Toons You Might've Missed: Little Lulu in Chick & Double Chick (1946)

Marjorie Buell's Little Lulu was meant to be a distaff complement to Popeye at Famous Studios, since Paramount had retired Betty Boop. However, the series didn't last very long. Just a small handful of shorts, beginning in 1943.

A few years ago, I acquired a DVD that purportedly collected, according to the text, material from HBO's attempt at reviving Lulu for a new generation, with British comedienne-singer Tracey Ullman attached. Maybe I read the text wrong, because the DVD didn't have anything from the HBO series, just 8 shorts, including this next item, 1946's "Chick & Double Chick", in which Lulu (Cecil Roy) has to ensure her pet dog doesn't disrupt the hatching of some eggs.....

I found it entertaining just the same, but good luck finding Lulu on TV.

Rating: A.