Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A series of animated short subjects created by Paul Terry and actor-turned-writer Howard Estabrook. Estabrook suggested making a series of cartoons based on Aesop's Fables. Although Terry claimed he had never heard of Aesop, he felt that Estabrook's idea was something worthwhile. Terry immediately began to set up a new studio called Fables Studios and received backing from the Keith-Albee Theatre circuit.

The earliest films were loose adaptations of the actual fables. Later entries usually revolved around cats, mice, and the disgruntled Farmer Al Falfa. Each short concluded with a "moral" that usually had nothing to do with the actual cartoon itself.

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▶️ Looney Tunes - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarMLH8MV_6gLIHg_IYu8SWFe

▶️ Popeye The Sailor Man Cartoons - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarMKeP5CREBAcFNdj_P38xqi

▶️ Classic Cartoons - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarOffSVFYMqwrElyT557UNjp

▶️ Mel-O-Toons - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarNoGkKcWDZhk0ug7Oxl9IjY

▶️ Superman Animated Films - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarMw0yR121jKXF2_8WR-W7Mp

▶️ Animated Cartoon Films - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarMkfhn0F735suuMJKN2mGLO

▶️ Van Beuren's Tom & Jerry - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarMDUBSUvk09yHELgvpZSDqc

▶️Clutch Cargo - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarN2NESSRaJgb8tqvVp7l7i4

▶️ Bosko - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarOopGtUXqVePmuQtMxkarTl

▶️ Betty Boop - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarPtRz3tMy3mwZ9lOPXm6JCJ

▶️ Little Lulu - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarNHmQHU6YSZq9tlhNxMA_TO

▶️ Felix The Cat - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarNjgR_yI508t_Z3MMl3Gk_-

▶️ Aesop's Fables - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLzPAuo6oarOsHUJ2OtAk6MYXhE7_O_0f