episode to buy, $7.99 to buy the entire 11-episode series)
From IMDB:
Felix the Cat is a funny animal cartoon character created in the silent film era. The anthropomorphic black cat with his black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combine to make Felix one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences.
One Amazon reviewer says:
“I forgot how funny Felix was. I ordered this for my son and he really enjoys it. Great quality video.”
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Vol. 1 (4/5 stars, currently priced at $2.99 to rent, $9.99 to own)
A celebration of the pioneering solo cartoon work of Ub Iwerks; Walt Disney’s foremost animator/collaborator.
Includes 35 cartoons: All Singing! All Dancing!; Fiddlesticks; The Soup Song; The Little Red Hen; The Village Smitty; Mary’s Little Lamb; The Village Barber; Old Mother Hubbard; Humpty Dumpty; The Brementown Musicians; Summertime; The Music Lesson; Puddle Pranks; Willie Whopper’s Fantastic Adventures And Other Tall Tales; The Good Scout; Happy Days; The Air Race; Tom Thumb; Insultin’ The Sultan; Sinbad The Sailor; Rasslin’ Round; Ali Baba; Viva Willie; Don Quixote; Free-Form Fairy Tales; Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp; Jack And The Beanstalk; The Brave Tin Soldier; Puss In Boots; Little Boy Blue; The Queen Of Hearts; Simple Simon; The Valiant Tailor; The Three Bears; Dick Whittington’s Cat.
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection Vol. 2 (4/5 stars, currently priced at $2.99 to rent, $9.99 to own)
A celebration of the pioneering solo cartoon work of Ub Iwerks, Walt Disney’s foremost animator/collaborator.
Includes 29 cartoons: Down and Out With Flip The Frog; Nurse Maid; Room Runners; The Office Boy; The Milkman; The New Car; Ragtime Romeo; What A Life; The Bully; Funny Face; Movie Mad; Things That Go Bump In The Night; The Cuckoo Murder Case; Stratos Fear; Jack Frost; Chinaman’s Chance; Masquerade Holiday (aka Hill’s Fire); Techno-Cracked; Soda Squirt; The Headless Horseman; Spooks; Balloon Land; Cartoon Extra; Laughing Gas; Circus; Stormy Seas; Coo Coo The Magician; School Days; The Goal Rush.