Mel-O-Toons

Mel-O-Toons, sometimes misspelled Mello Toons, was a limited-animation cartoon series running six minutes each. New World Productions began making them in 1959, with United Artists handling syndication. The show adapted folk tales, Greco-Roman myths, Bible stories, classic literature, classical music and ballet, plus Thornton Burgess animal tales. Soundtracks came from existing children's records licensed from RCA Records and Capitol Records. In total, 104 cartoons were produced.