Congo Jazz

Congo Jazz is a 1930 Looney Tunes short directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising.
== Plot ==
Bosko, a game hunter armed with a gun, quietly tiptoes in the jungle, occasionally screaming after hearing strange growling without noticing a tiger behind him. The tiger licks his chops and licks Bosko on the back. A frightened Bosko retreats into his pants and grabs his gun. He fires a pathetic bullet, which drops to the ground. The tiger gives chase, with gags such as the tiger pulling Bosko's pants stretching Bosko's stomach out and slapping his head around. Bosko then brings out some sort of clarinet who plays a tune that calms the tiger turning him into a sissy.
Bosko calms the tiger with "The Mulberry Bush", plays patty-cake, playing the tiger's tail and whiskers like string instruments. After merriment, Bosko kicks the tiger off a cliff. Then, Bosko spots two monkeys playing leapfrog to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". One monkey notices Bosko and runs away while the other one doesn't. Bosko then proceeds to pet the monkey who spits in his eye. Bosko then spanks the monkey not knowing his ape father is watching. An awkward Bosko stands nervous until the monkey kicks Bosko in the shin. Bosko then takes out some gum and offers the ape some while Bosko chews some too. Bosko then demonstrates to the ape how the wad of gum can make a string-like tone.
Then, Bosko and the ape play their instruments together for a strings duet. Two monkeys dance on a log where a cannibal pelican (!) performs a trick. An ostrich blows a musical raspberry while three joeys say "oy,oy,oy" to the music. The jungle inhabitants applaud with satisfaction as Bosko advises all of them to make music. The animals make their own music, improvising instruments. A palm tree grabs coconuts off a tree for a tropical bust. Improvising continues as one coconut flies off the palm tree and hits Bosko in the head. Hyenas laugh as Bosko, a good sport, laughs with them.
== Notes ==
* This is the second solo appearance of Bosko after "Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid".
* Bosko has a new falsetto voice, although his old voice appears in a few later shorts during the "That's all Folks!" sequence.
* This is both the earliest Bosko cartoon and the earliest Warner Bros. cartoon to be restored. It was released as such on Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 in 2008.
* This cartoon fell in the public domain in 1958 as Sunset Productions did not renew the copyright in time.
== Availability ==
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6.jpg|(2008) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc Three (restored)
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
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Category:Bosko Cartoons
Category:1930
Category:Shorts
Category:Black-and-white cartoons
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Hugh Harman
Category:Cartoons directed by Rudolf Ising
Category:Cartoons with music by Frank Marsales
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons produced by Hugh Harman
Category:Cartoons produced by Rudolf Ising
Category:Cartoons in the Sunset Productions package
Category:Public domain films
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Bernard B. Brown