Ralph Bakshi

A new Bakshi joint. A poem about the American Midwest. One from a series of new work by Ralph and his grandson, Miles Bakshi.

In the cheap glitter and glow of a fading Coney Island, a group of characters live out their sordid, strange lives trying to get somewhere fast - any way they can. Desperately trying to love and be loved. These cops, call girls, mafia hoods, transvestites, fortune-tellers, clowns, and freaks are all intertwined, heading on a crazy rollercoaster ride into a black hole they think is life. All of these characters are totally removed from the 1960s America that, at the same time, is violently changing its values, fast. It is how hard they try, with the deck stacked against them, that we root for them in amazement.

An animated parody of trickle down economics

Melvin is an alienated loser until he meets Malcom, a trumpeter cockroach who has a huge talent.

Melvin's saga continues as his partnership with Malcom is compromised by an urban superhero's intrusion. Meanwhile, Melvin's mother aids a criminal after being unable to meet with her son.

High school sweethearts Roslyn and Michael, now in their twenties, co-exist in a deeply unfulfilling marriage with kids. Both embark on extramarital affairs, unaware of the violent repercussions that await.

While incarcerated for murder, cartoonist Jack Deebs found escape by creating Cool World, a series featuring a voluptuous femme fatale named Holli Would. But the artist becomes a prisoner of his own fantasies when Holli transports Jack into Cool World with a scheme to seduce him and bring herself to life. Hard-boiled detective Frank Harris – the only other human in Cool World – cautions Jack with the law: Noids (humans) don't have sex with doodles (cartoons). However, flesh proves weaker than ink as Holli takes human form in Las Vegas, staring in a trans-universal chase that threatens the destruction of both worlds.

An anthology consisting of four shorts with the central theme of life in the United States, including a surreal narrative about a man's search for his past in Los Angeles; an impressionistic look at American myths and rituals, featuring a large dance sequence; a stylized portrait of the South Bronx; and a delve into the history of Route 66.

A cold war between two lands over a ridiculous dispute leads to a perilous arms race.

The misadventures of a small mutt named Rusty and his human family and canine friends.

This Ain't Bebop is Ralph Bakshi's first live action short, starring Harvey Keitel and featuring Ron Thompson as the beatnik poet and Rick Singer as Jackson Pollock.

Told by an anthropomorphic saxophone, a young girl named Debbie, her pet dog, and her toy doll Muffet are sent to a magical world called Tattertown, where Muffet comes to life and, seeking freedom, refuses to go back to Debbie. As Debbie learns more about Tattertown, she realizes that they have no Christmas, so she tries to bring some holiday cheer to the little town. However, Christmas reminds Muffet of the day she was given to Debbie and plots to sabotage it with the help of her minion Spider. A pilot for Nickelodeon's second-ever series, created by Ralph Bakshi, and later repurposed into a Christmas special.

The villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, plot against the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, mother and son incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire village was destroyed by ice. When Nekron's underlings kidnap the beautiful Princess Teegra, Larn sets out to rescue her, assisted by the fierce and enigmatic Darkwolf.

In 1953 Brooklyn, charismatic hood and The Stompers leader Vinnie Genzianna, his friend and second-in-command Crazy Shapiro, and their respective girlfriends Roz and Eva get wrapped up in an escalating conflict with the rival Black gang, The Chaplains, lead by Boogaloo Jones.

The Cigarette and the Weed tells the story of a weed growing on a street corner, and a discarded cigarette butt that rolls up to the weed. The two converse before the cigarette rolls into a puddle and is extinguished.

The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.

Young Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowship of nine warriors and accomplices. But it won't be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-earth of evil.

After the death of his mother, evil mutant wizard Blackwolf discovers long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother's throne, assembles an army, and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf's gentle twin brother, the bearded sage Avatar, calls upon his own magical abilities to foil Blackwolf's plans for world domination — even if it means eliminating his own flesh and blood.

The Monsterizer and his gang of monsters kidnap prominent citizens of Good Haven, including the Mayor and Police Chief. They are then transformed into monsters by a device, creating more lackeys for the Monsterizer. The Mighty Heroes respond to a call for help. They attempt to reason with the Mayor and Police Chief, but instead get captured. The heroes are put into the Monsterizer's machine, with Rope Man used to tie them up. The heroes can't escape without snapping Rope Man in two. But Diaper Man uses his milk bottle to prevent the Monsterizer from activating the device. That gives the heroes enough time to escape. They eventually overpower the Monsterizer and change the Mayor and Police Chief into their old selves.

A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated tale of Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox, who rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia.

The Junker, whose base of operations is beneath a junk yard in Good Haven, creates robots that "eat" metal. The Junker's robots consume cars, bridges and other structures. The Mighty Heroes attempt to contain the damage and eventually follow the robots back to the Junker's lair. But the villain traps the heroes inside a metal container, which he then crushes. Now, the Junker sicks his robots, saying they're free to consumer a "hero sandwich." But the heroes prevail, destroying the robots and capturing the Junker.

The Raven, a villain whose hideout is hidden in a mountain near Good Haven, attacks the city with his "plastic blaster" gun. It seals its victims in plastic. The Mighty Heroes respond. Eventually, the Raven (aided by his flock of villainous birds) gets the upper hand, sealing Tornado Man, Rope Man, Strong Man and Cuckoo Man in plastic. Diaper Man sneaks into the Raven's hideout and in the fight that follows, the other heroes are free. After disposing of the Raven's flock of birds, the villain is about to strike again. However, Diaper Man flings his bottle, jamming the barrel of the plastic blaster. It is now the Raven who's sealed up.

A Mighty Heroes short.

A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.

A Mighty Heroes cartoon.

A Mighty Heroes short.

A Mighty Heroes cartoon.

A Mighty Heroes short.

In late 1960s New York City, fed up with monotonous college life and police repression, free-spirited Fritz, an impenitent seducer and unrestrained party-animal, decides to explore the world. And just like that, as he flees NYC, heading to San Francisco, Fritz embarks on an endless adventure of illumination. Immersed in a world surrounded by drugs and sex, Fritz participates in mad orgies, brings about a revolution, incites mass urban riots, and crosses paths with drug-addled Nazi bikers.

A Mighty Heroes cartoon.

A Mighty Heroes short.

A Terrytoons Cartoon

A Mighty Heroes cartoon.

A Mighty Heroes cartoon.

A Mighty Heroes short.

A Mighty Heroes cartoon.

A cat is made General of an alien planet's army and put in charge of hunting a giant mouse.

Another adventure of James Hound, secret agent extrodinaire.

Mini-Squirts (1967) shows two kids (a boy and a girl) playing house, only to take the roles of husband and wife in a movie/soap-opera fashion, complete with organ music and overly-dramatic dialogues.

a Terrytoons Cartoon

An inept superhero tries to stop a tiny hairball that has been scaring various New Yorkers.

Marvin, a teenage ball of fur, gets the idea to paint the entire city in groovy, psychedelic colors.

James is a secret agent who is incredibly clumsy. Yet, no matter how many mistakes he makes in his efforts to capture the bad guy, he winds up bagging the criminal

In this one, the spy hound is trying to prevent a traffic jam of various remote-controlled cars.

Two inept crooks have hilarious misadventures as they try to kidnap a opera singer.

Someone has stolen the Statue of Liberty, and James Hound is to find it. He finds a recorded message with a clue. Flying as the message suggests, he finds the Statue of Liberty in the Grand Canyon. Getting it back from the spies who stole it is where the hard part begins...

Diamond Jill uses ducks to smuggle watches across the border.

It's the heat of summer, but the whole town is freezing up. It's up to James Hound to find out why.

The King has his valuable jewel collection stolen. James Hound is called in to find the thief and have the jewels returned.

The cat's been assigned by brothers Fenimore and Latimore to clean the chimney. There, Sad finds a treasure map.

James is a secret agent who is incredibly clumsy. Yet, no matter how many mistakes he makes in his efforts to capture the bad guy, he winds up bagging the criminal.

A Terrytoons Cartoon

The fairy tale of "Cinderella" is combined with the classic adventure of "The Three Musketeers." Sad Cat wants to be a musketeer like his two older brothers. A fairy godmother appears, and he gets his wish. Jealousy splits the three, though, and Sad Cat is happy to return to being himself.

This series followed the exploits of Sad Cat, a scraggly looking cat, and his friends.

A combination of the stories of "Cinderella" with "Jack and the Beanstalk," in which Sad Cat beats his two "dear, mean brothers" up the giant beanstalk. Sad Cat's two brothers poke fun at him for being so dumb. He goes into the business of selling magic beans.

Gadmouse attempts to make a happy ending for a cat stuck being abused by his brothers.