The Fowl Ball

The Fowl Ball is an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short released on October 13, 1930.

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Oswald and a group of frogs form an orchestra.

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Some sources incorrectly list this cartoon as The Foul Ball
In this short, Oswald sings the song Johnny Schmoker, a traditional German folk tune brought to America by the Pennsylvania Dutch and first published under the title Jemmy Boker in 1863. The song involves an old German musician telling his friend Johnny Schmoker about the many instruments he can play. He describes each one and goes through the motions while he sings. It is likely that musical director James Dietrich, himself of German ancestry, had an influence on the inclusion of the song in this cartoon.

Oswald Shorts
1928 Oswald Shorts Bull-Oney • Farmyard Follies
1929 Oswald Shorts Yanky Clippers • Stage Stunts • Stripes and Stars • Race Riot • Oil's Well • Permanent Wave • Cold Turkey • Pussy Willie • Amateur Nite • Hurdy Gurdy • Snow Use • Nutty Notes • Ozzie of the Circus
1930 Oswald Shorts Kounty Fair • Chilly Con Carmen • Kisses and Kurses • Broadway Folly • Bowery Bimbos • Tramping Tramps • The Hash Shop • The Prison Panic • Hot for Hollywood • Hells Heels • My Pal Paul • Not So Quiet • Spooks • Henpecked • Cold Feet • Snappy Salesman • The Singing Sap • The Detective • The Fowl Ball • The Navy • Mexico • Africa • Alaska • Mars
1931 Oswald Shorts China • College • Shipwreck • The Farmer • The Fireman • Sunny South • Country School • The Bandmaster • Northwoods • The Stone Age • Radio Rhythm • Kentucky Belles • Hot Feet • The Hunter • Wonderland • The Hare Mail • The Fisherman • The Clown
1932 Oswald Shorts Grandma's Pet • Mechanical Man • Wins Out • Beau and Arrows • Making Good • Let's Eat • The Winged Horse • Cat Nipped • A Wet Knight • Jungle Jumble • Day Nurse • The Busy Barber • Carnival Capers • Wild and Woolly • Teacher's Pests
1933 Oswald Shorts The Plumber • The Shriek • Going to Blazes • Beau Best • Ham and Eggs • Confidence • Five and Dime • The Zoo • The Merry Old Soul • Parking Space
1934 Oswald Shorts Chicken Reel • The Candy House • The County Fair • The Toy Shoppe • Kings Up • Wolf! Wolf! • The Ginger Bread Boy • Goldielocks and the Three Bears • Annie Moved Away • Wax Works • William Tell • Chris Columbus, Jr. • The Dizzy Dwarf • Ye Happy Pilgrims • Sky Larks • Spring in the Park
1935 Oswald Shorts Robinson Crusoe Isle • The Hillbilly • Two Little Lambs • Do a Good Deed • Elmer the Great Dane • Towne Hall Follies • At Your Service • Bronco Buster • Amateur Broadcast • The Quail Hunt • Monkey Wretches • Case of the Lost Sheep • Doctor Oswald
1936 Oswald Shorts Soft Ball Game • Alaska Sweepstakes • Slumberland Express • Beauty Shoppe • The Barnyard Five • Fun House • Farming Fools • Battle Royal • Music Hath Charms • Kiddie Revue • Beach Combers • Night Life of the Bugs • Puppet Show • The Unpopular Mechanic • Gopher Trouble
1937 Oswald Shorts Everybody Sing • Duck Hunt • The Birthday Party • Trailer Thrills • The Wily Weasel • The Playful Pup • Lovesick • The Keeper of the Lions • The Mechanical Handy Man • Football Fever • The Mysterious Jug • The Dumb Cluck
1938 Oswald Shorts The Lamp Lighter • Man Hunt • Yokel Boy Makes Good • Trade Mice • Feed the Kitty
Other films and shorts King of Jazz 1930 • Toyland Premiere 1934 • Springtime Serenade 1935 • Firemen's Picnic 1937 • Movie Phoney News 1938 • Happy Scouts 1938 • Snuffy's Party 1939 • The Egg Cracker Suite 1943 • Well Oiled 1947 • The Woody Woodpecker Polka 1951 • Team Play 1952 Autolite Commercial

The Fowl Ball

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