Das Fernsehen der Zukunft

The T.V. of Tomorrow is a 1953 animated theatrical short directed by Tex Avery.[2] It was part of series of cartoons Avery did satirizing technology of the future which included: The House of Tomorrow, The Car of Tomorrow, and The Farm of Tomorrow. These were parodies of live-action promotional films that were commonly shown in theaters at the time.

The short is narrated showcase of different kinds of Television sets of the future, most of them solving normal problems with T.V.'s, like picture distortions or mobility.

The cartoon begins with "Your Town, U.S.A.", a quiet, peaceful neighborhood, as explained by the narrator (voiced by Paul Frees). But overnight, Television mania takes over the town, flooding the rooftops with TV antennas. However, as the narrator explains, Television comes with problems: eye strain, image distortion, and picture jumping. But these problems will be eliminated by the "Television sets of tomorrow":

Finally, the short ends with a direct telecast from Mars. A TV in an observatory has millions of scientists gather around the screen as the planet becomes more visible. Finally, the picture is revealed to be the western we saw earlier.