1. The Best of the 30s
What did your great-grandparents do for
fun?!

2. What came before
O The 1930s will forever be associated with
the Depression.
O Life was harsh with many out of work and
many underpaid.
O Homelessness was a major problem.
O The entire world was struggling.
OBut was it all bad?

3. The Movies
O The 1930s was a wonderful time for movies.
Many of the most popular genres of movies
became popular during this time. Exciting
examples include:
O The Adventures of Robin Hood
O Alice in Wonderland
O Frankenstein
O Gone with the Wind
O Dracula
O The Wizard of Oz

4. The Three Stooges
O The Three Stooges
was a popular
series of “shorts,”
literally short
movies.
O Eventually, they
gained a TV show.
O There were actually
SIX stooges. Larry,
Curley, Moe,
Shemp, and two
Joes!

5. Popular Cartoons!
O Disney began in the
1920s but became
famous in 1934 with
Snow White.
O Mickey also debuted
in the 20s but became
famous in the thirties.
O Warner Brothers
began producing
Looney Tunes in
1930. It’s earliest
stars were Porky Pig
and Daffy Duck.
Eventually (1940)
Bugs Bunny became
a major star!

7. Comic Books!
O Batman first
appeared in
Detective Comics
27 in 1939.
O Comics had been
out for years. But
the first comic
producing new
stories came out in
1935.
O Action Comics 1,
the first appearance
of Superman, came
out in June 1938.