A Feud There Was

A Feud There Was is a 1938 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery.
== Plot ==
Two feuding families of stereotypical hillbillies, the Weavers and the McCoys, spend their time taking potshots at each other. Several sight gags are involved, including a radio station intercom with a feuding family. At one point, a McCoy asks if there are any Weavers in the movie audience. One man, shown as a silhouette against the screen, answers in the affirmative, and the McCoy takes a shot at him.
In the midst of the fray, a yodeling, bulbous-nosed, domestic peace activist enters the feud zone on a motorscooter bearing the words "Elmer Fudd, Peace Maker", and goes to each side preaching peace and an end to wanton bloodshed. Neither side is impressed, and when Elmer attempts once more to preach peace to both families, both sides get furious at him and open fire on the would-be peacemaker together. When the smoke clears, only Elmer is left standing. He gives a final yodel and says, "Good night, all!" and the Weaver in the movie audience yells "Good night!" taking one more shot at Elmer.
== Caricatures ==
* Bert Gordon - "Do ya mean it?"
== Availability ==
Viddy-Oh! For Kids VHS 1.jpg|(1986) VHS Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Friends
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-3-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3, Side 8: The Evolution of Egghead
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 3.jpg|(2024) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 (restored)
== Notes ==
* This short is the first cartoon to be reissued in the Blue Ribbon series.http://betterlivingtv.blogspot.com/2013/08/blue-ribbon-blues.html
* Although "The Isle of Pingo Pongo" promoted the character as "Elmer" on its lobby card, this is the first cartoon to feature the name Elmer Fudd on-screen.
* Elmer's singing voice was provided by Roy Rogers and additional vocals in the cartoon were done by the Sons of the Pioneers.
* The microphone which the Hatfields are singing into contains the call letters KFWB, a radio station launched by Warner Brothers in 1925.
* The European dubbed version uses the 1937-1938 ending card instead of the 1947-1948 one. This also happens on the EU dubbed versions of "Hobo Gadget Band", "Fox Pop", and "I Only Have Eyes for You". The version also uses the 1938-41 end theme of Merrily We Roll Along instead of the original 1937-38 rendition. The US dubbed version uses the 1941-55 rendition.
** As the restoration uses the European dubbed version's soundtrack, the 1938-41 ending cue persists in that version.
* MeTV aired a restored print of this short on Saturday Morning Cartoons and Toon In with Me. While a nitrate slide of the original title card is known to exist, it is not a full print, hence the short was restored with the Blue Ribbon titles instead.
== Gallery ==
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Warner-bros.-studios-a-celluloid-of-the-weavers-and-the-mccoys-from-a-feud-there-was.jpg|Production cel
5751b64bb9eb1.image.jpg|Storyboards consisting of unused spot gags
== References ==
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