Top 27 Animation Movies Picks from 1945

Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster). Info on The Three Caballeros / IMDB / YouTube

While golfing, Tom puts Jerry to work as a tee, but Jerry intentionally messes things up. See more about Tee for Two / IMDB / YouTube

Tom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to work, as a serving boy, a corkscrew, and other tasks. Jerry puts up with a little of this, but mostly gets revenge on Tom, mostly involving the tip of Tom's tail, which ends up in a sandwich, inside a dessert, and in a candle-holder. Meanwhile, Toots isn't too happy about . Details on The Mouse Comes to Dinner / IMDB / YouTube

Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called rabbititus. Explore Hare Tonic / IMDB / YouTube

Bored with chasing Red Riding Hood, the Wolf decides to go after Cinderella, but her fairy godmother takes a shine to him instead - and has an arsenal of magical powers to help achieve her ends. Check out Swing Shift Cinderella / IMDB / YouTube

Yosemite Sam means to hold up the Superchief and Bugs is out to stop him. Learn about Hare Trigger / IMDB / YouTube

Bugs disguises himself as Hitler, Stalin and Brunhilde when he confronts Nazi Hermann Goering in the Black Forest. More about Herr Meets Hare / IMDB / YouTube

This starts off as an adaptation of Robert Service's poem 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew', complete with a literal depiction of a man with one foot in the grave, but when Dan McGoo turns out to be Droopy, it turns into another Droopy-versus-the Wolf gagfest. Details on The Shooting of Dan McGoo / IMDB / YouTube

The Wolf rides into town, terrorises it, kidnaps the girl, and is chased by the outraged townspeople, accompanied by Droopy, who despite introducing himself as the hero at the end, in fact barely features in this one - but connoisseurs of Tex Avery wolves will have a field day. Details on Wild and Woolfy / IMDB / YouTube

A Pilgrim ventures out to procure a turkey for the first Thanksgiving. Learn about Jerky Turkey / IMDB / YouTube

A bashful buzzard has a hard time keeping up with the rest of his siblings when it comes to bringing back food. Info on The Bashful Buzzard / IMDB / YouTube

Donald visits Daisy. When he can't open a window, he flies into a rage and practically destroys her house. She won't see him again until he takes care of that temper. He orders a mail-order insult machine, which promises that if Donald can endure 10 minutes of abuse without losing his temper, he'll be cured. It proceeds to deliver physical and verbal abuse, and Donald. See more about Cured Duck / IMDB / YouTube

Screwy Squirrel is pursued by a truant officer. Explore The Screwy Truant / IMDB / YouTube

Donald Duck becomes a suspect in a whodunit of his own imagination. Learn about Duck Pimples / IMDB / YouTube

Depressed by the antics of the other ghosts, Casper leaves home to make friends. After unintentionally scaring several potential pals, Casper befriends two young children. They take him home, where Casper frightens their mother. Casper is again upset because he believes that he will always scare away his potential buddies. However, Casper scares away a banker who is c. Learn about The Friendly Ghost / IMDB / YouTube

Goofy narrates his own quest to Africa accompanied by various tour guides. He is in search of wild game. After run-ins with various animals while camping for the night and taking his morning plunge (ruined by a hippo that takes all the water with him when exiting the pool), he sets off in search of the black rhinoceros. Unfortunately for Goofy, the rhino is prepared f. Learn about African Diary / IMDB / YouTube

This animated film--Japan's first--was a propaganda piece made to show the Japanese public how the Japanese military had achieved such decisive victories in the South Pacific. It tells the story of young Japanese boys from their school days to their joining the army and fighting against Japan's enemies and shows how the animals in the jungle--meant to symbolize the . Details on Momotaro, Sacred Sailors / IMDB / YouTube

Sylvester is determined to get a woodpecker that just moved in, high in a tree. He climbs, but the bird greases the tree; he starts to cut it down, but a mean dog stops him (this becomes a running gag). Several other attempts follow; at one point, he puts his paw into the bird's home, and the bird puts a tomato there; Sylvester squishes it, and the bird dresses as an . Check out Peck Up Your Troubles / IMDB / YouTube

A dog, starved for meat, goes to different lengths to get a steak back from a little dog that keeps out-smarting him. Explore Behind the Meat-Ball / IMDB / YouTube

Olive Oyl, a regular Rosie the Riveter, receives a blow to the head from a swinging grappling hook, sending her into a sleepwalking state. Popeye and Bluto, two rival factory workers, fight each other for privilege of saving her life. Check out Mess Production / IMDB / YouTube

The boys see lovely nurse Olive pass by and follow her to her hospital. She throws them out, so they scheme to hurt themselves enough to get hospitalized, with no luck. Bluto gets a wall to fall on him, but stands in the window. Popeye tries to get run over by a steam-roller, but a street cleaner saves him. Bluto dives off a skyscraper - into a huge pile of mattresses. More about For Better or Nurse / IMDB / YouTube

Bluto and Popeye are vacationing on a men's only island, when Olive happens by on a shipwreck raft. They both pretend to ignore her, but woo her behind each other's back. Info on Shape Ahoy / IMDB / YouTube

Bluto is the ringmaster; Popeye is the star attraction. Bluto covets Popeye's assistant Olive. Popeye sticks his head in a lion's mouth, but Bluto has put a steak on Popeye's head. When he gets out of that, he does his high wire act: carrying a piano, and Olive, blindfolded. Bluto sabotages this with a banana peel and tosses Popeye to the monkey cage, while he has his. Info on Tops in the Big Top / IMDB / YouTube

Popeye sights land, disembarks from his raft and enters a café. He orders a meal, which the manager is glad to give him as he is a cannibal chef. Before long, Popeye finds in a large pot being cooked for dinner for a cannibal tribe. Popeye thinks this may be harmful to his health...and pops open a can of spinach. More about Pop-Pie a la Mode / IMDB / YouTube