Here's an obscurity most of us have probably never seen.
A small, independent company, Fleetwood Films, produced a series of short cartoons in the 60's, starring a little boy named Peter, his sister, Susie, and their dog, Lucifer. Actor Hans Conreid (Hoppity Hooper, Make Room For Daddy, Fractured Flickers) narrated the shorts, which reportedly were produced in Europe somewhere, and dubbed for American audiences.
Unfortunately, information on the series is sparse & scarce, such that we cannot pin down the exact year of these shorts. For now, let's take a look at "Peter & His Dog".
Simple, but effective, and could still work today.
Rating: B.
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These were animated in Hungary by Pannónia Filmstudio in Budapest. It was directed by Gyula Macskássy and designer-cartoonist György Várna.
If you know how to use Google Translate, this Hungarian Wiki entry should help!
https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peti
The information provided tells us these shorts were produced between 1961-7, and this one has no specific date, so we'll assume 1961.
Probably, those later episodes show Peter having red full hair than what he had in these earlier episodes.
We'll see, assuming I post any more of these shorts.
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