Flippity and Flop
Flippy (also known as Flippity in the comic books) is a cartoon yellow canary that appeared in theatrical shorts from 1946 to 1947 by Screen Gems for Columbia Pictures.[1] Partnering with Flop, a cartoon cat, the characters were mostly voiced by Harry E. Lang. (Flop also has a speaking role in Cagey Bird and Silent Tweetment by Frank Graham and Flippy in the end of Big House Blues by Bill Shaw.)[2]
The antics of the two characters were similar to that of Tweety and Sylvester of Warner Bros. However unlike Tweety, Flippy had to rely on Sam the household dog to protect him from Flop. The two characters only appeared in four cartoons before Screen Gems was replaced by United Productions of America in 1948, with Screen Gems' final cartoon releasing the following year. Their popularity never reached that of Columbia's biggest cartoon stars, The Fox and the Crow. Flippy and Flop lived on only in comic books published by DC Comics until 1962.
Filmography[edit]
| Short | Director | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Dog, Cat, and Canary | Howard Swift | January 5, 1945
(prototype) |
| Catnipped | Bob Wickersham | February 14, 1946
(official appearance) |
| Cagey Bird | Howard Swift | July 18, 1946 |
| Silent Tweetment | Bob Wickersham | September 19, 1946 |
| Big House Blues | Howard Swift | March 6, 1947 |
References[edit]
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Flippy and Flop the Cat". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
External links[edit]
- Flippity and Flop at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016.
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