This is How Movies Should Be Made

Just so...so bad

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

A thriving flea circus(No pun intended), with the diva star Fifi and a loser clown who is in love with her, Francois who is by the same voice actor of DroopyBut when the fleas run away when they see a dog. The owner ends up penniless while the clown has a chance to become a hero. Promising to get back the fleasAs the clown trails the dog and all of the fleas drown, he saves Fifi. But looking back he was so foolish not to save the others. However he manages to get married to her after he proved so loyal to her and to the circus. And they start a family.Therefore is it too little too late for the circus to be saved or will both of them save it in time before it goes belly up? Remembered this from childhood. Cute cartoon.

"Flea Circus" is a decent little cartoon from MGM. However, you'd probably not suspect it was directed by Tex Avery because the short is awfully conventional and lacks the usual Avery weirdness. The episode begins at a flea circus. The show is very successful and the fleas are very anthropomorphic. One of these is the diva of the show and another flea who is a clown is in love with her. However, given her status as the show's star, he doesn't appear to have a prayer. But, when an errant dog passes by and takes most of the fleas with him, our little clown hero is going to the rescue.There are a few laughs here and there but mostly the biggest laughs are hearing the fleas speak with French accents--which isn't funny at all. Still, it's harmless fun.

This is a typical Tex Avery-start with a premise and turn it on its ear, firing sight gag after sight gag until the premise surrenders unconditionally. Here, the owner of a flea circus loses his livlihood when a dog comes backstage (in violation of a sign that says, "NO DOGS!") and the fleas (and dog) have appropriate reactions to this fortuitous circumstance. So, as has been stated by another, "Fleas run away from the circus to join a dog." Tex Avery was the greatest friend acting fleas in Hollywood had, doing at least three cartoons featuring fleas prominently while with MGM-What Price Fleadom, Dixieland Droopy and this one. Given that Avery once voiced a spider in a short at Warner Brothers, perhaps his affinity for insects is understandable. Funny cartoon with lots of good sight gags. Vive la France! Well worth watching. Recommended.

From one of the most famous animators comes this cute short cartoon that's loaded with plenty of laughs. An example of why Tex Avery is one of the greatest animators in cartoon history. The use of technicolor is brilliant and surreal. The Flea Circus(1954) is much better than any cartoon in today's era. A funny short that should be seen by everyone.