Ko-ko Song Car-tunes

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Product Description ------------------- The familiar phrase, "Follow the Bouncing Ball," is part of the American culture. The mere mention of these words cues everyon to join in on a heart-warming commlunicty sing. originally conceived in 1924, Max Fleischer's KO-KO SONG CAR-TUNES were the first audience participation films, offering an improvement over the static hand-painted glass slide sing-alongs of the nickelodeon days. This program represents a previously lost chapter of motion picture history, which clearly establishes the "Bouncing Ball" Sing-Along as the first animation with sound, and the grandher of today's Music Videos and Karaoke. Program includes: HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN KELLY?, COMIN' THRO' THE RYE, WHEN THE MIDNIGHT CHOO-CHOO LEAVES FOR ALABAM', MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, TRAMP-TRAM-TRAMP THE BOYS ARE MARCHING, BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON. Winner of the ium Award for Best Short Subject Documentary, Houston Film and Video Festival 2003 Review ------ Don't miss KO-KO'S SONG CAR-TUNES collection. It is fashioned as a documentary with Dick Huemer's son Richard and Bernard Fleischer (a nephew) providing commentary explaining the story behind the sing-along series. These are the pioneering mid twenties sound cartoons (preceeding STEAMBOAT WILLIE) and the video contains four complete titles (HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN KELLY, COMIN' THRO' THE RYE, MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME and WHEN THE CHOO-CHOO LEAVES FOR ALABAM) and bouncing ball sequences from a few others. These collections are expertly packaged and professionally produced, and Ray tells me that they are now also available on DVD. RECOMMENDED --Jerry Beck--CARTOON RESEARCH Sept. 29, 2003 ...This DVD is nonetheless a highly informative and intersting documentary presentation. The Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes" are na integral part of animated film history, if not particularly well known, and are certainly deserving of further attention...This DVD should also be of great collector interest to silent film enthusiasts as well, given the extreme rarity of these novelty films. --Del Walker--DVDToons Mar. 25, 2004