Despite Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and his cartoons being popular and well received at the time, they have been vastly overshadowed over time by succeeding animation characters. It is a shame as, while not cartoon masterpieces, they are fascinating for anybody wanting to see what very old animation looked like.The 1932 batch of Oswald cartoons, despite being of an uneven overall standard, has generally been far better than the 1931 group, of which only six were above average or more and the rest were average at best and a few less than that. Of the 1932 batch, 'Wins Out' and 'Let's Eat' were mediocre and 'The Winged Horse' was on the forgettable side, but 'Grandma's Pet', 'Beau and Arrows' and 'Mechanical Man' were good, and 'Cat Nipped' and 'A Wet Knight' very good.Although not as good as 'Cat Nipped' and 'A Wet Knight', 'Day Nurse is a nice, pretty good cartoon and hardly one of the weaker 1932 cartoons, somewhere around high middle actually.One of the weaker assets is the story. Oswald cartoons are not really seen for their stories, nearly always being one of the least strong assets and in the weakest Oswald cartoons one asset that is noticeably weak. 'Day Nurse' takes a very familiar premise and doesn't do a whole lot special with it, too much of it feeling structurally thin and predictable.Slapstick, of the silent kind and reminds one fondly of silent films from 10-20 years earlier (so Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton), mostly works very well, though occasionally a little overcooked. That baby, even for a type of character meant to be that way, is an irritating brat, one feels really sorry for Oswald here.Conversely, like what was said with 'A Wet Knight', the best assets are the gags and the music. The gags are some of the funniest and imaginatively timed of the 1932 cartoons, so refreshing after seeing many previous early 30s Oswald cartoons where the humour has been hit and miss and not particularly funny. Nothing feels random or repetitive. The music is infectiously jazzy and dynamic as well as lushly orchestrated, synchronising very well with the music. The synchronisation is remarkably natural.Also good is the animation. It may occasionally lack refinement, but most of it is smooth and detailed with Oswald's movements, gestures and expressions still very much natural, like the generally freer, more elaborate and faster look of a good deal of Oswald cartoons at this time. Drawing has occasional crudeness but is mostly fine and transitions don't feel as choppy and incomplete as some of the worst Oswald cartoons. Sound is pretty good.Regarding Oswald, he is fun to watch and very easy to like and relate to, and throughout 'Day Nurse' has a lively pace.In summary, pretty good. 7/10 Bethany Cox