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After a short lived attempt at a Felix revival with sound and color during [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1936]] via Creator/VanBeurenStudios, the cat's theatrical career was once again put on ice, but he still remained a popular character in newspapers and comic books. Felix eventually migrated to a [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatJoeOriolo popular TV series]] that ran from 1958 to 1961, run by former [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleischer]] and [[Creator/FamousStudios Famous animator]] Creator/JoeOriolo, who had served as an assistant for Messmer on his Felix comics (incidentally, these cartoons were animated at Famous, by then named Paramount Cartoon Studios, an ironic twist given Paramount was Felix's original distributor). Despite having [[InNameOnly virtually nothing in common with the original cartoons]], these TV shorts were a smash hit, and ultimately immortalized Felix as a pop-culture icon. They introduced series mainstays like the Magic Bag of Tricks and the Professor. Jack Mercer, better known as ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}, did all the character voices in the Trans-Lux Felix series.

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After a short lived attempt at a Felix revival with sound and color during [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1936]] via Creator/VanBeurenStudios, the cat's theatrical career was once again put on ice, but he still remained a popular character in newspapers and comic books. Felix eventually migrated to a [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatJoeOriolo popular TV series]] that ran from 1958 to 1961, run by former [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleischer]] and [[Creator/FamousStudios Famous animator]] Creator/JoeOriolo, who had served as an assistant for Messmer on his Felix comics (incidentally, these cartoons were animated at Famous, by then named Paramount Cartoon Studios, an ironic twist given Paramount was Felix's original distributor). Despite having [[InNameOnly virtually nothing in common with the original cartoons]], these TV shorts were a smash hit, and ultimately immortalized Felix as a pop-culture icon. They introduced series mainstays like the Magic Bag of Tricks and the Professor. Jack Mercer, better known as for voicing ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}, did all the character voices in the Trans-Lux Felix series.

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