Earl Hurd

While young Earl Hurd Jr. is writing the scenario for the latest Bobby Bumps cartoon, a chicken is busy laying eggs. When he finally gets around to directing the cartoon, however, Bobby Bumps balks at the cartoon smoke, which looks more like bed springs to him.

A drawn image of a boy and his dog is being filmed by a real boy and his cat.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief, this time hunting and fishing where they're not allowed.

Animation featuring Bobby Bumps. A "Bray" Studios Production. Bobby tries to sneak his dog into the theatre. He gets past the woman at the kiosk but the commissionaire spots the dog in a mirror. The pooch licks tears from his master's eyes as they sit on the pavement outside. An aristocratic lady arrives at the theatre in a chauffeur driven car and the dog gets underneath the train of her dress and into the auditorium. Bobby follows after him. They watch a film where a hypnotist commands his victim to "Bark like a dog". Bobby tries to hypnotise his pet and tells him to "Bark like a dog". He does so and they are thrown out of the theatre. They are kicked so hard that they fly through the window of a tram. Bobby then hypnotises the conductor into believing that they had paid their fare and indeed that the conductor owes them change. The conductor gives them some money. Bobby has a good laugh about their scams.

One of the series of Bobby Bumps silent animated shorts made at Bray Studios.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps and Fido call up their creator Earl Hurd on the telephone and get invited over for the day.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps dupes his father into buying some phony hair restorer.

Bobby Bumps and Fido try to hatch an ostrich egg.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

A black maid is sitting in the kitchen doing some chore or another (difficult to see what.) Bobby Bumps has hidden inside a box and is trying to get something from the larder without the maid seeing him. But she spots him and lashes him with a whip. He runs off and the maid laughs....

Bobby Bumps, his dog Fido, and a shady mouse get into a jar of jam--and trouble.

A tough wanders down the street, spits on a brick, splitting it and kicks Fido. His master, Bobby Bumps, demands to know what's going on and gets thrown out of the frame for his trouble. Determining on justice, Bobby goes into training.

Based on the Buster Brown comic by R.F. Outcault.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief after crafting a homemade tank.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Mischievous schoolboy Bobby disobeys his teacher and swings on a dangerous giant school bell.

The world's first animated surf movie

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby and his dog, Fido, let off some fireworks and Fido gets into a fight with a foul-mouthed parrot.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby works at his father's office; there is some question of payment, however.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps is up to his usual mischief, trying skates to his sleeping father's shoes and then tipping off a humble book agent to ring the doorbell.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps invited his black neighbor to join his "lodge." But first he has to be initiated. The neighbor cleverly avoids getting rammed in the behind by Bobby's goat, but as he's running away, finds himself in a precarious position with a wild bear. Bobby saved his friend, but quickly he finds himself in an even worse situation with the bear and needs the friend to return the favor. They both agree to be initiated together, and the final joke is on Bobby's poor goat.

Silent cartoon. Like Max Fleischer's "Out Of The lnkwell" series, this film features various interactions between cartoon characters and a human hand.

Pa buys a detective novel, but Bobby and Fido keep stealing it to read before he has a chance to.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Restless young Bobby Bumps is forced by his dad to practice playing the piano. He astutely allows his pet dog to take over for him.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.