"A Special Cartoon"
Release Date December 6, 1922
Synopsis
- One boy, Tommy Tucker, brushes his teeth correctly while another, Jimmie Jones, does not. Tommy gets a job because of his
appearance teaching Jimmie a lesson about proper tooth care.
Credits
- Director : Walt Disney
- Camera : Walt Pfeiffer
DVD
- The Legendary Laugh-O-Gram Fairy Tales (Non-Disney : Inkwell Images)
Technical Specifications
- Color Type : Black and White
- Animation type : Combination live-action and standard animation
- Sound mix : Silent
- Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
- Negative format : 35mm
- Print format : 35mm
- Cinematographic process : Spherical
- Original language : English
Released by The Laugh-o-Gram Company
Comments
- A combination live-action / animated short. It was made for a
local dentist, Dr. Thomas B. McCrum and released to the Missouri school system.
- From Maude Waltjers : I
remember back when I was in 3rd grade in the early 20's, my teacher
showed us this film on proper dental care. I really wish I could find
this cartoon on video.
- From Jerry Edwards : Although
this is mainly a live-action education film about brushing your teeth,
there are some fun parts. A woman tells a group of children a true
story - about friends Tommy Tucker and Jimmie Jones. Tommy took care of
his teeth; Jimmie didn't. Jimmie ended up with toothaches and unable to
sleep or do school work. When both of them applied for an after-school
job, Tommy got the job and Jimmie didn't. The employer advised Jimmie
to take better care of himself. Jimmie goes to the dentist and takes
care of his teeth. Jimmie is later hired by the same employer. Two
scenes of limited animation of "acid demons" attacking teeth is the
main animation. The "acid demons" are fun - they look like devils,
except their horns look like antennas. Later there is limited animation
of alarm clocks with wings moving across the screen with the words TIME
FLIES. One part that I personally get a snicker from is that Tommy is
rather plump. When the school doctor weighs them, he raves about how
healthy Tommy is and how thin and unhealthy Jimmie is. Jimmie looks to
be a good weight - Tommy is definitely fat.
Referred Comments
- Index (1923)
