Suicidal Flame

Olive Oyl can’t call the fire department where flames roar through her house in “Two-Alarm Fire” (1934) so she gets some help.

A little flame escapes under the front door, slides down the street (it has no feet), opens the fire alarm box and pulls the alarm twice.



Its work done, the flames heads back to the burning house.



Why would the flame want the fire department to put it out? Oh, well. Best not to ask questions like that and enjoy Dave Fleischer’s little gags.

Willard Bowsky and Nick Tafuri get the animation credits; it’s Tafuri’s first.