Writing

Larz Bourne

Born — Died

1916-02-08 — 1993-03-14

Place of birth

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

40 titles

Known for

Wild Life poster
8.0

A cameraman on an assignment to Darkest Africa to film wild life finds into the top of the species in Heckel and Jeckel, and they foil all of his efforts and ruin his film.

Wild Life

1959

Psst Pink poster
6.7

While changing a flat tire, the Pink Panther loses his spare tire and chases after it.

Psst Pink

1971

No artwork available
7.0

Possible Possum hears there's a new barrel of dill pickles down to the general store, so he and his good buddies mosey on down the holler to the store. They strike a deal with the shopkeeper to bring down a load of goods from the train station in exchange for some o' them thar pickles. Now, you know Possible Possum ain't about to do no work, so they talk the bear into helping with an old railroad handcart, and o' course, they get into a heap o' trouble.

Freight Fright

1965

No artwork available
7.0

In this Cinemascope Terrytoon, Spoofy is a zany little fox that comes to life on the animator's drawing board and subdues a western gunslinger with trick props and gadgets.

Gag Buster

1957

No artwork available
NR

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 Junker

1975

No artwork available
9.0

A Sidney the Elephant short.

Peanut Battle

1962

Behind the camera

Wild Life poster
8.0

A cameraman on an assignment to Darkest Africa to film wild life finds into the top of the species in Heckel and Jeckel, and they foil all of his efforts and ruin his film.

Wild Life

1959

Psst Pink poster
6.7

While changing a flat tire, the Pink Panther loses his spare tire and chases after it.

Psst Pink

1971

No artwork available
7.0

Possible Possum hears there's a new barrel of dill pickles down to the general store, so he and his good buddies mosey on down the holler to the store. They strike a deal with the shopkeeper to bring down a load of goods from the train station in exchange for some o' them thar pickles. Now, you know Possible Possum ain't about to do no work, so they talk the bear into helping with an old railroad handcart, and o' course, they get into a heap o' trouble.

Freight Fright

1965

No artwork available
7.0

In this Cinemascope Terrytoon, Spoofy is a zany little fox that comes to life on the animator's drawing board and subdues a western gunslinger with trick props and gadgets.

Gag Buster

1957

No artwork available
NR

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 Junker

1975

No artwork available
9.0

A Sidney the Elephant short.

Peanut Battle

1962

No artwork available
10.0

Possible is practicing for a barn dance when he is told that Mr. General's barn is burning. They offer to rebuild it for free, but Hill the builder says that he's the only one who is allowed to build anything. They try to get by him, but he stops them at every turn.

Darn Barn

1965

No artwork available
9.0

A Deputy Dawg short.

Rebel Trouble

1962

No artwork available
9.0

When a 40-foot giant comes to a small village and begins smashing houses with his fist, the mice call on Hashimoto for help.

Spooky-Yaki

1963

Gaston Is Here poster
8.0

Gaston Le Crayon is a French (kind of beatnik-looking) artist who brings his artwork to life. He's doing a famous painting to be. Movie director Alfred Fitchcock moves in next door. Fitchcock is making a movie about a man stranded in the frozen Arctic. Gaston takes it seriously. He paints a toaster, stuffs the freezing man in it, and pops him out like a piece of toast. Gaston thinks that he's doing a good deed. Fitchcock is furious.

Gaston Is Here

1957

Science Friction poster
9.0

The Ant is captured by a scientist and placed in an insect specimen container within the scientist's mobile laboratory, and fortunately for the Ant, his host does not approve of the Aardvark's Ant-snatching attempts.

Science Friction

1970

Bride and Gloom poster
6.3

Popeye is marrying Olive tomorrow; he's ecstatic. She has a dream of the future, including twin sons who prove to be a real handful. When Popeye comes by the next morning, he gets a frosty reception.

Bride and Gloom

1954

No artwork available
NR

The adventures of Possible Possum and his swamp-bound friends.

Don't Burro Trouble

1968

No artwork available
10.0

A CinemaScope cartoon in which Clint Clobber, in his usual job as an apartment-house manager, is annoyed no end by a brat of a girl who seems determined to drive him out of his mind as she goes about wrecking the place. But, in the end, he finds out he needs her.

Old Mother Clobber

1958

No artwork available
7.0

Billy and Isabel are fishing and catch Red Lantern the talking fish, who takes them to the Land of the Lost at the bottom of the sea.

The Land of the Lost

1948

No artwork available
8.0

While Gaston LeCrayon is setting up his painting area on the sidewalk, a limousine zooms by and splashes mud all over the canvas. The wealthy woman, who was a passenger in that limousine, mistakes the mud-splashed canvas for "art" and invites Gaston to her mansion, wanting him to create a masterpiece with her expensive art supplies. Her husband, however, has different ideas.

Gaston's Easel Life

1958

No artwork available
7.0

When Foofle accidentally peels his own hat instead of an apple, he goes down to the store to buy a new hat. Unfortunately for him, his new hat blows away and now has to go to great lengths to get it back.

The Wayward Hat

1960

No artwork available
8.0

Hector is a scientist who builds himself a time machine. He goes back in time and experiences (and screws up!) many important historical events.

The First Fast Mail

1961

No artwork available
9.0

Astronut arrives on Earth, insists on trading his spaceship for the Sheriff's car, and wont take no for an answer.

Astronut

1963

No artwork available
7.0

For the first time ever, Howard has all his rooms rented out. Just as he's hanging up a "No Vacancy" sign, along comes a millionaire needing a room. Howard seats him in the lobby while he goes upstairs and tries to get one of his renters who is a bookworm to move in with a lonely sex siren so that he can have one of their rooms. When he gets the bookworm's nose out of his book, love blossoms.

Hearts and Glowers

1960

No artwork available
9.0

A Deputy Dawg cartoon.

Nobody's Ghoul

1962

No artwork available
10.0

A Possible Possum short.

The General's Little Helper's

1969

No artwork available
9.0

Pitiful Penelope's troubles begin when her husband, Roland Stone, leaves her and the quintuplets.

Search For Misery

1964

No artwork available
8.0

Timmy drives his tractor all around the Vidsville farm. His red tractor sputters on down the road. Do you know how to spell tractor?

The Red Tractor

1964

No artwork available
7.0

A Hashimoto cartoon.

Tea House Mouse

1963

No artwork available
10.0

Astronut was a kind, zany guy from outer space who always seemed to get into trouble. Oscar was his human friend.

Oscar's Thinking Cap

1971

No artwork available
9.0

A Martian Moochers cartoon.

Champion Chump

1966

A Job for a Gob poster
7.5

Olive's ranch needs a helper, and the boys just happen to be passing by. Bluto's convinced he's better, but Popeye wins at all of Olive's tests: riding a bronco and branding. As Popeye wins the job, Bluto starts a stampede and a fire simultaneously. With some spinach help, Popeye gets Bluto out of the way, douses the fire, and saves Olive from the stampede.

A Job for a Gob

1955

No artwork available
4.0

Audrey is sent to take a cake to Grandma. At Grandma's house, a burglar is robbing the place, but has to hide in bed from Audrey. Once uncovered, the burglar chases Audrey until Grandma comes to her rescue.

Little Audrey Riding Hood

1955

No artwork available
7.0

A Terrytoons Cartoon

A Bell for Philadelphia

1963

No artwork available
7.0

Astronut was a kind, zany guy from outer space who always seemed to get into trouble. Oscar was his human friend.

Gems From Gemini

1966

No artwork available
10.0

It's Oscar's birthday. The cake and candles are ready. Oscar is feeling blue because no one has remembered his birthday. In pops Astronut from outer space with a gift of his own: a space scooter. He just happened to pick up the nuclear-powered jet ride at a discount store on the other side of Jupiter. After a few flights around town, and with everyone taking about the UFO, who should show up at his door with questions? The government...

Oscar's Birthday Present

1971

Gaston's Baby poster
8.0

A rich woman on her way to a costume party thinks Gaston is a babysitter; Gaston thinks he's there to paint her child's picture. Gaston mistakes her husband, in costume, for the child, and takes extreme measures to make him sit still for his portrait.

Gaston's Baby

1958

No artwork available
9.0

A Martian Moochers cartoon.

The Cowardly Watchdog

1966

No artwork available
7.0

George Washington wants to cross the Delaware, but he has no boats. Hector's in the business of renting boats, but they all seem to have problems.

Crossing The Delaware

1961

No artwork available
9.0

An Astronut cartoon.

Going Ape

1970

No artwork available
7.0

A Luno the White Stallion short.

Trouble in Baghdad

1963

No artwork available
7.0

A Duckwood cartoon

Oil Thru the Day

1964

No artwork available
9.0

Short with Gaston Le Crayon.

Gaston, Go Home

1958

No artwork available
10.0

Through a stray dog's mishaps, the stray gets mixed up with people who aren't really paying attention. He starts out as a shoe shine boy, then ends becoming the president of the GALLAGER and Foofer Frankfurter Co.

The Tale of a Dog

1959