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  Toonerville Folks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a comic strip by which ran from 1908 to 1955.
The single panel cartoon was a daily look at Toonerville, situated in what are now called the suburbs, inspired by Fox's childhood outside Louisville, Kentucky.
The focus often was The Toonerville Trolley, driven in a frenzy by the grizzly old Skipper to meet each train arriving in town.
www.gogog.com /project/wikipedia/index.php/Toonerville_Trolley   (210 words)

  
 Toonerville Folks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a popular newspaper cartoon feature by Fontaine Fox, syndicated from 1908 to 1955.
Central to the strip was the rickety little trolley called the "Toonerville Trolley that met all the trains," driven in a frenzy by the grizzly old Skipper to meet each commuter train as it arrived in town.
After years of gestation, the idea for the Toonerville Trolley was born one day up in Westchester County when my wife and I had left New York City to visit Charlie Voight, the cartoonist, in the Pelhams.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toonerville_Trolley   (435 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Toonerville Folks
By the time Fox's feature received its permanent name — Toonerville Folks — it had shed its exclusive focus on the younger cast members, and was being done in the style of a repertory company.
What he drove, The Toonerville Trolley (which meets all the trains), was perhaps toondom's most hair-raising conveyance — Gordo's "La Cometa Halley" being a very distant second.
Art: Toonerville Folks is in the public domain.
www.toonopedia.com /toonrvil.htm   (750 words)

  
 Toonerville Toonerville Trolley. Ride One Of The Longest And Oldest 24 Inch Gauge Railroads In The Country, L
Toonerville NF is a Nick's Fonts font family with 1 style priced from $20.
Toonerville Information Page toonerville Toonerville McGuire Katrinka Fox Fontaine Skipper Aunt Eppie Hogg trolley trollie troley tonnerville tunerville turnerville asa sparks terrible tempered mister bang cartoons cartoon strip and Dick Mayer collaborated to manufacture the Toonerville Trolley in HO, 027, and G gauges.
On rev Toonerville Folks by Fox w/ Trolley trimmed to 1/2-inch, On reverse Toonerville Folks by Fox.
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 Toonerville
The TOONERVILLE TROLLEY, an authentic narrow gauge railroad, takes you 5 1/2 miles through thick forest, the habitat of bear, deer, moose, gray wolf, and many types of birds.
This collection of 200 Toonerville Folks cartoons by Fontaine Fox span the 20's and 30's and give a great example of Fox's unique style and his lovable...
Toonerville Soda Shop is the typical gathering place for American youth.
blackyouth.miloyouth.com /toonerville   (658 words)

  
 Mickey's Movies (1928)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Mickey McGuire series of comedy shorts were a spin-off from 'The Toonerville Trolley' (aka 'Toonerville Folks'), an extremely popular daily comic panel (not strip) written and drawn by Fontaine Fox.
Basically, small-town Toonerville was its own little universe, and the gentle humour of the feature dealt with the antics of the various denizens...
The humour of the Toonerville Trolley strip (which I never liked) was a bit too rarefied to make a transition to films: Fontaine Fox made a few animated cartoons and live shorts, but they never matched the success of his strip.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0416012   (748 words)

  
 Toonerville Trolley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The "Toonerville Trolley" in its little building in St. Marys.
The nickname "Toonerville Trolley" came from the comic strip "Toonerville Folks," drawn by cartoonist Fontaine Fox.
Syndicated from 1908 to 1955, the strip featured a rickety trolley that traveled from a small town to a railroad line nearby.
www.railga.com /oddend/toonerv.html   (134 words)

  
 McKernan History
Fontaine Fox was its creator, and the original cartoon was about “Toonerville Folks”, a gallery of small town characters.
When the weather was uncertain riders stored their rubbers and umbrellas on the Toonerville for the day, and picked them up when they made the return trip.
There is even a story about a family of little ducklings being stranded on the tracks when their mother went on without them in search of open water.
www3.telus.net /nocente/Toonerville.htm   (1394 words)

  
 Jack Norris - Toonerville Trolley Attracted a lot of Attention   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The name of the cartoon strip was soon changed to "Toonerville Folks."
and Western Electric Traction Co., was so impressed with the Toonerville panel by Fox that he decided to build a working model for his 16- month-old son, Kent.
And so, the little Toonerville Trolley brought much fame to the Phoenixville area.
www.phxsg.org /JohnNorris/norris78.htm   (978 words)

  
 Toonerville Folks
Encyclopedia : T : TO : TOO : Toonerville Folks
Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a popular newspaper comic strip by Fontaine Fox, syndicated from 1908 to 1955.
The single-panel gag cartoon was a daily look at Toonerville, situated in what are now called the suburbs, inspired by Fox's childhood outside Louisville, Kentucky.
encycl.opentopia.com /term/Toonerville_Folks   (172 words)

  
 Toonerville Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Toonerville Folks Fontaine Fox 27 8*1938 Daily Comics
Toonerville Trolley, 1 0f 2 made by Dewey King, 18in hi
Toonerville Folks Fontaine Fox 25 9*1938 Daily Comics
www.amaravatiauctions.com /toonerville.html   (118 words)

  
 Fontaine Fox Toonerville Trolley Train99.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This neat little wind up trolley was made in the mid 1920s in Germany.
Fontaine Fox's Toonerville cartoon was originally drawn in 1908.
The comic strip appeared in over 300 newspapers at its peak in the mid 1930s.
www.train99.com /ency/toonerville/toonerville.html   (252 words)

  
 Did you Know...?: Toonerville Folks
When Fontaine Fox first pitched his new strip, Toonerville Folks, in 1908, his wasn't a new comics concept.
During the '20s, a series of two-reel live action comedies were produced, and in 1936, Burt Gillett produced cartoon shorts based on the fine folks of Toonerville.
Because the infamous town trolley, which sped menacingly through the street and caused passengers to feer for their lives, was so large a thread in the fabric of the strip, some papers ran the feature as Toonerville Trolley.
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 Blog Archive - Daily Posting
Periodically I have published Blog postings regarding the famous "Toonerville Trolley" of the comic strip known as "Toonerville Folks".
The Powerful Katrinka, so closely associated with the operations of the Toonerville in critical moments where power was the most desirable element to bring it forth from its troubles, will not assist in the work of tearing up the tracks.
Source: "Toonerville Trolley" Rails Will Be Torn Up And Donated To Government For Scrap to Fill Wartime Melting Pots, The Pelham Sun, Vol.
www.historicpelham.com /BlogArchive/Blog20050920.htm   (504 words)

  
 Toonerville Folks Details, Meaning Toonerville Folks Article and Explanation Guide
Toonerville Folks Details, Meaning Toonerville Folks Article and Explanation Guide
Toonerville Folks Guide, Meaning, Facts, Information and Description
]] Toonerville Folks (sometimes known as Toonerville Trolley) was a comic strip by Fontaine Fox which ran from 1908 to 1955.
www.e-paranoids.com /t/to/toonerville_folks.html   (186 words)

  
 Bitter Creek Western Railroad (BCWRR): Toonerville Trolley (Folks)
Dick's self-built 7.5-inch gauge Toonerville Trolley, pictured below, had its coming out party here at the Bitter Creek Western Railroad on July 2, 2005.
Dick Rayburn's "Toonerville Trolley" debuted at BCWRR on July 2, 2005!
The fl connecting bar is visible leaving the Trolley to the right at about platform level (in both the picture above and the picture to the left).
www.bittercreekwesternrr.org /stories-toonerville.html   (392 words)

  
 Comic creator: Fontaine Fox
He was famous for his creation of the 'Toonerville Folks' in 1913, which he based on his experiences with people in suburban Louisville.
It was a strip with the largest cast ever seen in a comic strip, including such characters as Mickey McGuire, Powerful Katrinka, the Terrible Tempered Mr.
He continued the 'Toonerville Folks' until 1955, when he retired.
www.lambiek.net /artists/f/fox_fontaine.htm   (193 words)

  
 WWII Kilroy Was Here War Diary 14 APRIL 1944
Bonnie and I often visited the Boardwalk in Atlantic City via a "Toonerville" type trolley.
All our worldly goods fit into suitcases then (and continued to for several years.) I remember we had a "Pool" for the Normandy landing.
It didn't take much to make young folks happy back then.
www.kilroywashere.org /003-Pages/GlenWallace/44-04-14.htm   (133 words)

  
 Andy Madura's Sunday Comics Page 105
One of the finest gag strips of all had to be Toonerville Folks which was created by Fontaine Fox.
The story of Toonerville Folks surrounded a town of exaggerated characters and their slapstick interaction.
The tiny single car Trolley was drawn to ramshackle specifications so masterfully that you could tell that it was a disaster waiting to happen.
oldsundaycomics.com /scp105.htm   (1024 words)

  
 eBay - little folks, Antiquarian Collectible, Children's Books items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Little Folks Quilts and Sew it Nursery Ensembles Patterns
LITTLE FOLKS OF MANY LANDS full-pg full-color illustr.
Robinson Crusoe, Retold for Little Folks, Defoe FREE SH
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 Mickey Rooney - Biography - Moviefone
His next film was the feature-length Orchids and Ermine (1927).
Over the next six years, he starred in more than 50 two-reel comedies as Mickey McGuire (a name he legally adopted), a series based upon a popular comic strip, "Toonerville Folks." In 1932, he changed his name to "Mickey" Rooney when he began to appear in small roles in feature films.
He was signed by MGM in 1934 and gave one of the most memorable juvenile performances in film history as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).
movies.aol.com /celebrity/mickey-rooney/108826/biography   (559 words)

  
 Frederator Studios Blog
Burt Gillett, a seasoned Disney guy, worked on all the Toonerville films, and didn't try too hard to get the exact look of the original comic while directing this one.
In the funny pages the action was scribbled down by Fox in a crazy, squiggly style, usually framed from a high vantage point, as if we were perched on a telephone pole.
Here, the Van Bueren folks just try to keep everything racing forward, focusing on the vivid characterizations and LOTS of frenzied activity.
frederatorblogs.com /post/1327   (161 words)

  
 American Profile: 6/5/2005 - 6/11/2005: Tidbits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
GEORGIA—The complete history of papermaking—from paper’s ancient forerunners of bark, stone and metal to modern paper mills—is chronicled at the Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta.
KENTUCKY—Inspired by his childhood near Louisville, cartoonist Fontaine Fox created Toonerville Folks, sometimes called Toonerville Trolley, in 1908.
Featuring the Skipper, a hotfooted trolley driver, and Mickey (Himself) McGuire, the comic strip ran until 1955 and inspired more than 50 short silent film comedies starring Mickey Rooney.
www.americanprofile.com /issues/20050605/20050605se_4635.asp   (456 words)

  
 SMVRHM - RailFest 2005 at Ken Kelley's, 7/10/05
SMVRHM folks set up the store table for the day.
A Toonerville Trolley in O-gauge in the middle of the standard gauge layout in the Great Train Room.
It's taken from the comic strip titled "Toonerville Folks" by Fontaine Fox, which ran from 1908 to 1955.
www.smvrhm.org /050710.html   (258 words)

  
 Andy Madura's Sunday Comics Page 50
on rev Toonerville Folks by Fox w/ Trolley
G/G/VG Small Tape mend on reverse right center, on rev Toonerville Folks by Fox
VG/VG/VG on reverse Toonerville Folks by Fontaine Fox
www.oldsundaycomics.com /scp050.htm   (1323 words)

  
 Collector's Corner
Asa Sparks edits "The Toonerville Trolley News." This newsletter (cost: $10) is published by Asa Sparks, Ph.D., and "provides toy and trolley collectors information on the Fontaine Fox cartoon series, Toonerville Folks.
Articles include the writings and drawings of Fontaine Fox, the history of Toonerville, cartoons, videos, values of collectible items, and other interesting information related to Toonervillia." In addition, Dr. Sparks has compiled a book, "The Compleat Toonerville" (cost: $35).
Another Toonerville Web site can be found at http://www.centerlinehobbies.com/toonerville.html.
www.auctionbytes.com /cab/abu/y201/m03/abu0033/s05   (1001 words)

  
 Toonerville Trolley Items   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Toonerville Trolley Book 1st Series 1921 Fontaine Fox
RPPC Newberry, MI- TOONERVILLE TROLLEY 1941 River Trip
1921 Toonerville Trolley Fontaine Fox Paint co print ad
www.aecww.com /toonervilletrolley.html   (33 words)

  
 Toonerville Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
"TOONERVILLE FOLKS" FONTAINE FOX BOCA RATON FL 1995 FDC
FONTAINE FOX Toonerville Trolley Penny Toy Tin Litho
Rare Dent Cast Iron Toonerville Trolly + BOX NO RESERVE
www.ancientred.com /toonerville.html   (44 words)

  
 Model Railroading Reflections
There is enough "stuff" from 46 years of collecting to build many of them.
Also, I am the publisher of the Toonerville Trolley Times for fans of Fontaine Fox and his Toonerville Folks cartoon series (1915-1955).
BTW, there is an unofficial web site for Toonerville sponsored by Scott McDonald.
www.traincity.com /art002.html   (633 words)

  
 Information about U.S. Proofcard®: 32¢ Toonerville Folks: Classic Collection Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
U.S. Proofcard®: 32¢ Toonerville Folks: Classic Collection Series
Vehicles and telephone poles are oddly tilted and, frequently, so is the horizon.
When Fox retired, he refused to let his brainchild pass into another cartoonist's hands.
www.unicover.com /EA4PAROE.HTM   (327 words)

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