Happy Harmonies
Title Directed By Notes Release Date
Hey-Hey Fever Hugh Harman Final appearance of the original Bosko . Extra in the DVD of A Tale of Two Cities ( 1935 film ) , along with Honeyland 1935-01-09
When the Cat 's Away Rudolf Ising Extra in the DVD of Night Flight 1935-02-16
The Lost Chick Hugh Harman 1935-03-09
The Calico Dragon Rudolf Ising Extra in the DVD of Roberta ( 1935 film ) 1935-03-30
Good Little Monkeys Hugh Harman 1935-04-13
The Chinese Nightingale Rudolf Ising Not shown on American television due to Chinese characterizations 1935-04-27
Poor Little Me Hugh Harman Extra on the DVD of David Copperfield ( 1935 film ) 1935-05-11
Barnyard Babies Rudolf Ising 1935-05-25
The Old Plantation Rudolf Ising First cartoon in three-strip Technicolor not released by Disney . Not shown on American television due to African-American characterizations 1935-09-21
Honeyland Rudolf Ising Extra in the DVD of A Tale of Two Cities ( 1935 film ) , along with Hey-Hey Fever 1935-10-19
Alias St. Nick Rudolf Ising Extra on the DVD of Sylvia Scarlett 1935-11-16
Run , Sheep , Run ! Hugh Harman First appearance of the new Bosko , reimagined by Harman as a young African-American child 1935-12-14
List of cartoons -- 1935
Happy Harmonies is the name of a series of thirty-seven animated cartoons distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising between 1934 and 1938. Produced in Technicolor, these cartoons were very similar to Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies. They would occasionally feature Bosko, a character who starred in the first Looney Tunes shorts that the duo produced for Leon Schlesinger. After the first two releases, the design of Bosko changed from an ink blot to a realistic African American boy. The two final titles in the series were originally produced by Harman and Ising as Silly Symphonies cartoons. Disney originally had Harman and Ising create three shorts for Disney, but when they only kept one of their three shorts, Merbabies, the copyrights to the other two (Pipe Dreams and The Little Bantamweight) were sold to MGM who released them as Happy Harmonies.