The First All-American Tomboy

The First All-American Tomboy is the second episode of Universal Kids' late-night animation anthology program, Blastoons!. In 1947, Paramount Pictures decided to create its biggest cartoon star: the first all-American tomboy, Little Audrey.
 * Butterscotch and Soda (1948)
 * Song of the Birds (1949)
 * Hold the Lion Please (1951)
 * Law and Audrey (1952)
 * Dawg Gawn (1958)

Part One: Opening
Good evening, and welcome to Blastoons! on Universal Kids. Tonight, we take a look at The First All-American Tomboy. Audrey had the cuteness of Casper the Friendly Ghost, but was even more mischievous than Little Lulu.

Part Two: Trivia #1 - Little Audrey's Last Name
Now, it's time for Blastoons! trivia. Within Paramount studio, the animators had a last name for Little Audrey. What is her last name, and who point her? Find out, when Blastoons! returns, in just a moment, on Universal Kids.

Welcome back to Blastoons! trivia. The animators at Paramount, had a last name for Little Audrey. Around the studio, Little Audrey was referred to herself, as Audrey Smith. The crew at Famous Studios, quickly adopted her full name. Tonight's second cartoon was entitled, Song of the Birds. There were many similarities between a Little Audrey cartoon, and Fleischer Studios' 1935 2-strip Technicolor cartoon, but the most notable, is how both little gunslingers, who love to play with guns. At the time, both cartoons of the same name, were released in theaters, the gun was being replaced by the slingshot, as America's most destructible toy.

Part Three: Little Audrey's Popularity
Early on in Audrey's career, Paramount recognized the incredible, colossal popularity of the first all-American tomboy, Little Audrey was a favorite among the all-American men, and was completely aimed to primarily male adult audiences. As her popularity increased, Audrey quickly received toys, comic strips, comic books, TV shows, and several merchandises.

Part Four: Trivia #2 - Little Audrey's Comic Book Career
Now, it's time for Blastoons! trivia. By 1958, what is name of the comic book company that acquires the Little Audrey franchise? We'll have the answer, when Blastoons! returns, in a moment, on Universal Kids.

Part Five: Trivia #3 - Harvey Street Kids
Now, it's time for Blastoons! trivia. Fortunately, 60 years after her last cartoon, Dawg Gawn was released in 1958, Little Audrey finally made her animated comeback, thanks to DreamWorks Animation. At the same time, Audrey made her first television appearance, was a Netflix-exclusive show, entitled Harvey Street Kids. But you'll be surprise that you learned the different character designs and her different personalities for this series. Find out, when Blastoons! returns, in just a moment, on Universal Kids.

Now, it's time for Blastoons! trivia. Fortunately, 60 years after her last cartoon, Dawg Gawn was released in 1958, Little Audrey finally returned to her most legendary animation career, when DreamWorks Animation created a Netflix-exclusive program, Harvey Street Kids. But to create the series even funnier, the character designs and the characters' personalities for the Harvey Street Kids series, was quite different than the Little Audrey cartoons, and the Harvey Girls comic books, that became a lot more popular. Audrey was given a long-sleeved shirt, jeans and a pair of hi-tops, while Lotta was given a jacket and a pair of boots. Unlike their official counterparts, the Harvey Girls' Harvey Street Kids counterparts had their alternative personalities. Audrey was more rebellious, perky, childish, but had quite an explosive temper. Lotta was more gentle, softer and sweeter, which was cuter than Audrey's official counterpart. In fact, Dot was actually portrayed as an African-American girl genius. Tonight's last cartoon, will be Little Audrey's very last animated appearance, 60 years before DreamWorks brought Audrey back to her legendary animation career. And now, Seymour Kneitel's 1958, Dawg Gawn.