Looney Tunes - Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid (1929).flv

[Themaniacnextdoor]

This should have been fixed/ Ther sound is really bad and the picture ghosts.

[TheAlmightyBassist]

@Themaniacnextdoor these were the 1920s. Sound was only just beginning at this time. That's why the sound isn't great. Personally i like it.

[Themaniacnextdoor]

@TheAlmightyBassist Yeah, but i've seen other cartoons from the 20's with better sound than this, even a few much earlier.

[YearOfCam]

Sorry, but am I the only one who can see the 'ghosted' afterimage that lags behind the frames, giving the whole thing a 'soupy' feel?

If we're going to preserve old cartoons, let's do it well -- the smeariness of the image is undoubtedly a botch of tape-to-digital conversion, but one that needs fixing. Sadly, once it's encoded in a botched manner it's extremely hard to salvage.

For anyone who wants to, there's an 'un botched' version where only 1 frame is displayed @ a time on YT somewhere.

[shredhappy101]

I think Bosco is black

[noalaiglesia]

Hipercensored

[Dekobee]

Great find!

[Snailguy11217]

I accidentally posted this comment incomplete. I made a mistake. Felix is actually trademark of Warner bros.

[Snailguy11217]

This is said to be the first looney tunes. However, looney tunes's actual history begins in 1919. Yes, Felix the cat is probably the first looney tunes, since he is trademark of 20th c

[westpalmbeach5]

I need to know if black people were still slaves in United States when this cartoon came out?

Please someone let me know!

[doctorkazoo]

@westpalmbeach5 does it matter?

[westpalmbeach5]

@doctorkazoo Every piece of history matters!

USA is powerful because of freedom and there's people that would die to defend freedom!

[doctorkazoo]

@westpalmbeach5 There is so much fascinating history to reflect on from the point of view of the technical merits of the animation. It seems a little irrelevant to me whether or not there was still slavery in America at the time. But even if you do want to know can't you just go look it up on Wikipedia or something? You have a year--1929!

[tracer740]

@westpalmbeach5 - No, slavery had been abolished by federal law almost 65 years prior to this cartoon's date. Will you share your reason for asking? I am interested or at least, curious.

[westpalmbeach5]

@tracer740 The reason I asked was because I need to learn from the transition of freedom given to black people.....

This cartoon caracter is supposed to be black.... Why the white area in his face?

Why some actors of that time painted themself black and leave the lip area white?

Why I never got to see the face of black lady with the slippers on Tom and Jerry cartoon?

Why Aunt Jemima logo has been changing dramatically since 1899?

Why band aids are still light brown? I just wonder....

[tracer740]

@westpalmbeach5 Yours may all be valid questions, some pertinent, others not, ex: your assumption that this cartoon character is supposed to be black. How do you arrive at that?

Minstrelsy

ex: band aids, don't they come in clear or transparent If not, who cares? When I was a lad, they were white cambric, as were all bandaging materials, and they were supposed to represent a hygienic state I suppose, but again...who cares?

Aunt Jemima changes? ... marketing (i.e.mindfucking)

[bigdogonnet]

Classic!

[rotflolzorz133t]

FREE BOSKO!