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MGM produced Tom & Jerry, Droopy, Barney Bear, but for some reason I remember this cartoon very clearly. I got this info from: http://www.bcdb.com/
The Little Mole
Characters:
The Little Mole, Mamma Mole, Professor Primrose Skunk.
Synopsis:
A morality play about a little mole. He's given a chance to see by a con man named Professor Primrose Skunk, using pop bottle bottoms for lenses. The mole forgets his mother's admonition to stay close to home, and he explores the new world that he can now see. But when he breaks his glasses, he must find his way back home blind and alone.
I have no idea why this particular cartoon made such an impression on me. The little mole looks out over his world and sees a shining wonderland. After he gets a pair of glasses from the snake-oil-salesman Professor Primrose Skunk his wonderland is seen for what it really is … a garbage-strewn dump.
After the glasses break he eventually finds his way home and looks out over his back yard. The dump is transformed back into his comforting illusion.
The moral I got from The Little Mole is that the world is a beautiful place if you don't look at it too closely. When I was younger I thought that was not exactly the kind of "message" you want to give to impressionable little kids. But as I grew older and witnessed a few presidential races I changed my mind. Everything is Just Fine … as long as you squint.
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