Little Lulu

[JordanS.]

Hello to you all Boomerang-Fans. Say guys..... do you still remember of this old 1943 cartoon called "Little Lulu?"

Jordan

[JCorey3rd]

you can find a couple of them on PD collections

[JordanS.]

you can find a couple of them on PD collections

Thank you for sharing your offer with me. :sweat: But I do not want an PD collections. All I like to know is if anyone still remembers of Little Lule from their childhood or having her in VHS' and DVDs.

Jordan

[Teknomancer]

I remember Little Lulu show... Alvin was my favourite character in it though.

[Martianinvader]

I think all the Little Lulus are public domain.

Lulu cartoons are better than their absent fame might suggest. They're actually pretty funny. Lulu could have gone on to lasting popularity if "Marge" hadn't yanked the rights away and ceased the cartoons.

[JordanS.]

Ok. But what about the Famous Studios' Little Lulu? You know, the one with her dog name "Pal," and having these dreams and nightmares, but that's when only Lulu do something wrong. But most of the time she didn't have dream scenes. :anime:

Jordan

[JordanS.]

So is Little Lulu is still..... Popular? :sweat:

Jordan

[Teknomancer]

So is Little Lulu is still..... Popular? :sweat:

Jordan

I would think not... I don't think it's aired on any of the popular cartoon channels.

[JordanS.]

I would think not... I don't think it's aired on any of the popular cartoon channels.

I know she did not appeared in Boomerang.

Anyway, I was talking about in the past. Was Lulu was popular in the past before she was over?

Jordan

[Frank]

Actually there was a series of Little Lulu cartoons spanning from 1943-1948. The cartoons feature higher production values than all the other cartoons coming out of Famous Studios in the mid 1940s and have beautiful animation at times. The series is one of Famous's best cartoons they produced. They are pretty funny cartoons and are enjoyable all the way.:D

[Teknomancer]

I know she did not appeared in Boomerang.

Anyway, I was talking about in the past. Was Lulu was popular in the past before she was over?

Jordan

There were popular to the extent of being aired on Cartoon Network worldwide. They were moderately popular during their times and it was a decent show. A lot better than most of the hit-shows of today.

[nakak]

There were three "Little Lulu" series that I'm aware of. One from Famous Studios, another from Cinar. Also, one that was made and aired in Japan, courtesy of Nippon Animation. It aired from October 3, 1976 to April 3, 1977, with 26 episodes.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Little Lulu cartoons from the 40s are well animated, but they mostly portray her as an innocent scamp who gets into trouble and says things like "Did I doooo that?" all the time. The portrayal of her character would later morph into that of a clever, sarcastic but good-natured girl in later decades.

I haven't seen mention here of the Tracey Ullman-voiced Lulu cartoon in the 1990s, which is VERY faithful to the 50s comic book version of Little Lulu, the comic book having had NO INPUT by Marge but is often seen as the definitive portrayal of Lulu in the eyes of fans.

As for Lulu's overall popularity, she's having a Conan-like renaissance of sorts at Dark Horse comics right now. I don't know how well the reprints are doing, but they've been releasing reprint collections of the 1950s comic for the past 2 years now so I suppose it's done well enough. They are fantastic comics. I would guess Lulu to be quite popular during the 40s and 50s based on the merchandise and cross-media appeal of Lulu during that era. Not as big as Mickey Mouse, but at one time possibly *almost* on par with Tom and Jerry as a cartoon character.

[HannaBarberaFan]

Ok. But what about the Famous Studios' Little Lulu? You know, the one with her dog name "Pal," and having these dreams and nightmares, but that's when only Lulu do something wrong. But most of the time she didn't have dream scenes. :anime:

Jordan

LITTLE LULU wasn't the one with the dog named Pal..

Her successor at FAMOUS/PARAMOUNT, Playful LITTLE AUDREY, was the one who owned the dog named "Pal"..

Incidentally, FAMOUS created AUDREY after they lost the rights to LULU.

[ChibiGoku]

My only question I do have on the classic series, is how this was:

http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1858

I've honestly never seen this one. Has anyone here by chance?

[Jave]

My only question I do have on the classic series, is how this was:

http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1858

I've honestly never seen this one. Has anyone here by chance?Yes, there is indeed a Little Lulu anime, which is EXTREMELY rare. I don't think it's available anywhere in the world at this point.

I remember seeing it dubbed to spanish down here many years ago (early 90s) and it was quite an enjoyable cartoon, since it was very faithful to the original Famous series in the concept of character designs and stories, despite the very limited animation.

[Steve Carras]

Little Lulu cartoons from the 40s are well animated, but they mostly portray her as an innocent scamp who gets into trouble and says things like "Did I doooo that?" all the time. The portrayal of her character would later morph into that of a clever, sarcastic but good-natured girl in later decades.

I haven't seen mention here of the Tracey Ullman-voiced Lulu cartoon in the 1990s, which is VERY faithful to the 50s comic book version of Little Lulu,.
Larry!! ya mean that the ORIGINAL LL was super hip, and/or did standup shtick (ala the Tracey Ullman-voiced one?) ? ;)

[nakak]

Yes, there is indeed a Little Lulu anime, which is EXTREMELY rare. I don't think it's available anywhere in the world at this point.

I remember seeing it dubbed to spanish down here many years ago (early 90s) and it was quite an enjoyable cartoon, since it was very faithful to the original Famous series in the concept of character designs and stories, despite the very limited animation.
Hmmm...I don't think it's available in Japan either. Surprisingly, when Cartoon Network Japan aired "Lulu", it was the Cinar version, rather than the Japanese one.

[ChibiGoku]

Hmmm...I don't think it's available in Japan either. Surprisingly, when Cartoon Network Japan aired "Lulu", it was the Cinar version, rather than the Japanese one.

Heh. I've known a bit about the Little Lulu anime, but I just wish they were ATLEAST available... somewhere.... And even the Somewhere, it isn't available there. *sigh*

[nakak]

You can find screenshots from the anime version here. (http://monitos.polo-sur.cl/lulu.htm)

[ThePeterNetwork]

HBO Family aired the Cinar Little Lulu cartoons. They were cute. I taped them several times over because I didn't know which show began the series and which show ended it.

Trivia: The opening theme from HBO's Little Lulu was the actual theme from the Famous Stuidos series. It's true. The theme is credited to "Famous Music"

[Sabretooth]

Haven't posted here for a long time...

Yeah. Little Lulu was my favorite...I kinda like the one in the '70's...