As something of a follow up to my topic cataloging the various cartoons included in the "Whimseyland" television package distributed by bootlegger Astra TV (aka Cinepix, Inc.), here's something I've been planning to compile for a while, and only decided to post here just now.

As the title implies, this is a list of cartoons distributed in another infamous bootleg cartoon package distributed to television beginning in 1960 (and until at least 1966), by a company known as "Transvideo Artists" in New York (who also went by "Great Films, Inc." in the "International Television Almanac" periodical) , known as "Krazytoons". In the aforementioned almanacs the number of "Krazytoons" offered in the package is given as 150, but since some prints are known to have numbers going up to the high-200s on the leader, it's more than likely there were more included as time went on (somewhere in the 200-300 range).

While I'll always have a special fascination for the Astra/Cinepix package, this package might just top that in the sheer variety of cartoons whomever was compiling it came across in assembling this group of cartoons for syndication. There's some real oddball stuff in here, some of which wasn't even created in the US, that you've got to wonder how the heck they even got ahold of 'em.

According to Tommy Stathes, this package was somewhat rehashed by a company known as Medallion in 1966 and rechristened "Cartoon Capers", and this is seemingly evidenced by the usual "Krazytoons" theme music playing over the main title seen on a print from that package uploaded by him (as well as a couple other prints from this package with no "Cartoon Capers" main titles that have been brought to my attention since). As such, the known "Cartoon Capers" titles have been listed here as well, but I'll gladly remove them if it turns out they were never part of the original "Krazytoons" package.

With all of this outta' the way, on with the list! As with my Astra/Cinepix list, any additions are welcome and appreciated. Speaking of, some of these were actually duped from their package, possibly all of it! (Talk about bootleggers bootlegging bootleggers!)

Some of these were released on one of Stathes' "Tom's Vintage Film" DVD-Rs 'way back when, but as I do not currently have the volume which features those, they'll have to remain unknown until a print surfaces on a video platform, if I can procure a copy of it from Tommy in the future, or when he decides to reveal their identities in due time (as he's done here before).

CONFIRMED:
“Aladdin’s Battle” = “Aladdin’s Vamp” (Harman/Ising, 1926)
“Alaska Daze” = “Snow Time” (Columbia, 1932)
"Always Happy" = ???
“An Ill Wind” = “Humpty Dumpty” (Iwerks, 1935)
"Art for Art's Sake" (Van Beuren, 1934)
"Barnyard" = “Barnyard Bunk” (Van Beuren, 1933)
"Barnyard Frolics" = "Moonlight for Two" (WB, 1932)
"Billy Boy" = ??? (Most likely NOT the Tex Avery MGM cartoon of the same name)
“Birds” = "Bird Scouts" (Van Beuren, 1935)
“Boyhood Daze” = "Scrappy's Boy Scouts" (Columbia, 1936)
"Channel Swim" = "Along Came a Duck" (Van Beuren, 1934)
“Christmas Daze” = "Jingle Bells" (Rowl Greenhalgh "Tune-Cartoon", 1957)
"Christmas Up North" = "Pals" (Van Beuren, 1933)
"Funland" = ???
"Fun Fare" = ??? (Possibly a mistitled "Fun Fair" [British Animated Productions, 1947])
"Goodbye Mr. Moth" (Lantz, 1942)
“Hello Amigo” = “The Lady in Red” (WB, 1935)
"Happy Hoboes" (Van Beuren, 1933)
"His Latest Prank" = ???
"Home Sweet Home" = ??? (Maybe the Bubble and Squeak of the same name?)
"In Darkest Africa" = "On the Pan" (Van Beuren, 1934)
"Insulting the Sultan" (MGM/Ub Iwerks, 1934)
"Jolly Fish" = "Devil of the Deep" (Terry, 1938)
"Little Round Man" = ???
"Los Cowboys" = "The Hitch Hiker" (Terry, 1939)
"Magazine Rack" = "I Like Mountain Music" (WB, 1932) (some prints apparently contain another WB cartoon, "I Haven't Got a Hat" [1935], historically significant as the debut of a certain stuttering swine, as per the "Mindrot" fanzine.)
"Magic Hat" = likely "Willoughby's Magic Hat" (Columbia, 1943)
"Mechanical Doll" (Inkwell Studios, 1922)
"Monkeydoodle" (Les Elton, 1930) (!!!!)
“Pixie Tricks” = “Merry Dog” (Lantz, 1933)
"Puzzled Pals" (Van Beuren, 1933) (retitle unknown, if any)
"Robin Rides" = likely "Goode Knight" (Van Beuren, 1933)
“Saddle Daze” = “Cactus King” (Van Beuren, 1934)
"Scrub Me Mama" = "Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat" (Lantz, 1941) (Yipes!)
“See How They Won” (Iwerks/Boots Chemists, 1934)*
"Sheriff's Mustache" = "The Wild and Woozy West" (Columbia, 1942)
“Slow Poke” = unknown Columbia Krazy Kat
"Snow Time" = ??? (Possibly the Aesop's Fable of the same name, 1930)
"That's Our Boy" = ???
“The Butcher” = unknown late 30s Lantz cartoon (Stathes lists it as a "Baby Face Mouse")
“The Cave Man” = "Little Buck Cheeser" (MGM, 1937)
“The Hunting Season” (Van Beuren, 1935)
"The Sitters" = ???
"The Toyland Caper" = "Toy Time" (Van Beuren, 1932)
"The Wax Museum" = "Wax Works" (Lantz, 1934)
“Three Blind Mice” (National Film Board of Canada, 1945)
"Toot Toot" (Fleischer/Inkwell Studios, 1926)
“Tweety Tweet” = “The Gullible Canary” (Columbia, 1942)
"Villain Pursues Her" = "Sinister Stuff" (Van Beuren, 1933)
"Western Daze" = ??? (Likely bootlegged from Astra, knowing their affinity for the word "Daze")
“Western Whoopee” = unknown Lantz cartoon (might actually be the Aesop Fable from 1930)
"Wild, Wild West" = "Swing Your Partner" (Lantz, 1943)
unknown Bubble and Squeak cartoon (print was once on eBay, will have to do some digging on WorthPoint to find the retitle and cartoon)

(*Steve Stanchfield remembered the retitle for this as being "The Great Battle", but until this can be confirmed [since this title was from memory], I'll just list it by its original title.)

UNCONFIRMED (these were found on various websites and YT comment sections, and as they're seemingly from memory or unsourced, thus might be incorrect or mistitled. Until they're confirmed as being part of the package, I'll park these titles here):
"Bakery Boy"
"Birds and Bees"
"Christmas in a Junkyard" = "The Brave Tin Soldier" (Iwerks, 1935)
"Fly Hi" (Van Beuren, 1931)
"Woodland Dream" = allegedly "Waltzing Matilda", a Rowl Greenhalgh "Tune Cartoon"

INCIDENTAL NOTES:

- A print of the silent Aesop Fable "Lindy's Cat" with a Krazytoons end title digitally added was posted recently to Craig Davison's YouTube channel, but it's possible it was very well included as part of the Krazytoons package at one point, considering Astra has been known to dupe some Stuart/Guaranteed Aesops.

Thanks to "Hidden36", S.C. MacPeter, "Mejo" and film collector and historian extraordinary Tommy Stathes for additions and other helpful information.



As a bonus, here are the two main library cues used in the Krazytoons prints, for the curious:
opening cue = "Funny Little Man" - Wyn Henry (FDH Mood Music, now part of the KPM library)
closing sting = "Curtain" - Roger Roger (Major Records/Valentino Production Music)

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Thank you much! I've gone and added 'em.

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Thanks again!
I've made a few more additions to the list myself garnered from BCDB and a few other forums whilst searching "Krazytoons cartoons" on the Google.

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Thanks for the correction!

Truth be told, I wasn't even sure if that one was in the package to begin with, considering the print on YT just had the end title.

And thank you for the "Cartoon Capers" additions!

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Some of my Krazytoons prints are numbered in the high 200s in their countdown leaders (printed from the negative). No one can authoritatively make claims about the full extent of what packages like this contained, unless they are guaranteed to have all the negatives/prints. That's not happening. Even sales or catalog listings wouldn't give us the full picture, as items would have been included, excluded, or swapped around from time to time. So, take anything you read on the internet about Astra, Krazytoons, or the likes with a grain of salt if the claim is 'comprehensive' in any way.

Anyway, here are some more Krazytoons titles. Try to guess what they are!

Funland
The Sitters Scrub Me Mama
Always Happy
Magazine Rack
Magic Hat
Robin Rides
Snow Time
That's Our Boy
Toot Toot
Western Daze
Art for Art's Sake
Little Round Man
Billy Boy
His Latest Prank
Fun Fare
Home Sweet Home
Insulting the Sultan

P.S. "Birds" is Bird Scouts and "Boyhood Daze" is Scrappy's Boy Scouts. Here's a hint about "Slowpoke"—the story revolves around a vehicle.

Brilliant! Wouldn't be surprised if this was duped from a Stuart print. Thanks!

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The crop tells me it was duped from the 1930 reissue

Thanks for the info, Strummz!

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Right, that one wasn't in the Stuart package. But it was definitely offered by Weiss for TV, and for general 16mm rental before that. The Weiss 16mm printings go all the way back to the mid-late 30s. Krazytoons, Astra, et al took whatever they could get their hands on.

Got a new one in today, "Los Cowboys" which is a late 1930s Terrytoon. Something involving a duck on a leisurely excursion driving his trailer, and running into trouble.

Cave Man = Little Buck Cheeser

Sheriff's Mustache = 1940s cartoon which takes place in "Pivot Tooth" and starts with a WANTED poster for Angel Face. Maybe a Columbia or Lantz subject?

Los Cowboys = The Hitch-Hiker (1939)??

Sheriff's Mustache = The Wild and Woozy West (1942)

LOS COWBOYS is certainly the Hitch Hiker, an off beat Gandy where he is given a more "developed" design and Sourpuss's role is played by a rather meaner dog

It's always a good day when you get a e-mail notification for this thread and are met with a smattering of new information the moment you check it.

Thanks for informing us about the new addition to the collection, Tommy, and double thanks for identifying "Little Buck Cheeser" as "The Cave Man!" Once again, I'm astounded by the seemingly arbitrary titles Krazytoons sometimes gave their inventory that have next to nothing to do with the actual contents of said cartoons!

Also, does my heart good to see some Grade-A cartoon identification going on whilst I was sawing some logs. Nice work, FNFS7 and Strummz!

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I recalled seeing a VHS upload from The Analog Archive that contained a Krazytoons print of the Little King short Pals (Aka Christmas Night) with its opening shortened to just the title card. I think the cartoon was named Christmas Night like the Office Films print but then again, I could be wrong. If you're wondering, I also remember that the short "A Great Big Bunch of You" was on the VHS (not a Krazytoons print).

I actually remember the exact same upload you're talking about, but I've held off on including it on the list for some reason. I could have sworn it was retitled "Christmas Up North", but I can't swear by that.

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An Andy Panda was in the package, the 1942 short Goodbye Mr. Moth (no rename as far as I am aware), according to an Ebay listing.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166240433558 

Nice to finally have confirmation on Andy being part of the package! Thank you much.

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Channel Swim = Along Came a Duck

Thank ya kindly, Tommy!

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Here's some more that I've found:

Mindrot issue 6 says that Moonlight for Two was released as Barnyard Frolics (the same name as the R&T Packagers redrawn) and that some prints of Magazine Rack have the cartoon I Haven't Got a Hat instead of I Like Mountain Music.
According to the comments section of this video , Fly Hi was released in the package too.
A DVD called Rarities of the 1930s has these  fake Krazytoons titles for I Wanna Be a Sailor and Beauty Shoppe.

Also, it appears that Trans-Artists Productions (the guys who did Bucky and Pepito and Courageous Cat) and Transvideo Artists are the same company, at least according to a November 1958 issue from Variety (heh, wonder if Sam Singer was the one that organized the package or even better, did the opening and closing to the package).