Walt Disney's Laugh-O-Gram Pictures is Formed
May 1922
May 1922
Before The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney created his own cartoon company, called Laugh-O-Gram Pictures, focusing on cartoons based on fairy tales.
Fleischer Studios is Founded
May 1929
May 1929
Fleischer Studios, the company responsible for bringing us Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman, and numerous other cartoons, is founded by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer in May 1929.
The First Looney Tunes Test Cartoon is Produced
May 1929
May 1929
Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid is produced by Harman and Ising as a test cartoon to be shown to potential employers. It isn't officially released until 2000 in a Cartoon Network Movie Special called Toonheads: The Lost Cartoons.
