▶ Free on demand

Merrie Melodies: Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931)

Name: Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
Genre: Animation
Released: 1931
Duration: 7 min

19317 minAnimationStrong rights evidenceTV episode

Merrie Melodies: Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931) is a 7-minute animated cartoon that airs free on Starlite TV's Saturday Morning (CH 7) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below).

Tune in live on Saturday Morning TV Guide

About Merrie Melodies: Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (1931)

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is a 1931 American animated comedy film. It is the third title in the Merrie Melodies series featuring Foxy.

Foxy drives a trolley while singing the titular song. A rock disrupts the track as the trolley is launched and falls but miraculously is able to be fixed upon landing. A female hippo turned out to be too obese to board the trolley, flattening Foxy as a result. Foxy mockingly pops her with a needle, causing her to deflate and undress, humiliating her as she leaves furiously. The trolley disassembles itself upon the journey's resumption, though Foxy successfully catches up to the wheels.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Upcoming showtimes

Loading schedule…

You can play this title on demand above any time. It also airs on Starlite TV's live channels on a schedule; times are shown in your local time zone.

Airs on

Saturday Morning - CH 7, Cartoon TV

Rights & source

Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia "List of animated films in the public domain in the United States" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States), which cites Film Superlist / copyright renewal records (not renewed). Character names/designs may remain trademarks; no character art used in site branding.
Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs not individually cleared.
Source: Internet Archive

How we check every title: Content & Rights.

More Merrie Melodies episodes

Merrie Melodies: One More Time 1931 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: Red-Headed Baby 1931 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: Pagan Moon 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: Freddy the Freshman 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: Goopy Geer 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: Moonlight for Two 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: The Queen Was in the Parlor 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: I Love a Parade 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: I Wish I Had Wings 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: A Great Big Bunch of You 1932 · 7 min
Merrie Melodies: The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives 1932 · 7 min

32 Merrie Melodies episodes on air in this channel.