At The Movies~ Mr Bug Goes To Town (1941)

 This film was renamed "Hoppity Goes To Town" after the Fleischer studios closed.

Production lasted from February 5 to mid-November 1941.

The shot of the opening credits, which starts in space and descends to New York City, was produced with a miniature set of the city, consisting of more than 16,000 miniature panes of glass set in wood and plastic models. The set took four months to build.

 This film was renamed "Hoppity Goes To Town" after the Fleischer studios closed.

Production lasted from February 5 to mid-November 1941.

The shot of the opening credits, which starts in space and descends to New York City, was produced with a miniature set of the city, consisting of more than 16,000 miniature panes of glass set in wood and plastic models. The set took four months to build.

   Max Fleischer (July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was  a pioneer in the development of the animated cartoon and served as the head of Fleischer Studios. He brought such animated characters as Betty Boop, Koko the Clown, Popeye, and Superman to the movie screen and was responsible for a number of technological innovations.

   Fleischer devised a concept to simplify the process of animating movement by tracing frames of live action film. His patent for the Rotoscope was granted in 1915, although Max and his brother Dave Fleischer made their first cartoon using the system in 1914