Freddy the Freshman (1932 Feb 20) | Merrie Melodies

[Marcos2797]

Wonderful! Tanks so much for share!

[Ivanatis]

thanks for uploading and the annotations :)

[coolbluelights]

of all the old cartoons this one is my favorite, definitely one of the best!

[diddymuck]

surprisingly cluttered field!!!

[diddymuck]

Tribute to the post-war Collegiate fad.

[cha5]

Really nice and informative, I'm more of a Fleischer fan than a Merrie Melodies one but I really appreciate the pop up text here.

[RedLightBulbs]

Thanks for the upload and the info.

[verbusen]

These are great posts, thank you salesman. My only critique would be you uploaded them in a pretty low resolution, for all the work it seems you put into these you should have converted the files into a higher resolution.

[deadlyshoesalesman]

@verbusen I know, that's why I quit uploading. I don't have the means or the knowledge to improve the quality of my videos, unfortunately. It's a shame because I would have enjoyed writing more pop-up texts for other short films. By the way, you have some *really* interesting stuff on your channel. I can't wait to take a closer look.

[verbusen]

@deadlyshoesalesman I'm not a wizard on this stuff but if you go to cnet.com and search you may find something in freeware for video converting. I use a application from Applian.com that also records radio shows called Replay Radio and Replay converter (replay converter comes with it I think). That allows conversion at different qualities from DVD to a WMV file, then I have been using Microsoft Movie Maker (free on a windows computer) if I need to split the file, always choose the best reso. :)

[deadlyshoesalesman]

@verbusen Thanks, I might try that. It would be nice to upload some more stuff.

[verbusen]

@deadlyshoesalesman Hope you do, they are great posts, thanks again.The more you play with it (downloading) the easier it seems to get.

[amberola1b]

the orchestra and sound effects guys must have had a ball making the soundtracks for these cartoons

[Leicesterdog]

The pop-up text boxes ruin the cartoon.

[deadlyshoesalesman]

@Leicesterdog You can remove the pop-up texts by pressing the button on the bottom right-hand corner. (I wouldn't have added them if the viewer didn't have that option. I imagine most people want to see a cartoon for the first time without any commentary.)

[verbusen]

@Leicesterdog Turn them off then! Sheesh. I thought it was great, it makes a kind of lame cartoon a lot more entertaining to know whats going on! You do know how to turn them off right?

[DocGerbilzWorld]

half of them look like old disney characters from the same time XD especially the mickey mouse and the horse guy, and was that the first porky pig at the end?

[canonet17]

@DocGerbilzWorld Well, Harman and Ising used to work for Disney before starting off on their own in 1929-30 and created Bosko. They got in trouble for making a character like Mickey Mouse called Foxy. A phone call from Walt Disney put an end to that character but Merry melodies and Looney Tunes with Bosko continued until 1933.

[BuyBenco]

A great portrayal of twentieez college life

[Kanna172003]

Only in the '30's can a dweeb be popular

[danwg2000]

See "Felix the Cat" right background doing double -time dance during the first part of the cartoon...

[deadlyshoesalesman]

@danwg2000 You must have tried to provide a link, but it doesn't appear. What's the name of the Felix cartoon? Maybe I can find it myself.

[TonyPro79]

I'm totally doing that dance.

[PlaylistCreator]

Ahh, now this is good quality cartoon entertainment. (unlike the bullshit they show now).

[coolbluelights]

oh man! i've been looking for this for years! they showed it on a pee wee's playhouse episode!

[springofpiesucks]

the song "Freddy The Freshman" would later be heard in the 1956 classic "Raw! Raw! Rooster!"

[byrd56]

And parts of it would also be heard many times in Warner Bros. cartoons, particularly when a football or other athletic scene happens.

[springofpiesucks]

i know i was just talking about the cartoon it's self.

[RJRanke]

true enough!I remember seeing this cartoon but always recognizing the song when played in later cartoons.I saw a little bit of this cartoon on Pee Wee Herman once and loved seeing it again here.

[kungfujiapple]

Lucy Van Pelt must see this cartoon, not Charlie Brown.

[garymichael1950]

The quality may not be what you'd like but it was great to see and your "asides" were very informational..thanks for that!

[CartoonShortsClub]

Thank you for subtitres!

[canonet17]

at 4:39, is that the old flying wedge football play banned in the 1890s? It's still banned today, I believe.

[deadlyshoesalesman]

Never trust a dachshund on a football field.

[canonet17]

true! Imagine this being shown in the theaters today? I'd go just to see the cartoon and go home! Far better than sponge bob!

[MetalBen]

man i gotta learn those dance moves at 1:50

haaha

[MetalBen]

OMG I LOVE IT!

[Dystopiaman]

Great pop-outs! I hope you post more of your videos!

[deadlyshoesalesman]

Thanks! I had planned to do more, but my video quality is terrible. I can't seem to figure out how to preserve the quality of what I'm uploading.

[Dystopiaman]

That's a pity!

[wasnhas]

r u listenin, was a radio signature comment by Tony Wons, author and radio star of the 1920s and 1930s.

[deadlyshoesalesman]

Thank you!

[deadlyshoesalesman]

Thanks again, wasnhas. I added the info to the annotations.

[bigg3469]

OOPS. I meant to say STUDYING not STUDING. My bad. :p

[bigg3469]

The fight songs were "Fight On For Old SC" The University of Southern California, "Boola, Boola", Yale University( AKA "Boomer Sooner" University of Oklahoma), & "Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech University.

[deadlyshoesalesman]

Thanks for posting this!

[bigg3469]

Your welcome! Did you know that a dental student named Milo Sweet composed "Fight On For Old SC" when he was studing dentistry at the University of Southern California back in the 1920's.