Casper the friendly ghost 1958 3rd series harvey comic books. Casper the friendly ghost 05 once upon a rhyme 1950. Casper the friendly ghost featured with the frightful trio in star attraction, casper in blue moon dayplus, and cloudy day, and spooky in burned up, plus a one page text story, spookys frightmare. In 1963, casper premiered in a new series entitled the new casper cartoon. Once upon a rhyme 1950 casper, the friendly ghost theatrical cartoon series. According to the 1995 feature film casper, his family name is mcfadden, making his full name casper mcfadden. Several of the cartoons have commentary by cartoon experts such as they are or by the widow of one of the old famous studios artists or writers. The first of a new series of casper cartoons and certainly the most.
Casper now slightly thinner than his obese self that first appeared in the earlier cartoons escapes from the afterlife of a. The opening sequence from theres good boos tonight was finally directed by izzy sparber in the noveltoon short featuring casper with adding new credits. Casper the friendly ghost watch full episodes free united. Dec 14, 2008 casper the friendly ghost hide and shriek full episode halloween special duration.
History of character has not yet been written casper the friendly ghost is the protagonist of the famous studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. Casper the friendly ghost 1952 2nd series harvey comic books. At the time of the cartoons premiere there was no specific mention of casper in the title credits and it was apparently unclear to those involved in the short that a real series of some importance to youth had thereby begun. Casper proved popular, and in 1950, got his own series. First was caspers spree under the sea released on october rd, 1950 as casper the friendly ghost series is instead of noveltoon series. Happily, however, ferdie returns as a ghost to join his friend casper in the afterlife. When sunshine melts a snowman, casper takes his place so the kids can still have fun.
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This best of collection of those shorts represents a good sampling from that decade of caspers predictable, but cute escapades. The fairytaler hans christian andersen recommended for you. In 1958, paramount sold the character to harvey comics, where he frequently crossed over to richie. Casper, the friendly ghost hey kids comics wiki fandom. Best of casper volume 1 are the post 1950 to 1959 casper theatrical shorts that harvey comics syndicated to tv in 1962 under a new blanket title, harveytoons this new harveytoons logo is pasted on at the beginning of all the casper, the friendly ghost. May 26, 1995 though based on the comicbook character and the 1950s animated television series, this new casper doesnt trade on nostalgia.
Full of merry mischief and ghostly goings on, casper will not fail to raise your spirits. Casper, a ghost who wants to be friendly but scares people away, debuted in a 1946 noveltoons released by famous studios for paramount pictures, adapted from a childrens story made by joe oriolo. Casper the friendly ghost deep boo sea the witching hour duration. The ugly duckling and the little mermaid hca the fairytaler duration. In some ways, the 195051 season was the zenith of famous studios existence. Also the 1950s casper cartoons shows a new look casper as a slimmer looking ghost instead of the obese little ghost that was first seen in the friendly ghost and theres good boos tonight even though in my opinion he still acted as a whiny crybaby but outgrow that stage by the mid 1950s. Casper the friendly ghost is the protagonist of the famous studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name who also starred in many comics, a cartoon series and several films casper is a good ghost, who, much to the chagrin of his uncles, prefers to help people, rather than scare them. Casper appeared in 55 animated shorts and became paramounts most popular character after popeye. These were later adapted into noveltoons before paramount started a casper the friendly ghost series in 1950, and ran the theatrical releases until the summer of 1959. Oct 18, 2009 the friendly ghost, the first noveltoon to feature casper, was released by paramount in 1945 with a few differences from the book. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
As his name indicates, he is a ghost, yet he is quite pleasant and personable. Casper the friendly ghost casper the friendly ghost wiki. Happily, however, the little fox returns as a ghost to join his friend casper in the afterlife. Casper the friendly ghost animated series was then broadcast from 1950 to 1959, and the character went on to become one of the most famous characters from famous studios. Casper the friendly ghost harvey comics database wiki fandom. Casper the friendly ghost the movie public domain trilogy. Watch casper the friendly ghost online full episodes of. Year unknown 14 sales fmv pending casper, the friendly ghost.
Casper the friendly ghost is a fictional character and the protagonist of the famous studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. The casper shorts that appear on casper, the friendly ghost. In the cartoon adaptation, casper is a cute ghost child with a new york accent, who prefers making friends with people instead of scaring them casper used to scare people but got tired of it all. The character was turned into animated character in the friendly ghost, which was released by paramount pictures famous studios in 1945. In the cartoon adaptation, casper is a cute ghostchild with a new york accent, who prefers making friends with people instead of scaring them casper used to scare people but got tired of it all. Never has there been a friendlier ghost than casper, and now these charming cartoons are here for a whole new generation of fans. Paramount started a casper the friendly ghost series in 1950. After his third noveltoon, paramount started a casper the friendly ghost series in 1950, running the theatrical shorts until 1959. But on streaming services like hulu, the cartoons are presented with their original soundtracks instead. Get the best deals on casper silver age cartoon character comics when you shop the largest online selection at.
His first cartoon was a noveltoon titled the friendly ghost 1945. Casper, the friendly ghost theatrical series famous studios big. October, 1950 first casper the friendly ghost series short. Caspers model was a bit thinner than his noveltoons self. Given that casper is depicted as a ghostly, portly little boy, there is a controversy among fans of. Second and final of two noveltoon shorts featuring casper. These cartoon series continued to run in reruns through the next several decades, first on the abc network, and later in syndication. Casper was a child ghost who wanted to make friends, not scare people. Casper the friendly ghost is a childrens cartoon television series that originally aired in 1950 and based on a storybook character creation by joe oriolo and seymour reit. Casper the friendly ghost was always one of my favorites along with ritchie rich when i was just a kid.
The trio makes a deal with a troll to trick casper into thinking he has been turned into a mean and scary ghost. Casper the friendly ghost doesnt like to haunt and wishes he could be in mother gooseland. Casper the friendly ghost is the protagonist of the famous studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. Casper made his television debut in 1950, on the show casper the friendly.
Originally developed by joe oriolo and seymour reit as the concept for a childrens book, casper was sold to paramount in the early 1940s. Casper, the friendly ghost theatrical cartoon series theatrical series. Casper was something of an anomaly among the supernatural world he had little interest in scaring people, haunting houses or doing any of the usual ghostly activities. The first appearance of casper, as part of the noveltoons series. This spooky series follows the adventures of everybodys favourite little ghost, casper, as he attempts to make friends with everyone. There have been newer adaptations of casper in all mediums comic books, movies, and animated tv series but the original casper the friendly ghost series is typically the bestremembered thanks to reruns. Best of casper volume 1 are the post1950 to 1959 casper theatrical shorts that harvey comics syndicated to tv in 1962 under a new blanket title, harveytoons this new harveytoons logo is pasted on at the beginning of all the casper, the friendly ghost. Casper the friendly ghost western animation tv tropes. Casper the friendly ghost wikipedia republished wiki 2.
See more ideas about casper the friendly ghost, cartoon and vintage cartoon. Famous studios 195051 casper begins cartoon research. Classic it s the 1950 s and casper reigns supreme in these rare theatrical technicolor cartoon shorts. However i had never seen his first toon his origin story if you will. Casper silver age cartoon character comics for sale ebay. These were later adapted into noveltoons before paramount started a casper the friendly ghost series in 1950, and ran the theatrical releases until the summer. Full of merry mischief and ghostly goings on, casper will not fail to. Casper, the friendly ghost animated theatrical cartoon series famous studios 1950 1959. The series premiered on fri oct, 1950 on and caspers birthday party s01e52 last aired on fri jul 31, 1959.
Mar 02, 2020 casper the friendly ghost is the protagonist of the famous studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. Casper, the friendly ghost is a 1 minute animationchildren. Casper the friendly ghost watch full episodes free. With little interest in that avenue, oriolo sold the character rights to paramount pictures famous studio where he appeared in his first noveltoon, the friendly ghost, in 1945. Casper, the friendly ghost theatrical series famous studios. Cover for the friendly ghost, casper series vintage comic book casper feeds the zoo monkeys. Casper the friendly ghost is the titular protagonist of the famous studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. I have watched about 75% of this with the picture being pristine and the sound nearly so. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Given that casper is depicted as a ghostly, portly little boy, there is a controversy among. The friendly ghost debuted its first theatrical cartoon short on november 16, 1945 with the simplistic and appropriately titled the friendly ghost. Jul 20, 2015 also the 1950s casper cartoons shows a new look casper as a slimmer looking ghost instead of the obese little ghost that was first seen in the friendly ghost and theres good boos tonight even though in my opinion he still acted as a whiny crybaby but outgrow that stage by the mid 1950s. Second appearance of casper, as part of the noveltoons series.
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