Bobby Bumps is up to his usual mischief, trying skates to his sleeping father's shoes and then tipping off a humble book agent to ring the doorbell.

The world's first animated surf movie

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief, this time hunting and fishing where they're not allowed.

Animation featuring Bobby Bumps. A "Bray" Studios Production. Bobby tries to sneak his dog into the theatre. He gets past the woman at the kiosk but the commissionaire spots the dog in a mirror. The pooch licks tears from his master's eyes as they sit on the pavement outside. An aristocratic lady arrives at the theatre in a chauffeur driven car and the dog gets underneath the train of her dress and into the auditorium. Bobby follows after him. They watch a film where a hypnotist commands his victim to "Bark like a dog". Bobby tries to hypnotise his pet and tells him to "Bark like a dog". He does so and they are thrown out of the theatre. They are kicked so hard that they fly through the window of a tram. Bobby then hypnotises the conductor into believing that they had paid their fare and indeed that the conductor owes them change. The conductor gives them some money. Bobby has a good laugh about their scams.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Mischievous schoolboy Bobby disobeys his teacher and swings on a dangerous giant school bell.

Restless young Bobby Bumps is forced by his dad to practice playing the piano. He astutely allows his pet dog to take over for him.

A black maid is sitting in the kitchen doing some chore or another (difficult to see what.) Bobby Bumps has hidden inside a box and is trying to get something from the larder without the maid seeing him. But she spots him and lashes him with a whip. He runs off and the maid laughs....

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief after crafting a homemade tank.

Bobby Bumps invited his black neighbor to join his "lodge." But first he has to be initiated. The neighbor cleverly avoids getting rammed in the behind by Bobby's goat, but as he's running away, finds himself in a precarious position with a wild bear. Bobby saved his friend, but quickly he finds himself in an even worse situation with the bear and needs the friend to return the favor. They both agree to be initiated together, and the final joke is on Bobby's poor goat.

The dialog was presented into two different kinds of formats: in a comic-strip "balloons" and in "title cards." I liked the former more, because it's almost like looking at a comic strip literally come to life. The story is a bunch of antics that go on in a diner/restaurant (they used to call a "beanery") and in the kitchen as Bobby and his dog help out. Some of the gags are excellent. The dog is a riot.

One of the series of Bobby Bumps silent animated shorts made at Bray Studios.

Bobby Bumps, his dog Fido, and a shady mouse get into a jar of jam--and trouble.

Silent cartoon. Like Max Fleischer's "Out Of The lnkwell" series, this film features various interactions between cartoon characters and a human hand.

Based on the Buster Brown comic by R.F. Outcault.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby and his dog, Fido, let off some fireworks and Fido gets into a fight with a foul-mouthed parrot.

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Bobby works at his father's office; there is some question of payment, however.