The Puppetoon Movie (1987)

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Academy Award winning genius George Pal created a series of stop motion animated shorts in the 1930’s and 1940’s which he labeled “Puppetoons. Brilliant even by today’s standards, they need to be seen to be believed. In 1987, Arnold Leibovit, working with Mrs. George Pal, created a loving compilation of these shorts framed by opening and closing segments featuring Gumby, Pokey, and Arnie the Dinosaur. Featuring John Henry and the Inky Poo, Tubby the Tuba, Jasper in a Jam, Together in the Weather, Tulips Shall Grow, and others, Celebrating it's first television broadcast in decades, The Puppetoon Movie - The Puppetoon Edition comes from the award winning Blu-ray edition and contains The Puppetoon Movie, The Great Rupert, 7 restored Paramount Puppetoons, including Dr.Seuss' And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street and The 500 Hats Of Bartholomew Cubbins and 12 additional bonus Puppetoons. Includes an audio commentary track by director Arnold Leibovit and animation historian Jerry Beck.