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You may want to try You Know That Show. That being said, it seems you already know the names, so I'm not sure what else we can do that a Google search couldn't.
Here
is the original 1942 Horton Hatches the Egg cartoon but with the fish suicide. I don't think there is a censored version, but there are lots of versions out there that you could edit it out of. Though there have been some later cartoon versions of it, perhaps you remember one of those that didn't have the fish suicide but hasn't been well preserved?
Thanks so much for the link! What a brilliant cartoon. Too bad about the suicide scene, but I can probably just skip over it.
I did think about "You Know the Show" thread, but wasn't sure because as you noted, I know what I'm looking for but just can't find them anywhere. However, I might post there anyway, because I am really stumped about the "Tail of Gertrude Mc Fuzz" short which seems to have no mention on Wikipedia. Thanks again!

Hi Tropers! I'm an ELA teacher and secretly addicted to this site. Joined because I had a question:
My fifth graders are doing the Seussical and I'm trying to find copies of the Looney Tunes/Chuck Jones Dr. Seuss films, mainly "Horton Hatches the Egg" and "The Tail of Gertrude Mc Fuzz", since those are the subject of the play. I found some clips on Youtube but not the whole cartoons.
Also, it's been years since I've watched these classics, and while I'm not a big fan of censorship, I was wondering if anyone had seen them recently and had any advice about whether or not they'd still be "kosher" in a public school. I had a couple doubts...
1. I read online that "Horton Hatches the Egg" originally had a scene where a fish commits suicide by shooting himself in the head. I'd be in hot water if I showed that in class, so I need the censored version.
2. I remember the animated "Gertrude Mc Fuzz" has Gertrude the bird going to the doctor, who shaves off her tail feathers. I recall some off-color humor where the shave exposes Gertrude's bare fanny and the doctor is slapping her fanny with Calamine lotion, humiliating the bird. Funny in some respects, but fifth graders might get the wrong idea :P
Any advice where to find these cartoons and if school-friendly cuts exist? Thanks!