THE PUPPETOON MOVIE RETURNS
4K Scanned and Restored from The Original Negative
🏆 Winner: Award of Excellence The Film Advisory Board Award
✨ "George Pal's Puppetoons took music and fantasy and charm as their ingredients for entertainment...reminding us all of this great, great talent." - Leonard Maltin
🎬 Featuring restored classics by Oscar® winner George Pal
📀 Contributing artists and animators include: Ray Harryhausen, Willis O'Brien, Gene Warren, Sr., Wah Chang, Fred Moore, music by Buddy Baker, Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, George Kleinsinger, Bert Ambrose Orchestra, Debroy Somers Orchestra and The Charlie Barnet Orchestra with voices by Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, Victor Jory, Rex Ingram, Patrick McGeehan, Byron Kane, Dallas McKennon, Sara Berner and more
🎁 Collector's Edition Blu-ray with 28-Page Color Booklet
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Arnold Leibovit is proud to present the restored Director's Cut of The Puppetoon Movie, digitally 4K scanned for the first time from the Original 35mm Color Negative and presented on Blu-ray with over 2 hours of Bonus Extras and a 28-page Color Collector's Booklet. This new restoration reinstates many of the individual Puppetoons original opening and closing titles - removed from the 1987 release - and fully restores key Puppetoon classics Tubby the Tuba, Tulips Shall Grow, John Henry and the Inky-Poo, Together in the Weather, Jasper in a Jam, plus the addition of Wilbur the Lion as well as restorations of The Philips Broadcast of 1938, South Sea Sweethearts, The Sleeping Beauty, Philips Cavalcade and excerpts of The Little Broadcast and Hoola Boola. All original opticals and transitions have been upgraded and restored, and the film now features a newly created DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround & LPCM Stereo Mix.
The Puppetoon Movie is a salute to the Academy Award®-winning stop-motion animated PUPPETOONS™ created by sci-fi fantasy film legend George Pal. Newly created opening and closing animation stars Gumby, Pokey and Arnie the Dinosaur hosting 10 of Pal's brilliantly conceived Puppetoons. In 1987 Producer-Director Arnold Leibovit, working with Mrs. George Pal, crafted this heartfelt compendium celebrating Pal's landmark stop-motion animated shorts from 1934–1947, years before he created his groundbreaking science fiction classics like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. The Puppetoons are a visual feast that continue to inspire, astound and amaze new generations of animation and special effects filmmakers the world over.
The Puppetoons are a remarkable blend of fairy tale, satire, big band music, and ingenious technical wizardry. These "Color Cartoons in Three Dimensions," as Pal called them, are brilliantly conceived even by today's standards and remain a marvel to behold.
Fans will enjoy the return of Tubby the Tuba, Punchy & Judy, Jim Dandy, Jan and Janette, The Screwball Army, John Henry, Wilbur the Lion, Jasper plus the first Puppetoon key animation work from legendary animator Ray Harryhausen.
So journey back to that time of magic and wonder, and rediscover George Pal's imaginative, one-of-a-kind Puppetoons like never before!
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In 2026, Arnold Leibovit created this new 4K digital restoration director's cut of The Puppetoon Movie, scanned from the original 35mm color negative. Featuring the voice talents of Paul Frees, Art Clokey, Dallas McKennon, Dick Beals, Victor Jory, Rex Ingram, Patrick McGeehan, Byron Kane, Sara Berner, and Billy Bletcher along with the artistic contribution of hundreds of Puppetoon artists and animators — including Ray Harryhausen, Willis O'Brien, Gene Warren, Sr., Wah Chang, Duke Goldstone, Bob Baker, Erwin Broner, George E. Jordan, Reginald Massie, John S. Abbott, Winston C. Hoch, Jack Miller, Miles Pike, Herb Johnson, Willard Oberlin, Blanding Sloane, Stuart O'Brien, Isador "Jimmy" Stone, and many others.
New animation sequence featuring Gumby and Pokey was created by Arnold Leibovit, Gene Warren, Jr., and Peter Kleinow. New music was composed by Walt Disney's Buddy Baker, with original music by Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, George Kleinsinger, Paul Tripp, Sam Browne, Evelyn Dall, Joe Hajos, The Hawaiian Islanders, Louis Levy, Jack Hylton, Bert Ambrose Orchestra, Debroy Somers Band and The Charlie Barnet Orchestra.
THE PUPPETOON MOVIE (High Definition)
Gumby Introduction / Main Titles (1987)
The Little Broadcast (Excerpt, 1942)
The Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1937)
Hoola Boola (Excerpt, 1940)
South Sea Sweethearts (1939)
Wilbur The Lion (1946)
The Sleeping Beauty (1938)
Tulips Shall Grow (1942)
Together In The Weather (1946)
John Henry And The Inky-Poo (1946)
Philips Cavalcade (1939)
Jasper In A Jam (1946)
Tubby The Tuba (1947)
Thanks to George Pal / Closing Credits (1987)
EXTRAS
The Puppetoon Movie: A Legacy Revisited (2026) with Joe Dante, Peter Lord, Art Clokey, Dallas McKennon, Floyd Norman, Bob Kurtz, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, Mick Garris, Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh, Harry Walton, Bret Mixon, Kurt Hanson, Paul Gentry, Jerry Beck, Arnold Leibovit
Peter Lord On George Pal (2026)
What Ho She Bumps (1937)
Speedy Goes To Hollywood (1987)
The People's Choice (1947)
The Lady Said No (1945)
Opta Receiver (1933)
Four Aces (1935)
How Much Is Your Health Worth To You? (1932)
Winner (1933)
Refining Oil For Energy (1948)
The Puppetoon Movie Trailer (Revised/Restored) (1987, 2026)
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Includes 28-Page Color Collector's Booklet, Liner Notes by Arnold Leibovit, Graphic Design by Jim Titus
Blu-ray Technical Specification
Digital Video: 1080p High-Definition; Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, Dual Mono
Bit Rate: 35 and 25 Mbps
Subtitles: 4 Short Subjects Optional English
Run Time: 206 minutes
Technicolor/Gasparcolor/Black & White
Disc Configuration: BD Dual Layer
Region-Free
Not Rated
Studio: Arnold Leibovit Entertainment/Puppetoon Productions
UPC: 620969983918
Package Dimension: 0.7 x 6.3 x 5.4 inches, 4.0 Ounces
Featured Characters: Gumby, Pokey, Arnie the Dinosaur, Pillsbury Doughboy, Speedy Alka-Seltzer, Gremlin, Tubby the Tuba, Punchy & Judy, Jim Dandy, Jan and Janette, John Henry, The Screwball Army, Wilbur the Lion, Philipa Ray, Jasper and others.
Directors: Arnold Leibovit, George Pal, Duke Goldstone
Puppetoon Animators and Artists: Gene Warren, Jr., Peter Kleinow, George Pal, Ray Harryhausen, Willis O'Brien, Wah Chang, Gene Warren Sr., Duke Goldstone, Bob Baker, Fred Moore, Erwin Broner, George E. Jordan, Reginald Massie, John S. Abbott, Herb Johnson, Willard Oberlin, Dale Tholen, Miles Pike, Blanding Sloane, Stuart O'Brien, Isador Jimmy Stone
Voice Actors: Paul Frees, Dallas McKennon, Art Clokey, Dick Beals, Mel Blanc, Victor Jory, Pat McGeehan, Billy Bletcher, Roy Glenn, Sara Berner, Rex Ingram, Byron Kane, Bill Forman, Eloise Rawitzer, Thurl Ravenscroft, Sam Edwards, Dick Tufeld
Musical Talent: Buddy Baker, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Luvenia Nash Singers, Andre Kostelanetz, David Raksin, George Kleinsinger, Paul Tripp, Eddison Von Ottenfeld, Maurice De Packh, Clarence Wheeler, Thurston Knudson, Debroy Somers and the Hawaiian Islanders, Hugo De Groot, Joe Hajos, Bela Radics, Bert Ambrose-Lois Levy-The Lajos Kiss-Jack Hylton Orchestras.
Courtesy Puppetoon Productions, Mrs. George Pal, Duke Goldstone, Paramount Pictures, Philips Company Archives, Eye Filmmuseum, GlaxoSmithKline, J. Walter Thompson, The British Film Institute, The Library of Congress, UCLA Film & Television Archive, Das Bundesarchiv, National Film Archive Czech Republic, Shell Oil Company, Bayer AG, ASIFA Hollywood, Mark Kausler, Webster Colcord. Academy Award® and Oscar® are the registered trademarks and service marks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Puppetoon™ is a registered trademark of Arnold Leibovit. Program Content and DVD Packaging © 2026 Arnold Leibovit Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. ©1987 Leibovit Productions Ltd. All Rights Reserved. ™1986 Art Clokey Productions
