Fractured Fables The Fuz

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Fractured Fables The Fuz is a 1967 short produced by Ralph Bakshi, of Fritz The Cat and Mighty Mouse The New Adventures fame. I first saw it on Wienerville in 1993, and it's uber-rare. The Fuz is copyright Paramount Pictures and Famous Studios. I do not own this short, it's just here for your viewing pleasure

[@alanroberson9749]

Very good job fellows!! Congratulations. The way Bakshi rendered this, it looks more like one of his later "Terrytoons" than the Paramount "house style" (thanks to his loyal crew who followed him out of New Rochelle). Bob McFadden is "Super Basher" and most of the other voices.

[@glowworm2]

But that "monster" is so adorable!

[@2005dave]

The post-Harvey Paramount cartoons were never even considered for TV use until Nickelodeon needed cartoons for "Weinerville" and "Cartoon Kablooey". I'm sure if not for those shows people would still never have heard of or even seen these films. This is one of the last Paramount cartoon produced, with Bakshi joining the studio in mid-1967, only to be told a few months later that Paramount was shutting down the cartoon studio.

[@Musicradio77Network]

2005dave That would be "Mouse Trek".

[@NRFEPH]

due to Paramount Pictures was acquired by the Gulf and Western Industries later renamed to Paramount Communications and later was sold to Viacom.

[@unclesporkums]

Bakshi said this is closer to the tone of the Mighty Heroes show he'd originally wanted to make.

[@fromthesidelines]

Apparently, Fred Silverman- the CBS executive in charge of Saturday morning programming at the time- wanted "THE MIGHTY HEROES" to be more like "UNDERDOG", which followed them in the 1966-'67 season.

[@fromthesidelines]

The way Bakshi rendered this, it looks more like one of his later "Terrytoons" than the Paramount "house style" (thanks to his loyal crew who followed him out of New Rochelle). Bob McFadden is "Super Basher" and most of the other voices.

[@ITSALL80STOME]

I felt the same way when I finally found it again after 16 years. If you have a program like KZbin Downloader or TubeSock, you can save this video to your computer and burn it to DVD, or you can save it to your iPOD or iPhone. My burning program hasn't been working, so I put this video on my iPOD and it's been awesome!

[@ricquebt1543]

so good 5heFuz wsop

[@1aundulxaldin]

I'm so happy that God gave me this chance to see this cartoon just one more time.

[@NRFEPH]

0:08 - See the current MPAA logo in 1967.

[@mcthevhsopeningloverreturn1896]

I Wish Paramount Could Release All Of Its 1962-1967 Cartoons On DVD Thru Warner Bros Archive Collection,Along With MGM's Happy Harmonies,Warner's Censored 11,The Rest Of The Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies Cartoons(Since Warner Didn't Have The Remastering Budget For Any Never Before Released Cartoons On DVD) And 1943-1957 Famous Studios Popeye Cartoons

[@stephenholloway6893]

Ralph Bakshi only directed about 4 cartoons before Paramount closed down the animation studio.

[@NRFEPH]

Paramount acquired by Gulf+Western in 1967.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Daniel Agbada Namely the conglomerate simply saw no need for keeping that studio going.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Christopher Sobieniak Technically, that's true. However, 1 thing bothers me, if their goal was to closed down the animation studio in the 1st place, then why did they hire Bakshi? Would it be easier to closed the studio down after Shamus Culhane left?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Stephen Holloway I suppose we'll never know that unless Bakshi bothers to remember the reason.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Shamus Culhane does talk about that time he worked there in his book "Talking Animals and Other People".

[@Tripp1993]

Paramount Cartoons might have died in 1967, because of 1) the changing times, 2) television, and 3) the rise of New Hollywood about to begin from Kubrick's master opus, "2001," to Coppola's "The Godfather," and "Apoclaypse Now," and George Lucas' "Star Wars," but it was also the beginning of a legend who would go on to inspire John Kricfalusi (Ren and Stimpy), Matt Groening, (The Simpsons), Andrew Stanton, (Wall-E) and Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy). A man who would not only break the rules of cartoons, but finally, permanently (obviously) DEMOLISH them. His name: Ralph Bakshi. And Paramount Cartoons was on life support when this was made! It wouldn't matter, anyway, cause by the time "Mouse Trek," came out at the end of that year, before the beginning of 1968, the year of revolution and riots, especially in Chicago, which Hunter S. Thompson (who would write Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas years later, also made into a film by Terry Gilliam!) which would end beautifully with the reading of the Bible on Apollo 8, seen on TV around the world... Paramount Cartoons' doors were locked up, chained. and sealed shut, this time for the final time, which mean that the Paramount Cartoons division was gone... forever.

[@Urvy1A]

+Tripp1993 You forgot the airing of Star Trek

[@Tripp1993]

That too.

[@ChillblaineFilms]

@ITSALL80STOME I'd like to stick all of Bakshi's shorts on DVD. Could you send the video file to me please? Ripping from youtube would reduce the quality a lot. I'd be very appreciative

[@susanfit47]

Can you upload full episodes of "Cartoon Kablooey" that aired on Nickelodeon from 1990 to 1991, and again from 1993 to 1995?

[@1aundulxaldin]

@ITSALL80STOME I don't have IPOD. But I ever do get one, THIS will be the first thing I do.

[@Addiskrilla]

That damsel in pink looks like a hoe