From The TV IV

Felix the Cat was a syndicated cartoon revival of the silent Felix cartoons produced by Otto Messemer and creator Pat Sullivan in 1922.

Years before Mickey Mouse, Felix was a cartoon superstar. His adventures were surreal, perfect for the medium of animation. His sudden disappearance from the screen was due to Sullivan's reluctance to have Felix graduate into the arena of sound cartoons. Burt Gillette produced a short-lived series of sound and color Felix cartoons in the 1930s.

Joe Oriolo had been drawing the Felix comic strip and began production on a series of 200 low-budget television cartoons of Felix in 1958. Felix was given two regular adversaries--the Professor and his muscle-headed stooge Rock Bottom. Other characters who appeared with Felix were the Professor's nephew Poindexter, the evil Master Cylinder, and eskimo Vavoom. Each story consisted of a two-part cliffhanger. Felix also had a magic bag, which he could manipulate to assist him in any situation.

34 years later, Felix returned to TV in the bumpers for CBS's Saturday morning shows. The next season, CBS raised the curtain on The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, a new Felix show patterned after the 20s and 30s theatrical cartoons.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Jack Mercer	all characters	1

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
The Complete 1958-1959 series	October 2, 2007	2