Discover the stories behind the stories

Learn how to draw and animate your own cartoon movies with this rare, vintage lesson kit credited by Max Fleischer himself.

HISTORY & ORIGINS

CELEBRATING BETTY: a 6-part series celebrating Betty Boop from her screen debut in the 1930s, to her continuing status as a cultural icon.

PHOTO GALLERY: a collection of rare and rarely seen photos from the Fleischer Family Collection

THE LITTLE CLOWN WHO BECAME FAMOUS AND THEN BECAME KO-KO

FLEISCHER STUDIOS: where women made history

A VERY FLEISCHER CHRISTMAS: celebrate the holiday season Fleischer-style!

DOG DAYS: the many dogs of Fleischer Studios

MR. BUG GOES TO TOWN: the story behind the story

FINDING HER VOICE: the women behind Betty Boop's iconic voice

THE RISE AND FALL OF RED SEAL

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS: the story behind the story

THE ROTOSCOPE: celebrating 100 years of animation innovation!

BETTY BOOP IN JAPAN

A CELEBRATION THE LIFE AND WORK OF MAX FLEISCHER

LOVE AMONGST THE INKWELLS: behind-the-scenes, romances flourished at Fleischer Studios

MAX'S FANTASTIC FAN CARDS

IN MY NOT-SO-MERRY OLDSMOBILE: the advertising films of Fleischer Studios

MAGIC IN MIAMI: Fleischer Studios and Popular Science

A BIRTHDAY WISH TO MICKEY MOUSE FROM BETTY BOOP

BETTY BOOP MAKES TELEVISION HISTORY

WAR TIME GAG CARTOONS: Fleischer animators during World War II

HOLIDAY GREETINGS: how Fleischer animators celebrated the holiday season with each other.

AN INTERVIEW WITH RAY POINTER, author of "The Art and Innovations of Max Fleischer"