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Line 2: [[File:Felix_the_Cat.jpg\|frame]] {{quote\|''Felix the Cat,''~~<br />~~ ''The wonderful, wonderful cat.''~~<br />~~ ''Whenever he gets in a fix,''~~<br />~~ ''He reaches into his bag of tricks...''~~<br />~~ ''Felix the Cat,''~~<br />~~ ''The wonderful, wonderful cat.''~~<br />~~ ''You'll laugh so much, your sides will ache,''~~<br />~~ ''Your heart will go pitter pat,''~~<br />~~ ''Watching Felix, the wonderful cat!''\|''Felix the Cat'' [[Theme Song]], 1950s}} One of the oldest and [[Long Runner\|longest lasting]] animated cartoon characters, '''''Felix the Cat''''', created by animator [[Otto Messmer]] <ref> Pat Sullivan claimed credit for Felix's creation during his lifetime, but Messmer revealed after Sullivan's death that he [Messmer] was the creator of the character--this claim is also backed by former employees of the Pat Sullivan studio</ref> made his [[The Silent Age of Animation\|1919]] theatrical debut as one of several cartoon components in ''Paramount Screen Magazine'' split-reels, then graduated to a standalone series in 1922. He was the star of an experimental TV broadcast in 1928 (leading [[The Other Wiki]] to call him the first television star), and the basis for a classic (but unauthorized!) wall-clock design. Felix's adorable appearance, witty personality, love of high living, and comically versatile tail helped him achieve a level of popularity that he maintained until 1929, when studio founder/CEO Pat Sullivan refused to produce sound films. After a failed attempt at a Felix revival via sound and color during [[The Golden Age of Animation]] via [[Van Beuren Studios]], the cat eventually migrated to a hit TV series in the very late 1950s. Despite having [[In Name Only\|virtually nothing in common with the original cartoons]], these TV shorts were a smash hit, and ultimately immortalized Felix as a pop-culture icon. Jack Mercer, better known as [[Popeye]], did all the character voices in the Trans-Lux Felix series. Line 99: * [[Bankruptcy Barrel]]: In "Felix in the Swim", after Felix and the kid's clothes get eaten by a goat, they go home in barrels. It's pretty odd, since [[Fridge Logic\|they had both been in swim trunks when their clothes got eaten, and Felix hadn't been wearing clothing to begin with]]. * [[Big Bad]]: The Professor and Master Cylinder * [[Captain Ersatz]]: Felix probably has the [[Bosko the Talk Ink Kid\|most]] [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit\|ersatzes]] [[Lady, Play Your Mandolin\|of any]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111019201957/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-culture/swing-you-sinners.html fictional character]. Ironically, [[Mickey Mouse\|one of them]] would totally dethrone Felix in popularity. * [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: The Professor and Rock Bottom in the Trans-Lux cartoons. * [[Cash Cow Franchise]]: One of the earliest examples of this trope-Felix was popular enough to spawn lots of this-until [[Mickey Mouse]] came around and unsurped the silent stars popularity. Nowadays he's more or less known only because of his merchandise, since he hasn't had a truly popular cartoon made since the 1950's. Line 144: * [[Villain Song]]: "You Talk Too Much, You Never Shut Up" from "Bold King Cole". ** Captain Kidd and the rest of the pirates in "The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs" get a particularly good one: {{quote\| ''Oh, we take what we want and we want what we take''~~<br />~~ ''For we’re pirates out hunting for treasure!''~~<br />~~ ''If we need any gold, we steal it away,''~~<br />~~ ''Robbing widows and orphans of pleasure!''~~<br />~~ ''We fight with our hands, we cuss and shoot,''~~<br />~~ ''We’re mean and we’re bad from our hats to our boots.''~~<br />~~ ''We take what we want and we want what we take''~~<br />~~ ''For we’re pirates out hunting for treasure!'' }} * [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: In "Bold King Cole", whatever happened to those guests that the King was boasting to? 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