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

Bobby Bumps and His Pointer Pup (1916)

24 February, 1916
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps Starts for School (1917)

17 September, 1917
Mischievous schoolboy Bobby disobeys his teacher and swings on a dangerous giant school bell.

Bobby Bumps Puts a Beanery on the Bum (1918)

03 December, 1918
The dialog was presented into two different kinds of formats: in a comic-strip "balloons" and in "title cards." I liked the former more, because it's almost like looking at a comic strip literally come to life. The story is a bunch of antics that go on in a diner/restaurant (they used to call a "beanery") and in the kitchen as Bobby and his dog help out. Some of the gags are excellent. The dog is a riot.

Bobby Bumps, Office Boy (1917)

25 March, 1917
Bobby works at his father's office; there is some question of payment, however.

Bobby Bumps' Fourth (1917)

08 July, 1917
Bobby and his dog, Fido, let off some fireworks and Fido gets into a fight with a foul-mouthed parrot.

At the Dentist (1918)

25 February, 1918
Based on the Buster Brown comic by R.F. Outcault.

Bobby Bumps and the Stork (1916)

06 September, 1916
Silent cartoon. Like Max Fleischer's "Out Of The lnkwell" series, this film features various interactions between cartoon characters and a human hand.

Bobby Bumps Gets a Substitute (1916)

29 March, 1916
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.

Bobby Bumps Starts a Lodge (1916)

27 September, 1916
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.

Bobby Bumps' Pup Gets the Flea-Enza (1919)

19 April, 1919
One of the series of Bobby Bumps silent animated shorts made at Bray Studios.

Bobby Bumps on the Doughnut Trail (1918)

20 August, 1918
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 and the Hypnotic Eye (1919)

25 June, 1919
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.

Bobby Bumps in Hunting and Fishing (1921)

21 August, 1921
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief, this time hunting and fishing where they're not allowed.

Bobby Bumps Adopts a Turtle (1917)

04 March, 1917
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps at Fido's Birthday Party (1917)

18 November, 1917
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps, Chef (1917)

28 October, 1917
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps, Surf Rider (1917)

27 August, 1917
The world's first animated surf movie

Bobby Bumps' Last Smoke (1919)

26 January, 1919
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby Bumps Caught in the Jam (1918)

11 May, 1918
Bobby Bumps, his dog Fido, and a shady mouse get into a jar of jam--and trouble.

Bobby Bumps: Tanks (1917)

31 December, 1917
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief after crafting a homemade tank.

Bobby Bumps Helps Out a Book Agent (1916)

14 December, 1916
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.

Bobby Bumps' Fly Swatter (1916)

29 June, 1916
A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.