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What studio did the Fleishers work at?

Paramount. Paramount made some pretty sophisticated movies then, and the Fleischers' ouvre there wasn't your typical Disney fare!

Which of the brothers did practically all the directing?

Dave. Dave was the director of the two.

Which was the Fleischers' first character?

Koko the Clown. In fact, Dave Fleischer was really {Koko;} he dressed up as a clown to test their new device, the Rotoscope, that gave live-action movement to animated figures.

Name the talking dog that was Betty Boop's other companion.

Bimbo. Koko and Bimbo accompanied Betty in many of their cartoons.

Betty Boop started out as a dog.

True. Believe it or not, Betty was a dog on her debut 'Dizzy Dishes'.

Popeye and Superman made their animated debuts with the Fleischers.

True. Popeye became the Fleischers' most popular series.

Who wrote the book that became the Fleischers' first full-length feature?

Johnathan Swift. Their 'Gulliver's Travels', sadly, flopped against Disney's triumphs, including 'Pinocchio' (by Collodi).

Who co-starred with Popeye in his debut?

Betty Boop. Betty did a hula dance from her own 'Bamboo Isle'.

The director Richard Fleischer is Max's son.

True. Among the films that made his name is '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea', made for Disney. He hosted an AMC retrospective of Betty Boop, and he has written his memoirs, 'Just Tell Me When To Cry'.

Who were Betty's companions in her later cartoons?

Grampy and Pudgy. The Production Code came down hard on Betty in the late thirties, so she was given Pudgy, a white puppy, and Grampy, a Rube Goldberg-like inventor.