# Modern Madcaps

Modern Madcaps is an animated film series produced by Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios animation division between the years 1958 and 1967. The series featured assorted characters that later became part of the Harvey Comics library. A total of 56 shorts were produced and released.

## List of shorts

Overview of Modern Madcaps shorts :
| Title | Release date | Direction | Animation | Story | Scenics | Characters | Notes |
| Right Off the Bat | November 17, 1958 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Frank Endres | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Little | | |
| Fit to be Toyed | February 16, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Wm.B.Pattengill | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | |
| La Petite Parade | March 16, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Nick Tafuri | Irving Spector | Robert Little | Renoir | |
| Spooking of Ghosts | June 1, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Nick Tafuri | Sam Dann Irving Spector | Robert Owen | | |
| Talking Horse Sense | September 14, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Frank Endres Wm.B.Pattengill | Sam Dann Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Oscar Gullible | |
| T.V. Fuddlehead | October 26, 1959 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson William Henning | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | Submitted and screened at the 32nd Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated. |
| Mike the Masquerader | January 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Wm.B.Pattengill Nick Tafuri | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | |
| Fiddle Faddle | February 26, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Irving Dressler | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | |
| From Dime to Dime | March 25, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Irving Dressler | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | |
| Trigger Treat | April 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson William Henning | Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | | |
| The Shoe Must Go On | June 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Morey Reden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | |
| Electronica | July 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Morey Reden | Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | | |
| Shootin' Stars | August 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Morey Reden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | |
| Disguise the Limit | September 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Morey Reden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Little | | |
| Galaxia | October 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Wm.B.Pattengil Morey Reden | Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | | |
| Bouncing Benny | November 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Graham Place Otto Feuer | Robert Little | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | | Instead of painting the film on cels, animators Place and Feuer created paper cutouts of the characters to create shadow effects. |
| Terry the Terror | December 1, 1960 | Seymour Kneitel | Tom Johnson Tom Golden | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Professor Schmaltz | |
| The Phantom Moustacher | January 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Myron Waldman | I. Klein | Robert Little | Sir Percival Prunepit | |
| The Kid from Mars | February 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri William Henning | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Little | Kosmo | |
| The Mighty Termite | April 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Dante Barbetta | Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | Professor Schmaltz | |
| In the Nicotine | June 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Sam Stimson | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Charlie Butts | |
| The Inquisit Visit | July 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Gerry Dvorak | Irving Spector | Robert Little | | |
| The Plot Sickens | December 1, 1961 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector John Gentiella Larry Silverman | Irving Spector | Robert Owen | | |
| Crumley Cogwheel | January 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Irving Spector Jack Ehret Larry Silverman | Irving Spector | Robert Little | | |
| Popcorn and Politics | February 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras John Gentiella Larry Silverman | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Little | Specs | |
| Giddy Gadgets | March 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Jack Ehret Larry Silverman | Carl Meyer Jack Mercer | Robert Little | Professor Schmaltz | |
| Hi-Fi Jinx | March 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras Jack Ehret Wm.B.Pattengil | Burton Goodman Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | Ralph and Percy | |
| Funderful Suburbia | March 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Nick Tafuri Wm.B.Pattengill Larry Silverman | Burton Goodman Jack Mercer | Anton Loeb | | |
| Penny Pals | October 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Jim Logan Sam Stimson | Eddie Lawrence | Robert Owen | Ralph and Percy | |
| The Robot Ringer | November 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Wm.B.Pattengill Larry Silverman | Irving Spector | Anton Loeb | | |
| One of the Family | December 1, 1962 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras Wm.B.Pattengill Larry Silverman | Burton Goodman Jack Mercer | Robert Little | | |
| The Ringading Kid | January 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden George Germanetti Larry Silverman | Irving Spector | Robert Owen | | Submitted and screened at the 36th Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated. |
| Drum Up a Tenant | February 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden George Gemanetti Larry Silverman | Irving Dressler | Robert Owen | Luigi | |
| One Weak Vacation | March 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras John Gentilella I. Klein | Jack Mercer | Robert Owen | | |
| Trash Program | April 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Jack Ehret Larry Silverman | Irving Dressler | Robert Little | | |
| Harry Happy | September 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras John Gentilella Wm.B.Pattengill | Al Pross I. Klein | Anton Loeb | | |
| Tell Me a Badtime Story | October 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden Jack Ehret Larry Silverman | I. Klein Jack Mercer | Anton Loeb | Goodie the Gremlin | |
| The Pigs' Feat | October 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras | Jack Mercer Irv Dressler | Robert Little | | |
| Sour Gripes | October 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Irving Dressler | Robert Little | Luigi | |
| Goodie's Good Deed | November 1, 1963 | Seymour Kneitel | Wm.B.Pattengill | Jack Mercer Irv Dressler | Robert Little | Goodie the Gremlin | Final cartoon released in Seymour Kneitel's lifetime. |
| Robot Rival | September 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Jack Mendelsohn | Anton Loeb | Zippy Zephyr | |
| And So Tibet | October 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Martin Taras | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | | |
| Reading, Writhing, and Rithmetic | November 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | Morey Reden | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | Buck and Wingy | |
| Near Sighted and Far Out | November 1, 1964 | Seymour Kneitel | I. Klein | Joe Cal Cagno | Robert Little | Squeegee | Final cartoon directed by Seymour Kneitel due to his death in this year. |
| Cagey Business | February 1, 1965 | Howard Post | I. Klein | I. Klein | Robert Owen | | |
| Poor Little Witch Girl | April 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Al Eugster | Howard Post | David Ubinas | Honey Halfwitch | |
| The Itch | May 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Martin Taras | Tony Peters | Robert Little | | Submitted and screened at the 38th Academy Awards for an Oscar consideration, but wasn't nominated. |
| Solitary Refinement | September 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Morey Reden | Tony Peters | Robert Little | Boobie Baboon | |
| The Outside Dope | November 1, 1965 | Howard Post | Nick Tauri | Jack Mendelsohn | Robert Little | Boobie Baboon | |
| I Want My Mummy | March 1, 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton | Bill Dana | | Jose Jimenez | |
| A Balmy Knight | June 1, 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton Al Eugster Nick Tafuri | Heywood Kling | | Sir Blur | |
| A Wedding Knight | August 1, 1966 | Shamus Culhane | Chuck Harriton Al Eugster Nick Tafuri | Heywood Kling | Dante Barbetta Howard Beckerman Robert Little | Sir Blur | |
| Two by Two | December 1, 1966 | Howard Post | Al Eugster | Howard Post | | Wacky Quack | Held back in release due to alleged anti-religious undertones. |
| The Blacksheep Blacksmith | January 1, 1967 | Shamus Culhane | Nick Tafuri Al Eugster | Heywood Kling | Dante Barbetta Howard Beckerman Gil Miret | Sir Blur | |

## List of outsourced shorts

Overview of Modern Madcaps made by studios other than Paramount :
| Title | Produced By | Original release date | Direction | Story |
| Samson Scrap | Rembrandt Films | March 1962 | Gene Deitch | Gene Deitch Allen Swift |
| Boy Pest with Osh | Hal Seeger Productions | October 29, 1963 | Myron Waldman | |