Each new toon in the Old-Timey H*R universe appears to take place in a later year than previous toons. It is possible that the Old-Timey dates are following the current date, with a difference of slightly less than 67 years. ''Kick the Can'', dated 1933, was released in 2000. Later cartoons released in 2003 are dated 1936, and ''That A Ghost'', released in 2004, is dated 1937.
Ironically, late-in-the-year toons move forward one (so maybe it's not 67 years, it may be 66.66 years; i.e., Parsnips A-Plenty, released in 2002, not 2003, the supposed year of '36).
Should all of this be true, then the Old-Timey timeline would be:
- 1933: Kick the Can
- 1934: Main Page 10
- 1935: Email #23: LITTLE ANIMAL
- 1936: Parsnips A-Plenty; Email #50: 50 EMAILS; 20X6 vs. 1936; Email #71: 2 EMAILS; Ballad of The Sneak; Mr. Shmallow
- 1937: Email #100: FLASHBACK; That A Ghost
- 1938: Email #120: RADIO
- 1939: Email #140: HIGHSCHOOL; Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2; Email #150: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
- 1940: Email #161: 4 BRANCHES; Decemberween Short Shorts
What do you think?