Sioux Me

Sioux Me is a 1939 Merrie Melodies short directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.
== Title ==
The title is a play on the phrase "sue me", a phrase used sarcastically to suggest that whoever may not like what a person is doing can file a lawsuit against them, substituting "sue" with "Sioux", the name of a Native American tribe.
== Plot ==
An Indian reservation is experiencing the worst drought in a decade. The tribal chief enlists the help of a rainmaker. The chief's son happens upon (and buys) a set of weather pills that can bring rain, ice, lightning, earthquakes, and other natural phenomena. The rainmaker gets upset as the little boy brings no water to the barrel and throws the pills away, which other Natives and animals eat. After seeing the effects the pills cause, the rainmaker rescues the rain pill from a vulture, and the storm starts. The chief and the rainmaker shake hands before the rain suddenly stops. The chief angrily stalks him, but the rain resumes, and they return to shaking hands.
== Caricatures ==
* Marian Jordan's character Tini - "I betcha!"
== Availability ==
lt golden 3.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 3, Side 10: Politically Incorrect
== Notes ==
* This cartoon is a color remake of "Porky the Rain-Maker", directed by Tex Avery three years earlier, except that this time, it features a Native American main cast and Porky Pig does not appear.
* This is the final cartoon to use the 1938-39 green-yellow color rings.
* A cel of the original title card is featured in the book That's all Folks!: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. A video of the short with original titles has yet to surface as of August 2024.
* This cartoon has not been shown on American television since the 1980s due to heavy stereotyping of Native Americans. It is also one of a handful of non-Censored Eleven a.a.p. package cartoons that never aired on Cartoon Network.
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257-CD1.png|Character design by Charles Thorson
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== References ==
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Cal Dalton
Category:Shorts
Category:1939
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Art Loomer
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:Cartoons with missing Leon Schlesinger credits
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:One-Shot Cartoons
Category:Spot Gag Cartoons