Oswald the Lucky Rabbit time, Felix the Cat and Krazy Kat. Universal was given the right to name the rabbit and it selected a name out of a hat. The first Oswald cartoon, "Poor Papa", was rejected by the Universal studio heads for its poor production quality and the sloppiness and age of Oswald. Disney, together with Iwerks, decided to create a second cartoon titled "Trolley Troubles" featuring a much younger, neater Oswald. The short, released on September 5, 1927, officially launched the series and proved to be Disney's greatest success to date. The storyline for Poor Papa was reused in a Mickey Mouse
The Busy Barber The Busy Barber The Busy Barber, also known as Busy Barbers in some reissues, is a short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. It is the 64th Oswald short by Lantz and the 116th in the entire series. Oswald opens a barber shop. A hippo and its mother are walking along while the hippo sucks on a lollipop. A dog steals the hippo's lollipop, causing him to cry. The mother takes the barber pole and gives it to her son to lick. Oswald notices his barber pole is gone. He finds a tiger sleeping on