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	Animation

A screen shot from 'The phable of a busted romance.'

A scene from "The Phable of a Busted Romance," an early cartoon from 1915

With the combination of animation and film, the wonderful, wacky world of cartoons was born. In 1896, George Melies demonstrated that objects could be set in motion by rapidly projecting a series of drawings with slight progressive changes. Ten years later, animated drawings were introduced to film and it was only a matter of time before the world met Krazy Kat, Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse, and a "rascally rabbit" named Bugs Bunny. With the development of sound in film, the world of animated characters took flight. Now, Saturday mornings just wouldn't be the same without our favorite cartoons.

A screen shot from 'The Enchanted Drawing.'

The Enchanted Drawing

Gertie, Little Nemo, and King Kong

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	Gertie, Little Nemo, and King Kong "Three Early Cartoonist Filmmakers"

	How Do You Make a Cartoon? "The Nuts and Bolts of Animation"

	The Enchanted Drawing "Blackton--Father of American Animation"

	Who's That Krazy Kat? "Krazy Kat and Other Cartoon Characters"

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