Wake Up the Gypsy in Me

Wake Up the Gypsy in Me is a 1933 Merrie Melodies short directed by Rudolf Ising.
== Title ==
This short is based on the title song written by Lew Lehr, Harry Miller, and Lew Pollack.
== Plot ==
A village of Russian Gypsies, led by a caricature of jazz bandleader Paul Whiteman, are generally singing, dancing, and whooping it up, when the mad monk Rice-Puddin' (a caricature of Grigori Rasputin) casts his eye on one of the apparently underage girls in the village and has her abducted in an attempt to force himself upon her. The villagers revolt and rescue the girl and give Rice-Puddin' just due.
== Caricatures ==
* Paul Whiteman
* Grigori Rasputin
* Czar Nicholas II
* Mahatma Gandhi
== Availability ==
lt golden 3.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 3, Side 10: Politically Incorrect
lt picture snatcher.jpg|(2008) DVD Picture Snatcher (1995 Turner dubbed version)
== Notes ==
* This cartoon was shown in theaters with Lilly Turner during its original release.
* At one point early in the short, one of the clarinet players sneaks in the opening long note of "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin.
* This cartoon seldom airs on television due to Russian stereotyping that would be deemed offensive to modern audiences.
== Gallery ==
Wake-up-gypsy-680.jpg|Lobby card
WUtGIMMS.jpg|Model sheet
== References ==
Category:1933
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Cartoons produced by Hugh Harman
Category:Cartoons produced by Rudolf Ising
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons animated by Friz Freleng
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Bernard B. Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Frank Marsales
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Black-and-white cartoons
Category:Caricatures of real people
Category:One-Shot Cartoons