#the captain and the kids

[thatcartoonnetworkblog]

Cartoon Network Friday Spotlight- “Cleaning House”

In 1937, Isadore “Friz” Freleng left Warner’s animation department to headline a series of theatrical shorts based off of The Katzenjammer Kids comic strips, now named The Captain and the Kids. He didn’t direct every short himself- a few other directors took turns, including a pre-Tom and Jerry Bill Hanna- but Freleng would direct the lion’s share of shorts for the series before MGM dropped the series and Friz returned to Warner.

Not this one, the first short, where Mama and the kids are in the process of spring cleaning. The Captain, meanwhile, is trying to sleep in and fakes an illness to take the day off. This upsets Mama, while the hellraising boys, Hans and Fritz, call the doctor to check on their papa. Hijinks ensue.

I can tell why these didn’t catch on very well. While Robert Allen is a solid director himself, the characters aren’t very special- maybe knowing how well-defined and layered the tropes of lazy patriarch, overbearing matriarch, and troublesome kids can be later in the century, like with The Simpsons, just shows the Captain and co’s limitations. Additionally, there are a couple of good chuckles, but a lot of this relies on tired slapstick that the crew, including Freleng and Hanna, would nail better later on.

And no, these shorts wouldn’t remain favorites over the years, but they did show up later on the Late Night Black and White block, as well as on future Looney Tunes home video releases as a reminder of Freleng’s lengthy career.

#the captain and the kids #mgm #friz freleng #late night black and white #cartoon network #Friday Spotlight

[tomoleary]

"Tarzan by Rex Maxon, Li'l Abner by Al Capp, Broncho Bill by O'Neill and The Captain and The Kids by Rudolph Dirks. Bottom margins have text noting that they are part of "Tip Top Comics Gift Picture" series. These complete a series of four premium pictures that were obtained w/two "Tip Top Comics" coupons and 10¢. ©1937 By United Features Syndicate Inc.”

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#tarzan #Rex Maxon #li'l abner #al capp #Broncho Bill #O'Neill #The Captain and The Kids #Rudolph Dirks #Tip Top Comics #1937

[parhe1ion]

if you’re gonna introduce me to something new you have to defeat my 7 evil ex hyperfixations

#bleating #1k #10k #for anyone curious what my seven are: warrior cats animal crossing dimension 20 minecraft puppet history lego monkie kid & captain laserhaw #and the something new my friends are introducing me to is metalocalypse #50k

[kbondoxxxxav]

supernova captains eat a lot

#one piece #monkey d. luffy #trafalgar law #trafalgar d water law #eustass kid #eustass captain kidd #jewerly bonney #one piece supernova #one piece worst generation #adding law and bonney small moment just because #the parallel betwen them is… so :((( #sick kids who want to take a revenge for their loved ones

[beaulesbian]

peak romance

#i love that theres like no captain and his right hand man on one piece that are not insane about each other. truly. beautiful #kidkiller #one piece #one piece ep 987 #eustass kid #killer one piece #wano #mine #gif:op anime #im not normal about them

[gizaoyas]

"Shambles"

#one piece #op #monkey d luffy #trafalgar law #eustass kid #captain trio #one piece 1071 #op 1071 #dailyanime #anisource #fymanganime #shounenedit #op edit #mygif #opgraphics #i love them your honor #one piece ending

[baby-xemnas]

killer wants to be cute too but noooo kidd has to be TALL and STUPID 🙄

#kidkiller #luzo #lawbepo #gang is all here #massacre soldier killer #eustass kid #trafalgar d water law #bepo one piece #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #my art #one piece #eustass captain kidd

[newttxt]

vague and sketchy captain trio shenanigans,, idk pretend theyre seastone bullets or something

#did you think i only did finished and well thought out comics? #well. yeah. i try to. but hey sketchy is fine too. #one piece #uh. should i?? tag it as?? #lulawkid #they arent together or anything. they just belong as a trio #luffy #trafalgar law #eustass kid #anyway sorry zosan ive been moonlighting with the captain trio

[oneluckygoose]

Look lets be honest, we all know student body president doesn’t do SHIT in high school and none of what they do affects anything for any students. With this thought in mind, would you rather vote for the preppy, annoying, “better than everyone because I believe I deserve it” girl who cheats the system you have to deal with, or the coolest girl in school who is kind to everybody and saved the world THREE TIMES because of that fucked system, and also did a sick shrimp jump at this cool party everyone was invited to without discrimination

#look i know where my vote would be #kipperlilly copperkettle #can suck it #oh btw #one is also a saint #and is friends with #the elven oracle #a rockstar #the captain of the bloodrush team #and two other people who like are cool ig but they’re not the point #kristen applebees #all the way #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #the bad kids #the rat grinders #d20

[sfordaisy]

#fem captain trio #trafalgar law #monkey d. luffy #eustass kid #one piece #one piece fanart #screenshot redraw #technically #i love women #genderbend

[captainfern]

oh you’ve got to be kidding me

#ARE YOU KIDDING #LOOOOOOOK #WHAT THE FUCK #HELLO ??? #THE BICEPS ??? #THE SILLY HAT ??? #captainfern #captain john price #barry sloane

[chinelacanta]

i like to think that ever since they met it was mutually ON SIGHT bullying <3

they’re both losers (said with love)

#firm believer of shanks being the last to genuinely warm up to luffy but the one who loves him the most #its a dad and the cat situation #also luffy befriend ALL the other akagamis before shanks is so funny #shanks being like: this pint sized toddler is stealing my crew <:((( #thus the bullying instincts kick off #also also imagine like #shanks laughing and going :its ok they’re just entertaining a kid #and the akagamis are like: we’d trade you for him without second thought #their beloathed high maintenance captain who they unfortunately love #oughghhh i love the red hair pirates being luffys family hold on i need to have a quick cry abt it #monkey d luffy #red haired shanks #benn beckman #yasopp #lucky roux #red hair pirates #one piece #my art!!

[vee-lo0]

Kidd and Killer during the onigashima raid

#one piece #one piece fanart #trafalgardwaterlaw #trafalgar law #eustass captain kidd #eustass kid #killer #killer one piece #kiddkiller #go watch king of the hill please I beg

[wachinidad]

Me dieron esas vibras jajs

Extrañaba hacer curis de One Piece

#one piece #canon in my heart #luffy #trafalgar law #one piece luffy #trafalgar one piece #law one piece #eustass captain kidd #eustass kid #kidlawlu #kidlu #lawlu #kidlaw #doodles #twitter #meme #fanart #humor

[ratfest]

#one piece #kid pirates #eustass kid #killer one piece #op killer the guy ever #and the goober he picked off the street #eustass captain kid #ive been looking at the works of bob peak #i wanna get good like that one day… #also #is the lettering ok #or is it giving graphic design is my passion #let me know #all i learned in typography class was that i should be sorry for existing #and to never letterspace lowercase letterforms #thank u A type primer #i have design school trauma

[mugiwara-lucy]

This may be the most self awareness I've seen from Luffy in the whole series 🤣

#one piece #captain trio #monkey d luffy #eustass kid #trafalgar law #buggy the clown #him calling someone an idiot or dumb is just ironic to me 🤣😂