Casper the Friendly Ghost filmography#25

{{Short description|List of cartoons based on Casper the Friendly Ghost}}

{{For|the feature-length films|Casper the Friendly Ghost in film}}

Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios produced three theatrical shorts featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost from the Noveltoon series: The Friendly Ghost in 1945, There's Good Boos To-Night in 1948, and A Haunting We Will Go in 1949. From 1950 to 1959, Paramount produced a series of Casper the Friendly Ghost theatrical shorts.

Filmography

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!No.

!Title

!Release date

!Notes

1

|The Friendly Ghost

|November 16, 1945

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  • Noveltoon short based on the 1939 book of the same name.
  • Released in the Noveltoons series.
  • The first of three Noveltoon shorts featuring Casper.
2

|There's Good Boos To-Night

|April 23, 1948

|

  • Released in the Noveltoons series.
  • The second of three Noveltoon shorts featuring Casper.
3

|A Haunting We Will Go

|May 13, 1949

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4

|Casper's Spree Under the Sea

|October 27, 1950{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=65-66}}

|Casper (voiced by Alan Shay) explores the ocean and meets a pretty goldfish named Goldie (voiced by Mae Questel).{{cite web|title=Casper's Spree Under the Sea (1950): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=21 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15774-Caspers-Spree-Under-The-Sea}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • First short directed by Bill Tytla.
  • Additional voices are provided by Sid Raymond, Cecil Roy, Jack Mercer and Jackson Beck.{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Andrew C.|title=Casper: 25th Anniversary Edition (Review)|publisher=Le Cinema Paradiso|date=20 September 2020|url=http://lecinemaparadiso.co.uk/review/casper}}
  • First appearance of theme song written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston.
  • First entry in the Casper the Friendly Ghost series.
  • First Casper cartoon in the HarveyToons package.

Copyright was renewed.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Copyright Public Records System |url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/6903543?query=casper%20takes%20a%20bow-wow&field_type=Keyword&records_per_page=10&page_number=0&date_field=representative_date |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=publicrecords.copyright.gov}}

5

|Once Upon a Rhyme

|December 20, 1950{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=255}}

|Casper goes to Mother Goose Land and meets various fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters.{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Rhyme (1950): Synopsis|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=21 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-story/15913-Once-Upon-A-Rhyme}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • A clip can be seen briefly in the 1995 film.
  • First post-Noveltoon short directed by Isadore Sparber.{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Rhyme (1950): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=21 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15913-Once-Upon-A-Rhyme}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Narrated by Jackson Beck, who also voices Spider.
  • Sid Raymond voices Wolfie.
  • Cecil Roy voices Mother Goose.
  • Mae Questel voices Old Woman in Shoe.
  • Screams are provided by Jack Mercer.

Copyright was renewed.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Copyright Public Records System |url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/6910206 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=publicrecords.copyright.gov}}

6

|Boo Hoo Baby

|March 30, 1951

|Casper finds himself caring for, and entertaining, the babies (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Boo Hoo Baby (1951): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=21 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15756-Boo-Hoo-Baby}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at a foundling home's nursery.

  • First post-Noveltoon short directed by Seymour Kneitel.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=48}}
  • Cecil Roy voices Nurse.
  • Jackson Beck voices Cop.
  • Additional voices are provided by Sid Raymond and Jack Mercer.
7

|To Boo or Not to Boo

|June 8, 1951

|Casper covers himself in whitewash and attends a Halloween party.

  • Henry and Bertha from the Noveltoons shorts makes a cameo in this cartoon.
  • First short directed by Isadore Sparber and Seymour Kneitel.
  • Narrated by Jackson Beck, who also voices Clown.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=357}}
  • Mae Questel voices Lou.{{cite web|title=To Boo or Not to Boo (1951): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/16007-To-Boo-Or-Not-To-Boo}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Cecil Roy, Sid Raymond and Jack Mercer.
8

|Boo Scout

|July 27, 1951

|Casper decides to be a boy scout so he will be able to make friends.

  • First appearance of Billy (voiced by Mae Questel).{{cite web|title=Boo Scout (1951): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url= https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15755-Boo-Scout}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jackson Beck voices Scout Leader.
  • Izzy Sparber voices Skunk.
  • Jack Mercer voices Billy's Brother, Ghosts.
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies.
9

|Casper Comes to Clown

|August 10, 1951

|Casper saves a bear cub he names Brownie and teaches him to juggle.

  • Arnold Stang voices Scare-o-Meter Ghost.{{cite web|title=Arnold Stang|publisher=British Phil Silvers Appreciation Society|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bpsas.co.uk/features.html}}
  • Sid Raymond voices Ringmaster.
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=65}}
10

|Casper Takes a Bow-wow

|December 7, 1951

|Casper befriends a stray puppy he names Pal.

  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.

Copyright was renewed.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Copyright Public Records System |url=https://publicrecords.copyright.gov/detailed-record/6918336 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=publicrecords.copyright.gov}}

11

|The Deep Boo Sea

|February 15, 1952

|Casper plays pirates with a boy named Billy (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=The Deep Boo Sea (1952): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15792-Deep-Boo-Sea}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and ends up finding real treasure.

  • Jackson Beck voices Ghost Schoolmaster.
  • Additional voices are provided by Cecil Roy & Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=87}}
12

|Ghost of the Town

|April 11, 1952

|Casper becomes a nationwide celebrity after saving a Baby (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Ghost of the Town (1952): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15825-Ghost-Of-The-Town}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} from a building fire.

  • Gwen Davies voices Mother.
  • Jackson Beck voices Ghost Aircraft Leader, Walter Winchell, Mayor.
  • Sid Raymond voices TV Announcer.
  • Additional voices are provided by Cecil Roy.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=135}}
13

|Spunky Skunky

|May 30, 1952

|Casper meets Skunky, a young skunk covered in white paint who believes he's become a ghost as well.

  • Mae Questel voices Skunky.
  • Sid Raymond voices Wolfie.
  • Jackson Beck voices Moe Hare.
  • Jack Mercer voices Tommy Tortoise.{{cite web|title=Spunky Skunky (1952): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15965-Spunky-Skunky}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=335}}
14

|Cage Fright

|August 8, 1952

|Casper travels to a local zoo and befriends a baby elephant named Alfred (voiced by Mae Questel).{{cite web|title=Cage Fright (1952): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15766-Cage-Fright}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • Alfred's Sneeze are provided by Sid Raymond.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=61}}
  • Zookeepers are voiced by Sid Raymond and Jack Mercer.
15

|Pig a Boo

|September 12, 1952

|Casper meets the Three Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf.

  • Mae Questel voices Junior Pig, Mama Pig.{{cite web|title=Pig a Boo (1952): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15925-Pig-A-Boo}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jack Mercer voices Bull.{{cite book|last1=Rhodes|first1=Gary D.|last2=Hogan|first2=David J.|title=The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts: 1915-1976|publisher=Springer Nature|year=2022|isbn=978-3-030-97563-0|pages=554}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Sid Raymond{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=270-71}} and Gwen Davies.
16

|True Boo

|October 24, 1952

|Casper pretends to be Santa Claus in order to give a little boy a happy Christmas.

  • A remake of the 1936 cartoon Christmas Comes But Once A Year.{{cite web|title=True Boo (1952): Notes|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-info/16010-True-Boo}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Mae Questel voices Billy.{{cite web|title=True Boo (1952): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/16010-True-Boo}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=369}}
17

|Frightday the Thirteenth

|February 13, 1953

|Casper tries to find a good luck charm for an unlucky black kitten named Lucky (voiced by Mae Questel).{{cite web|title=Frightday the 13th (1953): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15817-Frightday-The-13th}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • Izzy Sparber voices Mole.
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=130}}
18

|Spook No Evil

|March 13, 1953

|Casper is banished by his fellow ghosts to a tropical island and befriends a baby monkey he names Jocko.{{cite web|title= Spook No Evil (1953): Synopsis|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url= https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-story/15958-Spook-No-Evil}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • Jack Mercer voices Lion.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=334}}
  • Mae Questel voices Jocko.{{cite web|title=Spook No Evil (1953): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15958-Spook-No-Evil}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
19

|North Pal

|May 29, 1953

|Casper plays with a baby seal in the North Pole.

  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=248}}
20

|By the Old Mill Scream

|July 3, 1953

|Casper helps a young beaver overcome having a tiny tail.

  • Mae Questel voices Short-Tail.{{cite web|title=By the Old Mill Scream (1953): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15764-By-The-Old-Mill-Scream}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jack Mercer voices MC, Old Beaver.
  • Additional voices are provided by Cecil Roy and Sid Raymond.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=60}}
21

|Little Boo Peep

|August 28, 1953{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=204}}

|Casper finds himself in a land of nursery rhyme characters and helps Little Bo Peep (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Little Boo Peep (1953): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15872-Little-Boo-Peep}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} find her missing sheep.

  • Sid Raymond voices Wolfie - Ghost Sergeant.
  • Additional voices are provided by Cecil Roy and Jack Mercer.
22

|Do or Diet

|October 16, 1953

|

Features a farmer & Timothy Turkey from a previous cartoon short, The Voice of the Turkey.

  • Sid Raymond voices Timothy Turkey.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=91}}{{cite web|title=Do or Diet (1953): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15797-Do-Or-Diet}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.
23

|Boos and Saddles

|December 25, 1953

|Casper visits an Old West town and befriends a little boy named Billy the Kid (voiced by Mae Questel).{{cite web|title=Boos and Saddles (1953): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=22 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15758-Boos-And-Saddles}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • Jack Mercer voices Scared Cowboy 1, Scared Steer.
  • Sid Raymond voices Scared Cowboy 2, Desert Dan.
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=49}}
24

|Boo Moon

|January 1, 1954

|

  • Produced in 3D.
  • Only Stereotoon short featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost.
  • The 2D full screen version was later reissued as Casper the Friendly Ghost in Matty's Funday Funnies, aired from 1959 to 1962{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Gord|title=Harvey Toons…Collection: Funday Funnies Review|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=11 March 2011|url=https://www.amazon.com/review/R3T94JP2KZ242}} and in The Harveytoons Show.{{cite web|title=The HarveyToons Episode Guide|publisher=Mark's Harvey Comics & Cartoons|year=2014|accessdate=5 October 2022|url=http://harveycomics.50webs.com/htoonepisode.htm}}
  • Second short, and only Stereotoon short, co-produced and co-directed by Izzy Sparber and Seymour Kneitel.
25

|Zero the Hero

|February 26, 1954{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=393-94}}

|Casper (voiced by Cecil Roy){{cite web|title=Zero the Hero (1954): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=23 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/16023-Zero-The-Hero}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} helps a dog named Zero (voiced by Sid Raymond) redeem himself in his owner's eyes.

  • Additional voices are provided by Alan Shay and Jack Mercer.
26

|Casper Genie

|May 28, 1954

|Casper (voiced by Alan Shay) finds himself in over his head when he pretends to be a little boy's magic genie.

  • Third short directed by Isadore Sparber and Seymour Kneitel.
  • Mae Questel voices Billy.{{cite web|title=Casper Genie (1954): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=23 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15771-Casper-Genie}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Sid Raymond voices Burglar.
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies and Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last1=Rhodes|first1=Gary D.|last2=Hogan|first2=David J.|title=The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts: 1915-1976|publisher=Springer Nature|year=2022|isbn=978-3-030-97563-0|pages=572}}
27

|Puss 'n Boos

|July 16, 1954

|Casper saves two stray Kittens (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Puss 'n Boos (1954): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=23 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15929-Puss-n-Boos}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} and decides to find them a home.

  • Sid Raymond voices Man on Dock.
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=292}}
28

|Boos and Arrows

|October 15, 1954

|Casper finds a Friendly Indian Village and meets an Indian boy named Little Feather (voiced by Mae Questel).{{cite web|title=Boos and Arrows (1954): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=23 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15757-Boos-And-Arrows}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • Jack Mercer voices Mountain Lion, Native American Chief.
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies.
29

|Boo Ribbon Winner

|December 3, 1954

|An overweight, aptly named greyhound, Molasses, wins a dog race with Casper's help.

  • Fourth short directed by Seymour Kneitel and Isadore Sparber.
  • Jack Mercer voices Cat & Dog Weight Reader.
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies{{cite web|title=Boo Ribbon Winner (1954): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=23 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15754-Boo-Ribbon-Winner}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} & Jackson Beck.
30

|Hide and Shriek

|January 28, 1955

|Spooky's debut, minus the derby.

  • Mae Questel voices Spooky, Casper's Mother.{{cite web|title=Hide and Shriek (1955): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15842-Hide-And-Shriek}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jack Mercer voices Woodpecker.{{cite book|last1=Rhodes|first1=Gary D.|last2=Hogan|first2=David J.|title=The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts: 1915-1976|publisher=Springer Nature|year=2022|isbn=978-3-030-97563-0|pages=581}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Gwen Davies.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=160}}
31

|Keep Your Grin Up

|March 4, 1955{{cite web|title=Keep Your Grin Up (1955): Main|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/15860-Keep-Your-Grin-Up}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|At a circus, Casper (voiced by Cecil Roy){{cite web|title=Keep Your Grin Up (1955): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15860-Keep-Your-Grin-Up}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} finds a depressed Hyena (voiced by Jack Mercer) and decides to help make him laugh.

  • Mae Questel voices Tattooed Man.
  • Gilbert Mack voices Ringmaster.
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Frank Matalone.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=189}}
32

|Spooking with a Brogue

|May 27, 1955

|In Ireland, Casper decides to play along when a little Irish Boy (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Spooking with a Brogue (1955): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15961-Spooking-With-A-Brogue}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} mistakes him for a leprechaun, unaware the boy is looking for real gold to save him and his mother from eviction.

  • Jack Mercer voices Sailor.
  • Jackson Beck voices Mr. Micmiser.{{cite book|last1=Rhodes|first1=Gary D.|last2=Hogan|first2=David J.|title=The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts: 1915-1976|publisher=Springer Nature|year=2022|isbn=978-3-030-97563-0|pages=586}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan, Frank Matalone and Gwen Davies.
33

|Bull Fright

|July 15, 1955

|In Mexico, Casper meets, and makes friends with, a little bull named Poncho (voiced by Mae Questel).{{cite web|title=Bull Fright (1955): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15761-Bull-Fright}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

  • Jackson Beck voices Poncho's Papa.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=58}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Gwen Davies.
34

|Red White and Boo

|October 21, 1955{{cite web|title=Red, White and Boo (1955): Main|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/15934-Red-White-And-Boo}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|Casper travels back in time, hoping to make friends in the past.

  • Sid Raymond voices Caveman, Robert Fulton.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=299}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan,{{cite web|title=Red, White and Boo (1955): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15934-Red-White-And-Boo}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Jackson Beck and Jack Mercer.
  • Special sound and vocal effects provided the Sonovox system.{{cite book|last1=Rhodes|first1=Gary D.|last2=Hogan|first2=David J.|title=The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts: 1915-1976|publisher=Springer Nature|year=2022|isbn=978-3-030-97563-0|pages=585}}
35

|Boo Kind to Animals

|December 23, 1955

|Casper helps a small, overworked pack mule find a better job.

  • Sid Raymond voices Photographer.
  • Jackson Beck voices Ringmaster, Sergeant.{{cite web|title=Boo Kind to Animals (1955): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15752-Boo-Kind-To-Animals}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan, Gwen Davies and Jack Mercer.
  • A new opening theme song debuts.
36

|Ground Hog Play

|February 10, 1956

|Casper makes friends with a little groundhog named Hillary (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Ground Hog Play (1956): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15832-Ground-Hog-Play}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} by pretending to be her missing shadow.

  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Gwen Davies.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=146}}
37

|Dutch Treat

|April 20, 1956

|Casper travels to Holland and teaches a Dutch boy named Hans (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Dutch Treat (1956): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15802-Dutch-Treat}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} how to work and have fun at the same time.

  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan, Gwen Davies and Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=100}}
38

|Penguin for Your Thoughts

|June 15, 1956

|Casper must bring a Baby Penguin (voiced by Mae Questel){{cite web|title=Penguin for Your Thoughts (1956): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15922-Penguin-For-Your-Thoughts}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} to his parents at the South Pole when he accidentally scares away the stork tasked with delivering it.

  • Jack Mercer voices Mr. Penguin.
  • Sid Raymond voices Policeman, Plane Passenger.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=267}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan.
39

|Line of Screamage

|August 17, 1956

|Casper teaches a little boy how to play football.

  • Mae Questel voices Billy.{{cite web|title=Line of Screammage (1956): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15869-Line-Of-Screammage}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jack Mercer voices Hen.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=201}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan, Gwen Davies and Sid Raymond.
40

|Fright from Wrong

|November 2, 1956

| The Ghostly Trio gets a taste of their own medicine after they force Casper (voiced by Cecil Roy) to take "Mean Pills".

  • Sid Raymond voices Ghost 1.
  • Jackson Beck voices Ghost 2.{{cite web|title=Fright from Wrong (1956): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=26 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15816-Fright-From-Wrong}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jack Mercer voices Ghost 3, Evil Casper.
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan.
  • First appearance of The Ghostly Trio.
41

|Spooking About Africa

|January 4, 1957

|Casper (voiced by Cecil Roy) helps an elephant named Wheezy (voiced by Sid Raymond) figure out what's causing him to constantly sneeze.

  • Jack Mercer voices Peacock, Monkeys.
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan.{{cite web|title=Spooking About Africa (1957): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15959-Spooking-About-Africa}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
42

|Hooky Spooky

|March 1, 1957

|Casper teaches Spooky (voiced by Jack Mercer) a lesson he'll never forget when his cousin decides to skip school.

  • Fifth and final short directed by Seymour Kneitel and Isadore Sparber.
  • Mae Questel voices Little Ghosts' Teacher.{{cite web|title=Hooky Spooky (1957): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15844-Hooky-Spooky}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=166}}
43

|Peekaboo

|May 24, 1957

|A wicked cat takes advantage of Casper's kindness.

  • Mae Questel voices Kitten.{{cite web|title=Peek-a-boo (1957): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15921-Peekaboo}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jack Mercer voices Dog.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=266}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Gwen Davies.
44

|Ghost of Honor

|July 19, 1957

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45

|Ice Scream

|August 30, 1957

|Casper pretends to be a little boy's snowman come to life and teaches him how to ice skate.

  • Jack Mercer voices Johnny, Judge.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=175}}
  • Mae Questel voices Billy.{{cite web|title=Ice Scream (1957): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15850-Ice-Scream}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Gwen Davies.
  • Final appearance of Billy.
46

|Boo Bop

|November 11, 1957{{cite web|title=Boo Bop (1957): Main|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/15751-Boo-Bop}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|At the Museum of Music, Casper helps the ghost of composer Franz Schubert complete his "Unfinished Symphony".

  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Allen Swift.
47

|Heir Restorer

|January 24, 1958

|Casper travels to Montague Castle in England and meets and helps Sir Montague, the spirit of the manor, who's unable to leave until his missing heir can be found.

  • Final short solely directed by Isadore Sparber.
  • Additional voices are provided by Frank Matalone, Norma Macmillan{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=156}} and Gilbert Mack.{{cite web|title=Heir Restorer (1958): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15836-Heir-Restorer}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
48

|Spook and Span

|February 28, 1958

|Casper has a hard time keeping a pig clean for the County Fair when all the pig wants to do is play in the mud.

  • Mae Questel voices Little Girl.{{cite web|title=Spook and Span (1958): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15957-Spook-And-Span}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.
49

|Ghost Writers

|April 24, 1958{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=135-36}}

|At Paramount Cartoon Studios, two gag writers (both voiced by Jackson Beck) think of good stories to write for Casper.

  • Mae Questel voices Three Blind Mice, Goldie.{{cite web|title=Ghost Writers (1958): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=27 September 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15826-Ghost-Writers}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.
  • Scenes from "Casper's Spree Under the Sea", "Once Upon a Rhyme" and "To Boo or Not to Boo" are shown in this episode.
50

|Which is Witch

|May 2, 1958

|When Casper (voiced by Cecil Roy){{cite web|title=Which is Witch (1958): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/16016-Which-Is-Witch}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} takes Wendy (voiced by Mae Questel) to the beach, Spooky (voiced by Jack Mercer) plots to spoil their enjoyment.

  • Wendy the Good Little Witch makes her first and only appearance through the theatrical shorts.{{cite web|title=Which is Witch (1958): Notes|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-info/16016-Which-Is-Witch}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Cecil Roy also voices Witch Hazel.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=383}}
51

|Good Scream Fun

|September 12, 1958{{cite web|title=Good Scream Fun (1958): Main|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/15829-Good-Scream-Fun}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|When a crate containing a baby ostrich named Ozzie gets left behind, Casper decides to bring Ozzie to his new home.

  • Cecil Roy voices Casper.
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=141}}
52

|Doing What's Fright

|January 16, 1959

|Cousin Spooky (voiced by Jack Mercer) is back and he sets out to play April Fool's Day pranks.

  • Sid Raymond voices Painter.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=93}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Gwen Davies.{{cite web|title=Doing What's Fright (1959): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15798-Doing-Whats-Fright}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
53

|Down to Mirth

|March 20, 1959{{cite web|title=Down to Mirth (1959): Main|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/15799-Down-To-Mirth}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|Casper must save the world from a mad scientist bent on its destruction.

  • Jackson Beck voices Tour Guide, Radio Newsman, Mayor.{{cite book|last=Webb|first=Graham|title=The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999)|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4985-9|pages=97}}
  • Jack Mercer voices Professor Brainstorm.{{cite web|title=Down to Mirth (1959): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15799-Down-To-Mirth}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Additional voices are provided by Norma Macmillan and Allen Swift.
  • Final short solely directed by Seymour Kneitel.
54

|Not Ghoulty

|June 5, 1959

|The Spookpreme Court decides to take Casper's powers away until he can actually scare someone. As the cartoon progresses, Casper (voiced by Norma Macmillan){{cite web|title=Not Ghoulty (1959): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15906-Not-Ghoulty}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} constantly forgets he does not possess his powers, which angers those he tries to help. Eventually he manages to scare a group of ghosts and regain his powers.

  • Norma Macmillan also voices Mrs. Smith.
  • Mae Questel voices Baby (archive sound).
  • Gilbert Mack voices Mr. Galucci.
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer, Cecil Roy and Jackson Beck.
  • Only time Casper is powerless.
  • Footage from "Ghost of the Town" as well as the opening scene from "Casper Takes a Bow-Wow" was reused.{{cite web|title=Not Ghoulty (1959): Notes|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-info/15906-Not-Ghoulty}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
55

|Casper's Birthday Party

|July 31, 1959

|Casper (voiced by Cecil Roy){{cite web|title=Casper's Birthday (1959): Cast|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=1 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-characters/15773-Caspers-Birthday-Party}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} goes out to get some Friends to come to his Birthday Party.

  • Final Casper the Friendly Ghost series short.{{cite web|title=Casper's Birthday (1959): Notes|publisher=The Big Cartoon DataBase|accessdate=3 October 2022|url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon-info/15773-Caspers-Birthday-Party}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Final short solely directed by Seymour Kneitel.
  • Mostly featuring recycled sequences from previous cartoons, with only the final scene being newly animated.
  • Additional voices are provided by Jack Mercer, Mae Questel and Norma Macmillan.

Home media

Numerous Casper cartoons were released on home video by Universal Studios (via MCA Inc.). In 2011, Shout! Factory released a DVD set titled Casper the Friendly Ghost: The Complete Collection - 1945-1963 which contains The Friendly Ghost, There's Good Boos To-Night, A Haunting We Will Go, all 55 theatrical cartoons, and all 26 episodes of The New Casper Cartoon Show.{{cite web|title=Casper the Friendly Ghost: The Complete Collection (1945-1963)|publisher=Shout! Factory|accessdate=7 October 2022|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/casper-the-friendly-ghost-the-complete-collection-1945-1963?product_id=1745}}

The 2D full screen version of Boo Moon was later reissued as the home media stand-alone reissue on VHS and Laserdisc released in the 1990s and distributed by MCA Universal Home Video.{{cite web|title=MCA-Universal’s HarveyToons…(1999)|publisher=YouTube: NaQis & Friends…The Univer-Soul Kid|date=11 April 2020|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x1cm8KNsjUY}} It was released on VHS along with Gandy Goose and Sourpuss in Dingbat Land, a standalone HarveyToon reissue of the short Crazy Town, and the Harvey Films reissue of The Seapreme Court featuring Little Audrey{{cite web|title=Casper…Boo Moon (VHS, 1991)|publisher=EBay|accessdate=5 October 2022|url=https://www.ebay.com/p/3232002#ProductDetails}} by United American Video.{{cite web|title=Opening to Casper: Boo Moon (1991 VHS)|publisher=YouTube: The-Previews-Guy VHS-Openings|date=11 June 2017|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LewnzSi5GvM}}

See also

References

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