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==Decline==

==Decline==

During the later 1930s, the competition with Disney had gotten blurred.  The Fleischers turned out films bearing more of a resemblance to Disney’s shorts than they have in the past; as a result they had lost their uniqueness.  Their chief character, Popeye, had brought in much-needed income, but rather than using him in a full-length animated film (Disney’s ground-breaking ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' was released in 1937) they had settled on ''Gulliver’s Travels'' (1937) to moderate success, and followed by ''Mr. Bugs Goes to Town'' (1941), a box office failure.  Trying to recover, the Fleischers produced seventeen shorts featuring National Periodical’s [[Superman]]; the shorts themselves were well-executed in their design and detail.  However, the expense related to producing the ''Superman'' films, as well as the losses incurred by ''Mr. Bugs'', caused film distributor Paramount Pictures to take over and rename it Famous Studios.  The Fleischers were fired.

During the later 1930s, the competition with Disney had gotten blurred.  The Fleischers turned out films bearing more of a resemblance to Disney’s shorts than they had in the past; as a result they had lost their uniqueness.  Their chief character, Popeye, had brought in much-needed income, but rather than using him in a full-length animated film (Disney’s ground-breaking ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' was released in 1937) they had settled on ''Gulliver’s Travels'' (1937) to moderate success, and followed by ''Mr. Bug Goes to Town'' (1941), a box office failure.  Trying to recover, the Fleischers produced seventeen shorts featuring National Periodical Publications (now [[DC Comics]]) superhero [[Superman]]; the shorts themselves were well-executed in their design and detail.  However, the expense related to producing the ''Superman'' films, as well as the losses incurred by ''Mr. Bug'', caused film distributor Paramount Pictures to take over the company and rename it Famous Studios.  The Fleischers were subsequently fired.

On their own, Max produced television cartoons and educational films, while Dave became an animation supervisor with the studios of Columbia and Universal until retiring in 1969.

On their own, Max produced television cartoons and educational films, while Dave became an animation supervisor with the studios of Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures until retiring in 1969.

==Links==

==Links==