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Line 2: [[File:ltgc6-bosko_6285.jpg\|frame\|Bosko, in his final Warners short, ''Bosko's Picture Show''.]] Meet the [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit]] of [[Looney Tunes]],: '''Bosko, The Talk-Ink Kid''', the original, all but forgotten debut cartoon character of Leon Schlesinger's animation studio for [[Warner Bros.]] during [[The Golden Age of Animation]]. Created by ex-Disney employees [[Harman and Ising\|Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising]], Bosko is, as his name tells, a "[[Punny Name\|talk-ink kid]]" -- or more specifically, an inkblot blackface character. His first appearance was in the short pilot "Bosko The Talk-Ink Kid" in 1929, and was noteworthy for being one of the earliest cartoons to feature properly synchronized sound and dialogue in a cartoon. However, his official theatrical debut (the pilot was never shown to the public) was in the original 1930 [[Looney Tunes]] short ''[[Sinkin' Inin ~~The~~the Bathtub]]''. While Bosko was initially what is now considered to be a very offensive character, Rudy and Hugh shortly decided to ditch these racist aspects of him in favor of him being more like an everyman character, from having him own his own businesses, to getting to beat up the occasional ''white'' bad guy -- [[Fair for Its Day\|pretty progressive for its time, ain't it?]] Line 16: {{examples\|Noteworthy shorts the character has appeared in:}} * ''Bosko The Talk-Ink Kid'' * ''[[Sinkin' Inin ~~The~~the Bathtub]]'' * ''Bosko's Picture Show''<ref>If only for Bosko's alleged use of the f-word.</ref> {{Filmography}} == 1929 == * Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid: Although it was not released theatrically, it could in a sense be considered the very first entry in the [[Looney Tunes]] series. == 1930 == * [[Sinkin' Inin ~~The~~the Bathtub]]: The "official" first Looney Tunes short.▼ ▲* [[Sinkin' In The Bathtub]]: The "official" first Looney Tunes short. * Congo Jazz * Hold Anything Line 33 ⟶ 31: == 1931 == * Big Man from the North * Ain't Nature Grand! Line 46 ⟶ 43: == 1932 == * Bosko at the Zoo * Battling Bosko Line 62 ⟶ 58: == 1933 == * Bosko in Dutch * Bosko in Person Line 74 ⟶ 69: == 1934 == * Bosko's Parlor Pranks: First appearance of Bosko in an [[MGM]] cartoon, as part of the ''[[Happy Harmonies]] series''. Consists almost entirely of colorized [[Stock Footage]] from previous Bosko shorts. == 1935 == * Hey-Hey Fever: Last cartoon to feature the original Bosko design. * Run, Sheep, Run: First cartoon to feature the [[In Name Only]] Bosko. == 1936 == * The Old House == 1937 == * Circus Daze * Bosko's Easter Eggs Line 94 ⟶ 85: == 1938 == * Little Ol' Bosko in Bagdad: Last theatrical appearance of Bosko. == 1990 == * [[Tiny Toon Adventures\|Fields of Honey]]: Makes a redesigned appearance with Honey. * [[Tiny Toon Adventures\|Two-Tone Town]]: Original design appears as a background ~~easter~~[[Easter ~~egg~~Egg]] in the Town. == 1996 == * ''[[Space Jam]]'': Makes a cameo as a portrait in the film.▼ ▲* [[Space Jam]]: Makes a cameo as a portrait in the film. {{tropelist}} Line 110 ⟶ 98: * [[Captain Ersatz]]: Bosko and his girlfriend Honey could well be considered the early studios answer to Mickey and Minnie Mouse. (along with Foxy and Roxy from Merrie Melodies...) His dog Bruno is also a blatant ersatz of [[Pluto the Pup]]. * [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Bosko very rarely makes appearances in modern Looney Tunes artwork, and hasn't appeared in any cartoons since his redesigned cameo in ''[[Tiny Toons]]''. Understandably, this is due to his roots as a blackface character making him an unacceptable character to put into the mainstream today. It dosen't help that his esoteric nature compared to the mainstream [[Looney Tunes]] (due to his cartoons being off the air since the 80's), not to mention his [[Flat Character\|vague personality]], do not make him a popular character among fans. * [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: Understandably, if you're a modern ''Looney Tunes'' fan who's used to all of the later characters like [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]], [[Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner]], etc., these early shorts will be quite an odd experience to see compared to the later shorts. * [[Dogface]]: his look in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''. * [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: Done with the baby monkeys in "Congo Jazz". * [["Everybody Laughs" Ending]]: The ending of "Congo Jazz". Line 126 ⟶ 114: * [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: In "Ride 'Em Bosko", there's an exposition card which says "Red Gulch, where men are men, nine times out of ten." * [[Stock Footage]]: A huge chunk of animation from the Warner Bros. shorts were retraced for the first two MGM Boskos, albiet colored. * [[That's All Folks]]: By all accounts, he ''should'' be the [[Trope Namer]], as he technically said the lines first in "[[Sinkin' in the Bathtub]]", but for some reason it went to [[Porky Pig]] instead. {{reflist}} {{The History of Looney Tunes}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:The Golden Age of Animation]] [[Category:The Great Depression]] [[Category:Western Animation]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Western Animation of the 1920s]] [[Category:Western Animation of the 1930s]]