Absolutely astounding that this was almost a solid 2 years before Disney's Flowers and Trees that currently claims the Guinness World Record for "first full color cartoon".
I guess it depends on what your definition of "full" is. Disney had the first technicolor cartoon yes, but just saying "full color" Flip can definitely lay a claim, and was made two years earlier. Not even close to the same time. Flip the Frog was definitely a lot more of a trail blazer. Just imagine sitting in the theater and hearing and seeing this cartoon when it debuted. Nothing else like it at the time. Must have been absolutely mind blowing!
Ub Iwerks is underappreciated. No question there. But he and Disney were complimentary. Disney provided the writing and direction for those old cartoons, and though Iwerks was a highly competent animator, his cartoons suffered without his old friend. From what I read, so did his happiness. Apart, they were good. Together, they were great.
Ub Iwerks indeed did the animation for the first two or three Mickey Cartoons; however, Disney arranged other animators to work on cartoons that followed while Iwerks was still at Disney. Les Clark was one of them. He also recruited a lot of animators out of New York (guys like Grim Natwick and Dick Huemer).
In the beginning you can see that the cartoon was made by Ub Iwerks, the college of Walt Disney and, the creator of Mickey Mouse. Though Ub was Walts college in business, he wanted to leave and start his own cartoon series, and that's why Flip the Frog was created. Flip the Frog was a funny character but he wasn't as popular as Mickey or as Oswald was. After a while Ub went bankrupt and decided to go back and work with Walt. Also you may notice the style is similar to the older Disney cartoons.
Николай Бирюков It's not exactly Mickey because the mouse here looks different but he definitely looks like the very first Mickey design utilized in the first 2 cartoons. Mickey never had whiskers like this one............
Right? The splash at 0:45 sounded like it was really high definition and in stereo, and the rest of the thing was in mono. What's up with that? Did somebody add extra splash in later?
There was color in films during this period, but it made for expensive productions. This cartoon used the "two-strip" Technicolor process, which only included the red and green elements of the color spectrum. "Three-strip", which used the blue portion, came along a few years later.
From what I've been able to discover, "My Old Kentucky Home" from Fleischer Studios is considered to be the first sound cartoon which came out 2 years before Disney's "Steamboat Willie". However, the quality was sub-par.
Happy 90th Anniversary you amazing amphibian! You may have been just "another Mickey Mouse wannabe" (ironically made by the same guy who originally made Mickey Mouse), but hey! Weren't you all back in the day?
About 3:25 the piano appears. OK, my grandfather who passed away in the 70's, used to say "fiddlesticks !" whenever he heard something silly or senseless. He also loved to dump pepper on his food !
@MrMittendorf You're pretty close actually. "Flowers and Trees" was the first cartoon to utilize Technicolor's 3 strip process which allowed for the full color spectrum. Other studios in the 1930s were limited to 2 color processes. Disney signed an exclusive deal with Technicolor in 1932 so that his studio was the only one that could have access to the new 3 strip process until 1935.
@ZogJhones These kind of cartoons creep my mom out, too, she thought it might be that too. I don't really get what's so creepy about old cartoons, myself. I love them.
@MrMittendorf you're not completely wrong :) "Flowers and Trees" it's the first animated short in "three strip" technicolor, and de-facto it's the first short animated film in full color. Here you can notice that colors are not vivid as in "Flowers & Trees" :)
just so everyone one knows in over the g dentist when they show the that frog playing the piano in the opening it is a parody of when flip is playing the piano. just putting it out there.
2:57 Idk what it is but when I heard this song, in my mind I imagined me lying my head and falling asleep on the lap of the woman of my dreams while she gently brushes her hand through my hair. Wow
Iwerks worked with Disney and helped animate Mortimer (Mickey Mouse) before he went to work at MGM. There was a lot of character theft back then, hence the Mickey Mouse look-alike. As a matter of fact, Disney's first cartoon star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was stolen by Mintz at Universal, along with most of the Disney Animators.
@Distimok Some frogs sound like that, but yes I agree that it's not very froglike in terms of how a child viewer might interpret it. Early films with sound effects frequently used kazoos and such. For some reason, early voiced parts in cartoons were really minimal.
No, but The Flowers and Trees (1932) was the first technicolor cartoon, whereas Fiddlesticks (1930) was the first fully color cartoon. (Hand coloring had existed in film before, one of the earliest examples being Little Nemo in 1911.)
Absolutely astounding that this was almost a solid 2 years before Disney's Flowers and Trees that currently claims the Guinness World Record for "first full color cartoon".
Happy 84th anniversary to the first color sound cartoon ever produced.
Neat! Disney's Flowers and Trees was not the first color cartoon, however it was the the first 3 strip full color cartoon.
now 90 years lol
Now 92 get hey stink'ied
I guess it depends on what your definition of "full" is. Disney had the first technicolor cartoon yes, but just saying "full color" Flip can definitely lay a claim, and was made two years earlier. Not even close to the same time. Flip the Frog was definitely a lot more of a trail blazer. Just imagine sitting in the theater and hearing and seeing this cartoon when it debuted. Nothing else like it at the time. Must have been absolutely mind blowing!
Ub Iwerks is underappreciated. No question there. But he and Disney were complimentary. Disney provided the writing and direction for those old cartoons, and though Iwerks was a highly competent animator, his cartoons suffered without his old friend. From what I read, so did his happiness. Apart, they were good. Together, they were great.
A tragic shame that things like this aren't as popular as they once were.
This sort of cartoon is nothing but pure gold.
Animated films are hugely popular. They have grown up quite a bit since Flip the Frog and Mickey Mouse.
@@ericlanebarnes4266 all these years later, I was referring to the animation style of the 1920s, not animation as a whole.
Ub Iwerks indeed did the animation for the first two or three Mickey Cartoons; however, Disney arranged other animators to work on cartoons that followed while Iwerks was still at Disney. Les Clark was one of them. He also recruited a lot of animators out of New York (guys like Grim Natwick and Dick Huemer).
iv been searching for this for years use to have it on vhs over twenty years ago. brilliant.
And to think it’s close to 100 years old.
I grew up watching this, and being able to watch it anytime I want on UA-cam makes me so happy
I had this on VHS when i was very young. First time seeing it in years! Thanks to the uploader!
This should be the first color cartoon and the best non Disney cartoon.
I LOVE IT !
this makes me happy when i'm sad.
good old childhood mh?
Ub Iwerks? That's they guy who animated for Walt Disney back in the day!
and, he's in his early form.
Yup. And that's why the mouse looks a lot like Mickey.
In the beginning you can see that the cartoon was made by Ub Iwerks, the college of Walt Disney and, the creator of Mickey Mouse. Though Ub was Walts college in business, he wanted to leave and start his own cartoon series, and that's why Flip the Frog was created. Flip the Frog was a funny character but he wasn't as popular as Mickey or as Oswald was. After a while Ub went bankrupt and decided to go back and work with Walt. Also you may notice the style is similar to the older Disney cartoons.
And that is why Mickey Mouse is in this cartoon.
Николай Бирюков It's not exactly Mickey because the mouse here looks different but he definitely looks like the very first Mickey design utilized in the first 2 cartoons. Mickey never had whiskers like this one............
first he paw the piano , than he punched the shit out of it :D
Love this frog with the duck voice! ^^
Me and my sister's loved this growing up we in our 30s now I remember every bit vividly. Classic
Dat splash tho...
Right? The splash at 0:45 sounded like it was really high definition and in stereo, and the rest of the thing was in mono. What's up with that? Did somebody add extra splash in later?
I love his dance
So this is the two color technicolors i been reading in film books. It's not that bad . The result is quite interesting.
There was color in films during this period, but it made for expensive productions. This cartoon used the "two-strip" Technicolor process, which only included the red and green elements of the color spectrum. "Three-strip", which used the blue portion, came along a few years later.
RobDog65 No. They used a different process. That is why this has faded. Technicolor would never fade.
i would do anything to go back in time and watch this with my brother again. . .
3:26-the mouse playing the violin looks a liitle bit like Mickey.
I'm hear because of this scene @ 0:38 from Eminem's The Real Slim Shady music video.
From what I've been able to discover, "My Old Kentucky Home" from Fleischer Studios is considered to be the first sound cartoon which came out 2 years before Disney's "Steamboat Willie". However, the quality was sub-par.
I've seen this as a kid... oh god
In 1930?
0:24
Yeah...that sounds about right...
😂
Why the stereo sound of the water at 0:46?
it's a 90s restoration of the cartoon.
+Jessica Marshall Oh... so bad decision...
the restoration was in stereo and was broadcasted on cartoon network in October 1992.
@@jessicamarshall5936 I don't think it's on CN
Stereo vs Cinephone
5:45 is my all time favourite bit! It always made me laugh as a kid, I still have the VHS!
People are saying “Bootleg Mickey Mouse” when this was created by Ub Iwerks the co-creator of Mickey Mouse that barely gets any credit
Bro this is cool the first 1930s Cartoon in color :)
These cartoons always cheer me up.
Happy 90th Anniversary you amazing amphibian! You may have been just "another Mickey Mouse wannabe" (ironically made by the same guy who originally made Mickey Mouse), but hey! Weren't you all back in the day?
The beginning is so cute lol when he croaks like a duck
A clip of this cartoon was in Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady” video. I remember this vividly
That's funny to me
Lmao I think I like this better than our TV now... our TV now is so stupid...This was great.
wow i got the VHS of this cartoon, that was cool
Two color Technicolor. Very early into the color era. Check out the silent Terrytoons with Farmer Gray. Boomers from the NYC area will remember these!
Modeltnick
5:51 to the end - That song sounded cool!
About 3:25 the piano appears.
OK, my grandfather who passed away in the 70's, used to say "fiddlesticks !" whenever he heard something silly or senseless. He also loved to dump pepper on his food !
@MrMittendorf You're pretty close actually. "Flowers and Trees" was the first cartoon to utilize Technicolor's 3 strip process which allowed for the full color spectrum. Other studios in the 1930s were limited to 2 color processes. Disney signed an exclusive deal with Technicolor in 1932 so that his studio was the only one that could have access to the new 3 strip process until 1935.
i wish they made more flip the frog episodes
very aesthetically pleasing!
I was not expecting to laugh that much at a 1930's cartoon.. Dat walk..
So did the piano die when he kicked out all its teeth?
This cartoon is included in Alt-J's music video Dancing in the Moonlight.
Very surreal.
The very best!
First color cartoon!
that was hilarious and awesome!
4:46 My Pal Paul (1930) Invented This Dance! Why is it appearing again!?
Ub Iwerks was the best animatior ever lived~
this......is.....AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ZogJhones These kind of cartoons creep my mom out, too, she thought it might be that too.
I don't really get what's so creepy about old cartoons, myself. I love them.
my jam
strong splash
boy o boy good ol creepy toons :)
Iced Duck/Duck Footed
this is actually the first two strip technicolor film!
Ashlee MacDouell It didn't use technicolor and 2 strip technicolor had been around since the early 1920s
MICKEY?!
LISTEN TO THIS SONG ON UA-cam...
LIBERDADE - NAÇÃO NESTA
LIBERDADE - NAÇÃO NESTA
Heheheh...very cute😇
I'd love to see Flip in a showdown with Crazy Frog. Flip would kick his ass.
Oh, fiddlesticks! What now?
Definitely a Fiddlestick.
scariest cartoon ever at start
Thus was the first colored cartoon
0:23 i think somethings wrong with that duck...i mean frog
Shane Fleming Films 0:23
"...The more we get together, the happier we'll be..." 😊
@MrMittendorf you're not completely wrong :) "Flowers and Trees" it's the first animated short in "three strip" technicolor, and de-facto it's the first short animated film in full color. Here you can notice that colors are not vivid as in "Flowers & Trees" :)
L3v1stus I think it has faded with time. Most non-technicolor color processes fade over time.
Aldo the Duck/Chasing Andy
A-W-E-S-O-M-E !!!
Flip the Frog and Mickey Mouse in the same room? *What is this, a crossover episode?!*
just so everyone one knows in over the g dentist when they show the that frog playing the piano in the opening it is a parody of when flip is playing the piano. just putting it out there.
This was groundbreaking, for a colored cartoon, they even got the reflections in the water
August 16, 1930: The first color sound cartoon, Fiddlesticks, is released by Ub Iwerks.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddlesticks_(film)
@tonicrocks26 Flip the Frog is a creation of the animation genious Ub Iwerks, who in 1930 had recently quit working with Walt Disney.
1:46 always cracks me up for some reason
The mouse at 5:01 kinda looks like modern day Mickey kinda weird seeing as he wasn’t given those colours yet
2:57 Idk what it is but when I heard this song, in my mind I imagined me lying my head and falling asleep on the lap of the woman of my dreams while she gently brushes her hand through my hair. Wow
Iwerks worked with Disney and helped animate Mortimer (Mickey Mouse) before he went to work at MGM. There was a lot of character theft back then, hence the Mickey Mouse look-alike. As a matter of fact, Disney's first cartoon star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was stolen by Mintz at Universal, along with most of the Disney Animators.
That frog is a dancin' fool
@Distimok Some frogs sound like that, but yes I agree that it's not very froglike in terms of how a child viewer might interpret it.
Early films with sound effects frequently used kazoos and such. For some reason, early voiced parts in cartoons were really minimal.
Just imagen that an adult man live his home with his family to watch this before going to do his duty and joing WWII
That frog brings me to laugher
I agree there.
I used to love this when i was a kid... but now I dont know why ._.
2:27 that frog will chase you in your nightmares
he breaking the piano...and a bird chewing spit tabacco...
ITS RIBBY AND CROAKS
That's what you would think, but this is after Mickey's personality was developed.
frogs don't quack.... or do they... 0_o
nice frame rate for this time
No, but The Flowers and Trees (1932) was the first technicolor cartoon, whereas Fiddlesticks (1930) was the first fully color cartoon. (Hand coloring had existed in film before, one of the earliest examples being Little Nemo in 1911.)
4:17
Ese es Mickey mouse
el ratón que toca el violín se parece a mickey mouse
Mariana Corona acaso no lo es o.O crei yo tambien eso mismo
+Sakruei Ortega Kinomoto ovio el creador de mikey maouse es ub iwerks no walt disney ..investigenlo
Si no me equivoco es el creador de Mickey Mouse de Disney, Mickey también aparecio en un corto de la MGM.
tienes razón
Mickey Mouse fue creator por Walt y Ub se encargó de diseñar varios modelos previos para Mickey digamos que comparten la autoría de el
@OldMusicOnVinyl10 If you listen closely, the original sounded much like a gunshot.
@jsalcomm1 actually, this mouse was created a few years after mickey..same illustrator though..
Meh, I think they're tied. They both took on animation in a new way. :)
I NEVER NEW THIS EXISTED,MY USER NAME IS FLIPTHEFROGYT FOR EVERYTHING,I THOUGHT I MADE THIS NAME UP,LOL
I don't hate dam
FlipTheFrog YT there's a other cartoon with file the frog
lol same
oof that was a reboot that was only for teens.
@CUTEANDPURTY202 maybe its the fact that all the artists that made this are long dead?
A 5 minute commercial???? Never mind, I'll go do something else
i think its mickey before his personality was developed