Tortilla Flaps

Tortilla Flaps is a 1958 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Plot ==
During a Cinco de Mayo fiesta, Speedy Gonzales is in a big Peeng-Pong exhibition. He is so fast, he is the only player as he is able to race across the table before the ball gets there to hit it back. A mouse in the audience says Speedy goes steady his sister, then another says that Speedy goes steady with everybody's sister. A fat vulture flying overhead exclaims "Mouseburgers!" and swoops down as the audience scatters. Speedy tells them not to worry; he'll take care of Señor Vulturo.
The bird swoops down on a mouse, but Speedy pulls him out of harm's way and sticks a lit firecracker in the bird's talons. He soaks his hot foot in a rain barrel, but Speedy scares him, and he falls in. He asks Speedy why he stole his supper and tries to swat him, but the mouse just sings and dances away. The vulture chases him out of town, but Speedy makes him stop on the railroad tracks, and a train clobbers him.
Señor Vulturo aims a cannon at Speedy, but the mouse races behind him and scares him again. The bird leaps in the air and comes down in front of the cannon, just as it explodes. Speedy says he'll never catch him, but he promises to show the bird the way to a big fat mouse. He leads him back to town but ducks into a mousehole so the bird smashes his head against the wall.
To get back at him for lying, Señor Vulturo gets a ball-and-cup game, fills the cup with nitroglycerin, and presents it to Speedy. Speedy likes playing with it, but never tries to get the ball in the cup. The bird gets mad and shows him the real way to play, and blows himself up.
Señor Vulturo calls a truce with Speedy. However the rodent puts him in a tent at the fiesta, where customers can throw balls at his head and darts at a target on his behind.
== Availability ==
Gfdsgdsgdfsgg.jpg|Super 8
Lt sgff.jpg|(1985) VHS Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies
Speedy Gonzales (1990) (UK VHS).jpeg|(1990) VHS Speedy Gonzales (1990)
Ags4h4sertyj5t.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection - Speedy Gonzales
lt sbc9a.jpg|(2001) VHS Looney Tunes Special Bumper Collection Volume 9
4A898C28-3AD1-4E03-A946-C5E6DBB8EB11.jpeg|(2003) VHS Speedy Gonzales (2003)
Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner Speedy Gonzales UK VHS.jpg|(2003) VHS Wile E Coyote & Road Runner Speedy Gonzales
LTGC Vol.4.jpg|(2006) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc Three
lt bbot sg.jpg|(2011) DVD Speedy Gonzales
=== Streaming ===
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lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max Latin America / Brazil (2021 - 2024)
lt max.jpg|Max Latin America / Brazil (2024 - )
== Notes ==
* This cartoon is notable as the first time in which Speedy Gonzales and his mouse friends are antagonized by a bird-of-prey, in this case, Señor Vulturo, as opposed to cats such as Sylvester as in the previous cartoons.
== Gallery ==
Tortilla Flaps credits.png|Credits
Tortilla Flaps directors credit.png|Directors' credit
TortillaFlapsMuchoLocosComparison.png|Comparison of scene from this short (left) and "Mucho Locos" (right)
Category:Speedy Gonzales Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Shorts
Category:1958
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons animated by George Grandpré
Category:Cartoons animated by Ted Bonnicksen
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer