Despite having virtually nothing in common with the original cartoons, these TV shorts were a smash hit, and ultimately immortalized Felix as a pop-culture icon and introduced series mainstays like the Magic Bag of Tricks and the Professor. Eventually migrated to a popular TV series that ran from 1958 to 1961, run by former Fleischer and Famous animator Joe Oriolo, who had served as an assistant for Messmer on his Felix comics. 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 Mickey Mouse's sound cartoons started to grow in popularity and studio founder/CEO Pat Sullivan refused to produce sound films, not helped by his descent into heavy alcoholism due to his wife's apparent suicide, and his subsequent death.Īfter a short lived attempt at a Felix revival with sound and color during 1936 via Van Beuren Studios, the cat's theatrical career was once again put on ice, but he still remained a popular character in newspapers and comic books. He was the star of an experimental TV broadcast in 1928, and the basis for a classic (but unauthorized!) wall-clock design. One of the longest-lasting animated cartoon characters, Felix the Cat, created by animator Otto Messmer, made his 1919 theatrical debut as one of several cartoon components in Paramount Screen Magazine split-reels, then graduated to a standalone series in 1922.
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