Wednesday, July 03, 2024
The First Adventure Comic Strip: Bobby the Boy Scout, Day 3
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The other day, I was rewatching the 1956 cartoon "The Faithful Burro and the Old Sourdough" about a uranium prospector being menaced by Indians and thought how odd that well into the 20th century, pop culture still portrayed present-day Indians as savages chasing whites with tomahawks. Here's another example. The trope even turned up in a 1969 "Lucy Show" episode. I wonder when it was finally put to rest?
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: 7/03/2024 11:02 AM
: 7/03/2024 11:02 AM
The correct title of the cartoon that Doug remembers as "The Faithful Burro and the Old Sourdough" is "Uranium Blues", a Farmer Al Falfa Cinemascope Terrytoon. It was the final theatrical cartoon for Farmer Al, who had been making cartoons since 1915.
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