Product Description: The familiar phrase, "Follow the Bouncing Ball," is part of the American culture. The mere mention of these words cues everyon to join in on a heart-warming commlunicty sing. originally conceived in 1924, Max Fleischer's KO-KO SONG CAR-TUNES were the first audience participation films, offering an improvement over the static hand-painted glass slide sing-alongs of the nickelodeon days. This program represents a previously lost chapter of motion picture history, which clearly establishes the "Bouncing Ball" Sing-Along as the first animation with sound, and the grandfather of today's Music Videos and Karaoke. Program includes: HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN KELLY?, COMIN' THRO' THE RYE, WHEN THE MIDNIGHT CHOO-CHOO LEAVES FOR ALABAM', MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, TRAMP-TRAM-TRAMP THE BOYS ARE MARCHING, BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON. Winner of the Plantium Award for Best Short Subject Documentary, Houston Film and Video Festival 2003
A WONDERFUL RESTORATION Ray Pointer has done it again! After the success of his "Out of the Inkwell" series with Ko-Ko the Clown (a phenominal restoration), he has struck gold again with another Fleischer animation classic featuring our friend the "Bouncing Ball".
These are the very first sound cartoons (pre-dating Disney's "Steamboat Willie") and making use of the "sound on film" process created by Dr. Lee deForest. These are wonderful sing-along pieces with very imaginative animation done by Max Fleischer.
This is a MUST for any fan and follower of animation history. You will not be disappointed!!!
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