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  Felix the Cat
Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created by cartoonist and animator Otto Messmer[?].
Felix's handsome looks coupled with Messmer's masterful character animation[?] (learned largely from his work on the Chaplin pictures) skyrocketed the character into the international consciousness.
Felix has been said to represent a child's sense of wonder, creating the fantastic when it is not there, and taking it in stride when it is. The cat's famous walk, hands behind his back, head down, deep in thought, became a trademark that was analyzed and re-analyzed by critics around the world.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fe/Felix_the_Cat.html   (695 words)

  
 Felix the Cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Felix the Cat is a cartoon character from the silent-film era.
Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences based solely on his star power.
Felix has been said to represent a child's sense of wonder, creating the fantastic when it is not there, and taking it in stride when it is. His famous pace—hands behind his back, head down, deep in thought—became a trademark that has been analyzed by critics around the world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Felix_the_Cat   (3374 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Cats > Enchanted Felines > Felix the Cat
Felix the Cat was first introduced in Feline Follies (1919), produced for Paramount by Pat Sullivan (born 1888 died 2/5/63), an Australian cartoonist who came to the United States in 1914.
Felix the Cat was the first picture and animal character to be televised.
Felix the Cat was the lucky 1922 mascot for the New York Yankees; a Felix doll flew with aviator Charles Lindbergh on his flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927; and Felix is the name of a popular pet food in Great Britain.
www.tvacres.com /cats_enchanted_felix.htm   (431 words)

  
 Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, The @ Toonarific Cartoons
But the proud Felix, for whom confidence was never a problem, marched up to the executive in charge of children’s programming and demanded his own show.
The network gave in—rumors at the time suggested Felix had a couple of connected guys in his bag of tricks— and in 1995, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat debuted.
Felix caught on with 90's kids, but not in the same way he had in decades past.
www.toonarific.com /show.php?show_id=3797   (340 words)

  
 History of Felix The Cat
Felix became so famous that he was chosen by Charles Lindbergh to be his lucky mascot on his historic transatlantic flight.
Baby Felix and Friends are destined to become an instant success in every sector of the business as we see Felix the Cat, as a baby, learning to use his magic bag of tricks.
Felix was featured in TV Guide as the 25th most recognizable and famous cartoon character in the world.
www.felixthecat.com /history2.htm   (1139 words)

  
 Felix the Cat Information
Felix the Cat first appeared on screen as "Master Tom" in FELINE FOLLIES released on September 1, 1919.
Felix the Cat enjoyed celebrity status and quickly became a household name in Canada, the U.S. and abroad in England, Germany, Australia, and China.
Felix most recently lit up the screen again in the mid-1990's in a strange and unusual series titled TWISTED TALES OF FELIX THE CAT, produced by Film Roman, Inc. and still shown on television.
www.members.shaw.ca /kcic1/felix.html   (626 words)

  
 Otto Messmer's Felix the Cat
In 1923 Felix the Cat made the jump to print, debuting in Britain on August 1, 1923 and in the U.S. as a King Features Sunday page on August 14, 1923 (the daily followed a few years later, on May 9, 1927).
Messmer and his assistant Joe Oriolo worked on the print version of Felix as well as the films, and Bill Holman is thought to have ghosted the strip from 1932 to 1935.
Felix's popularity continued from the twenties through the thirties, considered by some aficionados as the cat's Golden Age.
www.stevestiles.com /felix.htm   (966 words)

  
 Felix the Cat, Felix the Cat on dvd, Felix the Cat dvds
From the original 1958 - 1959 television releases, Felix the Cat - in his greatest adventures, complete and uncut for the first time ever.
Felix the Cat is back, still full of mischief, and creating a twist with his provocative bag of tricks.
Join Felix and his zany cast of familiar characters, featuring the brainy Poindexter, his greedy nemesis The Professor, Rock Bottom, and that creepy metal menace from the moon - the Master Cylinder, plus many more.
appletothecore.com /tvshowdvds/felixthecat.htm   (150 words)

  
 dOc treehouse: The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat is the Felix of the Oriolo's, a contemporary figure, with his ubiquitous "bag of tricks" the senior Oriolo introduced in 1958.
The style is a kind of Felix meets R. Crumb via Tex Avery, as he exists in a warped world of strange anthropomorphic creatures, from a back-talking vacuum cleaner to dancing eyeballs to doors that refuse him entry.
As Felix's luck would have it, at the moment he needs help it is an idiot angel's turn to earn his wings.
www.digitallyobsessed.com /treereview.php3?ID=189   (1732 words)

  
 Felix the Cat Books and Videos
Brand new Felix the Cat comic from 1992 Felix the Cat and Friends No. 2.
Brand new Felix the Cat comic The New Adventures of Felix the Cat and Friends No.7 from 1993.Featuring all-color stories and Felix news.
This out-of-print book "The Twisted Tale of the World’s Most Famous Cat " is a must-have for the true Felix fan and collector.
www.cartooncat.com /index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/9972   (283 words)

  
 Felix The Cat: Pets and Animal Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (DVD) The new and updated, big-budget Saturday Morning Felix the Cat has regained his rightful place in the cartoon...
Felix The Cat (DVD) Some of the most beloved Felix The Cat cartoons are assembled in this collection dating back...
www.dnxtrans.com /pets/Felix+The+Cat   (592 words)

  
 AFUNK.COM - Felix the Cat Pictures, Posters, Wallpaper & Information.
Felix the Cat first hit the screen on November 9, 1919, in Feline Follies.
The wild, witty cartoons made during this period included such classics as Felix in Hollywood (1923), Felix Switches Witches (1927), and Comicalamities (1928).
Today, Felix most recently lit up the screen in the Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, a warped series of feline yarns produced by Film Roman, Inc.
www.afunk.com /other/felix   (167 words)

  
 The Classic Felix the Cat Page
From Astronomeows (1928): Felix is stranded on Mars and alerts the local population to his presence...
When Felix soared to international stardom in the early 1920s, it was only natural that he become the subject of musical tribute—both sanctioned and not.
Felix: The Black and White Catalogue, by Classic Felix Page contributors Timothy and Colin Cowles, is an essential reference for Felix silent film collectors.
felix.goldenagecartoons.com   (2109 words)

  
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In fact, a Felix The Cat doll was the first image to ever be broadcast on a television screen.
Felix and his magic bag of tricks are loved by young and old, everywhere in the world.
Oriolo continued his father's legacy by writing and producing a number of motion pictures and TV series: "Felix the Cat, The Movie" in 1987, which was distributed exclusively in the US by the Walt Disney company.
namm.harmony-central.com /WNAMM04/Content/Martin/PR/FeLiX.html   (727 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat: DVD: Thom Adcox-Hernandez,Jonathan Harris,Gilbert Gottfried,Phil ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I grew up watching felix the cat and his magic bag but this particular new felix is unimpressive.
Twisted Tales of Felix is a wasted effort.
This Felix is different than the one portrayed in "Felix the Cat - Collectors Edition" which contains episodes from 1958 and 59.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305992282?v=glance   (1179 words)

  
 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat - ABC Kids TV guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Felix is a bright, adorable, yet mischievous, Charlie Chaplin-like character.
Felix is resourceful, he can squash, stretch or split himself into shapes or objects to help his situation.
There are lots of advantages to being made of ink and Felix knows it.
www.abc.net.au /abckids/shows/prog175.htm   (104 words)

  
 Felix the cat, the wonderful wonderful cat!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When Felix's screen career faded in the 1930s, the cat spent a few decades in a memorable series of comic books and strips.
This was the era when Messmer's assistant Joe Oriolo rose to the forefront, later to produce the 1958 TV series about Felix's Magic Bag of Tricks.
Another TV series, Film Roman's Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, came about in the mid-1990s.
www.flatoutblind.org /felix/index.php?about   (282 words)

  
 "The Twisted Adventures of Felix the Cat" (1995)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When I was a kid I didn't watch The Twisted Adventures of Felix the Cat that often, but when I did it was quite funny.
Basically they took the popular comic book cat Felix (also from the 30s) and placed him in a weird and wonderful world with magic (I think) and twisted stuff.
To be honest I can only remember this for the theme tune and Felix the Cat using his tail.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0179618   (304 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Felix the Cat: DVD: Pierre Guillermo,Jack Mercer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
One highlight is the classic "Felix In Hollywood", where Felix aims to have a career in the movies.
This compilation of classic, original, and highly rare Felix the Cat shorts from the Pat Sullivan studio in New York is certainly one that no hardcore cartoon collector should be without.
Felix the cat's voice is awful, but the cartoon isn't so bad.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001LYFJ0?v=glance   (1945 words)

  
 ROTTEN TOMATOES: Movie Reviews & Previews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, The - Jailhouse Shock
Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, The - The Petrified Cheese
Felix the Cat - Poindexter and the Flying Saucer
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 Felix the Cat DVD at Video Universe
Ten classic Felix the Cat episodes are presented in this special DVD, featuring his friends Poindexter, the Professor, and Vavoom, and the popular Magic Bag of Tricks.
Excellent, I was looking Felix's The Cat, for along time, but this one is the best.
Felix is as engaging a cartoon protagonist as ever--and it's great fun to see him conquer evil enemies with his unusual gifts.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/movie/pid/1869918/a/Felix+the+Cat.htm   (374 words)

  
 DVDtoons.com - Twisted Tales Of Felix The Cat, The DVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Petrified Cheese: Travel to the land of the pyramids with Felix and the bumbling detective Shamus H. Gold Crow as they crack the case of "The Petrified Cheese".
Now Playing Felix: Felix jumps into a big screen movie and causes reels of trouble as he becomes part of the show.
Jailhouse Shock: It's no picnic when Felix and Rosco meet up with a small town sheriff, and not even their lawyer Fats Holler can keep them out of the slammer.
www.dvdtoons.com /database/417   (184 words)

  
 Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat DVD prices at Smarter.com
Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat DVD prices at Smarter.com
The new and updated, big-budget Saturday Morning Felix the Cat has regained his rightful place in the cartoon pantheon.
This DVD contains ten episodes which find him at the pyramids, on Mars, in jail and at the movies.
smarter.com /twisted_tales_of_felix_the_cat---pd--ch-4--pi-164971.html   (153 words)

  
 Felix the Cat - Page 2
In this series, Felix's magic satchel was introduced and was featured in many of the films.
It introduced Felix's Magic Bag of Tricks, as well as characters like The Professor, Vavoom, Master Cylinder and Poindexter (believed to be named after Oriolo's lawyer).
Felix and the Mid-Evil Ages The Capturing of the Leprechaun King
www.members.shaw.ca /kcic1/felix2.html   (177 words)

  
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 dOc DVD Review: The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
Felix the Cat (FTC) reigns as far back in my memory as I believe it is possible to go.
·Six Moral Tales (The Bakery Girl of Monceau / Suzanne's Career / My Night at Maud's / La Collectionneuse / Claire's Knee / Love in the Afternoon)
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 The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat Standard Release DVD - MovieWeb
DVD > The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat: Standard Release DVD > Features
Cartoons That Time Forgot: The Ub Iwerks Collection, Vol.
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