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{{quote|''"We didn't make them for anybody, [[Doing It for the Art|we made them for ourselves]], which was probably the most sensible way to do it anyway."''|[[Chuck Jones]], former ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' director.}}
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'''The Golden Age Ofof Animation''' is a period in [[History of Animation|animation history]] that began with the advent of Steamboat Willie on November 18th 1928 also with Fleischer, Warner's and MGM's rise to prominence in the years following. It faded out in the late [[The Fifties|1950s]] / early [[The Sixties|1960s]] when theatrical animated shorts slowly began losing ground to the new medium of television animation.
 
Many memorable characters emerged from this period, including [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Donald Duck]], [[Daffy Duck]], [[Popeye]], [[Betty Boop]], [[Woody Woodpecker]], [[Mighty Mouse]], [[Mr. Magoo]], [[Tom and Jerry]], and a [[Superman Theatrical Cartoons|popular adaptation]] of [[Superman]], among many others that haven't survived along the way. Feature length animation also began during this period, most notably with [[Walt Disney]]'s first films: ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]'', ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'', ''[[Fantasia]]'', ''[[Dumbo]]'' and ''[[Bambi]]''.
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** '''[[Silly Symphonies]]''' (1929-1939): A pioneering series of cartoons, generally centered around [[Mickey Mousing|synchronized music]], and used to experiment with animation techniques. Lasted from 1929 to 1939 for 75 shorts. Inspired many knockoffs and imitations in the 30's.
** '''[[Miscellaneous Disney Shorts|Misc. Disney Shorts]]''': This includes shorts that weren't branded under a specific series name, such as some of the [[Wartime Cartoon|Wartime Cartoons]], Ferdinand the Bull, and the [[Adventures in Music Duology]].
* [[Disney Animated Canon]]: Everything listed before ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' (and below) is Golden Age Disney material:
** '''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]''' (1937): The original animated (any kind of animation) feature in the USA and original hand-drawn feature worldwide.
** '''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]''' (1940): Disney's first major flop, on account of [[World War II]] more than anything.
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