Sweet Sioux

Sweet Sioux is a 1937 Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng.
== Title ==
The title is a play on the 1928 song "Sweet Sue, Just You", substituting the name "Sue" with "Sioux", which is the name of a Native American tribe.
== Plot ==
A spoof of the American West involves an Indian maiden, and a group of Indians attack a lone wagon, as music plays in the background.
== Caricatures ==
* Martha Raye
* Joe Penner
* Tony Labriola's character, Oswald
== Availability ==
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-5-F.jpg|(1997) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5, Side 3, Freleng Follies (1995 Turner dubbed version)
== Notes ==
* This cartoon has not aired on American television since at least the 1980s because of its heavy Native American stereotyping. This is one of the handful of non-Censored Eleven cartoons in the a.a.p package that never aired on Cartoon Network.
** Despite this, Turner created a dubbed version of the short for The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5.
* The Blue Ribbon release erroneously shows a production number of MM-2-13 on the opening color rings, which is the production code for "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears".
* Because the short credits Leon Schlesinger in the Blue Ribbon re-release, the original closing title card was kept. While the original ending card is known to exist, the LaserDisc print from The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5 uses the 1995 Turner "dubbed" version ending card.
* This is the last cartoon to not have a "zooming sound" in the "Merrily We Roll Along" opening cue theme.
* This is the first cartoon to use the famous Looney Tunes theme song, "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down".
* A 16mm print of this short, with its original titles was sold on eBay in 2014.
== Gallery ==
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Sweet Sioux music score.jpg|Music score
== References ==
Category:Shorts
Category:1937
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
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 produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Caricatures of real people
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:One-Shot Cartoons
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist