DG Cartoons, Inc.

'''DG Cartoons, inc. '''was an animation studio under the helm of DG Productions, inc. It was founded in 1928 after the success of Mickey Mouse's premiere short, Steamboat Willie

A Brief History
In 1928, following the success of "Steamboat Willie," A man by the name of Daniel A. Gomez, Sr. decides for an idea on how they would attract guests to come and watch the films. And thus, DG Cartoons was born. By late 1928, the studio debuted their first cartoon series, Happy Hyena. These cartoons involve the everyday misadventures of a hyena... doing human things. The following year added the Fabled Flicks series, which are oneshot black and white cartoons about famous fables. 4 years afterward, DG Cartoons premiered their Color Melodies, oneshot musical cartoons based on what they have in their music library. These cartoons proved to be a financial success for their rising studio. Only 31 cartoons were made in Cinecolor and 13 more were made in Technicolor for the 1936-37 season. 1937 also brought in their biggest stars, Daniel and Cindy, in their Color Melody debut, "Leopold and his Zany Orchestra." This would be their only time in a Color Melody as the last short would premiere in October 12, 1937. At this point, DG Cartoons wanted to break away from the cutesy world and go into the wacky, violent, zany world. So, in 1938, the first DG Cartoon billed as a DG Cartoon was "The Fraudulent Dog" directed by Willie Barber. a few cartoons later in 1939, Daniel and Cindy return to the big screen in their first lone short, titled, "Holiday Antics." This cartoon was then-directed by a young 21-year old cartoonist, named Michael Avery. His cartoons proved to be widely successful against his competing director and mentor Willie Barber at the time. Both would produce cartoons for the remainder of the studio's lifetime until 1960, when DG Productions was already making cartoons for television.

DG Television Cartoons
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