Seasons & episodes
S1929 · E1Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid 1929-05-01
This inventive mixture of live-action and animation served to introduce the character of Bosko, a lovable and ever-jovial character. Animator Rudolf Ising sits at his drawing board and before our eyes creates Bosko, who comes to life and shows us "what he can do" in a series of snappy musical and comedy routines.
S1930 · E1Sinkin' in the Bathtub 1930-04-19 · 8 min
The film opens with Bosko taking a bath while singing "Singin' in the Bathtub". A series of gags allow him to play the shower spray like a harp, pull up his pants by tugging his hair, and give the limelight to the bathtub itself which stands on its hind feet to perform a dance.
S1930 · E2Congo Jazz 1930-09-01 · 6 min
Bosko hunts in the jungle, but ends up playing music with the animals.
S1930 · E3Hold Anything 1930-10-01 · 6 min
Bosko and Honey are joined by a zoo full of animals who are having too much fun to get any work done on a construction site. A goat's transformation into a hot-air balloon is a surreal highlight.
S1930 · E4The Booze Hangs High 1930-11-01 · 6 min
Bosko has a grand time on the farm, dancing with a cow, playing a horse's tail like a violin and getting drunk with three pigs.
S1930 · E5Box Car Blues 1930-12-01 · 7 min
Poor, homeless Bosko keeps up his spirits by singing and dancing as he rides the rails. You won't believe the route of his train. On it, things are not what they seem, and Bosko is in for one bumpy ride.
S1931 · E1Big Man from the North 1931-01-01 · 8 min
Bosko, an officer of the mounted police, gets assigned the job of bringing in a wanted criminal. He must face the harsh winter weather to bring him in. Traveling to the local saloon in search of the criminal, he starts playing the piano, which ends up seeming like a much better idea to him. However, he soon gets back hot on the trail.
S1931 · E2Ain't Nature Grand 1931-02-01 · 7 min
Bosko becomes one with nature.
S1931 · E3Ups 'n Downs 1931-03-01 · 7 min
Bosko enters a horse race.
S1931 · E4Dumb Patrol 1931-04-01 · 7 min
Bosko, depicted as a pilot in World War I, battles a thuggish pilot and is shot down by the enemy pilot's massive cannon. He lands in the wreck of a home, where he meets Honey.
S1931 · E5Yodeling Yokels 1931-05-01 · 7 min
Bosko and Honey yodel their way through an icy adventure.
S1931 · E6Bosko's Holiday 1931-06-01 · 7 min
Bosko and Honey go on a picnic.
S1931 · E7The Tree's Knees 1931-07-01 · 7 min
Bosko wanders through a musical forest.
S1931 · E8Lady, Play Your Mandolin! 1931-08-01 · 7 min
Things are hopping at a certain Mexican café. And then Foxy walks in and the customers go really wild.
S1931 · E9Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! 1931-09-05 · 7 min
A streetcar conductor has adventures with a would-be passenger hippo, a cow blocking the tracks, and a runaway train while he, his passengers, and some hobos sing the title song.
S1931 · E10Bosko Shipwrecked! 1931-09-19 · 7 min
Bosko, the captain of a ship, is shipwrecked on a desolate island, where he is awoken by the monkeys and birds inhabiting the island. Once gaining consciousness, he is pursued by a lion and wanders into a native village, which subsequently leads to him being cornered by the inhabitants of the village.
S1931 · E11One More Time 1931-10-03 · 7 min
Cop Foxy is trying to enforce the law in town, but dangerous drivers and gangsters who also kidnap his sweetheart are making this difficult.
S1931 · E12Bosko the Doughboy 1931-10-17 · 7 min
Bosko is a doughboy in the Great War.
S1931 · E13You Don't Know What You're Doin'! 1931-10-31 · 7 min
Piggy picks up his girlfriend Fluffy and takes her to a theater, where a hot jazz orchestra is playing.
S1931 · E14Bosko's Soda Fountain 1931-11-14 · 7 min
Bosko is a soda jerk, who gives poor service to a mouse and to his former schoolteacher. Later, he must contend with Honey's bratty kitten pupil.
S1931 · E15Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land 1931-11-28 · 7 min
Piggy and Fluffy have adventures on a riverboat. And Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land.
S1931 · E16Bosko's Fox Hunt 1931-12-12 · 7 min
Bosko joins a wacky fox hunt. But if the hunt worries anyone, it isn't the fox.
S1931 · E17Red-Headed Baby 1931-12-26 · 7 min
In a toy shop, a villainous spider threatens the happiness of a red-headed baby doll and her sweetheart, a toy soldier named Napoleon.
S1932 · E1Bosko at the Zoo 1932-01-09 · 7 min
Bosko and Honey go to the zoo. Honey is frightened by the lion, but Bosko is the one who ends up in danger.