The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos

The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos is a 1937 Merrie Melodies short directed by Frank Tashlin.
== Title ==
The cartoon is named for the song featured in the film, "The Woods are Full of Cuckoos."
== Plot ==
Forest animals participate in the Woodland Community Swing Variety Show on radio station KUKU.
== Caricatures ==
* Alexander Woollcott - as Owlcott.
* Ben Bernie - as Ben Birdie.
* Walter Winchell - as Walter Finchell.
* Milton Berle - as Milton Squirrel.
* Eileen Barton's character Jolly Gillette - as Polly.
* Wendell Hall - as Wendell Howl.
* Billy Jones - as Billy Goat.
* Ernie Hare - as Ernie Bear.
* Portland Hoffa
* Fred Allen - as Mr. Growlin'.
* Eddie Cantor - as Eddie Gander.
* Sophie Tucker - as Sophie Turkey.
* W.C. Fields - as W.C. Fieldmouse.
* Dick Powell - as Dick Fowl.
* Fats Waller - as Fats Swallow.
* Deanna Turpin - as Deanna Terrapin.
* Irvin S. Cobb - as Irvin S. Frog.
* Fred MacMurray - as Fred McFurry.
* Bing Crosby - as Bing Crowsby.
* Al Jolson - as Al Goatson.
* Ruby Keeler - as Ruby Squealer.
* Lanny Ross - as Lanny Hoss.
* Grace Moore - as Grace Moose.
* Lily Pons - as Lily Swans.
* Haven McQuarrie - as Raven McQuandry.
* Joe Penner - as Joe Penguin.
* Martha Raye - as Moutha Bray.
* Bill Comstock's character Tizzie Lish - as Tizzie Fish.
* Louella Parsons - as Louella Possums.
* Jack Benny - as Jack Bunny.
* Mary Livingstone - as Canary Livingstone.
* Andy Devine - as Andy Bovine.
== Censorship ==
* Versions shown on Cartoon Network in the 1990s shorten the number "The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos" to remove the long pan of the animal celebrities due to the appearance of a black-faced goat caricature of Al Jolson. Cartoon Network aired the short again on The Acme Hour in the early 2000s with Al Jolson goat uncut, but the short was soon dropped from rotation after that.
== Availability ==
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 4.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 4, Side 5
Golden Collection box 3.jpg|(2005) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3, Disc Two
== Notes ==
* This short is a parody of the radio program Community Sing.
* KUKU is the name of an actual FM radio station based in Willow Springs, Missouri. In the context of the cartoon, it is a play on "cuckoo."
* Part of the "Merrily We Roll Along" theme is cut on the LaserDisc version.
* The animation of Ben Birdie is reused from "The CooCoo Nut Grove", while the animation of Joe Penguin is reused from "My Green Fedora".
== Gallery ==
Owl.jpeg|Owlcott
Ben Birdie.png|Ben Birdie
Milton Squirrel.jpg|Milton Squirrel
Wendell Howl.jpg|Wendell Howl
W.C. Fieldmouse.png|W.C. Fieldmouse
Bing Crowsby.png|Bing Crowsby
Raven McQuandry.jpg|Raven McQuandry
Tizzie Fish.png|Tizzie Fish
Louella Possums.jpg|Louella Possums
WOODS CUCKOOS.png|Jack Bunny
The Woods are Full of Cuckoos (1937) - Singers.jpg
Woods-full-cuckoos.jpg|Lobby card
TheWoodsAreFullOfCuckoosMS1.png|Model sheet
== References ==
Category:1937
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Art Loomer
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Caricatures of real people
Category:Hollywood in Cartoons
Category:One-Shot Cartoons