(Terrytoons, 1950s) Scarce original production cels of Heckle and Jeckle from a Terrytoons television cartoon, which shows the two trouble-making yellow-billed magpies standing side-by-side in full-length poses. The cels are placed on a color copy background. Total character image measures 6.25 x 4.5, with a mat opening of 11.5 x 8.5. Matted to an overall size of 15.75 x 11.5. In fine condition.
Terrytoons made 52 Heckle and Jeckle theatrical cartoons between 1946 and 1966. After Paul Terry sold the Terrytoons studio to CBS in 1955, the studio's cartoons were repackaged in different timeslots. In the summer of 1956, the premiere episode of the primetime CBS Cartoon Theater included the 1947 magpie short Flying South. The Heckle and Jeckle Cartoon Show premiered on CBS Saturday mornings on October 14, 1956, and aired until 1966. The show also included shorts starring other Terrytoons characters, including Mighty Mouse.
