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{{quote|''Felix the Cat,''
''The wonderful, wonderful cat.''
''Whenever he gets in a fix,''
''He reaches into his bag of tricks...''
''Felix the Cat,''
''The wonderful, wonderful cat.''
''You'll laugh so much, your sides will ache,''
''Your heart will go pitter pat,''
''Watching Felix, the wonderful cat!''|''Felix the Cat'' [[Theme Song]], 1950s}}
One of the oldest and [[Long Runner|longest lasting]] animated cartoon characters, '''''Felix the Cat''''', created by animator [[Otto Messmer]] <ref> Pat Sullivan claimed credit for Felix's creation during his lifetime, but Messmer revealed after Sullivan's death that he [Messmer] was the creator of the character--this claim is also backed by former employees of the Pat Sullivan studio</ref> made his [[The Silent Age of Animation|1919]] theatrical debut as one of several cartoon components in ''Paramount Screen Magazine'' split-reels, then graduated to a standalone series in 1922. He was the star of an experimental TV broadcast in 1928 (leading [[The Other Wiki]] to call him the first television star), and the basis for a classic (but unauthorized!) wall-clock design. Felix's adorable appearance, witty personality, love of high living, and comically versatile tail helped him achieve a level of popularity that he maintained until 1929, when studio founder/CEO Pat Sullivan refused to produce sound films.
After a failed attempt at a Felix revival via sound and color during [[The Golden Age of Animation]] via [[Van Beuren Studios]], the cat eventually migrated to a hit TV series in the very late 1950s. Despite having [[In Name Only|virtually nothing in common with the original cartoons]], these TV shorts were a smash hit, and ultimately immortalized Felix as a pop-culture icon. Jack Mercer, better known as [[Popeye]], did all the character voices in the Trans-Lux Felix series.
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* [[Bankruptcy Barrel]]: In "Felix in the Swim", after Felix and the kid's clothes get eaten by a goat, they go home in barrels. It's pretty odd, since [[Fridge Logic|they had both been in swim trunks when their clothes got eaten, and Felix hadn't been wearing clothing to begin with]].
* [[Big Bad]]: The Professor and Master Cylinder
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Felix probably has the [[Bosko the Talk Ink Kid|most]] [[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit|ersatzes]] [[Lady, Play Your Mandolin|of any]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111019201957/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-culture/swing-you-sinners.html fictional character]. Ironically, [[Mickey Mouse|one of them]] would totally dethrone Felix in popularity.
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: The Professor and Rock Bottom in the Trans-Lux cartoons.
* [[Cash Cow Franchise]]: One of the earliest examples of this trope-Felix was popular enough to spawn lots of this-until [[Mickey Mouse]] came around and unsurped the silent stars popularity. Nowadays he's more or less known only because of his merchandise, since he hasn't had a truly popular cartoon made since the 1950's.
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* [[Villain Song]]: "You Talk Too Much, You Never Shut Up" from "Bold King Cole".
** Captain Kidd and the rest of the pirates in "The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs" get a particularly good one:
{{quote|
''For we’re pirates out hunting for treasure!''
''If we need any gold, we steal it away,''
''Robbing widows and orphans of pleasure!''
''We fight with our hands, we cuss and shoot,''
''We’re mean and we’re bad from our hats to our boots.''
''We take what we want and we want what we take''
''For we’re pirates out hunting for treasure!'' }}
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: In "Bold King Cole", whatever happened to those guests that the King was boasting to?
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