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Issue: The Completely Mad Don Martin #10
Publication Date: June 1974
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Issues: #10 of 1 Issue (2 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagWarner Books
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Pages: 184
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UPC/EAN: 07098938561010
Price: $5.95 CAD
$4.95 USD
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Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
148 (144 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Al Feldstein (credited); Jerry De Fuccio (credited)
Disclose Notes: A Mad Big Book. The #10 on the cover may refer to the number in a Mad Big Book series.
Actual publisher unknown, though other Mad Big Books are published by Warner Books. The publication information in this volume states that the book is published by arrangement with E.C. Publications, Inc. but lists no other publisher.
The only date listed is the First printing date of June, 1974.
Indexed from a 12th printing copy.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color cover; Black and White interiors
Dimensions: 8.375" x 10.625"
Paper Stock: White paper
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: One-shot
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Penciller(s): Don Martin
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A crazy man in green check shorts, with a chicken on his head, walks a dog wearing a red nose.
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While Strolling Through the City

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Character(s): Fonebone
Synopsis: The various shops on a street have giant symbol signs with the name "Fonebone's", and the giant, Fonebone, is just around the corner.
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The Great Mail Robbery

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Synopsis: Three robbers drop a boulder on a mailman, who is not injured but becomes annoyed at the fly buzzing around him.
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One Evening at Home

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Synopsis: A boy drops a bunch of worms on the floor, telling parents to watch them multiply, with a strange result.
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After the Rains

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Synopsis: A group of American Indians exits a teepee after a rain ends, in typical "small car full of clowns" fashion.
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On Choosing a Book

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Synopsis: A man exhibits a disgusting way to choose a book in a bookstore.
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Professor Bleent in Africa

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One Day on the Bridge

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Synopsis: A man stops another from jumping off a bridge, and when they talk afterwards, the bridge railing they lean on breaks away.
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A Guided Tour through a Steel Foundry

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Synopsis: A tour guide shows a group of people how the "Pounders" work.
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The Electricians

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Synopsis: Two electricians display a dangerous method to test circuits while making toast for a lady whose toaster does not work.
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In the Acme Ritz Central Arms Waldorf Plaza Hotel

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Synopsis: A man complains about cockroaches in his hotel room, to a very unsympathetic manager.
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The Suicide

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Synopsis: A woman's strange anatomy ruins her suicide attempt.
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Memories of Summer

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Synopsis: A man is attacked by park employees when he litters, and a boy hears the ocean when he picks up a seashell.
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One Day in the Jungle

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Synopsis: An ape tries to direct a Tarzan-like character to pick up a woman, but the jungle man has other ideas.
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The Sunday Drive

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Synopsis: A woman is a tense backseat driver, even when her husband drives a video game.
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On a Saturday Afternoon

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Synopsis: A sky diver's parachute fails to open, but his buddy finds a novel way to repair both the chute and its victim.
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The Cavemen

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Synopsis: A cavewoman who is resistant to being clobbered on the head falls for a man with an unusual approach.
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How to Play Croquet

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Synopsis: A man finds an unusual way to play the ball when it lands in his son's mouth.
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One Day in a Sawmill

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Synopsis: When a man cuts his hands off, a team of doctors reattaches them...with a slight modification.
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The Boy and His Toy

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Synopsis: A boy ruins another boy's new wind-up toy, and becomes one himself.
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The Sculptor in His Studio

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Synopsis: When the janitor in a sculptor's studio is found sleeping on the job, the sculptor handles him in an unusual manner.
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On the Beach at Ebb Tide

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Synopsis: A man at the beach finds another man's head as the tide recedes.
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Gambling in the Amazon

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Synopsis: Two headhunters play a macabre version of the shell game.
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In a Doctor's Office

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Synopsis: A man with a flower growing out of his head has a strange complication.
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Disclose Notes: Art has much thicker, stronger inking than usual for Don Martin's work.
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The High Dive

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Synopsis: A man diving into a swimming pool saves his non-waterproof watch at the last moment...but not from the groundskeeper.
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The Brain Operation

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Synopsis: A surgeon and his surgical staff engage in a slapstick fight in the operating room, so the patient leaves in disgust.
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The Old Salt

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Synopsis: A man delicately solves the problem of his parrot going to the bathroom in his shirt.
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The Nearsighted Man and the Telephone

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Synopsis: A man mistakes another man for a pay phone, and another man retrieves the dime from the "phone" man's mouth.
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Down on Wall Street

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Synopsis: A doctor reads a man's tongue as if it were a stock ticker tape.
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Downtown

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Synopsis: A homeless man lights his cigarette on an unexpected heat source.
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A Look at Frogs

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Synopsis: Cartoons about frogs catching insects with their tongues.
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One Day in an Office

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Synopsis: A secretary becomes annoyed with another, apparently very productive, secretary and discovers she has been typing the sound effects her typewriter makes.
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In the Delicatessen

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Character(s): Mrs. Fonebone
Synopsis: Mrs. Fonebone sees the deli clerk has his finger on the scale.
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The Great Hotel Fire

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Synopsis: Some completely inept firemen manage not save a single person jumping from a building on fire.
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Waterskiing

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Synopsis: After a water-skier hits the side of a drawbridge, he advises the operator to open it...but now hits a truck careening off the open bridge.
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The Message

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Synopsis: An African tribal chief sends a drum message which flushes out his son from hiding.
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In Injun Territory

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Synopsis: A cowboy and his horse use camouflage to outwit some camouflaged Indians.
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In the Doctor's Office

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Synopsis: A man visits a doctor about a nervous tic in his finger.
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In a Penny Arcade

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Synopsis: When two men finish playing a boxing game, the mechanical characters take over.
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On the Beach

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Synopsis: The skinny guy at the beach does some instant exercise and has a surprise for the bully.
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The Magician

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Synopsis: A magician disappears after all his birds, rabbits, and other animals leave his hat, sleeves, and pockets.
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The Unfortunate Part of Feeding Pigeons Homemade Popcorn

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Synopsis: A man who hates pigeons feeds them homemade popcorn and the birds, nearby pets, and all the bystanders in the park go nuts for it.
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Alone in a Washroom for the First Time

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Synopsis: A boy misinterprets the towel dispenser instructions.
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One Fine Evening in Lovers' Lane

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Synopsis: A boy perspires profusely under the advances of his girl, as revealed when she loosens his collar.
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The New Back-Scratcher

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Synopsis: A hen-pecked man finds a new use for his back-scratcher.
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The 17th Floor

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Synopsis: A man knocks a spider out of a window but has regrets when it hits the pavement below.
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The Wonderful New Dart Set

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Synopsis: A boy shows off his unusually dangerous new dart set to an unappreciative boy.
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The Chiropractor

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Synopsis: A chiropractor loosens up his patient a little too much.
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A Quick Stroll

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Synopsis: The danger from wet cement is from above, not on the sidewalk.
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The Nearsighted Voodoo Priest

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Synopsis: A voodoo priest confuses his doll with his baby.
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At the Knife-Throwing School

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Synopsis: With predictable results, a knife-throwing student is taught style before aim.
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Don Martin in Sherwood Forest

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Character(s): Robin Hood; Little John
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A Dreadful Day

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In the Laboratory

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Synopsis: A chemist thinks she has a formula to cure the common cold, but it has an unexpected side effect.
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On the Job

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Synopsis: During a lunch break, one workman notices the other is eating wrenches.
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In the Park

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Synopsis: The sculptor of fountains in a park seems to have modeled them after an unusual feature of his own anatomy.
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One Day in Baghdad

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Synopsis: A snake charmer who can't play a tune charms the tail of a snake.
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Shipwrecked

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Synopsis: A castaway sinks his island.
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The Fire at the Art Museum

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Synopsis: One fireman pulls the squirting flower gag on another during evacuation of museum artifacts.
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The Pickpocket

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Synopsis: A pickpocket on a subway steals everything, including someone's lunch.
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The Hunter

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Synopsis: A hunters moose call successfully calls other moose calls.
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In the Psychiatrist's Office

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Synopsis: A psychiatrist and his secretary take liberties with a patient who thinks he's a horse.
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The Inventor

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Synopsis: An inventor ends up a surprise part of the product of his cake-baking machine.
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The Good Doctor in Africa

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Synopsis: A phony gorilla is even scarier when the suit is unzipped.
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The Paperhanger

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Synopsis: A wallpaper hanger fights a very strong sheet of paper.
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The Inventor at the Novelty Company

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Synopsis: A man invents a gimmicked gun that fails to impress his boss.
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The Escalator

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Synopsis: An overweight woman is force-fit onto an escalator...with unexpected results.
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The Pogo-Stick Incident

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Synopsis: A man accidentally swallows a pogo-stick when someone throws it out a window.
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The Escaped Convict

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Synopsis: Several G-men bumble a search for someone disembarking from a train.
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The Great Bank Robbery

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Synopsis: A bank robbery goes wrong when no one cares about the hostage.
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A Fairy Tale

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Synopsis: A frog-turned-prince retains a characteristic of a frog.
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The Hitchiker [sic]

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Synopsis: An unsuccessful hitchhiker takes his "or bust" message literally.
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The Salesman

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Synopsis: A salesman ignores "beware of dog" signs and is met by an unusual homemaker.
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The New Chair

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Synopsis: A nervous, shaky man gets a new vibrating chair.
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The Anesthetist

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Synopsis: A doctor demonstrates his faulty theory on anesthetics using freezing.
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On the Bowery

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Synopsis: Two bums who have been ingesting Sterno find an unusual way to light a cigarette.
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At the Movies

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Synopsis: A man in a theater complains to a woman who appears to be wearing a large hat.
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The Smartest Ape in Captivity

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On the Set

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One Evening at the Health Club

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Outside a Novelty Shop

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The Prison Mess Hall Riot

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On a Summer's Afternoon

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The Accident

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Down Lover's Lane

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In a Men's Haberdashery

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The Veterinarian

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Brain Surgery

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Synopsis: A surgeon finds his patient's head is like a matryoshka doll, with a surprise inside.
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Another Brain Operation

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On the Road

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Synopsis: A man driving a roller on a new pavement construction tries to hide the worker he ran over.
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A Show Biz Success Story

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In a Fancy Restaurant

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The Electrician

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In an Italian Restaurant

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The Indignant Husband

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Synopsis: A man announces to the world that his wife is an immense fat freak.
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A Frightful Incident

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Synopsis: A wife's efforts to rescue her husband, who has fallen out of an upper story window, are less than successful.
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The Early Riser

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Synopsis: A man has a problem of sleep-walking through his closets.
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In Surgery

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Synopsis: The surgeon takes a hypodermic of some drug himself before operating.
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Another Great Bank Robbery

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Synopsis: A thief mistakenly robs an eye bank.
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The End of a Perfect Day

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Synopsis: A man has trained his dog to fetch him everything...including his wife.
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In a Doctor's Office

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The Haircut

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At the Academy of Electric Fan Repair

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Synopsis: The students get just a little too close to a fan demonstration.
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Another Visit with a Sculptor

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Synopsis: A patron is more interested in a marble chip than the finished sculpture.
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A Look at a Fairy Tale

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Synopsis: A prince discovers that Rapunzel's hair is strangely connected to her ears.
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Another Look at the Same Fairy Tale

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A Last Look at the Same Fairy Tale

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Synopsis: Rapunzel attracts two suitors, to opposite sides of her head.
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One Day in the Hospital

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Synopsis: A man in traction gets so fed up at all the bad news his wife brings that he beans her with one of the traction weights.
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Another Visit to the Dentist

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Synopsis: A dentist fixes a man's unusually log front tooth in a most unusual manner.
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A Fisherman and His Wife

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Synopsis: A man accidentally swallows the fish his wife caught, and she goes fishing for it.
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The Question

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Synopsis: Two boys wonder where babies come from, and Charlie may have an answer.
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A Look at Portable Radios

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Synopsis: Three cartoons of strange ways to listen to portable radios, and early portable television.
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An Early Morning Bathroom Scene

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Synopsis: An inept plumber mixes up all the pipes, and even the phone line.
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Early One Morning

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Synopsis: A man has unusual morning exercises.
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Three Hairy Stories

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Synopsis: Three cartoons about problems men have with their hair.
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One Day in the Pasture

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Synopsis: An ant practices boxing on a cow's udder.
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In the Hall of Fame

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Character(s): Farley J. Fonebone (statue)
Synopsis: A statue displays a fitting memorial to "The Father of the Practical Joke."
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Fish Story

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Character(s): Mr. Hotchkins; Mr. Hotchkins's boss
Synopsis: Hotchkins has some fun with fish before cutting off the heads, in his job at the butcher shop.
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At the Barber Shop

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Synopsis: A man with a strangely shaped head gets a crew cut, but how can you tell?
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On the Beach

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Synopsis: A man who is bullied at the beach builds up his body, but the bully one-ups him with big tech.
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The Hunters

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Synopsis: The Amaze-O wild game call produces over 20 different calls, and using it, a hunter conjours up a single bird with features of over 20 animals.
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A Look at All Them Indians

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Synopsis: Five cartoons poking fun at cowboy and Indian cliches.
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In the Optometrist's Waiting Room

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Synopsis: An overweight woman with poor eyesight sits on a man.
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In the Hospital

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Later On in the Hospital

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Synopsis: Mr. Freenbean manages to burp into the IV bottle.
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Still Later On in the Hospital

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Synopsis: When Mr. Freenbean's bandages are removed, the doctor gets a surprise.
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The Spectator

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Synopsis: A spectator drills a viewing hole through a baseball field fence...and something more.
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Another Visit to the Doctor's Office

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Synopsis: A man becomes dangerous by firing darts from his mouth by pushing on the top of his head.
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In an Italian Restaurant

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Synopsis: A man complains about sticky spaghetti, but the chef has it worse.
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Once Again in the Laboratory

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Synopsis: A short chemist invents an "Instant Height" formula, but only drinks half a dose, which gives a strange result.
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The Official Barber

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Synopsis: The Capitol barber is flown to Mt. Rushmore for emergency work.
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On the "Tarzan" Set

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Synopsis: An actor plays an ape, and an ape plays Tarzan.
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Early One Morning

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Synopsis: A man throws his alarm clock out a window...twice.
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Kitzel's Department Store

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Synopsis: Mr. Kitzel has a strange way of making change for customers.
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The Fishermen

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Synopsis: A fisherman drags a boy out of the water, but he is below the size limit so his buddy throws the boy back.
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A Fine Day in the City

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Synopsis: A man follows several shaking men to discover where they are going.
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A Nameless Story

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Synopsis: A boy saves a bird from a hunter, only to eat it.
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The Small Businessman in the Amazon

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Synopsis: A headshrinker's son invents a new product.
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In a Department Store

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Synopsis: A woman complains about the dangers of a chemistry set she bought for her late son Joey.
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In a Greasy Spoon Diner

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Synopsis: The cook takes back his sock found in the soup, but not before the customer has wrung out his portion of soup from it.
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One Day in the Hospital

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Synopsis: A novelty shop owner continues to pull practical jokes on his doctor right into the operating room.
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Meanwhile at the Sculptor's Studio

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Synopsis: A sculptor finally gets his sculpture to match his model, by accident.
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In Caveman Days

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Synopsis: Two cavemen have an unusual method of settling a fight over a woman.
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The Paleontologist

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Synopsis: A paleontologist tracking a giant lizard gets a surprise.
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