Trips the Trapper
"A young trapper's pilot misadventure."
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About this film
Lil' Daniel Boom pilot Trips the Trapper sends its young frontier hero into trapping misadventures in Sam Singer's 1959 television pilot, mixing limited animation with Western comedy tropes.
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About the production
Themes
Themes & topics
Historical background
Sam Singer pitched Lil' Daniel Boom in 1959 as television networks sought low-cost animated pilots for children's slots.
Why this film matters
Trips the Trapper documents the failed pilot cycle of late-1950s indie TV animation.
Making of
Open sources chiefly list credits with Sam Singer named as director.
What critics said
No series sale followed; the pilot is cited in TV animation histories as an obscure Singer project.
Did you know?
- 1959 pilot by Sam Singer.
- Part of the Lil' Daniel Boom concept.
What audiences thought
Audience documentation for Trips the Trapper is limited; availability today depends on archive and streaming copies.
Film restoration
Preservation status should be confirmed against archive holdings.
Where to watch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O1UXvSRmj4
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sam%20Singer%20-%20Lil'%20Daniel%20Boom%20-%20Trips%20the%20Trapper%20(1959)%20(restored%20raw%20HD%20version).webm