Max Fleischer's Screen Song Cartoon. This is one of the first with sound. WARNING: does contains non-PC elements. Originally released by Paramount--this is taken from an NTA print.
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@retrochick1920 Жыл бұрын
Such a very beautiful song with a great melody and very good lyrics. One of the best songs ever written and one of my favorites.
@gluttonousmaximus90485 жыл бұрын
I mean, if they were to criticize this one for being stereotypical... At least this short got some Chinese characters right. That's “皆大歡喜 ” on the right pillar meaning "Everyone's happy"
@chervanabachi55133 жыл бұрын
Probably the most creative sword fight using hair I've seen.
@HandwhistlerBen12 жыл бұрын
This cartoon was very well done and creative for something so long ago, and is quite funny. The stereotypes were commonplace back then. There is a Jello Commercial from 1958 or 1959 up here that has an Asian baby trying to pick up the Jello unsuccessfully with chopsticks, that is, until his Mother gives him a spoon! I was only five when the commercial came out, but have some memory of it. Thank you for posting this.
@richardranke78787 жыл бұрын
Thanks for remembering those fun Jello commercials with,"Chinese Baby."I haven't seen them since c.1960,but I fondly remember them.
@z268371295 жыл бұрын
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@maxiethefox85462 жыл бұрын
The first publicly available Paramount sound cartoon.
@markganus108510 жыл бұрын
I find this insanely funny and it has nothing to do with my opinion about Chinese people. My respect for any people is unaltered regardless of their portrayal in comic-minded contexts.
@josiah56610 жыл бұрын
I'm Chinese and I loved how over the top it was :D
@Kirke1827 жыл бұрын
I'm Asian-American and I didn't find it particularly offensive. It looks bad now because times have changed but back then it was just humor.
@purromemes73952 жыл бұрын
@@josiah566 THIS IS WHAT I MEAN Finally someone who isn’t so easily offended
@mtlicq6 жыл бұрын
it's a lovely tune ! The cartoon was just for fun, not hatred. There are equivalent comical cartoons of non-asian people, we don't scream racism when they show Mr. Magoo
@harryzhang46604 жыл бұрын
It’s pretty good and funny.
@BluescreenBandit3 жыл бұрын
Table flipping, never knew the trope is so old.
@sonicfanboy3375 Жыл бұрын
(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻
@Clamms14 жыл бұрын
This is the same artist that created Popeye The Sailor Man. There were also many stereotypes there.
@SpectrumAssociates5 ай бұрын
Go figure. Seymour Kneitel.
@saxondog200114 жыл бұрын
This is great! Productions like this helped me form my world view. :)
@nycruise12 жыл бұрын
Hah! Haven't seen this cartoon in some 40 years. Last time I saw it was at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where it was presented as a part of retrospective of the art of animation. I remember everyone in the audience gasping at the portrayal of Chinese people - along with the mention of the word "chink." After our initial shock, we all (myself included, the partial Asian that I am) just accepted the fact that racial stereotypes were common during the 1920s-1940s. Why get offended?
@purromemes73952 жыл бұрын
We should go back to then. Everyone was happier
@ChristopherSobieniak2 жыл бұрын
@@purromemes7395 I'm sure we all feel that way. I suppose for some it can be tough to grin and bear it.
@retrochick1920 Жыл бұрын
@@purromemes7395 I agree.
@Jeph6294 жыл бұрын
Times change. I like egg rolls and don't find this offensive whatsoever.
@i-a-g-r-e-e-----f-----jo--b10 ай бұрын
Did he make a film like this called Hymie Town?
@HerEyesWereWild12 жыл бұрын
Quite a nice tune though. (:
@dlewis462112 жыл бұрын
In 1929 a lot of Chinese would tend to like this, as even tho it is stereotypical they would have been happy to represented at all in a society that was so closed to them. However, it is no longer that way, and a lot of the representation vis á vis "Chinatown My Chinatown" throughout history does tend to be exploitative. I'm no fan of political correctness, but I do believe it is right and responsible for Chinese-American scholars to explore and examine the meaning of this.
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
Good study of Chinese immigration in Cali is “ Bitter Melon”.
@saucymemez4 жыл бұрын
Oh herro prease herro!
@ziqizhu7364 Жыл бұрын
Bro said 福 when get stabbed in the ass.
@walkercatenaccio5 жыл бұрын
1. Yes, the cartoon is racist, and that was a problem back then, in that it was one of a large number of gratuitous stereotypes of Chinese put about in the American majority culture that went along with active policies and social practices of exclusion. Now it is of historical interest, as we are into a whole new set of stereotypes. 2. It is only moderately funny and creative for Fleischer, who did much better work later on. 3. The song was a hit, and became a jazz standard, mostly for the melody, not the lyrics. What is interesting to me about the lyrics is the sub-text allusions to opium use: "pipe dreams."
@deewesthill47052 жыл бұрын
"Ahab the Arab" by Ray Stevens is also really hilarious despite being full of stereotypical western notions of exotic people. Both of them always make me laugh. Would looking at Asiatic stereotypes of us westerners be as funny? I never see those.
@vapidrabbit19811 ай бұрын
that aged well...
@Mrbog2566 ай бұрын
New series where I rank every single peramount pictures cartoon now I will only be doing the cartoons that have been selected from the every paramount pictures cartoon video because it’s unknown if the others below it are apart of the history. Won’t be covering other details like who made this and the name of the cartoon (you can clearly see the name in the tile) 1 - here we are the very first cartoon now firstly to start off…nothing much happens in this cartoon like most of the cartoon is all about the sing-a-long and nothing really happens there to and also the passing is very slow and what’s worse is that this cartoon has stereotypes in it so…yea. 4.5/10
@THORTHETHUNDERER12 жыл бұрын
@guarddog22 A mailman or something is better than always being the cooks, waiters or martial arts masters in my opinion especially in movies... Asians in America should be considered the normal American just like every other citizen in the country, not just a "foreign asian guy in white man's land who can't speak English or if they do has a heavy asian accent"
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
If they are. But this happens to every immigrant group. The old folks from the old country continue the old ways, and the rising generation are part of the country. And tell their friends that you won’t change the old folks in a million years.
@Melvinshermen4 жыл бұрын
So this was music video before music video was a thing
@edwardschneider73854 жыл бұрын
The Pokémon Mienfoo And Mienshao
@gnikcohs8 жыл бұрын
If you are going to enjoy old cartoons you have to accept that they were pre politically correct. Political correctness itself is a fairly recent phenomenon that only came into existence when the victims of stereotyping, slurs, and so on were able to protest and make their voices heard. Before the 1960s they could protest but little attention was paid to them by the people who controlled the economy and political life of the entire nation.
@julienielsen37468 жыл бұрын
But, this was really cute.
@kikeheebchinkjigaboo66314 жыл бұрын
gnikcohs communist china chairman Mao coined PC
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
Reflected popular opinion, not ordered by some elite. It was popular opinion that changed.
@glockchem12 жыл бұрын
People evolve. this is very funny.
@andrewc.29528 жыл бұрын
Wow
@THORTHETHUNDERER12 жыл бұрын
@guarddog22 You misunderstood the point I was making and it is not based on a "philosophy", my point is when people look at a white Americans they usually assume he is American, speaks English and has an American accent but when they look at an Asian they usually will assume they don't speak English or if they do will have a heavy Asian accent. Why can't Asians be accepted as an American just like white people in this country I didn't say Asians should give up their culture or heritage...
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
They should remember it - and remember also that that is no longer their primary identity.
@any156810 ай бұрын
Is this where Louis got inspiration?
@tehspartanmaster21365 жыл бұрын
i prefer the u.m&m tv print
@purromemes73952 жыл бұрын
Bing Chang dong lung ting
@verdew818112 жыл бұрын
@guarddog22 Maybe you just don't get around much or have a stereotype of all Asians as somehow pure, saintly and extremely intellectual. Here in central California for instance there are a lot of kids of all colors including Asians who talk to each other exactly like typical rappers. You can probably find kids like that in NYC too if you actually walk around there.
@curtisdavis8261 Жыл бұрын
Controversial Mend, Here!
@kum68653 жыл бұрын
Is this anime?
@kempeitai4492 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Animatoons-yv5up7 ай бұрын
@@kempeitai449 Billy219 Says No.
@dogg-paws11 жыл бұрын
Beware of the presentist fallacy. Such is a gross sin of our times.
@glorychain46307 жыл бұрын
that canto-gibberish is on-point! It would've nice if they casted canto voice actors. And I don't get why they still kept their manchu braids even in america. It's like muslim women who wear oppressive burkas even in america.
@ShaddySoldier5 жыл бұрын
Alot would keep them for the cultural importance they had. And some probably just liked the look.
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
Old photos say they did.
@THORTHETHUNDERER12 жыл бұрын
@guarddog22 They seemed distant cause White Americans distanced themselves from Asians with sentiments like "ugh they're so "foreign" why are they coming in to "our" country!?" They forgot everyone in this country came from immigration, hell if anyone should feel "their" country is flooded with foreigners it's the Native American Indians...
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
Country was set up by several groups, mostly from the British Isles, and that set the template for all future immigrants You don’t want to overdo it. That is how the Mexicans lost Texas.
@THORTHETHUNDERER12 жыл бұрын
@guarddog22 Not meant to be mean spirited...? Well no offense but asians were the only ethnic background who weren't even allowed in this country in like the 1860's - 1880's and a few years later finally "allowed" in but only a certain amount can come in to the country per year...
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
How many, and why, is the basic question.
@THORTHETHUNDERER12 жыл бұрын
@hanchiman That's why the Harold & Kumar movies are the coolest, those movies portray regular guys with no focus on their ethnicity. The fact they both are Asian has nothing to do with the story in the movie(nor are there any stereotypical jokes about Asians from non-Asians regardless if they were meant to offend or if the script writer unintentionally thought the stereotypes were not stereotypes). It's refreshing to see the main characters of a movie are not always Caucasian by default.
@resculptit12 жыл бұрын
@coolcat6651 - - "Political Correctness" wasn't an Invention - it Is a recognition of past predjudices and ignorance. I do agree that the sense of humor found in this sort of comedy has been lost - and that is a Good Thing. Consider yourself as the subject of ridicule and constantly made fun of... Consider yourself. Don't get me wrong - there is humor we can all share within the confines of race - but it is when we Ridicule that it is an evil part of our thinking. Walk a mile in their shoes
@purromemes73952 жыл бұрын
You are wrong, hopefully you’ve come around in 9 years. Slurs are funny
@snowpocalypse6911 жыл бұрын
Well, I'm pretty sure this was supposed to be mean-spirited on at least some level. Making fun of a group of people/treating their entire existence as a joke = mean-spirited.
@HooDatDonDar2 жыл бұрын
5:31 Tong war. This happened, and it is no use pretending it did not.
@lenhoj8512 жыл бұрын
This was one of the more racist thing that I've seen today