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  • Puss Gets the Boot—Answer

    This is a logo, title-card, or title-screen owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for Puss Gets the Boot.
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    C. Jasper

    Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 American animated short film, the first in the Tom and Jerry series. It is based on the Aesop’s Fable, The Cat and the Mice. It was released to cinemas by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on 10 February 1940.

    Jasper, a cat, torments a mouse, leading to a series of misadventures.  The mouse outwits Jasper, framing him for breaking a flowerpot and later dishes, resulting in Jasper being kicked out of the house.  The mouse celebrates his victory, enjoying the spoils of his triumph.

  • Puss Gets the Boot

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    Puss Gets the Boot (10 February 1940) marked the debut of the Tom and Jerry series. In this initial instalment, the mouse remains unnamed, while the feline antagonist is given a name. What is the name of the cat?

    A. Jacob
    B. Jason
    C. Jasper

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  • Animated Oscar—Answer

    Pinocchio

    Pinocchio 1940 Poster
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    Pinocchio, a classic animated musical fantasy film from 1940 brought to life by Walt Disney Productions. It’s loosely based on Carlo Collodi’s beloved 1883 Italian children’s novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio. This was Disney’s second animated feature film after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

    Pinocchio made history as the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award! It won two awards: Best Original Score, Best Music, and Best Original Song for When You Wish Upon a Star.

  • Animated Oscar


    Walt Disney’s business envelope featured a self-portrait, c. 1921
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    On February 7, 1940, a Walt Disney animation made its debut at the Centre Theatre in New York City. This movie went on to become the first animated feature to win an Academy Award. 

    What was the film?