Marriage Peril (Earthworm Jim)

Marriage Peril is a fanmade Earthworm Jim theatrical short produced at the Walter Lantz studio in 1947. It was released September 1948 and distributed by United Artists Pictures, Inc.
== Plot ==
Professor Monkey-For-A-Head forces Princess What's-Her-Name to marry her. Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy, who were in a desperate situation broke free and came to save Princess What's-Her Name and vanquish the Professor's plans on forcing to marry the Princess.
== Characters ==
* Earthworm Jim (voiced by Lee Sweetland)
* Peter Puppy (voiced by Walter Lantz)
* Princess What's-Her-Name (voiced by Grace Stafford)
* Professor Monkey-For-A-Head (voiced by William Pennell)
* Parson (non-speaking)
== Transcript ==
* Narrator: (spoken) In our last episode. We left our heroes, Earthworm Jim and his faithful sidekick Peter Puppy in a desperate situation. Facing a certain death. The powerful giant cannon. Meanwhile, at the evil laboratory. We find our innocent victim, Princess What's-Her-Name, in the clutches of Professor Monkey-For-A-Head. With the help of a fake parson, he is about to force her to marry him. What chance does this weak and helpless maiden have against such a fiend? We shall soon see. Take it away, Princess What's-Her-Name!
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* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) Earthworm Jim! Earthworm Jim! Come and save me, Earthworm Jim!
* Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy: (singing operatically) Oh! That villian! What he has done to us?
* Professor MFAH: (singing operatically) He is through! He is through! I am gonna marry you!
* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) That will never, never do! (she hits Professor Monkey-for-a-Head in the face) Can't you see that I am just a helpless maiden? Can't.......you.......see? (she zips)
* Professor MFAH: (spoken, to the audience) What a gal.
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* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) Earthworm Jim! Hurry up! Please hurry, Earthworm Jim! 
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* Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy: (singing operatically) We are on our way!
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* Professor MFAH: (singing operatically) No one ever gets away from Professor Monkey-For-A-Head!
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* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) I'll be comin' round the mountain when I come! When I come! I'll be comin' round the mountain when I-!
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* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) I'll be comin' round the mountain! Yes! Comin' round the mountain! 
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* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) What a situation to begin! To begin! Oh, Earthworm Jim had better get here!
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* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) Falling off the mountain! Here I go! Here I go!
* Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy: (singing operatically) We're coming!
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* Professor MFAH: (spoken) Curses! Foiled again!
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* Earthworm Jim: (singing operatically) Once again, you're safe and sound!
* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) I'm never hurt when you're around!
* Earthworm Jim and Peter Puppy: (singing operatically) Why do you give us so much to do?
* Princess WHN: (singing operatically) Cause I like to be rescued by you! Two!
* Earthworm Jim Peter Puppy, and Princess WHN: (singing operatically) And together as one.... We are happy! Through and through! (Iris out)
== Credits ==
* Director: Dick Lundy
* Animation: Ub Iwerks, Dick Lundy, Lester Kline, LaVerne Harding, Grim Natwick, Don Williams, Jim Tyer, Carlo Vinci, Paul Smith, Pete Burness
* Story: Ub Iwerks
* Layout: Dick Lundy
* Musical Scores: Phillip A. Scheib
* Color: TECHNICOLOR
== Trivia ==
* This short is inspired by the more familiar opera-driven Mighty Mouse cartoon shorts of the late 40s' to early 50s'.
Category:Paramount Pictures
Category:Earthworm Jim
Category:Short films
Category:Animation
Category:Traditional animated
Category:1948
Category:Alternate Reality