Bosko

cartoon character

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Bosko was the first character featured in the Looney Tunes animated shorts produced by Warner Brothers starting in 1930. He debuted in Sinkin’ in the Bathtub and bore a resemblance to Felix the Cat. Bosko's cartoons often incorporated music from Warner Brothers' library and concluded with his catchphrase, "That's all, folks!". While Bosko was a popular character, Looney Tunes later introduced other iconic characters like Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny, who became more enduring figures in animation history.1

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Looney Tunes
…in the Bathtub (1930), featured Bosko, a wide-eyed character that bore an uncanny resemblance to Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat. Sinkin’ in the Bathtub’s bawdy humour was a hit with moviegoers, and the cartoon concluded with Bosko addressing the audience with a phrase that would become a Looney Tunes trademark—“That’s…
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…in the Bathtub (1930), featured Bosko, a wide-eyed character that bore an uncanny resemblance to Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat. Sinkin’ in the Bathtub’s bawdy humour was a hit with moviegoers, and the cartoon concluded with Bosko addressing the audience with a phrase that would become a Looney Tunes trademark—“That’s…
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