Near some rail tracks, Casper grows sad that his attempts to make friends have been fruitless because he's 'just a scary old ghost'. Casper then sees a flock of chickens who fly away with their hen house and splatter eggs on him. Casper later meets a mouse and a cat (who each resemble Herman and Katnip) and who flee into the barn upon seeing him. At first the mole is happy to befriend him but when he puts on eyeglasses, he sees that Casper is a ghost and jumps back in his hole. The next morning, he meets a rooster to whom he says hello but the rooster retreats. While his family is off scaring people, Casper bids his pet cat goodbye and leaves home. Casper decides that he would rather make friends with the living. Every night at midnight his brothers and sisters scare people, except for Casper, who doesn't want to scare people, so he stays home instead. Plot Ĭasper is seen reading the book How to Win Friends, a real book by Dale Carnegie. It is the first cartoon to feature the character Casper the Friendly Ghost. The Friendly Ghost is a Famous Studios cartoon released on 16 November 1945 as part of its Noveltoons series of animated short films.
