Cracked Ice

Cracked Ice is a 1938 Merrie Melodies short directed by Frank Tashlin.
== Plot ==
A black bird is ice skating over barrels until it trips on one and falls into a hole. A pig named Mr. Squeals is ice skating with a cigar until it hears the bird cry for help. Soon, they both start calling for assistance. A St. Bernard dog comes out of its doghouse, putting on a sign reading "Gone with the gin", and assists with the cries for help. The St. Bernard gets out the bird (which is frozen solid in an ice cube) and thaws the bird out. The dog gives it a margarita and the bird warms up. Mr. Squeals is envious and pretends to drown. The St. Bernard makes a margarita but gives it to himself. Mr. Squeals then attempts to trick the St. Bernard by using a magnet to attack a bowl of bones but the dog crashes into Mr. Squeals and the magnet hits a fish. The margarita leaks out of the dog's barrel and the fish drinks it, only to get drunk. The fish swims around doing weird activities when the magnet attracts the roller skates on Mr. Squeals. The fish soon leads Mr. Squeals to an ice skating contest. The fish makes Mr. Squeal do amazing tricks. The judge declares Mr. Squeals is the winner of the ice skating contest and wins a trophy. Mr. Squeals is happy until the fish with the magnet attracts the trophy and swims away.
== Caricatures ==
* W.C. Fields - W.C. Squeals
* Charlie McCarthy - heckler
* Hugh Herbert - fish "Woo Hoo"
== Availability ==
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-2-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2, Side 3: Frank Tashlin
LTGC Vol.4.jpg|(2006) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc Two
lt bbot pp.jpg|(2011) DVD Porky Pig
=== Streaming ===
Lt itunes.jpg|iTunes ( - ) (restored)
== Gallery ==
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== Notes ==
* Mr. Squeals is the same con man from "At Your Service Madame".
* The scene with the Cossack-dancing Borzoi/Russian Wolfhounds is reused from "Dog Daze".
* This cartoon has a special opening rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along".
* Photography for this cartoon finished on 29 July 1938.
== References ==
Category:1938
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Tedd Pierce
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:Caricatures of real people
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package