Hot Rods in Classic Cartoons
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- DirectorJack KinneyStarsBenny Goodman and His OrchestraA cool cat teen hears a tune on the jukebox at the malt shop and calls his girl; she rounds up a crowd and soon the place is jumping. No dialogue, just the song lyrics. The pencil drawing everyone is shown throughout the first half.
- DirectorClyde GeronimiStarsSterling HollowayStan FrebergBob JackmanThe eventful life of a little blue car.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryDaws ButlerJune ForayA happily married pair of taxicabs are delighted when Junior enters their lives, but this delight turns to consternation when he states his ambition to become a hotrodder...
- DirectorRudy LarrivaStarsPaul JulianWile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner using a skateboard, a hunting falcon, two doves tied to his feet, a hot rod, a wind sail, and glue stuck on the road. The last scheme ends with himself becoming stuck in the glue and flattened by a steam roller driven by the Road Runner.
- DirectorJack HannahStarsClarence NashBob JackmanTed MeyersGas station owner Donald thinks he's just missed the winning number for a new Zoom V8 car but his nephews hear a correction, and find he really does have the winner. They plan to pick it up and surprise him, but the car they take runs out of gas, and they're broke. They cut out the picture of a Zoom V8 from a billboard, dress one of the boys in drag, and trick Donald into filling their tank. As they drive off, Donald plots his revenge and executes it, when the boys return in Donald's new car.
- DirectorDick LundyStarsClarence NashDonald drives too fast and blows out a tire. Of course, with this clown, changing it is not a simple operation. First he has to fight the jack, then the heavily patched inner tube, then the adhesive on the patch, then the pump, then the hassle of putting the tire back together. Finally, he's all done, and ... well, let's just say he's not going anywhere too quickly.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsFrank LachapelleTex AveryJune ForayA series of demonstrations of the kind of motoring accessories we'll all take for granted in the future...
- DirectorHamilton LuskeStarsBill ColeBill LeeThurl RavenscroftA father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear ratios, a series of live-action dancers to various styles of music inside a giant jukebox, an illustration of the use of wheels in power generation and space satellites, etc. Ultimately, Donald decides he doesn't want the responsibility, but certainly someone else would take on the task.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsMarcellite GarnerThe King's MenJohnny MurrayCop Foxy is trying to enforce the law in town, but dangerous drivers and gangsters who also kidnap his sweetheart are making this difficult.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsBilly BletcherJoe DoughertyBernice HansenIt's race day, and first prize is $2 million (less $1,999,998.37 in taxes). Porky's little car is matched against cars driven by stars of yesteryear, including Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin. When the black #13 driven by "Borax Karoff" makes a bid for the finish line, can Porky fend him off?
- DirectorDave FleischerRoland CrandallStarsMae QuestelAt Betty Boop's Auto Hospital, the cars are treated for various humanlike ailments.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJack MercerMae QuestelGus WickePopeye drives up to take Olive for a ride, but Bluto in his much fancier car does what he can to spoil their jaunt.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsBonnie PoeBetty, Koko, and Bimbo drive at the auto races; Betty has a cold, and her sneezes help her win.
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancHans ConriedBen HardawayDriving down a U.S. highway, Woody passes a billboard which reminds him that he should renew his driver's license. He heads to the department of motor vehicles and asks Officer Wally Walrus, who takes an immediate dislike to Woody, to give him the test. He puts Woody through the eye test, the reflex test, and the fingerprint test...with Woody constantly making short work of the walrus' patience. Finally, he puts him through the driving test with the bird converting his car into a rocket zooming around the office driving Wally berserk. At this point, Woody exclaims, "Say. I've changed my mind. I want a pilot's license!"
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayBosko fine tunes his car for a big race at the track.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsMarcellite GarnerWalt DisneyMickey is driving a taxi. His first fare is a very large gentleman. Mickey stops traffic and gets a tongue-lashing from the officer. The cab runs into some bad road, bounces the fare down to almost nothing, then bounces the customer right out of the cab. Mickey pulls up to the curb and picks up his second passenger, Minnie. She plays her accordion while they ride. The cab gets a flat tire, and Mickey uses a pig to pump it up. Snake oil salesman Pegleg Pete happens by and pours some of his elixir into the car; it takes off without him, crashes, loses its wheels, and lands on a cow. The cow takes off, crashes into a barn, and then a poultry shed.
- DirectorDave FleischerStarsBimboBimbo is a mechanic whose girlfriend (not Betty) agrees to marry him if he wins a fight against "One-Round Mike." Quick as a wink, he transforms his car into a robot to help him in the ring!
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsIvie AndersonMel BlancRuby DandridgeSo White flees from the wicked Queenie, wins over the thugs from Murder Inc. and meets her overrated Prince Chawmin'.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsElvia AllmanSara BernerDaws ButlerThe characters of the traditional fairy tale demand a new approach to the story as a sexy urban comedy with Red as a nightclub singer.
- DirectorEarl DuvallJack KingStarsBilly BletcherBernard B. BrownJane WithersWhile having lunch at the garage, Cookie is kidnapped by a man and Buddy engages in a car chase to rescue her.
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJack MercerMae QuestelA traffic cop tries to make time with Betty; she speeds to get away, is arrested, and undergoes a musical trial.
- DirectorBurt GillettTom PalmerThe Skipper's morning trolley run is disrupted by several forces; first, a steep hill where all his passengers get out to help push and are left behind. Next, Molly Moo-Cow chases after the trolley and climbs on; her weight sends it into a muddy lake. The Skipper calls for Katrinka (her motto: "I fix.") who pulls him and the car out of the mud. The car is too filthy, even after a quick wash, so Katrinka repaints it in red thanks to a handy paint shed. This incites a bull, so after the Skipper's bullfighting skills prove inadequate, another call to Katrinka. She flings the bull, then the Skipper. He finally gets to the train station, only to discover the train's been cancelled until next week.
- DirectorWalt DisneyOswald the Rabbit is the conductor on a runaway trolley.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsElvia AllmanMel BlancTedd PierceA retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with Elmer Fudd, Wolf, Red, and Granny. Granny won't let the Wolf in her house, but she lets Elmer walk right in the front door. The Wolf seeing this breaks the door down so he can get inside.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyRichard EdwardsMickey and Donald ride in a trailer pulled by Goofy, who doesn't realize his car has separated from the trailer as they travel down a mountain.