Cellbound (1955) is a Tex Avery animated short featuring Spike, a bulldog who tries to escape prison after 20 years in solitary. His plan unfolds in classic Avery style—filled with absurd gags, exaggerated motion, and surreal twists—only to land him right back where he started! Such cartoons are rare today because modern animation often favors emotional storytelling, realism, and structured plots over the wild, gag-driven humor of classics like Cellbound. The unrestrained, physics-defying comedy

Tex Avery Swing Shift Cinderella 1945 Swing Shift Cinderella is a 1945 MGM animated cartoon short subject directed by Tex Avery. The plot involves the Big Bad Wolf and Cinderella. Frank Graham voiced the wolf, and Sara Berner voiced both Cinderella and The Fairy Grandmother, with Imogene Lynn providing her singing voice Bored with chasing Red Riding Hood, a naughty wolf goes on the prowl for Cinderella instead. | Because We Love Classic Cinema