Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)

Here is an animated film that I was completely unaware of, that was created by the Fleischer bothers who made the incredible Gulliver's Travels and the Superman cartoons from the 1940s.

Due to the ill fated timing of this films release (It was released just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor) and tension's between the Fleischer brothers, this film did not get the recognition it deserves, and it lead to the end of Fleischer studios.

The films is very well made, well animated, but didn't blow me away story-wise.  Still, it's a pity that this film has been largely forgotten.

While making characters of bugs seems like a good idea, due to the great diversity of the insects and such, generally American's don't like bugs, so it seems like fighting an up hill battle.  I feel that for this reason, A Bug's Life doesn't have as great a fan base as other Pixar films.