History WesternAnimation / OutOfTheInkwell

* TheCameo: Appears as a throwaway gag in the Betty Boop short "WesternAnimation/MinnieTheMoocher", before he became a recurring star of the series.

* [[WesternAnimation/KokosEarthControl Ko-Ko's Earth Control]] (1928): Runner-up on The50GreatestCartoons.

* CartwrightCurse: Koko has had a lot of [[GirlOfTheWeek VERY short-lived flings]] (and has even gotten married more than once) that typically end tragically after a few minutes (or seconds). Girls have melted, been erased by the animator, and/or been driven to homicide.

* BreakoutCharacter: Ko-Ko, along with Bimbo of the WesternAnimation/{{Talkartoons}} series, would later become a recurring sidekick to BettyBoop.

A quick history of this series can be found on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Inkwell this article]], courtesy of {{Wikipedia}}.

* FollowTheLeader: Walt Disney's "Alice Comedies" are essentially an inverted version of these cartoons.

* BreakoutCharacter: Ko-Ko, along with Bimbo of the {{Talkartoons}} series, would later become a recurring sidekick to BettyBoop.

* {{Rotoscoping}}: The {{Trope Maker|s}}, {{Trope Namer|s}}, ''and'' (possibly) TropeCodifier.

* BatmanCanBreathInSpace: Max Fleischer In "A Trip to Mars".

* {{Rotoscoping}}: The TropeMaker, TropeNamer ''and'' (possibly) TropeCodifier.

''Out of the Inkwell'' was a major series of animated cartoons from TheSilentAgeOfAnimation and the earliest days of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Max Fleischer]] from 1918 to 1929. The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced in the period of 1914-1916 to demonstrate his invention, the [[{{Rotoscoping}} Rotoscope]], which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons.

''Out of the Inkwell'' was a major series of animated cartoons from TheSilentAgeOfAnimation and the earliest days of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, produced by [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Max Fleischer]] from 1918 to 1929. The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced in the period of 1914-1916 to demonstrate his invention, the [[{{Rotoscoping}} Rotoscope]], which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons.

* [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace Max Fleischer Can Breathe In Space]]: In "A Trip to Mars".

* TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation

* TheSilentAgeOfAnimation

Compare Creator/WaltDisney's own live action/animation blending cartoons, the WesternAnimation/AliceComedies, as well as Creator/WalterLantz's DinkyDoodle.

* TheCameo: Appears as a throwaway gag in the Betty Boop short "MinnieTheMoocher", before he became a recurring star of the series.

* [[KokosEarthControl Ko-Ko's Earth Control]] (1928): Runner-up on The50GreatestCartoons.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The TV Koko cartoons are pretty much impossible to find.
* MissingEpisode: Several of the cartoons seem to be lost.

''Out of the Inkwell'' was a major series of animated cartoons from TheSilentAgeOfAnimation and the earliest days of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, produced by [[FleischerStudios Max Fleischer]] from 1918 to 1929. The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced in the period of 1914-1916 to demonstrate his invention, the [[{{Rotoscoping}} Rotoscope]], which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons.

Compare WaltDisney's own live action/animation blending cartoons, the AliceComedies, as well as WalterLantz's DinkyDoodle.

!'''The Bray Studio Years (1918-1920)'''

* RogerRabbitEffect: While not the first example (''GertieTheDinosaur'' did it first), ''Out of the Inkwell'' certainly is one of the finest examples.

[[caption-width-right:230:Koko, pictured here with creator Max Fleischer.]]

'''''Out of the Inkwell''''' was a major series of animated cartoons from TheSilentAgeOfAnimation and the earliest days of TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, produced by [[FleischerStudios Max Fleischer]] from 1918 to 1929. The series was the result of three short experimental films that Max Fleischer independently produced in the period of 1914-1916 to demonstrate his invention, the [[{{Rotoscoping}} Rotoscope]], which was a device consisting of a film projector and easel used as an aid for achieving realistic movement for animated cartoons.

* RogerRabbitEffect: While not the first example (''GertieTheDinosaur'' did it first), Out of the Inkwell certainly is one of the finest examples.

* TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation