Bosko's Mechanical Man

Bosko's Mechanical Man
Title card
Directed byHugh Harman
Produced byHugh Harman
Rudolf Ising
Leon Schlesinger
Music byFrank Marsales
Animation byIsadore Freleng
Thomas McKimson
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • July 22, 1933 (1933-07-22)
Running time
7 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bosko's Mechanical Man is a 1933 American animated comedy short film directed by Hugh Harman. It is the 36th film in the Looney Tunes series featuring Bosko.[1][2] It was released on July 22, 1933.[3][4][5]

Plot

Honey wipes a window, as Bosko comes by and writes "I love you" on it. Despite expecting a date, Bosko is instead forced to help Honey wash her dishes to his chagrin. He gathers a tower of dishes to quickly finish his job, but accidentally drops them and angers Honey. As he refuses to take accountability for his mistake, he spots a newspaper praising robots and haphazardly builds one out of a stove and random parts.

The robot predictably does not work as expected, but as Bosko toggles a free-wheeling mode, the robot runs into Honey's house, only to be stopped by Honey's perfume which renders it effeminate and docile. Though it attempts to return to normal, Honey stuffs a record player into the robot, causing it to sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and dance to the music, which temporarily works. It chases Bosko and Honey out and electrocutes an oblivious Bruno with the telephone. Bosko finds a barrel of TNT and throws it into the robot's mouth, destroying it.

References

  1. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57-58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ Parten, James (November 12, 2019). "Exit Bosko… "So Long, Folks!" |". Cartoon Research. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 19. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  4. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bosko's Mechanical Man - Earliest Known Date". The Sacramento Bee. July 24, 1933. p. 8. Retrieved November 18, 2025.Free access icon
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