Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) Fleischer Animation | Small bugs, Big adventures

[@daveyr7454]

Just after the war, when I was a child, this film came to our local town cinema, and my parents took myself and my brother to see it. Loved it then, and I can still remember it today, even after over seventy years!

[@inin-zq5ob]

Ohhhh it's heart warming ❤😊

[@GamesAtPlay_17]

@@inin-zq5ob Yes it is!

[@GamesAtPlay_17]

🥲Awesome! Lovely memories to pass down!

[@migaudiblenofourdigitbullshit]

lucky to be born when you were, the golden era, wish I was in my 70's, so I wouldn't be around much longer for all the nonsense.

[@Avelanche]

I grew up watching this a few times on TV and i remember my parents recording it on VHS for me and the other kids in the family. It's a classic and a keeper.

[@gedaloomhiaka8488]

I find it strange that I never heard of this movie before. I grew up with Snow White, Gulliver 1939, and many classics, but not this one. I love the fact that this movie has many unexpected plot twists and unique story telling. You don’t see many cartoons like that especially in modern times. Many thanks to the host who uploaded this forgotten treasure

[@MrPGC137]

One possible reason why it's little known is because this is the one that finally broke the Fleischer studio. They heavily mortgaged their studio (to Paramount) to finance production of it, and when it flopped at the box-office, Paramount made the rash (and possibly illegal) decision to foreclose on the studio. They basically took possession of the studio & all its cartoons, kicked the Fleischers out & moved _everything_ back to New York. As a result, this movie, obtained during the foreclosure like everything else, was considered something of a hot potato & other than occasional reruns on TV, it kind of faded into oblivion, remembered only by people who saw it or by animation historians.

[@gedaloomhiaka8488]

@@MrPGC137 That’s sad. I truly hope that social media will give this movie the attention it deserves.

[@MrPGC137]

@@gedaloomhiaka8488 In the meantime for more information, the book _The Fleischer Story,_ by Leslie Cabarga, is _highly_ recommended. It was written after extensive interviews with many of the studio artists & other personnel who were then still living. It might be out of print & hard to find, but copies _may_ be available at your local library.

[@lafayettedad]

This brought back so many memories. I haven't seen this in decades and decades, but I remember seeing it when I was a little little boy. And the memories it brought back were not only of the movie itself, those blurry, half-remembered scenes in my mind, songs that I sort of remembered existed somewhere in time, But it also brought back memories of the living room in the house where I grew up, I remembered things about that room that I hadn't remembered in so many years. The way the couch looked and felt; all brown and yellow velvet with green plush pillows, the paintings of seascapes that were on the wall, my brothers and sisters all huddled around in front of the big, brown boxy television set. I saw the room for the first time in decades because of this movie.

[@thegreencat9947]

Don't forget the pole lamp.

[@brotarmarbaniang8360]

At what age sir when you first watch this movie and what age are you now sir.

[@MercidithaBregole]

#&+%@😢_5444==3÷#32×32+3÷÷2135544÷=

[@WickedWest512]

I watched this with my granddaughter today. I hope she will remember this day for a long time. ❤

[@susangarcia9073]

I saw this movie when I was very, little almost 60 years ago!! Thank you for posting this.❤

[@christophernuzzi2780]

Me too! I remember watching it with my mom.

[@ThereseLjunggren-nc5pw]

@@susangarcia9073 wonderful ❤️

[@Jenkinscraftingco2.0]

I didn't realize how far back this movie went. I saw it as a child and I'm in my mid 30s

[@bvillebikelady3651]

Fleischer animation has always been my favorite! I can't believe I've missed this for my entire life; I'm making up for lost time, now!

[@ЛидияЦыпленкова-и8с]

Спасибо за чудесный мультфильм. Мне 68 лет, но я до сих пор люблю мультфильмы😊❤❤❤

[@DTM-Books]

Studio Ghibli loved this movie so much that they released it on DVD in Japan on their own label.

[@achevres]

Wow, thanks for the info.

[@adolfinafajardo8497]

GRACIAS POR HACERNOS RECORDAR NUESTRA NIÑEZ.. ME ENCANTA ESTE TIPO DE CARICATURAS.. SOY DE LA TERCERA EDAD.. YO LAS MIRABA CON MIS HIJOS.. .A LOS NIÑOS DE ESTA ÉPOCA.. NO LES LLAMA LA ATENCIÓN... DICEN QUE SE ABURREN.. GRACIAS.. A LAS PERSONAS QUE HACEN POSIBLE QUE UNO LAS VUELVA A RECORDAR....👍👍✌️✌️🤗🤗👌👌🙏🙏🙏

[@kimkranker6110]

I remember seeing this several times on TV when I was a child. I thought it was titled "Hoppity Goes to Town." Great cartoon - each frame hand drawn and colored unlike computerized/AI today.

[@MothGirl007]

@@jvgreendarmok Also, "Bugville".

[@jvgreendarmok]

Some prints - including this one! - are titled "Hoppity Goes To Town".

[@jvgreendarmok]

@@MothGirl007 The most uninspiring of the three titles.

[@Jenkinscraftingco2.0]

My VHS copy definitely said "hoppity goes to town" could be one of those things where they change the title based on the country.

[@jamesanthony8438]

I really liked the 3D city in the opening titles. Looked so much better than some of the CGI crap these days.

[@sandramoy2477]

I am over 60 3:04 'and I have never ever seen this movie so I am going to sit back and watch and with the comments I believe I will enjoy it immensely 😊

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

it's a bee movie

[@MothGirl007]

@@___Anakin.Skywalker 🤣

[@christophernuzzi2780]

I'm 59, and I remember seeing this on TV as a kid in the late 60s/early 70s, along with Fleischer's animated Gulliver's Travels.

[@qm6286]

I'm in my 20's watching this for the first time too. Definitely going to pass this one down to my kids ❤

[@angelarturo1440]

me too.

[@LchanOtakudom]

I used to watch this all the time when I was a little kid! We had it on VHS tape from some channel or other. It’s still great!! Thanks for posting this!!! 80s kids anywhere?

[@hamburgareable]

I am!

[@SandraKershaw]

Me too!

[@RustyShackleford-oo9zh]

This is so cute and wholesome. I miss when movies were like this.

[@carolinemateo6399]

Me encanta éste tipo de películas ❤Gracias por subirla

[@justanotherfaceinthecrowd8573]

Thank you for the film. 🎥

[@fromthesidelines]

1944 reissue (under the "Hoppity Goes To Town" title). Reissued for television (and limited theatrical release) by National Telefilm Associates in 1956.

[@Music-is-my-life-2002]

This was posted on my birthday 🎂 happy late birthday to me, a new movie and it’s about bugs 🐛 I’m excited , just turned 22 and never will stop loving animation

[@hamburgareable]

Im still proud i requested this movie.

[@PhiloBarnhart-k9m]

So very nice to see this again, especially in such a nice, pristine print! With the original main titles!

[@kallejahrollins4668]

its my first time watching this..i just love it. can we bring back innocent cartoons

[@tathiana5496]

Wonderful! Thank you from Brazil.

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

Bless you, bless you, bless you! Thank you so much for posting this cartoon movie - one of my favorites from my childhood!

[@MothGirl007]

This is actually one of my favorite animated films, and I even have a poster of it up on one of my walls. 🦗🐞🦋🐛🕷🪰🪲🦟🐝🦣🐌

[@oldcrow6990]

I don't remember ever seeing it in almost 66 years... The whole thing is stunning. Very likely the best. Enjoy!

[@adamwebbartistwriterwebb7760]

It brings back an innocent time in cartoon history where everything was drawn by hand

[@EmilCederholm-xc4vs]

​@adamwebbartistwr1ddui😊😊😊😊😊iterwebb7760

[@mrskamran]

It’s the best! ❤

[@Ourladyrules]

Cheers young lady, thats awesome!

[@Mandz6494]

I know this as ‘hoppity goes to town’, myself and my siblings loved this as young children….I’ve just turned 60 and I still love it….the nostalgia the memories 💜

[@marieparrott7944]

What a gem to come across on YT today….🥰🥰🥰🥰 my 2 sons when they were little ( now 33 & 36) used to love watching this film….😁😁 Thank you 😊

[@inin-zq5ob]

Oh it's heart warming ❤❤

[@241sail6]

The title is "Hoppity goes to town" I used to watch this on Family classics when I was a kid back in the 60s.

[@average-art3222]

Aww, that's sweet, and honestly, that must be quite an experience to watch at that year age

[@SublimidadeFeminina]

This movie appeared in the recommendations of my KZbin account, I was searching for a nursery rhyme lyric. I just watched it and I loved it ❤ I'm Brazilian, thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

[@kaydee4296]

Absolutely FANTASTIC!🐜🐌🐝🕸🌸💟

[@cchawk6280]

Love this! The animation is all hand done. Fantastic!

[@elizabethscott7660]

I have been trying to find this for years but couldn't remember it's name. I'm happy now.

[@sidraboun5362]

فيلم كرتوني جميل جدا... ما اجمل ذكريات الطفوله الجميله. ليت الشباب يعود يوما😢😢😢😢😢من يراه في نهايه عام 2024🎉🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

For me, all of Fleischer's works are phenomenal.😁

[@edwardhyde-vo8zb]

It's fairly obvious that the Animators from Disney copied a lot of the Fleischer's Techniques. The Fleischer's were the first Animators to experiment with Rotoscoping and 3 Dimensional Backgrounds.

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Considering the nature of the business, you will find that animators were a company shifting bunch. A cursory view of titles will show familiar names from company to company. Much to our benefit and theirs.😁

[@inovakovsky]

@@mybachhertzbaud3074 Oh, yes. I recognize names in the credits, in which these people would move from to studio to studio. Tedd Pierce, co-writer of the movie and the voice of Mr. Beatle wrote and voiced for Looney Tunes before and after. Co-animator Irving Spector allegedly started at Mintz/Columbia/Screen Gems but became a writer and board artist for DePatie-Freezling. De-facto assistant director Shamus Culhane went on to co-animate for Chuck Jones in 1942 before directing for Walter Lantz in 1943-45. Co-writer Cal Howard, who previously did Walter Lantz and Warners Bros., moved to Screen Gems/Columbia and the worst 1960s Lantz and 7-Arts era Looney Tunes.

[@Rosangela1257]

Hello ! I loved it ! This production, is so beautiful ! So beautiful !! ❤

[@achevres]

What a surprised to see this on my feed! I saw this movie about 1970 on the small black and white TV my family had and thought it was enchanting. And so hard to find again. Thanks for uploading it!!

[@TheMrSugar]

It's a pretty charming little movie, and VERY Well-Animated! Too bad it also served as a swan song for a legendary animation studio, Fleischer studios, before Paramount bought them out and turned it into Famous Studios.

[@TAQWA217]

I'm very young and I don't remember it, but I watch it nonetheless and feel nostalgic for those days that I didn't even live

[@michaelbullen3104]

I bet the people who saw this in the first theatre run it ever had DURING the wartime… They were probably blown away…

[@PqV72MT4]

What a gorgeous movie. Hand drawn animation is far superior than the horrible cg and ai of today.

[@thomasewing2656]

I love the Fleischer brothers! The music is good, too! Classic animation.

[@karl-heinzeinsiedler5155]

The Animation is still fabulous. Eye candy at it's finest.

[@TheHighlanderX]

Thank you 🥤🍿

[@Catallano1981]

Im impressed, watched it today for the first time. High quality, loveable characters, nice Story, cute humor and a lot of heart! Thanks for uploading!

[@patnalalprayagdas]

1941 में इतना बेहतरीन कार्टून मूवी बना दिया गजब का दिमाग था भाई😊

[@terriaustill2211]

Excellent great commercial too!

[@annakuleczkowska7263]

Mi teraz niekture spułczesne bajki niepodobaja te stare były Super 👍 📺 fajnie się ogladało👍👏🙏💪📻📺🗺️🌍🦅💯💯🦅🇵🇱❤️🇺🇲.

[@sacmaps]

Anyone who's about to watch this, do yourself a favour and turn on the subtitles. It's like someone sat down with a thesaurus and completely reworked all of the dialogue and half of the character names. F'r instance, Mrs Ladybird is Madame Coccinelle.Even everyday phrases, slang, and so on are changed for something more simple to understand; it's almost as if the subtitles were created to help people with English as an additional language to understand the dialogue, or perhaps the movie was translated and we have the original translation.

[@GryffindorScholar]

Let’s all just take a moment to appreciate the hard work of the editor and animator team for their meticulous attention to detail in animating all the bug characters scrambling up the brick wall as it was being laid in place at 1:12:00! I cannot begin to imagine how much of a logistical nightmare that had to be to edit! This was done in an age before computer rendering! These animators were freaking LEGENDS!!!

[@Hellbat_the_Destron]

I didn't even know this existed 😯

[@azzahjensen6110]

And Jack Mercer was the voice of two characters. Mr Bumble and Swat. 😮

[@KASH10043]

Thanks for that true gem, I really needed that.

[@v.dargain1678]

Same . This is my first time seeing it .

[@Izumi-sp6fp]

This has the weirdest sub-titles (when the English subtitles are on). They are _sorta_ like what they are saying but using different words a lot. Anyway, this is a hidden _gem_ of an animated movie. Depending on what you like, I'd say this is apples and oranges vs. "Snow White".

[@GryffindorScholar]

They just don’t make them like they used to!

[@veralucianegreiros]

Definitivamente, não.

[@ihsanwitwit911]

❤شكرا للناشر ولتحسين الفلم والالوان الفلم رائع جدا ❤❤❤

[@juanhumbertoleonespinoza]

Beautiful cartoon movie by Paramount picture made by dave fleischer, one of the fleisher brothers. Wonderful

[@NanuPintrijel]

Respect from Romania! 🇷🇴

[@v.dargain1678]

Respect returned from New Mexico , USA

[@bobbiesworld5192]

That was a good cartoon movie they don't make them like that anymore good clean fun the whole family can enjoy together I loved watching it

[@angelgo6048]

Sooooo schön. ❤❤❤. Danke 😊

[@mikesilva3868]

Awesome 😊

[@cristinamurgului5487]

Cel mai frumos film 💐 . Cele mai frumoase desene animate 💐 . Mulțumiri 💐. Mulțumesc pentru traducere în limba română 🙏

[@LizzetteLevi]

😂😂😂😂 even their dance to the boss was hilarious 😂

[@Murakilok]

Damn, this was out in 41???? How come I've never seen or heard of it before. It's very well done! Same quality as early disney, reminds me of Snow White with the mocap. Lovely work.

[@Lazy1Lou]

Great movie!

[@cornbreadthedog]

I never thought about it until now. A honeybee and a grasshopper deeply in love. What will their children be? LOL.

[@katstevens8266]

LOL

[@jamesbyrne295]

They wouldn't bee ..!

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Awesome and amazing

[@Denovo-v9i]

Now we have tecnology, but cartoons like this have art and soul. I prefer the olds (from Brasil)

[@max-romano-santo]

¡Por favor: fijar un comentario donde se aclare que el film cuenta con subtítulos a varios idiomas, para que la mayor cantidad de gente pueda disfrutar de esta hermosa y maravillosa película..!!!!

[@ChoyGosu]

I watched this as a child and when I saw it I screamed

[@Sparklealice361]

I think its so cute the father says My daughter wants to listen to what her little heart says 🥺

[@cornbreadthedog]

An absolutely wonderful and insanely brilliant classic animated movie! Iconic, groundbreaking, and way ahead of its time in so many ways! A shame that this movie came out during the start of WW2. Although the film critics loved this movie, it failed really badly at the box office. People were afraid and holding onto their money and/or donating every available cent to the U.S. war fund effort. The Fleischer Studios really needed a huge box office success for this film considering how much money this movie cost to make. Yet, over the many years, Mr. Bug Goes To Town has become a true fan favorite and an unforgettably cool animated classic movie!

[@mynameisworld]

The closed captioning looks like it's been put through Google Translate a few times.

[@jamesanthony8438]

Watching it on a Roku TV and had to shut off the closed captioning because nothing was matching up with the dialogue. =)

[@BrandonKohout]

Listen, Beetle, Honey would never marry you if you were the last bug on earth!

[@doncorleone13]

Nice film Saturday movie night ❤

[@average-art3222]

Hobestly, the couple humans are so adorable and sweetening together, and when they made their garden, it's so sweet

[@RigoLecler]

Eso si es el verdadero Dibujo animado y divertido,tengo 56 años y me gustan y los veo todavía

[@yamilethreyes1095]

me sale en inglés

[@Tania-b7k2i]

Mulțumesc frumos pentru aceste desene,îmi amintește de copilărie. Am 38 de ani dar ma uit și acum la desene animate 😅😊😊

[@buschovski1]

Omg Hoppity!!! I love this! What a great film

[@KTChamberlain]

This was basically A Bug's Life long before Pixar even released A Bug's Life in 1998, not in terms of plot, but in terms of basic premise. Hell, Brave Little Toaster (1987) was a lot like Toy Story before Pixar released Toy Story, again, not in terms of plot, but in terms of general premise.

[@ThereseLjunggren-nc5pw]

Beautiful thank you ❤

[@joaoav77]

esto vale oro!! se le agradeceria si tuvieran multidiomas, español por ejemplo...

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

PS - I love the opening credit fonts and also the interspersed 3-D effects!

[@cocofeis8942]

La vi de muy niño, solo una vez ,no la vi programada nuevamente en ningún cine de colonia o barrio, hojala venga traducida o subtitulada 😀👍

[@marvinalexandergarcia2821]

Muchas gracias por subir esta película. Es muy buen, y hace tiempo que no la veía en youtube. 🙂🙂🙂 Magia de los hermanos Fleischer ❤

[@yamilethreyes1095]

a mi me sale en ingles

[@marvinalexandergarcia2821]

@@yamilethreyes1095 Esta película nunca tuvo doblaje. Fue un gran fracaso en estados unidos, y aun al día de hoy es poco conocida.

[@yamilethreyes1095]

Esque me llamo la atención . No sé .. dije se ve bonita voy a verla, la descargue y nada.. puro ingles

[@marvinalexandergarcia2821]

@@yamilethreyes1095 jaja si, así pasa. Solo se puede ver en KZbin, por los subtítulos automáticos. Aun así es muy disfrutable.

[@theALTF4]

@@yamilethreyes1095 pssst! elo uploader subio subtitulos en ESPAÑOL! buscalos en opciones (el engranaje) y subtitulos 😉

[@hazydog5387]

First time seeing this. What a good cartoon.

[@siegfriedenea]

I dont remember anything except the title … it is engraved in my childhood memories. FUN FACTS 1) the little bee shouldn't die after stinging the policeman? 2) why does Mr. Bumblebee have to climb the wall if he can fly?

[@IAMREUA]

Those where the Good Days !!! ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ Much Appreciated !!!

[@edwardhyde-vo8zb]

From the Same Team that bought you Popeye, Betty Boop, Superman, and Gulliver's Travels.

[@TheTomvaliente]

Back then, animation was an art form. Everything was done by hand and came out wonderfully. And there was a really good storyline to go with it. CGI animation doesn't even hold a candle to this!

[@cocofeis8942]

MIL GRACIAS 😊 POR ESTE VIAJE EN EL TIEMPO 👏👏👏👏👌

[@nikolaasdigi]

Amazing ❤❤❤

[@akshijpsb]

It movie shows that how difficult life of insects. No one can how that can faces all difficulties ,mostly given by humen beings.such a master piece which learn us many more things

[@Emmarafeallia]

Ohhh my favourite movie 💘💘 i love it🥺

[@loszhor]

I haven't seen this in years!

[@robertStewart-g4y]

Thank you for presenting this great animated movie. This along with Gulliver's Travels, are my favorite animated movies. I wish they would release a restored version of this movie on Blu ray. I have always owned this movie on various physical media but this version seems to be very good quality. Thanks again

[@marihinojosa7509]

I remember this as a kid I love it so much. I had my son buy me the movie.

[@anakrivak6739]

This is WONDERFUL! BEAUTIFUL! ADORABLE! 😊💜

[@덩크루나-n9f]

완전~최고~잘봤습니다 ~^^❤❤❤

[@robsoncunha576]

Uma volta ao tempo assisti essa película quando tinha meus dez anos, hoje tenho 67 quantas saudades ❤

[@debralerner8298]

loved this movie read the book yes there was a book that came with the movie!!!! always looked for it on tv saw it latter and fell in love with it still looking for the dvd i dont know if the book still exists thank you for the posting🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂!!!!!!!!!

[@OliviaLaferriere]

Loving this movie already ❤

[@frezzyparker1591]

Thank You!!

[@v.dargain1678]

Same . Honey did not have to marry Mr. Beetle for his money .