Sidney the Elephant - Tusk Tusk

The third episode of the classic Sidney the Elephant cartoon from TerryToons; released in 1960. Directed by Martin B. Taras, produced by Gene Deitch and Bill Weiss.
Episode Summary: Sidney desperately wants to have tusks and goes on a search to acquire a set.
NOTE: Unfortunately, this episode's audio track has a problem causing a "pre-echo" effect, in which you can hear things before they actually occur. The doubled audio is very low and almost unnoticeable in most sections. This is the only version of such a rare program currently available. Thankfully, the other episodes preceding and following this do not suffer from this problem.

[@greatsewing6061]

Every Saturday morning, I watched these cartoons when I was a kid. So good to see them again.

[@frankdenardo8684]

If he wanted tusks. He should go to Tuscaloosa. He can get tusks there.

[@brianbommarito3376]

This is interesting. My copy of this cartoon on the old VHS tape had the exact same error in the audio. You can hear what every character is saying a couple of seconds before they actually say it. I thought only my copy had this imperfection. But since yours had it as well, that must mean it was more common and perhaps even widespread.

[@fromthesidelines]

This was the first of the Bill Weiss-produced Sidney cartoons after Gene Deitch was fired from the studio in late 1958. Along with reviving "Heckle & Jeckle" and "Mighty Mouse" in new cartoons, Weiss determined the ONLY continuing character from the Deitch era [1956-'58] that theatrical audiences wanted to see was Sidney. This was released (originally in CinemaScope) in April 1960; directed by Martin B. Taras [not Bartsch]; story by Larz Bourne; music by Phil Scheib, and voices by Lionel Wilson.

[@soulblinder3823]

sidney the elephant

[@Klook6950Extras]

You could tell Weiss took the studio a different direction After he fired Deitch

[@rovingrepairbot]

@knewace You're welcome! It's a great show and very rare!

[@davidhayden4695]

Sidney should go
To the San Francisco
zoo. There are no
Longer any elephants
There!

[@rovingrepairbot]

@mappoprimo Have you watched the "Hide and Go Sidney" episode? Very funny! Glad you enjoyed this!

[@rovingrepairbot]

@fromthesidelines Thanks! I'll correct the credit error.

[@soulblinder3823]

Sidney the elephant

[@rovingrepairbot]

@mappoprimo you're welcome!

[@joansmith6092]

Is Cleo the giraffe trying to sound like Carol Channing?

[@drewa5645]

No god no god please no no noooooooo

[@haryatiabdullah7241]

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[@rovingrepairbot]

@mappoprimo Have you watched the "Hide and Go Sidney" episode? Very funny! Glad you enjoyed this!

[@ethandtheangryenglishguy8253]

rovingrepairbot So did the audio do a pre-echo error in this?