In the late 50's, Gene Deitch was brought to Terrytoons to help develop new stars. Deitch decided that it was past time that Terrytoons began creating human characters to complement, though in this case they would replace, classic characters like Heckle & Jeckle and Mighty Mouse.
Unfortunately, John Doormat was not the answer.
Doormat appeared in 4 shorts total between 1956-9, but the animation was much more limited than usual, lacking the fluidity of earlier works. It didn't help that Doormat wasn't really a likeable character. As demonstrated in "Another Day, Another Doormat", Doormat is, to use modern parlance, whipped.
I think I can see why these shorts have rarely aired on television.
Rating: C-.
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