Since my doctor recommends I talk about cartoons at least six times a day, I thought I would mention this awesome collection of Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoons. There are many other videos to be found on the site, and some of them are NOT SAFE FOR WORK, so click ahead with caution and/or lustful excitement, depending on where you are at this exact moment.
Like Matt Groening, I have trouble not referring to Casper as "Casper the Little Dead Boy," since that's essentially what he is. As cute and adorable as he was, you've got to admit a cartoon based on the spirit of a deceased child is somewhat morbid.
The first Casper cartoon, "The Friendly Ghost," was created for Famous Studios in 1945, and you can watch it both here and here. The "friendly ghost" wouldn't be given a name, however, until the first Casper comic book was published in 1949.
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1-27-2007 @ 1:15PM
Richard Ott said...
I loved to watch Casper The Friendly Ghost amoung
other children's programming in the 70's before I
went to school every morning. For awhile, he joined
Woody Woodpecker, Felix The Cat, Mighty Mouse &
Popeye, all airing as secondary cartoon series, with
Looney Tunes being the most popular of the bunch.
Casper The Friendly Ghost, I watched the least, until
he got his own Saturday Morning cartoon series with
Frankenstein Jr. during the late 70's/Early 80's.
I think I know what will happen next, but here goes.
Casper The Friendly Ghost's classic Famous Studios
series will be released on DVD before the Popeye
collection in 2007, or Casper will have 130 more of
his 1960's series episodes released on DVD before
the one featuring Frankenstein Jr is released on DVD.
Classic Media has already released The Pink Panther
Classic Cartoon Collection, The Dick Tracy Show, and
The Mr. Magoo Show on DVD, so Casper will be next.
RICK.
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