No Fuelin'

In this 1925 silent animation, Felix the Cat encounters the quintessentially modern struggle of the early 20th century: the gasoline shortage. After his vehicle sputters to a halt, the feline protagonist must navigate a series of increasingly absurd obstacles to keep his journey moving. Rather than succumbing to the mechanical limitations of the era, Felix employs his signature surrealist logic—transforming his own anatomy and the surrounding environment into tools of survival. It is a sharp, satirical look at the burgeoning car culture of the 1920s, told through the lens of a character who treats the laws of physics as mere suggestions.