Astronut - Haunted House Cleaning

Series: astronut

Year Published: 1965

Creator: Terrytoons Inc.

Description: I "taped" this myself in 1992. Animated cartoon where Oscar reluctantly agrees to clean a haunted mansion for Mr. Bellow, only to be spooked by its eerie atmosphere. Astronut arrives to help, confronting a ghostly figure and dealing with the fears of neighbors. Ultimately, the adventure highlights the power of imagination and the humorous misunderstandings that ensue.

Complete Record: I "taped" this myself in 1992. Animated cartoon where Oscar reluctantly agrees to clean a haunted mansion for Mr. Bellow, only to be spooked by its eerie atmosphere. Astronut arrives to help, confronting a ghostly figure and dealing with the fears of neighbors. Ultimately, the adventure highlights the power of imagination and the humorous misunderstandings that ensue.  

Transcription

[music] Oh, Oscar Milo. Oh, dear neighbor. [bell] >> HEY, MOM. >> OH, SORRY, MR. BELLOW. I was in the middle of breakfast. [music] >> Tomorrow I have a chance to sell that old creep mansion. Now, be a good neighbor and straighten out the place for me, would you, my boy? I'd do it myself. Only I'm allergic to dust. too. See, even the word makes me sneeze. The creep mansion. Isn't that haunt? >> I knew I could count on you, neighbor dear. See you later, pal. >> My telepathic reactor tells me my Earth grand Oscar is in trouble over something. I better check it out. [music] >> Hi, Oscar. Why so upset? >> I promise Mr. Bellow I'd clean up the old creep estate. And they [clears throat] say that place is haunted by ghosts. >> Ghosts? What are ghosts? >> They can appear and disappear right before your eyes. Why? They even have the power to walk through walls. >> Well, what do you know? A real advanced civilization and right here on Earth. [music] >> [music] >> Gosh, it sure looks spooky. >> Why, that must be old man creep himself. >> While you clean up, I'll stay on the lookout for one of those uh ghost things. >> [music] >> Hey, if I want to save this elegant dump for my own private living purposes, I had best keep people thinking it is haunted. I will cdle his blood with an eerie howl. What's that? What's that? A eerie howl. Oh, phew. Just the wind and the shutters, I hope. Oh boy, the mind sure plays funny tricks. Well, back to work. Now, there's only one thing that would move a table like that, and that's ghosts. Yes, that ghost. [music] >> Hey, I must be good. I'm scared, too. >> Ghost? >> Where? Where? >> Back there. Back there. Can't you see him? I seen this trick in a spooky horror movie once. >> Must be your imagination. [music] >> Help! Help! In there! It grabbed me. It grabbed me. [music] This is nothing but an iron suit with nothing in it. Maybe I am imagining things. If I just concentrate on cleaning up this place, I I'll forget all about ghosts. >> And now for the piece de resist the ants and the shallot will be mine. >> Well, that about does it. I'll just sweep this dust under the sheet and ghost. Amazing how them eerie howls get him every time. [laughter] >> So that's a ghost, huh? He doesn't look very advanced to me. I'll use X-ray vision and take a deeper look. [music] >> Boy, the look of constonation on that guy's face when he took me for a ghost. >> Why, that big phony, he should be taught a lesson, and a simple molecular change should do it. I'll just sit down and relax until he comes too. Hello phony. Why, it's an authentic ghost, BUT YOU'RE THE REAL CREEP. GANG WAY. >> He may not be a ghost, but he sure has the power to go through walls. >> Oh my. Oh, what happened? I I Oh, Oscar, I'm back. Hey, you did a great job. Where are you, neighbor? For a while, I thought you might be taken in by those stories of [music] Gosh, that's true. He acted as if he had just seen a ghost. >> Oh, well, after all, they're only mere earthlings. They don't appreciate the spirit of the thing.


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