Paul Terry lived at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York, which is where my great grandmother lived for 42 years and where my father grew up. When we visited her we would often see Mr. Terry in the dining room of the club. He would come to our table to say hello and he never forgot to draw my sister and I a little cartoon on a napkin. He was the sweetest man and a real gentleman. He would take our hand and give it a kiss when he left. I loved that! I'll never forget sweet Mr. Terry.

Neat transition at 7:10. Once the cat stops spiking his sword, Moser begins to animate the cat. The animation on Al Falfa freezes on the last frame Foster animated until he attempts to convince the cat to give him the treasure; the animation there then switches to Moser's part. Foster would continue to split his scenes with other people, especially Jerry Shields, who would also split his scenes with other animators.

I remember watching these in the early fifties ... we would be playing in the backyard and got called in the house to watch Farmer Gray... I'm 74 and can't believe I actually found this... wow!

I remember watching these cartoons in the early 60s as well as the little rascals. It's the music that I remembered best. It's so great to hear this music again!

Well, Farmer Gray. Silent cartoons that I watched as a very small child. They scared me , believe it or not! NEVER, did I think I would see them again. thank you

OH, MY GOD!!! I haven't seen these old Farmer Gray cartoons since I was five years old, watching them on WABC-TV's "Morning Funnies" in 1958 -- and I'm 55 now, going on 56... I can't believe that after a half-century, I can still follow the music literally note for note; it's the music that I remember them for. Thank you for posting these. . .Bless you. . .

i remember these cartoons when i was only 4 yo. especially before i went to school. they were a venue for escape especially during the sickly period of my early childhood. ah! nostalgia

Unlike a lot of people in the comments here, I *didn't* grow up watching these cartoons. But man, I think they are awesome regardless.

Based on a copyright synopses I received from the collection of Mr. David Gerstein, the original title of this cartoon is "Mysteries of the Sea", and it was originally released on July 22nd 1923. For whatever reason, commonwealth frequently retitled their Fables for TV distribution.

They were on The Barker Bill Cartoon Show, and , Merrytune Circus and Terrytune Circus with Claude Kirchner in the 1950's . In NYC.

thanks for posting all these classical cartoons

how i enjoyed these cartoons when i was a kid

These silent cartoons from 1927 through 1930 disappeared around 1965 from New York t.v.

I watched these in the 1950's too, i guess all of you also remember,Colonel Bleep,and Spunky and Tadpole. That b/w tv we had lasted till 1972 when my parents finally got color. By that time i was 20,and remember most tv in b/w only.

@Writerpencil: I am of the same age as you and remember these cartoons all too well. When you wrote you went to St. Thomas Aquinas school: I lived on E 48th bet I & J from 1955-62. We then moved to Belle Harbor - but I continued to go to Brooklyn on Flatbush ave via the green lone bus to the junction. Of course I spent many happy hours at the Brook and the Marine. There was a great pizzeria right next to the library on Flatbush and Flatlands. Got my bikes at Larrys Cycle Shop too!

i love the music i watched these every morning when i was a child, in the '50s... my life now is all about seeing pictures in the music I hear--I teach dance classes for children!! it's really interesting to me!

I loved them as kid growing up in 50s farmer grey the classic music behind the cartoon

I remember watching these cartoons on TV early on weekday mornings. As soon as I saw these on KZfaq, it brought me fine memories. I would have taped that music had I known.This music had been playing in my head for so many years. Now I know where to look to see these again

I love those little frog characters so much

The music cues are from the Thomas J. Valentino library.

There is a whole bunch of…don’t know how to send to you. Used to watch these at Grandmas h9use growing up after Pop died in 1946… FARMER GREY CARTOONS with a field of mice … loved them…entertaining

Yes Margie, it is!!!

So-called "silent films" were never actually silent. Small theaters had an organist or piano player to play selections of their own along with the film. Large theaters had a band or even an orchestra. If you saw a film at two different theaters, you heard different music.

Like to find the music used for Paul Terrys's cartoons.

I am a composer and I'm so curious about this music (I also grew up listening to it).In these cartoons I recognize a march by Sousa and a piece by Bizet (Jeux d'Enfants, 12th movement, The Ball), and I think some of the pieces sound like Gershwin in style. Actually, the ones I'm most attracted too are the ones I can't identify. I wonder how does one get hold of Thomas J. Valentino's Stock Music Library?

1958 tv guide NYC; Early Bird Cartoons 7;30 am Channel 7 , mon - fri.

Uh, I just wanted something to watch without making noise and bothering my friend who is sleeping

I liked the otopus.

@1952kid Score! My territory. (Uh-uh, I won't tell my age, LOLOL, although this gives it away, slightly). Happy Thanksgiving.

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