A Universal Oswald animated short. Oswald takes the place of a monkey after his bubble gum engulfs the organ grinder's little dancer.

William Nolan, Rollin Hamilton, Tom Palmer
United States

Okay, "Hurdy Gurdy" is a real trip back in time. If you have even a passing interest in early animation, especially Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, you should absolutely give this a watch. For folks expecting super polished modern animation, you might find it a bit… *different*. It kicks off with an organ grinder and his lit...

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"Okay, "Hurdy Gurdy" is a real trip back in time. If you have even a passing interest in early animation, especially Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, you should absolutely give this a watch. For folks expecting super polished modern animation, you might find it a bit… *different*. It kicks off with an organ grinder and his little monkey doing their thing on the street. All pretty standard until the monkey decides a big ol' wad of bubblegum is a fantastic idea. It is, predictably, _not_ a fantastic idea...."

