Mad Hatter [Columbia/Screen Gems, 1940]

[@captainspock3p07]

Fun fact: many hatters back then went mad because of the gasses they inhaled from the hat-making process. The gasses were poisonous and messed with their heads, rendering them incapable of working properly. This donned the term "mad as a hatter."

[@IzayoiArwena]

I thought it comes from Alice, not that it was a thing!

[@pippinschtick6612]

What if Howl and the Moving Castle is just Sophie tripping

[@ffi1001]

It was the Mercury that made them go mad

[@trishbaum6364]

Wow I did not know this

[@misspinat869]

@@pippinschtick6612 Dang... Now I realized how dark my childhood was.

[@yasdnilgoth4100]

Education note: Hatters did go mad due to being exposed to mercury poisoning. This is also a reference in Alice in Wonderland.

[@GravyGoodbread]

Not mad. gay.

[@Lugh444]

Mercury compounds were used in the production of felt. The story goes that felt makers used to use urine to soften the felt (urine used to be used in the production of tons of things) and most of the felt makers would just use their own. But one felt maker had consistently better product, and it was because he was being treated with mercury for syphilis.

[@yasdnilgoth4100]

@@Lugh444 It is truly horrible. In fact clothing wasn't the only thing that was causing health issues. Pastries like cake was also affected when bakers would use chemicals to get a food coloring right. I remember reading in my high school history books that many bakers were aware of the health risks when making these colors for their pastries and yet they wouldn't tell the people with whom they worked for.

[@yasdnilgoth4100]

​@@GravyGoodbread Well the word gay now has two meanings. The first, back then, being carefree and merriment. The second what we now consider homosexual. But I see what you mean.

[@thedonwesley5279]

Gold planners too

[@wenluo8753]

Macey should quit as an office worker and work as an Olympian instead

[@chelebelle2223]

Or maybe make it easy for herself and telecommute from home. She can work in her pajamas! 😄

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

'Maisie'

[@cathyme3069]

You have a point.

[@WobblesandBean]

She'd make a killing on the race track.

[@PlugInKali]

Everybody knows it was the mercury nitrate used to separate the fur from the skin that drove them mad. What is IS interesting though, is that the cause was discovered in 1941. So merely one year after this cartoon was made.

[@kissarococo2459]

They knew that hatmakers and people working with pelts did not live long and often lost sanity (hence the term mad as a hatter that predates Lewis Carroll). They just did not pinpoint why until 1941.

[@cloudypine3683]

Actually they knew since the 1800s. There were medical studies showing what was up. They just didnt care. There was a lot of protest and boycotting from the hatters themselves. They only just banned it in 1941.

[@ferralgf]

the world of imagination tends to be ahead of its time

[@gelo1238]

I dont know that. Thanks

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

Why do people say "everybody knows" about stuff that not everyone knows

[@milymonstand6199]

As a former receptionist, Masie's rush to get to work only to read and eat chocolate all day rings so true. Couldn't stop laughing.

[@hcbs1986]

Who wouldn’t rush? Sounds like an amazing job.

[@blacky_Ninja]

I‘m very impressed by her long distance sprinting skills, do they come with the job too? 😂

[@meganlewis2377]

@@blacky_Ninja she must have been a fast runner.

[@EdgeOfLight]

@@hcbs1986 time goes by very slowly at a job like that

[@kingofspades0188]

And in high heels too.

[@carltonlong1985]

This animated short from 1940 looks richer and more detailed than some cartoons from the 70s and 80s.

[@archive2011]

That's because these earlier cartoons where just that, animated shorts. Their main purpose was to entertain an audience. Cartoons from the 70s and 80s where more like long animated commercials to sell toys. Studios would make them as cheap as possible to beat the competition.

[@grimm5354]

Carlton that’s the beauty of cel animation. personally i think it’s much more appealing than any other form

[@lynncognito6381]

@@archive2011 exactly

[@AlfredoPuente8]

It was made for cinemas instead of TV.

[@tsopmocful1958]

Labour intensive work that became simplified, rationalised and automated as time went by to save money. Hanna Barbera perfected cheap animation by repetitive scenes and movements, the Japanese achieved a style of minimum movement, and today anything not computer animated gets outsourced to the third world.

[@nataliemendelsohn1317]

When you recognize your own behavior in a 1940 cartoon, ugh......

[@reelillusionl123]

Set your alarm sooner.... go to sleep earlier.....

[@nataliemendelsohn1317]

@@reelillusionl123 i arrived 5:58 at work, my boss scolded me for being late, i said: I still got 2 minutes, it's PLENTY of time. But no no, my boss wanted me to be at work at least 5 minutes ahead of time, can you imagine what i can do in those 5 minutes?

[@ZimVader-0017]

I recognize your PFP.

[@analisapena3086]

I have to wake up at SIX and I see people complaining about work and waking up at 8..B R U H

[@reelillusionl123]

@@nataliemendelsohn1317 ur boss is in the wrong then. On a sick power trip.

[@kheegimunkhuu9303]

the first hat actually looked good on her

[@welcometotheinternet574]

And the second one I think she could put it off if she tried to…

[@Angell_Lee]

thank u

[@sallylemon5835]

Women don't like it simple. They what what's still not made to feel new...

[@withyouxxx]

its literally the same hat she own except the front pieces

[@angelicaschuyler8631]

Also this one 3:29 The tiny black one

[@bustamantedavid]

I can't believe this cartoon was made in 1940, it's so much the kind of cartoon that I would watch today, soo hilarious and out of the ordinary!

[@dontkootunes]

Actually, this came out at a great time with Woody Woodpecker, Tom, Jerry and the most well-known, Bugs Bunny.

[@CZPickle]

You cant believe it, this is something only a 40s cartoon would do at least as far as I know I’m a little concerned if you’ve seen cartoons like this nowadays I guess people really haven’t changed their ways

[@fernandod4046]

Sure made me laugh hard

[@CZPickle]

Still it was pretty funny especially breaking down all the frames I haven’t slept in days

[@sallylemon5835]

I believed this was given HD restoration.

[@_Yeeboi_]

0:22 I wish cartoons could have this much details in their zoom ups look at those shadings, its like how spongebob have close up arts

[@mifaeri7812]

in the past people really cared about the details of animation, nowadays people only care about the amount of money

[@Michael_______]

The light reflecting off the toaster in the next few seconds is spectacular really. I'm being serious. The slight layered shading around it makes the contrasting whites pop.

[@nnooaaahhh]

@@mifaeri7812 more​ like​ we​ have​ better​ work​ condition/environment/ethics for​ the​ animators.​ Who​ know​s how​ meager their​ salary​ was​ back​ then.

[@thatrainyboy1670]

@Dxmi no?

[@arichan7599]

I'm sorry but we were talking about art style and details...i honestly don't understand how better work ethics and work environment can affect details and art style in the past decades or to...

[@anavictoria7688]

I really felt anxious with Macy's morning

[@frankie2time298]

Same here.

[@blxckbarbi3669]

Samee

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

MAISIE

[@paizriel521]

Its my morning every day

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

"she have exactly 5 minutes to take a bath, fix her hair, have breakfast, take the bus and arrive at the office" eh, I do that in 2.

[@mariyahrashid4623]

You should be brushing your teeth for 2 minutes

[@Nic-co6ot]

@@mariyahrashid4623 I take about less than a minute lol

[@nataliacam3811]

Epic soul eater moon pfp

[@muhdnoor09]

I do it 30 second

[@EWOODJ]

Brushing your teeth should be 3 minutes.

[@Andyp12]

3:21 hmm...I'm suspicious about that 'right turn' model.

[@sugamoppie]

Lmfaoooo I thought the same😂

[@karenfromfinasse8430]

Me too

[@fonk2845]

Yea Its Looks Like A The Private Part Of Our Body

[@Wurfenkopf]

That had hat a huge erection! (or something about it)

[@SamusKerrigan]

the dildo hat?

[@nimloc1670]

One thing I've always loved about cartoons from the 1900s is the orchestra they always had in the background to really exaggerate what's going on in the story. It's just really satisfying and gives a good voice to the music to me.

[@Hnk_the_hnk]

2:41 I love that the guy "notices the camera"

[@ayanesak89]

Wow lol

[@TheKaraqi4]

What a sharp eye

[@TheOnlyMaggiePonce]

An ode to Mad Hatter's Disease and the ridiculousness of fashion.

[@jkay2853]

@birdman33369 Disney simply uses Lewis Carrols (I think, not going to check) story, which well predates Disney. Most of Disneys stories are not original, hell they talk about how he basically adapted like a Cat or maybe it was a rabbit that was a popular, more successful cartoon, and had the idea to change it to a mouse (predecessor of Steamboat Willie, who became Mickey Mouse over time), and those trying to promote Walter Disney (who was in many ways kind of a piece of shit) as this like whimsical genius label this as like some divine inspiration lol... He was just copying more popular idea as closely as he could get away with. The Disney business has some good films, but mostly they are a lousy company. Hell, just look at what they did to Star Wars, I thought that was nigh unkillable...

[@jkay2853]

@birdman33369 ...The Og was written a long time ago, I looked it up and its 1865, disneys first film was in 37, you don't seem to really know what you're talking about lol.

[@badreality2]

@@jkay2853 He adapted Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, into Mickey Mouse, but they are BOTH of his creations, so I don't see how that fits into your argument of Walt Disney's plagiarism. In fact, Walt Disney had to cut down most of the public domain stories he used, to fit them into a 120 minute window. So can you say that he plagiarized these stories, or was inspired by them, because to me, you can only plagiarize something, if your end product is a 90+% copy.

[@jkay2853]

@@badreality2 All creators take inspiration from others, I would say 90%+ is far to lenient, it might hold up in a court of law, but nobody is their right mind would pretend something ripped 90% off something else is original.

[@badreality2]

@@jkay2853 What the Hell are you talking about dude? I said that something can be considered "plagiarized", if it is a 90+% copy of the original work of art. If it is >90+%, then yes, a franchise is considered a copy, and will NOT hold up in a court of law. The movies Walt Disney made based off of public domain stories, are

[@sallylemon5835]

The color palettes are so pleasing to look at. I believe this was retouched with today's HD restoration.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Kinda eventhough it was reissued A Columbia Favorite is a dead giveaway that it wasn't originally released like that. But at least they kept the original outro.

[@inovakovsky]

@@stephenholloway6893 Sucks that the screen credits maybe lost.

[@sealdew5348]

If hat makers are like this, imagine the insanity of clothe tailors lmao

[@madamvaudelune3298]

And Chester had 2 kids. 1 named Dolce and the other named Gabbana.

[@mapache7317]

well this is based on the fact Hatter worked with mecury more often which drove them mad.

[@madhatter6790]

@@madamvaudelune3298 how do you know that?

[@LooneyClipse]

@@madhatter6790 its a well known fact

[@jazzyg6059]

@@madhatter6790 how is ur name mad hatter and you dont 😆

[@bellbarreiros9561]

i absolutely love how the whole mad-hatters situation was just an insane inside joke everybody knew back then and they had no idea of the mercury affecting them. it's tragically funny 🤣

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

Oh actualy they were partialy aware, back in the late 1800s Lewis Carrol already wrote the Mad Hatter in his book because of that. The whole novel is brimming with social comentary of Victorian England.

[@baylorsailor]

They knew what was causing it. It's just the industry didn't change, or the gov didn't create laws to protect the hatters from these chemicals, because the hatters had been using that treatment for so long that it was just a known fact that to be a hatter, you will be exposed over time. They couldn't make money without using those chemicals because there was nobody out there trying to invent something different. People did far crazier things to make a living 100+ years ago than becoming a hatter.

[@WobblesandBean]

But they did know. We've known for centuries about lead and mercury poisoning.

[@BRAINFxck10]

So workers getting poisoned is funny to you? That’s like laughing at cancer patients who inhaled asbestos at work before they knew it was dangerous. If you think that’s funny you’re mentally ill.

[@cloudypine3683]

They knew entirely, and they didnt like it. This cartoon was just offensive. People knew how it was affecting them. People saw how they were dying. It was obvious. The companies however didnt care. It didnt matter how many people had to suffer or die, as long as it was convenient, cheap, and making them money. They only stopped because of ww2.

[@LadyMngwa]

I especially love that Maisie spends her whole day by sitting on a chair, stuffing herself with candies and ice-cream and yet somehow she looks athletic.

[@janbaer3241]

No artificial ingredients or hormones in food.

[@evepeabody4738]

It's all that running around she does

[@KiVa_KiVa_KiVa]

It her morning routine that made her athletic

[@PrinceAkaiVtuber]

My gal chased a bus, she burns those calories away and is very athletic.

[@patavinity1262]

She sprints to work everyday in high heels. No great mystery.

[@Langkowski]

I love the vintage interiors and products like the radio, typewriter and telephone and so on. This is like a time machine that shows us how the 40s was like, even if it's just a cartoon.

[@claudiaarmah2389]

This was the 20th century and the situation was never always pleasant when you have limited technology.

[@giantpinkcat]

Macy starts her workday by laying down with a book and eating candy. Mood.

[@hunter-kv2zw]

She better don't take bus,she can just run to her office

[@arkbien9303]

Maisy

[@hotelmario510]

I love that she only goes to work to eat chocolate and read a book. These days a lot of office workers go to work literally to spend all day looking at KZbin videos. Some things never change.

[@emmaphilo4049]

Yes and speeding to be on time.... Presenteism. I hate it

[@lauraholm6942]

Her putting on her makeup looking equally stressed and depressed is so relatable

[@enderbrine9624]

From 4:46 to the end of hat making i still somehow find it really cute and wholesome in a way

[@JokeriPokeri17]

So Macy just blew almost three and half grand in todays money for a pile of garbage on top of her head.

[@CGJ7755]

I think it was $1.98, not 198. $198 would have almost bought her a damned car, $1.98 would have been enough for a really nice night on the town almost

[@JokeriPokeri17]

@@CGJ7755 The cash register was hard to read. Couldn't see the comma between the numbers. But after all, haute couture fashion is expensive as hell even back in then.

[@ilikealotofthings731]

@@CGJ7755 Hats from esteemed millineries such as Phillip Treacy and Stephen Jones sell hats at around 10,000 to 20,000 dollars today. 198 dollars seem to be normal back then.

[@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287]

@@JokeriPokeri17 The cash register only has one department for bills with lots of coin departments in the drawer. The lady puts only one bill and some coins into the drawer, so it was only $1.98 for the hat.

[@meghanroseguittar]

CGJ7755 it would equal $36.22 in today’s money (I used an inflation calculator)

[@elimkwok938]

Book: Gone with the wind *Me as an intellectual: departing with the breeze*

[@proxymoxie]

VOL. 2

[@Macmaniaaa]

Elim Kwok I’m crying 😂😂

[@taylorslade8080]

BESPOKE: The Leaving and The Breezing

[@xanthe4547]

maisie is just trying her best and I love her

[@MagicalGirlRose319]

I really do appreciate classic animation.

[@deongarth333]

The way the man was talking to the bellman @ 1:42 if it was nearby a barber shop at a hotel as I can't tell looks so realistic! It's hard to believe this cartoon short aired 8 decades ago as it makes me adore how old cartoons are created and drawn as they seem more detailed than today's cartoons if you ask me!

[@carlozabbia1157]

"Going Going Gone With The Wind" annd "Departing With The Breeze, Vol. 2"

[@cefrinaldi8060]

Its basically gone with the wind. And gone with the wind 2 (i don't know if the sequel exist)

[@madnessjones9996]

A movie sequel exists called Scarlet, and it's terrible.

[@ariondojo2989]

This is kinda sad bc they said that they were once normal ppl but then now they became these mental ppl that sacrificed their careers to create hats for woman

[@idkimhavinaroughday3426]

P3nny Pebbles i think IRL hat makers were exposed to deadly metals causing their brains to deteriorate like early dementia . Idk tho I haven't read about it recently

[@11ozzielover]

@@idkimhavinaroughday3426 yup, they often suffered from mercury poisoning

[@jeffbrown3615]

the passenger pigeon went extinct to create hats for women. that is sad, too.

[@11ozzielover]

Jeff brown, not really. The species was already in decline before Europeans arrived in North America. They were usually killed because of their meat or because they posed a threat to agriculture, not because of women’s hats Edit: the decline of the population seems to be controversial. They weren’t all shot. They mostly also died out because their habitat was destroyed, not only because they were shot.

[@pecyprescylia2031]

There is a deep meaning in this cartoon

[@sophielim0]

No difference from nowadays. Just like my morning routine:-)

[@trinitech6868]

Lol agreed

[@iworkout9522]

Somehow I feel like if we could interview Masie in 2023 she would say she enjoyed her life and had few regrets.

[@misharyutubbee]

The colors, artwork and animation in this cartoon--awesome! The creativity is much better than usual. They put a lot of extra effort into this one!

[@iamnumfive]

Great high quality animation. The movements were smooth. Love these very old cartoons. They were showing these all the way up to the 70s.

[@lmjesuschrist7450]

I'm a 90's baby and got to see all the classics growing up including the black and white classics

[@fargeeks]

Wind Lady made in the 40s there was no such thing as computer animation it was said that these short animations were hand drawn and took months to make

[@iamnumfive]

@@fargeeks Our love of creativity has gone away. Now it's fast pressed and sent on it's way.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

@@fargeeks how the fuck do you think computer animation is made, i wonder? You think theres a "make animation" button or what? Lmao

[@Wurfenkopf]

This kind of animation is amazing, it turns a story that's incredibly boring to something I can't stop watching!

[@Pp.lolita.dollie]

I’m gonna make a hat I’m gonna make a hAT It’s wonderful It’s marvelous Beautiful 🌝

[@reneecardenas7907]

It's adorable It's beautiful

[@jennyyd75]

4:47

[@Montork]

Me about something that fills me with joy tho

[@Sofia_potato]

Even though I was born in 2000’s, I am obsessed watching 1900’s cartoons

[@القطهالسوداء-ح5م]

Me to expect l was born in 2006

[@hellund2874]

And they always say fastfood and crap diet is a new thing. This girl here having donuts and coffee for breakfast, a bowl of icecream for lunch and eats candy for eight hours straight.

[@JohnDoe-gc1pm]

Yet she was skinny

[@hellund2874]

@@JohnDoe-gc1pm Only works for cartoon characters, if she was a real person with that diet, she'd have gained a ton

[@darylannecortez6526]

The hardest she's ever done is rushing to work.

[@silverfoenix]

She doesn't even need the bus!

[@trinitech6868]

Lol agreed

[@crpalstuck2966]

Getting to work is harder than work

[@abloogywoogywoo]

Times haven't changed. People care more about you being on-time, rather than the work you do.

[@kskglooooomy]

海外アニメーションは特に食べ物の横を全力で走り去って全力で浮き上がった食べ物が皿にすっぽり帰っていくシーンが大好き

[@thebatmanwhoposts9600]

I'm confused as to why this was recommended for me.

[@KingBarish007]

i listened too many melanie martinez songs and when I listened to Mad hatter, this came as a recommend....

[@jiyuchan17]

Me too, I rarely watch classic movie, cartoon or art. Mostly watch anime, korean, news and cats but still I'm ended here. 😅

[@CosplayCore]

Almost the same here and I'm an animation geek.

[@thebatmanwhoposts9600]

@@CosplayCore I'm a bit of an animation geek too (especially Looney Tunes), so I'm happy this was recommended to me. I haven't seen many Columbia cartoons.

[@CosplayCore]

@@thebatmanwhoposts9600 Same. I did enjoy this. The animation is nice because it's trying to be a little progressive for the time in which it came out. So I'm glad it was recommended to me to watch but the odd thing is that it's from a company I hardly know. I usually watch Disney and Fleischer.

[@VoightKampf]

Columbia/Screen Gems was the outlier animation studio. During the 40s and 50s, the most popular studios, Disney, Warener Brothers, and MGM, supplied the majority of animated features to accompany the movies. While not as well known or as popular, Columbia did produce some amazing cartoons. So glad to come across this example. Thank you.

[@BobyChanMan]

geez i couldnt imagine living like this, i give myself a whole ten minutes before work to get ready

[@piperian3962]

So, how many people actually laughed at a few of the jokes in this?

[@Cpt.Sailor]

I chuckled at that cat in the window arching its back and hissing then slamming the window and cowering behind the blinds after seeing the lady's hat

[@Ova55]

I was smiling through it all, and laughed a few times too

[@agentlemon3164]

1:27-1:40 🤣

[@jollylally5834]

I chuckled when the Hatter stopped to look at his creation through binoculars XD

[@niqui4495]

Made the 666th like. You're welcome

[@kathymyers7279]

Why did they portray her as not doing any real work at her job?

[@barbararab6390]

Welp, it was a product of its time

[@bahmat]

Probably meant as a joke. I sometimes slack off whenever the boss isn't looking.

[@majabus3254]

at least she's working and is not a stay at home mother

[@Tribookau3]

Because it was still odd to the patriachists and men with fragile egos to believe into intelligent and hard working women so they were displayed as this. Working women were still unusual in that time. If you look at other videos and advertisements you may notice they are having the same images as well.

[@midnightwriter79]

@Zeesaialeaizmad123 I don't think that last comment was a dig at stay at home mothers. More of an observation that women of that time rarely worked outside the home. Seeing a working woman represented in the 40s was progressive for the era. The cartoonist at least doesn't have her at home, changing diapers and lighting her hubby's pipe, as though that's a woman's sole purpose.

[@heckzotica]

Best etsy commercial I've seen.

[@amaque4035]

😂

[@P0oseidonn]

Her wake routine is a mood

[@godsavethequeen7299]

I love how the old animation was very smooth and beautiful

[@holliisixx]

This has got to be the best humor in cartoons

[@claudiatarnai6199]

I love how the hat Maisie bought looks nothing like the one in the picture

[@infernalsoror5079]

Great to see they had educational cartoons meant to call out society even back then. Good job!

[@costadelyani4613]

i find it wonderfully charming that the very intelligent conversations below are being ellicited by this fascinating cartoon there is hope for intelligent conversations,,,,

[@calebdonaldson8770]

God, words cannot describe how much I LOVE traditional animation! Not to throw CG under the bus or anything, but it just does not stack up to hand-drawn, imo. That's real animation!

[@Kim-pt6rb]

who came here cuz of instagram?

[@rcr2199]

Kimberley 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️😂😂😂

[@dearieclearie]

I did but I can’t find the original account who posted it :(

[@shiningkid39]

me 😂

[@shiningkid39]

Foxinsnow it’s on sarcasm_tv’s ig tv

[@dek_putri_7256]

Me.. Damn

[@VolkColopatrion]

where did you find this in such a good quality?

[@lourcoronel7316]

Ñ

[@KrzysiuNet]

Ą?

[@itscris01]

Bock Kenneth No way this is fake. Many people try to recreate old cartoons, but they lack a lot of the characteristic content of the era. Not that they aren’t good, but there is certainly a movement and style of this time, that if you look at a genuine one and a modern day recreation, you can definitely tell the difference. Not to mention those little blips and dots on the reel. Many people might overdo on those to give an animation an ‘old time’ feel, but those don’t look intentional. They appear to be the natural product of the filming technology of that time. The color on this has most likely been digitally remastered, but that’s probably about it.

[@Victoria-mj6ni]

._.

[@okayokaynowkids7673]

Under your bed

[@crankydeer7489]

Maisy’s relationship with food is the most relatable thing I’ve encountered today

[@tiamelancholyjeoncockity]

1:18 the way the animated milk and drinks spill reminds me a lot of the really old Tom and Jerry episodes I watched as a kid 😭

[@slamdunkshosho]

Who’s here in 2024?

[@Grivies]

5:36 HowToBasic 1940 - colorized

[@princesaruu6150]

Haha i thought that when he put the egg

[@gnikcohs]

Another beautifull, richly painted, Color Rhapsody toon, and the double story structure was perfectly and seamlessly executed. Whenever I see such rich background painting it reminds me of those incredible oil paintings of Donald Duckdom by Carl Barks.

[@jonathanwilson5011]

+gnikcohs Yep, Sid Marcus's cartoons have always gone for a more detailed look (for better or worst). It really feels like an animated adaption of _Saturday Evening Post_'s work. You should check out his others (_The Way of All Pests_, _The Cuckoo I.Q_, _Tangled Television_, etc.....). They're not restored like this one, but they're still gorgeous.

[@gnikcohs]

+Jonathan Wilson

[@jada7643]

“And Maisy looks like...well” damn💀💀😂

[@am32074]

4:15 Ahhh now i understand, i took a history class last semester on 11th grade and they explained that the mercury in hats made hat makers all crazyyyyy- i was so confused as a kid and the joke just flow over my head- after 12+ years I understand it 💀

[@JacksonTomlin]

2:49 - 3:39 I love how there were only around 6 or 7 vaguely normal looking hats in that entire 50 seconds

[@teracyasu897]

Im going to become a hat designer, let me just finish this plate of mercury first

[@dominiciancabatit6012]

I love old cartoons! I like the scenes in the early parts. That's still exactly what most young workers do every morning. Haha!

[@hahakeys]

*Maisie trying to get ready for work in just five minutes* *Same gurl, same*

[@giantpinkcat]

This was made in 1940, but this has this energy of some yt cartoon short from some animator with 15k-20k subs, that would randomly show up in my recommended with at least 5M views. That's how you know the short aged like Fine Wine.

[@MrBurkistan]

The first part of this animation is so unrelated to the latter.

[@zaarakhan8535]

KZbin: 2013:don’t recommend 2014:not ready 2015:not yet 2016:nope 2017:nada 2018:almost 2019:time to recommend!!!!

[@amaque4035]

Fr tho !

[@enemasshan3346]

Who needs the gym after such a rigorous morning? She's definitely earned that candy

[@rcnelson]

Good to know that the doofus notion of brushing one's teeth and then eating breakfast was common even back then.

[@masterofdarkness9212]

R C Nelson -----Do you eat breakfast with your mouth dirty , full of germs and bacteria and awfully stinking right after you just woke up ? eeew! that's gross and disgusting !

[@pandaexpress7673]

@@masterofdarkness9212 what's the point of brushing and then eat? brushing after is more convenient

[@Nocturne22]

@@pandaexpress7673 But then you mouth is gross when you're eating. Eating with a clean mouth seems far more enjoyable.

[@tomemeornottomeme1864]

@@Nocturne22 Not only will everything taste like toothpaste, but you'll also just make your mouth filthy again. Not that mouths are *ever* clean.

[@4dpoloroids31]

Yall are tearing eachother apart over breakfest and toothpaste

[@SpicyMctyson]

This was incredibly odd but I legit lol'd at the hat try on and crazy artist scenes. Surprisingly funny and well animated

[@duncanurquhart5278]

glad to know that the average desk job hasn't changed in the better part of a century

[@jayac1184]

I love old cartoons' they are better than today...

[@Lucho90]

Anyone notice??? She is reading "Gone With The Wind" 😍

[@カレー味ポシェット]

とうとう私のオススメにこれが出てくるようになったか……(遠目)

[@joonswife3132]

This cartoon was 80 years ago my gosh it looks better than a lot of nowadays cartoon

[@sidrikelsd]

It is wholesome we get to see the animation in the past for free

[@francreeps4509]

Is nobody going to talk about the fact that theyre making psychiatric patients make hats

[@riot-0096]

Actually they're hat makers, they just got a really bad case of mercury poisoning and other nasty chemicals.

[@ljm4418]

never heard of a mad hatter? alice in wonderland?

[@soso3792]

Hat makers in the past were exposed to high levels of mercury, and it often fucks with their minds.

[@sapphirecharm01]

Mad hatter

[@TheCocoYouKnow]

despite the incredibly problematic nature of this film the sheer amount of original animation would never be seen today, this film would be prohibitively expensive in todays market.

[@hardluck8732]

That's just because they would want to do some 3d animation bullshit.

[@xFlowerChild420x]

Absolutely!

[@wS21z.]

What's problematic in this animation?

[@hardluck8732]

@@wS21z. it's expensive

[@andrewkohler3707]

@@wS21z. I think it's not the animation, but rather the sexism and the ridicule of mental illness.

[@mariah8855]

Accurate representation of my life in the first two minutes

[@TahtahmesDiary]

Her lunch looked AMAZING! 😂💜💜💜

[@ayshaxs]

my 82 year old grandmother was just a baby when the cartoon was released!

[@bunnyychu]

This was posted in 2013 but appears in everyone’s feed just this year ahah

[@elkinsinboxinc]

6:53 Sorry, can't talk right now. Gotta stand here and hold this damn torch above my head.

[@Lemon-u6i]

I feel disturbed, and amazed at the same time.. Wonderful.

[@lavender5765]

Her trying to catch up with work reminded me of my experience to the point where I see in dreams that I'm always late or trying to catch up with work

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

I love these old time classic cartoons ❤

[@laquindaarceneaux355]

I like enjoying these old classic cartoons.

[@gerganaG83]

Amazing animation ! They will never made something like that again unfortunately .

[@systemshocker2875]

I DIED at how she gets up and gets to work 😂😂🤣🤣

[@systemshocker2875]

Omg put that scene at 2x speed

[@XxAmyxX-qf9nx]

Have to say though the "Night in Venice" hat seems very becoming, possibly the best out of the hats Maisie has tried.

[@lancerhettlindeman4926]

Energetic wit & artistry ; with a clever narration...!

[@animejunky2003]

It's one those paradise about the working girl struggle , then it's about how hats are made and designer that makes them as crazy and how fashion of hats are overrated just like now

[@ralphyetmore]

*parodies

[@Turtleday112]

3:09 “Princess Eugenies’ Convertible Snood” That could literally be anything!

[@DeathbyProxy]

Masie is the world’s greatest speedrunner

[@Oblivitana]

A 7 minute and 6 second 1940s animated short about roasting hat makers, sounds about right.

[@damnitimp8269]

i dont know what it is but theres an oddly satisfying comfort in Vintage Cartoon.