Stage Fright

Stage Fright is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Charles Jones.
== Plot ==
The two curious puppies chase each other into a vaudeville theater after hours. In the backstage, the two pups fight over a bone. There, they investigate a stage magician's props. As is expected, trouble emerges with the two meeting up with a mischievous seal and bothering a rather cranky resident pigeon who lives inside the magician's hat instead of a rabbit!
== Availability ==
658tgfrd5ertgifudr7cfivkfds.jpg|(1989) VHS Sniffles the Mouse in Toy Trouble (with original end card)
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-5-F.jpg|(1997) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5, Side 5, Pesky Pets (1995 Turner dubbed version)
lt cfc.jpg|(2006) DVD City for Conquest (1995 Turner dubbed version)
Gfzhxffdzsgfchg.jpg|(2008) DVD Warner Gangsters Collection Volume 2 (1995 Turner dubbed version)
Mrandmrssmithbd.jpg|(2024) Blu-ray Mr. and Mrs. Smith
=== Streaming ===
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023) (restored)
lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - 2024) (restored)
== Notes ==
* The original Blue Ribbon reissue ending card exists through Cartoon Network Latin America; it would later be restored for HBO Max.
* While the USA dubbed version retains the original 1938-41 Merrie Melodies ending music cue, the EU dubbed version replaces it with the 1941-55 ending music cue.
* In the UK, it is shown on BBC/Channel 5 in widescreen; however, Boomerang shows the short in its original format as of 2002.
* The tough bird in this short reappeared in "The Bird Came C.O.D." (1942).
== Gallery ==
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Screenshot 2024-02-03 112408.png|Model sheet by Bob Givens
== References ==
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:1940
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:The Two Curious Puppies Cartoons
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
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:Cartoons with missing Leon Schlesinger credits
Category:Cartoons with no dialogue