Casper the Friendly Ghost

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Depressed by the antics of the other ghosts, Casper leaves home to make friends. After unintentionally scaring several potential pals, Casper befriends two young children. They take him home... Read allDepressed by the antics of the other ghosts, Casper leaves home to make friends. After unintentionally scaring several potential pals, Casper befriends two young children. They take him home, where Casper frightens their mother. Casper is again upset because he believes that he w... Read allDepressed by the antics of the other ghosts, Casper leaves home to make friends. After unintentionally scaring several potential pals, Casper befriends two young children. They take him home, where Casper frightens their mother. Casper is again upset because he believes that he will always scare away his potential buddies. However, Casper scares away a banker who is c... Read all

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Frank Gallop

Narrator
(voice)

Jack Mercer

Ghost
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Purv Pullen

Hens
(uncredited)

Mae Questel

Johnny
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This short is one of several Famous Studios cartoon shorts that entered the public domain in the United States due to the last claimant neglecting to renew the copyright on time.

Quotes
Casper: It's no use... I'm just a scary ol' ghost...

Connections
Featured in Familiar Faces: Penelope Pumpkin (2015)

Soundtracks
Casper the Friendly Ghost Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Winston Sharples

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10/10

An excellent start of the "Casper" cartoon series

This is the first Casper cartoon, and it is a fine start to the series. I recall viewing this short on an old VHS tape that also had the other two early Casper cartoons. Unfortunately, we lost the tape quite some time ago.

The story starts with a pudgy Casper running away from home, upset about the ghostly antics of his many siblings. Along the road, Casper tries to make friends, but they all run away. Poor Casper was so sad and depressed that he tried committing suicide by sitting on the railroad tracks, but he forgot he was already dead and wept. At that moment, two children came by and asked Casper if he wanted to play with them. Of course, Casper said "yes," and it looks like he made two friends. But will it last? I highly recommend watching it. I absolutely love this cartoon! It's a fantastic introduction to the Casper series.