This is a 1955 Guild Films TV print- the cartoon was 're-copyrighted' at the time [originally by "Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc." in 1930], under the "Sunset Productions" banner {which was Warner Bros'. TV subsidiary}, and the Roman numerals used in the date were usually "misspelled". The 1934 "Buddy"/"Looney Tunes" title card replaced the original 1930 title crediting Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising.....
I believe Bosko is a monkey. He's actually one of the first Looney Tunes to be created and to be popular at the time. This was long before Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck became famous years later.
We mostly have William Hanna to thank for helping to animate and storyboard such a postive role model for African-American's back then. If it weren't for him, we might not have "WayneHead, The Proud Family," or "The Class of 3000" to watch today! Kudos to the greatest limited animation director to ever exist in the history of ever! :D
Bosko was indeed an African-American human, but the makers did fear giving offense. So they tried to do something about it...
The first step was to put him in roles that were positive and atypical of black characters at the time. So Bosko was shown running his own businesses, winning sports competitions and beating up on white bad guys.
In the 1950s the decision was retroactively taken to classify him as a monkey: http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/miscelooneyous/boskostuff.html
Buddy isn't here until 1933 from Looney Tunes.
Caro0770 2 years ago
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Caro0770 2 years ago
This is a 1955 Guild Films TV print- the cartoon was 're-copyrighted' at the time [originally by "Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc." in 1930], under the "Sunset Productions" banner {which was Warner Bros'. TV subsidiary}, and the Roman numerals used in the date were usually "misspelled". The 1934 "Buddy"/"Looney Tunes" title card replaced the original 1930 title crediting Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising.....
fromthesidelines 4 years ago
I haven't seen this since i was 6. thanks for posting it here
reading1girl 4 years ago
A copyright date error here... "MXMXXX" (2020?) instead of "MCMXXX"!!
pannoni1 4 years ago
Spritemaster's right, he just gave lousy examples... lets say we wouldn't have Dr. Hibbert.
DoctorScissors 4 years ago
Or Carl from "The Simpsons"
FirstClassHeel 4 years ago
Or Hermes from Futurama
DoctorScissors 4 years ago
Havent seen this in years! Thanks for posting!
DoctorScissors 4 years ago
I believe Bosko is a monkey. He's actually one of the first Looney Tunes to be created and to be popular at the time. This was long before Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck became famous years later.
tscastro114 5 years ago
We mostly have William Hanna to thank for helping to animate and storyboard such a postive role model for African-American's back then. If it weren't for him, we might not have "WayneHead, The Proud Family," or "The Class of 3000" to watch today! Kudos to the greatest limited animation director to ever exist in the history of ever! :D
spritemaster4000 5 years ago
That tree had giant...coconuts!
megamanxtc 5 years ago
He spanks the monkey in this cartoon. LOL...
SkyfireTheFox 5 years ago
@SkyfireTheFox Yeah, but I bet he learned a lesson when Papa Ape comes and Bosko does show how sorry he is at first.
Xwingpilot 7 months ago
Yeah it is a blackfaced character. Back in the day it was okay for them to make characters like this. But now it just seems rascist.
marccoogs 5 years ago
Bosko was actually supposed to be a black boy.
noggln 5 years ago
Bosko isn't a Monkey?
cpvgc80 5 years ago
Bosko was indeed an African-American human, but the makers did fear giving offense. So they tried to do something about it...
The first step was to put him in roles that were positive and atypical of black characters at the time. So Bosko was shown running his own businesses, winning sports competitions and beating up on white bad guys.
In the 1950s the decision was retroactively taken to classify him as a monkey: http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/miscelooneyous/boskostuff.html
biryanifan 5 years ago