![]() Koko's last gasp came in TV's 1961-62 season, when a new series of Out of the Inkwell cartoons was made for syndication.The silent ones were of little use in that venue, but his 1930s appearances with Betty Boop were quite viable at least, as long as black and white cartoons were broadcastable, after which he faded into limbo again. Koko got a new lease on life in 1955, when Paramount Pictures, which by then owned the old Fleischer Studio's assets, sold his cartoons to television.In some of the Betty Boop cartoons, Koko can be seen fighting for Betty's affection.Koko has had several girlfriends, most of his earlier girlfriends were created by Koko.Since Koko was mostly a silent star, it's one of the few classic-era cartoons in which he had any voice at all. In it, the Clown who has been turned into a ghost by the Wicked Queen lip-synchs to Cab Calloway's "Saint James Infirmary", while morphing into various objects mentioned in the song. Koko's best-known role was as back-up to Betty Boop in Snow White, which came out more than four years before the Disney version.It's unclear, though, if he is making fun of this. On occasion, Ko-Ko has been depicted as effeminate, for example in Any Rags?.Both are completely different characters and not the same person. Grampy's character design is somewhat identical to Koko.The 1918–1919 character Ko-Ko officially debuted in Ko-Ko's Showtime in 1924. Koko is in the public domain, because any works that were first published or distributed in the United States before January 1, 1928, are no longer protected by copyright. He is the only Fleischer character apart from his former dog Fitz, to have lost his copyright protection.Koko's name was originally worded Ko-Ko.Koko the Clown: " Yes indeedy! She's quite the hoofer." ( Dynamite Digital Comics)ĭave Fleischer served as rotoscoped model for Max Fleischer's creation Koko the Clown.Koko the Clown: " Aw, leave him be Sal, he's got good taste." ( Dynamite Digital Comics).plus looking after he poor ol' Grampy." ( Dynamite Digital Comics) She works at the club, on top of her dancing and singing lessons. Koko the Clown: " Sally's right Bimbo, Betty's most likely tuckered out what with the extra shifts.Betty never really got over that, I'm afraid." ( Betty Boop's Big Break) Then came the scandal over the Will Hayes production code. Koko the Clown: " At first I was kinda annoyed that she was gettin' all the attention, but heck, she was so gosh-darn lovable, ya had to forgive her! But there was that suit brought by that Helen Kane girl.Koko the Clown: " I was a star before Betty Boop came along." ( Betty Boop's Big Break). ![]() Koko the Clown: " A bowl of hot soup!" ( Betty Boop's Bizzy Bee).Koko the Clown: " I'll save ya!" ( Boop-Oop-a-Doop).Koko the Clown: " I.g.g.gotta get Bimbo the detective." ( The Herring Murder Case).Koko the Clown: " C'mon help!" ( The Herring Murder Case). ![]()
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