Conrad the Sailor

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Conrad the Sailor is a 1942 Merrie Melodies short directed by Charles M. Jones.
== Plot ==
Aboard a battleship staffed by anthropomorphic cats, most of whom are singing "Shovin' Right off for Home" as a chorale group, Conrad swabs the deck. He is interrupted by Daffy and his pranks. The two chase and torment each other. All action screeches to a halt whenever the ship's diminutive captain passes, as both sailor and duck snap to attention and salute. Conrad and Daffy are being chased by a shell from one of the ship's big guns. All three, including the shell, snap to attention as the captain walks by.
== Innovation ==
Animator John McGrew borrowed much of the staging for the cartoon from Sergei Eisenstein's film The Battleship Potemkin whilst it also saw his first use of match cut where different objects in separate scenes would have the same basic shape, with McGrew giving the example of a gun and a cloud.
== Availability ==
Afsdfjaieewm.jpg|8mm (Associated Artists Productions print)
Gfdsgsdfgfds.jpg|Super 8
Screenshot 2021-02-07 at 7.53.36 PM.png|Super 8
lt ddcffatd.png|(1986) VHS Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Daffy Duck Cartoon Festival Featuring "Ain't That Ducky"
Cartoon Moviestars 7.jpg|(1990) VHS Cartoon Moviestars: Daffy Duck and Company
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 4.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 4, Side 4: Cartoon All-Stars
Lt bumper woolworths.jpg|(1995) VHS Bumper Edition (Woolworths Exclusive)
Niyguftdresw4tzrxdhctfygu.jpg|(1996) VHS Further Adventures of Daffy Duck
LTGC Vol.4.jpg|(2006) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc Four
LTSC4.jpg|(2006) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 4, Disc 2
lt cas5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Collection All Stars Volume 5
lt spotlight df2.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 4-5 Repack
=== Streaming ===
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023)
lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - 2024)
== Notes ==
* This is the only short in which Conrad the Cat has speaking lines. In his other two shorts, "The Bird Came C.O.D." and "Porky's Cafe", he is silent, although in the latter he said numbers.
* This is Conrad the Cat's final appearance in the Golden Age of American Animation.
* The Turner "dubbed version" (both American and European variants) replaces the original 1941–55 Merrie Melodies ending music cue with the 1938–41 ending music cue.
* This is Daffy Duck's first color cartoon since "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur".
== Gallery ==
ConradTheSailorCredits.png
ConradBGLayout.png|Background color key by John McGrew
ConradTheSailorPB1.png|Production background
CtSPA.jpg|Animation drawing
ConradTheSailorAD1.png|Animation drawing
Rad Sailor.jpg|Animation drawing
== References ==
Category:1942
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Conrad the Cat Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons animated by Rudy Larriva
Category:Cartoons with layouts by John McGrew
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Gene Fleury
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Wartime Shorts