The Brown Crocodile (Johnsonverse)

The Brown Crocodile is a 1936 American animated cartoon short animated and directed by Randy Perkins and written by Perkins and Gerald Jankowski, as part of Johnson Studios' Johnsontoons series. It is the debut short for both Chocodile and his girlfriend Cherridile, who would become mascots for Johnson Industries as a whole.
The cartoon follows Chocodile and Cherridile evading the Australian game hunter Solomon, who plans on selling their respective, one-of-a-kind brown and red skin, respectively, to a British millionaire named Barnaby Price. It was released on December 4, 1936 before TBA, and was well-received upon its premiere. Chocodile would surpass Darrell Dog as the series headliner after this cartoon's success.
==Plot==
Chocodile and Cherridile, who are introduced via an animated title card while reading all of the names, have a picnic. Behind a tree, Solomon plots to kill the two after making a deal to sell their unique, one-of-a-kind skins to a rich British oil tycoon named Barnaby Price. Solomon sneaks up on the two when suddenly, Chocodile notices and kicks Solomon at a great distance.
Undeterred, Solomon poses as a green female crocodile in an attempt to trick Chocodile, but Cherridile slaps him with her purse while, again, Chocodile notices Solomon's crudely-made disguise. Chocodile and Cherridile continue their picnic, and when they finish eating, they decide to go to a movie house. They don't notice that Solomon is driving behind them in an Aston Martin-style car, while Chocodile and Cherridile drive a car similar to a Model T. Solomon pulls up to them and pulls out his 19th century-style revolver, when he crashes into another car which, ironically, belongs to Price.
The short ends with Chocodile and Cherridile enjoying an action movie, while Solomon is in a hospital, in bandages. Price asks for Solomon's money to pay for his car, but when Solomon realizes he doesn't have good auto or health insurance, Price hits him with a gold, jewel-encrusted mallet.
==Voice cast==
* Mel Blanc as Chocodile and Barnaby Price
* Mae Questel as Cherridile
* Billy Bletcher as Solomon
==Production==
In 1935, once it became clear that Darrell Dog was starting to get overshadowed by Mickey Mouse and Popeye in popularity, producer Robert Johnson assigned Johnsontoons artists Randy Perkins and Gerald Jankowski to create a new cartoon character that would replace Darrell as the series headliner. They sketched together a brown crocodile who would act as a trickster.
==Release and reception==
==Legacy==
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