by Andres Lombana Bermudez on August 8, 2008 The “New” Sounds of the Slap-of-the-Stick: Termite Terrace (1937-1943) and the Slapstick Tradition The theatrical animated cartoons made at Termite Terrace between 1937 and 1943 embody the slapstick tradition, reinvigorate it, and transform it.