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Following the Death of Mintz, his production manager, Jimmy Bronis, became his successor. After Bronis came Mintz's brother-in-law, George Winkler. Meanwhile, the studio was scrambling for a new star, as Scrappy was being phased out around this time. Later Columbia got rid of Winkler and brought in former Disney storyman and Warner Bros. cartoon director, Creator/FrankTashlin. Under Tashlin, the studio experienced a considerable talent boom. Many of the studio staffers were former Disney employees, fresh off the picket line from the 1941 strike at that studio. The drive to experiment and employ new, innovative ideas was strong and led to the emergence of a handful of highly-stylized cartoons as well as the successful ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow'' series, pitting a refined, sophisticated Fox against a chiseling, street-wise Crow. Unfortunately, Tashlin's stay was short-lived and he was replaced by Dave Fleischer. Later Fleischer too would depart and his other successors would make little impact on the studio. The quality of the cartoons, meanwhile, began to deteriorate and finally, in 1946, Screen Gems closed. However, they had produced enough cartoons to be released through 1949.

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Following the Death of Mintz, his production manager, Jimmy Bronis, became his successor. After Bronis came Mintz's brother-in-law, George Winkler. Meanwhile, the studio was scrambling for a new star, as Scrappy was being phased out around this time. Later Columbia got rid of Winkler and brought in former Disney storyman and Warner Bros. cartoon director, Creator/FrankTashlin. Under Tashlin, the studio experienced a considerable talent boom. Many of the studio staffers were former Disney employees, fresh off the picket line from the 1941 strike at that studio.studio, leaving Tashlin with a lineup of talent including [[Creator/JohnHubley John Hubley]], [[Creator/UnitedProductionsOfAmerica Zack Schwartz]], Emery Hawkins, [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Ray Patterson]], Phil Duncan and [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Louie Schmitt]. The drive to experiment and employ new, innovative ideas was strong and led to the emergence of a handful of highly-stylized cartoons as well as the successful ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow'' series, pitting a refined, sophisticated Fox against a chiseling, street-wise Crow. Unfortunately, Tashlin's stay was short-lived and he was replaced by Dave Fleischer. Later Fleischer too would depart and his other successors would make little impact on the studio. The quality of the cartoons, meanwhile, began to deteriorate and finally, in 1946, Screen Gems closed. However, they had produced enough cartoons to be released through 1949.

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The void left by the closure of Screen Gems was filled by "United Productions of America" or UPA. This occurred when Steve Bosustow and his creative staff, including many alumni of Tashlin's avant-garde ensemble at Screen Gems, approached the studio. In 1948, Columbia tentatively agreed to distribute UPA's theatrical shorts, a decision that would quickly prove to be the studio's wisest, animation-wise. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, UPA would earn several Academy Awards and nominations for the fruits of their efforts. In the process, they brought to the screen such endearing characters as the nearsighted WesternAnimation/MrMagoo (voiced by Jim Backus) and WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing. In 1959, however, UPA ceased production of theatrical cartoon shorts and Bosustow ended up selling the studio to Henry G. Saperstein. After a brief distribution deal with "Hanna-Barbera" in the 1960's, which was mostly involved in Television, the era of classic animation at Columbia came to a close in 1967.

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The void left by the closure of Screen Gems was filled by "United Productions of America" or UPA. This occurred when Steve Bosustow and his creative staff, including many alumni of Tashlin's avant-garde ensemble at Screen Gems, approached the studio. In 1948, Columbia tentatively agreed to distribute UPA's theatrical shorts, a decision that would quickly prove to be the studio's wisest, animation-wise. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, UPA would earn several Academy Awards and nominations for the fruits of their efforts. In the process, they brought to the screen such endearing characters as the nearsighted WesternAnimation/MrMagoo (voiced by Jim Backus) and WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing. In 1959, however, UPA ceased production of theatrical cartoon shorts and Bosustow ended up selling the studio to Henry G. Saperstein. After a brief distribution deal with "Hanna-Barbera" "Creator/HannaBarbera" in the 1960's, which was mostly involved in Television, the era of classic animation at Columbia came to a close in 1967.


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By the late 1930s, however, things began to change. Huemer had long-since departed, Scrappy and the long-running Krazy Kat series were both fading in popularity, Disney's "Snow White" appeared in theaters, and a newer, zanier approach to animation was being developed at Warner Bros. Then, in 1939, Mintz became indebted to Columbia and lost his studio to them.

When Mintz died in 1940, his production manager, Jimmy Bronis, became his successor. After Bronis came Mintz's brother-in-law, George Winkler. Later Columbia got rid of Winkler and brought in former Disney storyman and Warner Bros. cartoon director, Creator/FrankTashlin. Under Tashlin, the studio experienced a considerable talent boom. Many of the studio staffers were former Disney employees, fresh off the picket line from the 1941 strike at that studio. The drive to experiment and employ new, innovative ideas was strong and led to the emergence of a handful of highly-stylized cartoons as well as the successful ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow'' series, pitting a refined, sophisticated Fox against a chiseling, street-wise Crow. Unfortunately, Tashlin's stay was short-lived and he was replaced by Dave Fleischer. Later Fleischer too would depart and his other successors would make little impact on the studio. The quality of the cartoons, meanwhile, began to deteriorate and finally, in 1946, Screen Gems closed.

The void left by the closure of Screen Gems was filled by "United Productions of America" or UPA. This occurred when Steve Bosustow and his creative staff, including many alumni of Tashlin's avant-garde ensemble at Screen Gems, approached the studio. In 1948, Columbia tentatively agreed to distribute UPA's theatrical shorts, a decision that would quickly prove to be the studio's wisest, animation-wise. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, UPA would earn several Academy Awards and nominations for the fruits of their efforts. In the process, they brought to the screen such endearing characters as the nearsighted WesternAnimation/MrMagoo (voiced by Jim Backus) and WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing. In 1959, however, UPA ceased production of theatrical cartoon shorts and Bosustow ended up selling the studio to Henry G. Saperstein, ending the era of classic animation at Columbia.

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By the late 1930s, however, things began to change. Huemer had long-since departed, Scrappy and the long-running Krazy Kat series were both fading in popularity, Disney's "Snow White" appeared in theaters, and a newer, zanier approach to animation was being developed at Warner Bros. Then, in 1939, Mintz became indebted to Columbia and lost his studio to them.

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Following the Death of Mintz,
his production manager, Jimmy Bronis, became his successor. After Bronis came Mintz's brother-in-law, George Winkler. Meanwhile, the studio was scrambling for a new star, as Scrappy was being phased out around this time. Later Columbia got rid of Winkler and brought in former Disney storyman and Warner Bros. cartoon director, Creator/FrankTashlin. Under Tashlin, the studio experienced a considerable talent boom. Many of the studio staffers were former Disney employees, fresh off the picket line from the 1941 strike at that studio. The drive to experiment and employ new, innovative ideas was strong and led to the emergence of a handful of highly-stylized cartoons as well as the successful ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow'' series, pitting a refined, sophisticated Fox against a chiseling, street-wise Crow. Unfortunately, Tashlin's stay was short-lived and he was replaced by Dave Fleischer. Later Fleischer too would depart and his other successors would make little impact on the studio. The quality of the cartoons, meanwhile, began to deteriorate and finally, in 1946, Screen Gems closed.

closed. However, they had produced enough cartoons to be released through 1949.

The void left by the closure of Screen Gems was filled by "United Productions of America" or UPA. This occurred when Steve Bosustow and his creative staff, including many alumni of Tashlin's avant-garde ensemble at Screen Gems, approached the studio. In 1948, Columbia tentatively agreed to distribute UPA's theatrical shorts, a decision that would quickly prove to be the studio's wisest, animation-wise. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, UPA would earn several Academy Awards and nominations for the fruits of their efforts. In the process, they brought to the screen such endearing characters as the nearsighted WesternAnimation/MrMagoo (voiced by Jim Backus) and WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing. In 1959, however, UPA ceased production of theatrical cartoon shorts and Bosustow ended up selling the studio to Henry G. Saperstein, ending Saperstein. After a brief distribution deal with "Hanna-Barbera" in the 1960's, which was mostly involved in Television, the era of classic animation at Columbia.
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* BreakoutCharacter: Mr. Magoo obviously is the most known character. Had many different shows and a live action film and plenty other media and merchandise.
** The Fox and the Crow became Screen Gems most popular characters so much that they had spin off their own shorts, had a very notable comic book series and even exist in the DC multiverse. Also they were going to appear in Who Framed Roger Rabbit before they were cut.
** Only has 4 shorts, Gerald Mc-Boing Boing became this and had his own compilation series and an actual show in 2005.He is also one of the most known characters from Columbia.

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** Only Although he only has 4 shorts, Gerald Mc-Boing Boing became this one of the best known characters from Columbia, and had his own compilation series and an actual show in 2005.He is also one of the most known characters from Columbia.
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** "WesternAnimation/TroubleIndemnity" (1950)
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* WormInAnApple: In the short "Crop Chasers", a murder of crows steal all of the crops a farmer has. The only resistance comes from a worm that protects its apple by means of a BlindingCameraFlash. He gets overwhelmed when the crows steal the whole apple tree.
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While the history of Columbia's animation output is marked by hits and misses, experimentation always seems to be a constant. It was the early Charles Mintz/Screen Gems studio that produced some of the most groundbreaking cartoons of the 1930s, outside the [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Disney]] and Creator/FleischerStudios. The Scrappy series, for example, employed exaggerated, abstract character designs and stories that involved unique personalities. The character of Scrappy, created by Dick Huemer, became an overnight success with a popularity surpassed only by Mickey Mouse.

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While the history of Columbia's animation output is marked by hits and misses, experimentation always seems to be is a constant. It was the early Charles Mintz/Screen Gems studio that produced some of the most groundbreaking cartoons of the 1930s, outside the [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Disney]] and Creator/FleischerStudios. The Scrappy series, for example, employed exaggerated, abstract character designs and stories that involved unique personalities. The character of Scrappy, created by Dick Huemer, became an overnight success with a popularity surpassed only by Mickey Mouse.
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* FurriesAreEasierToDraw: The UPA films are a major aversion. The UPA animators felt that FunnyAnimal characters were too cliché, and chose to use humans instead.

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* FurriesAreEasierToDraw: The UPA films are a major aversion. The UPA animators felt that FunnyAnimal characters were too cliché, and chose to use humans instead. They worked around this by making the humans as simplistic as possible, so they would both be easy to animate and avoid falling into the UncannyValley.
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** Only has 4 shorts, Gerald McBoing Boing became this and had his own compilation series and an actual show in 2005.He is also one of the most known characters from Columbia.

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** Only has 4 shorts, Gerald McBoing Mc-Boing Boing became this and had his own compilation series and an actual show in 2005.He is also one of the most known characters from Columbia.
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** One Short Wonder, Gerald McBoing Boing became this and had his own compilation series and an actual show in 2005.He is also one of the most known characters from Columbia.

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* BreakoutCharacter: The Fox and the Crow became Screen Gems most popular characters so much that they had spin off their own shorts, h ad a very notable comic book series and even exist in the DC multiverse. Also they were going to appear in Who Framed Roger Rabbit before they were cut.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Mr. Magoo obviously is the most known character. Had many different shows and a live action film and plenty other media and merchandise.
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* "WesternAnimation/TreesAndJamaicaDaddy" (1957) UPA.
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* "WesternAnimation/TheJaywalker" (1956) UPA.



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* "WesternAnimation/HolidayLand" (1934): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
* "WesternAnimation/{{The Little Match Girl|1937}}" (1937): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
* "WesternAnimation/HowWarCame" (1941): Current-events animation about the start of World War II featuring Creator/MelBlanc as Hitler. Oscar nominee.

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* "WesternAnimation/HolidayLand" (1934): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
Gems.
* "WesternAnimation/{{The Little Match Girl|1937}}" (1937): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
Gems.
* "WesternAnimation/HowWarCame" (1941): Current-events animation about the start of World War II featuring Creator/MelBlanc as Hitler. Oscar nominee.



** "WesternAnimation/RobinHoodlum" (1948): Oscar nominee. First ever theatrical feature by UPA.
** "WesternAnimation/TheMagicFluke" (1949): Oscar nominee. Second of three Fox and Crow shorts by UPA before the series was discontinued.
* "WesternAnimation/{{Imagination}}" (1943): Screen Gems, produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Dave Fleischer]]. Oscar nominee.
* "WesternAnimation/DogCatAndCanary" (1945): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.

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** "WesternAnimation/RobinHoodlum" (1948): Oscar nominee. First ever theatrical feature by UPA.
** "WesternAnimation/TheMagicFluke" (1949): Oscar nominee. Second of three Fox and Crow shorts by UPA before the series was discontinued.
* "WesternAnimation/{{Imagination}}" (1943): Screen Gems, produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Dave Fleischer]]. Oscar nominee.
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* "WesternAnimation/DogCatAndCanary" (1945): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.



* "WesternAnimation/{{Madeline|1952}}" UPA. Oscar nominee.

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* "WesternAnimation/ChristopherCrumpet'' (1953) UPA.
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* "WesternAnimation/{{Madeline|1952}}" UPA. Oscar nominee.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The tv airing of "The Little Match Girl" completely removed the entire sequence where [[spoiler:the girl's dream falls apart and she freezes to death on-screen]], completely ruining the stories tragic emotional impact.

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** "WesternAnimation/RobinHoodlum" (1948): Oscar nominee. First ever theatrical feature by UPA.

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* WesternAnimation/{{Imagination}} (1943): Screen Gems, produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Dave Fleischer]]. Oscar nominee.

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* "WesternAnimation/HolidayLand" (1934): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.

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* "WesternAnimation/HolidayLand" (1934): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.



* WesternAnimation/{{Imagination}} (1941): Screen Gems, produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Dave Fleischer]]. Oscar nominee.
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* WesternAnimation/{{Imagination}} (1941): (1943): Screen Gems, produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Dave Fleischer]]. Oscar nominee.
* WesternAnimation/MrMagoo (1949-1959)(1949-1959). UPA.



* "WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing" (1950)
* "WesternAnimation/RootyTootToot" (1951)
* "Literature/TheTellTaleHeart" (1953)
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* "WesternAnimation/RootyTootToot" (1951)
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* For notable cartoons made by UPA for Columbia, see Creator/{{UPA}}.
* ''WesternAnimation/HolidayLand'' (1934): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Match Girl|1937}}'' (1937): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
* ''WesternAnimation/HowWarCame'' (1941): Current-events animation about the start of World War II featuring Creator/MelBlanc as Hitler. Oscar nominee.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow'' (1941-1950): Screen Gems, taken over by UPA when Screen Gems closed in 1946.

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* For notable cartoons made by UPA for Columbia, see Creator/{{UPA}}.
* ''WesternAnimation/HolidayLand''
"WesternAnimation/HolidayLand" (1934): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The "WesternAnimation/{{The Little Match Girl|1937}}'' Girl|1937}}" (1937): Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.
* ''WesternAnimation/HowWarCame'' "WesternAnimation/HowWarCame" (1941): Current-events animation about the start of World War II featuring Creator/MelBlanc as Hitler. Oscar nominee.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow'' WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow (1941-1950): Screen Gems, taken over by UPA when Screen Gems closed in 1946.
* WesternAnimation/MrMagoo (1949-1959)
** "WesternAnimation/WhenMagooFlew" (1955)
** "WesternAnimation/MagoosPuddleJumper" (1956)
* "WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoing" (1950)
* "Literature/TheTellTaleHeart" (1953)
* "WesternAnimation/GeraldMcBoingBoingOnPlanetMoo" (1956)
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Match Girl|1937}}'': Screen Gems. Oscar nominee.

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