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Hare-um Scare-um

**Hare-um Scare-um** is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.

## Summary

When a hunter learns of higher meat prices, he goes off to kill a proto-Bugs rabbit - but runs into constant obstacles.

## Plot

When a hunter learns of higher meat prices due to a meat shortage, he goes off gunning for a crazy rabbit- but runs into constant obstacles. This early incarnation does what Bugs does best: outwitting hunters, getting the better of dogs, and singing about how crazy he is. The rabbit opens an elevator door in the side of a mountain, announcing the floors' merchandise as if he were an elevator operator.

## Trivia

Bugs Bunny's first appearance under the name "Bugs Bunny". Warner's new star was advertised as 'Bugs' Bunny in a 1939 promotional book, but he wasn't directly named in this film itself. At this time, Bugs was considered an "incidental" character by Warner Bros., not one of the studios front-line stars.

Bugs' "Daffy" characterization is reminiscent of Hardaway's future Woody Woodpecker cartoons.

Porky Pig has a cameo in this short.

This cartoon features the first singing role by the bunny who would become Bugs. It also marks the first time that he dresses in drag.

Character designs of the rabbit (by Charles Thorson) are labeled "Bug's Bunny," a possible source of the name of the future star. ("Bugs" was Ben Hardaway's nickname.)

The ending of this cartoon is the subject of many rumors. The film has been edited for extreme violence at the end, that much is not disputed. The hunter John Sourpuss and his dog are beaten mercilessly by a gang of rabbits. But the urban legend has the cloud of dust clearing, revealing the severed heads of the hunter and his dog rolling off into the sunset.

Cartoon historian David Gerstein researched the matter on his blog, and finally puts the matter to rest. Gerstein was able to find a very rare original print of the cartoon, and the originally intended ending. Seems there is a bit of truth to the rumor, too.... but only just a bit.

According to Gerstein's research, there is much to question about the "heads rolling" ending. First, the dog leaves the cartoon about two minutes before the fight even starts. So the dog is unlikely to return just for the fight. Viewing the original print, Gerstein notes that after the fight begins (and the "normal" edit fades out), Sourpuss is left beaten but intact. Bugs returns to throw the gun to Sourpuss' feet, and bounces down the road on his head. Sourpuss follows, also on his head. So it is easy to see where the confusion may have come from.

Gerstein proposes:
...a statement like "they bounce over the hill on their heads" was simply misheard as the more grotesque "heads bounce over the hill." After all, the scene was snipped from most versions of the film. If one hasn't seen a censored moment, it's easy to presume it must have been yanked for the ugliest reasons. Maybe that's how the rumor got started.

This cartoon is now included in its complete form in the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection volume 2, both on DVD and Blu-ray.
Slightly Daffy

**Slightly Daffy** is a 1944 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

Daffy commands a lonely cavalry outpost in the old West. He and General Porky hold the fort.

## Plot

General Daffy, in a Napoleon hat, commands a fort. Porky sleeps too soundly, so Daffy needs to roust him, but when the Indians attack, he's the only one awake to see them. There follows a series of fight gags, including some recycled from Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas and The Hardship of Miles Standish. A cross-eyed Indian keeps shooting his own horse, until the horse takes action. A soldier counts "one little, two little..." with the Indian taking the last line. A short Indian uses a tall bow-legged one to shoot his arrows. Finally, Porky calls for more bullets; Daffy trips while carrying them and swallows them, turning himself into a machine gun. Porky uses Daffy to rout the Indians, who run into a hillside, spelling out "Yanks beat Indians 11-3."
The Egg Cracker Suite

**The Egg Cracker Suite** is a 1943 Swing Symphony cartoon.

## Summary

Oswald and other Easter Bunnies in an Easter egg plant get the eggs ready and colored in time for Easter. They make colors out of flowers and use baby rabbits as molds to make chocolate bunnies.

## Plot

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, in his last animated short, conducts a symphony with a whole gaggle of hens (and one ostrich) to lay eggs for Easter. Each rabbit gets an egg, and the smallest one is (un)lucky enough to get the ostrich egg. Eggs are hard-boiled, then dyed, then the baskets are filled with grass, one egg, candy eggs, and topped with a bow before being loaded onto planes to be delivered all over the world. The poor bunny with the ostrich egg, however, is also loaded up with them when the egg hatches before he could get it in a plane, but all ends well for Easter.

## Trivia

This title is a play on The Nutcracker Suite, composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. This cartoon would be Oswald the Rabbit's swan song. Though Oswald's screen career concludes in this cartoon, he would have a long run in comic books.

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was a huge star during the 1930s. Most of his cartoons were produced in black and white. This was one of the few Oswalds produced in color.

First onscreen credit for Emery Hawkins at Lantz, and the only Lantz short directed by Ben Hardaway and Hawkins. Emery Hawkins would later co-direct Ration Bored (released in June) with Milt Schaffer.
Jungle Jitters (1938 cartoon)

**Jungle Jitters** is a 1938 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

A dopey vacuum cleaner salesman works door to door in the jungles of Africa. He knocks on the door of the hut belonging to a group of cannibal African natives, who would love to have him for dinner. To avoid marrying the man-hungry white queen, he hops into the cannibals' stew pot.

## Plot

Starts out with a tribe of African cannibals imitating Native Americans. After this, they do the new Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theme "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down." Then a sloppy stuttering salesman knocks on their doors, and they bring him in and put him in a pot of boiling water. The queen of the tribe wants to see the man. She falls in love with him. They get married, but when the salesman sees he has to kiss the bride, he decides he'd be better off being dinner for a tribe of hungry cannibals.

## Trivia

Clark Gable and Robert Taylor are caricatured when the queen imagines the salesman as being these two stars.

In 1968, United Artists (then owners of the A.A.P. library of pre-1948 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons) compiled the cartoons they considered too potentially offensive to be shown on television, and withheld those cartoons from distribution. AT that time, UA felt that these eleven cartoons should be withheld from broadcast because the depictions of black people in the cartoons were deemed too offensive for contemporary audiences.

Spike Lee excerpted three of the opening scenes in the finale of his feature, "Bamboozled."
The Duck Doctor

**The Duck Doctor** is a 1952 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

## Summary

Tom is duck hunting, and he wings a little duckling that can't quite keep up with the flock. Jerry gets to the fallen duck before Tom, bandages his wing, and shelters him from Tom as he keeps running out to join his flock.
Golden Yeggs

**Golden Yeggs** is a 1950 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

On Porky Pig's farm, a goose lays a golden egg and says that Daffy Duck laid it. Daffy, now the most sought-after duck in the world, is quite willing to take the credit and resultant fame- until Rocky the gangster kidnaps Daffy and orders him at gunpoint to lay more.

## Trivia

The Blue Ribbon release featured blue rings.

This release also features the original title cards and includes credits.
Bugs Bunny Rides Again

**Bugs Bunny Rides Again** is a 1948 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

Yosemite Sam is a-lookin' for any varmint what dares to tame him. And Bugs is just the varmint.

## Plot

In an Old West town, bullets are flying everywhere from the constant gunfights; nevertheless, the bullets stop to wait for the light to change at the intersection. Bugs and Yosemite Sam meet for a series of competitions, including a card game, a gun draw (Bugs' "seven-shooter" beats Sam's six-shooter), horse races, and forcing each other to dance at gunpoint.

## Trivia

The line 'And I ain't no mamby-pamby,' was originally 'and I don't mean Mahatma Gandhi.' When Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, good taste prevailed and the line was changed for the Blue Ribbon release.

As Bugs leans against the wall hand-rolling a cigarette at the beginning, look for the names carved into the wall.
A Kiddies Kitty

**A Kiddies Kitty** is a 1955 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

To escape a bulldog, Sylvester Cat allows himself to be adopted by a little girl. The little girl turns out to be rougher than the bulldog, though in her case it is entirely out of love. She bathes him in a washing machine, feeds him sardines and liver made of mud, puts him in the refrigerator to hide him from her disapproving mother, thaws him out with an overhot electric blanket, and blows his facial fur off with a backfiring rocket. Sylvester prefers to go back to the dog.

## Plot

This has got to be one of the most sadistic adventures ever endured by Sylvester. A little girl wants a cat, and she adopts Sylvester after the dogs chase him into her yard. The girl plays a bit rough with her new pet. As the cartoon opens, a vicious bulldog is chasing Sylvester and knocking hell out of him. The little girl decides to "rescue" Sylvester and make him her pet, but her way of taking care of Sylvester proves more damaging than any punishment that the bulldog could deal out intentionally! From sticking Sylvester into a washing machine to clean him up to feeding him mud as "play food," the little girl gets one bad idea after another trying to "help" the frustrated feline. When she sees a science fiction TV show with a rocket man, she straps a rocket to the back of the cat and lights the fuse! Sylvester finally decides that the dog is the lesser of two evils!
Don's Fountain of Youth

**Don's Fountain of Youth** is a 1953 Donald Duck cartoon directed by Jack Hannah.

## Summary

Donald and the boys go out for a drive, and happen upon the fountain of youth. Donald decides to play a trick on his nephews and pretends to be a baby. The boys believe that he has found the fountain of youth. Donald continues to trick them by pretending to be a crocodile's egg. However, mama croc gets angry and comes after Donald.

## Plot

The boys are more interested in their comic book than the sights on their Florida vacation. When the car breaks down next to the spring "mistaken for the fountain of youth", Donald decides to have some fun with his nephews and hides the part of the sign saying "mistaken for". As baby Donald, he starts shredding their comic book and generally acting like a spoiled brat. But when he decides to pretend he's turned into an egg (borrowed from an crocodile), he's in for trouble he hadn't bargained for once the crocodile finds out.

## Trivia

Some people mistakens crocodiles in "Don's Fountain of Youth" as alligators. It is a crocodile, because it has a V-shaped snout and both top and botoom teeth shows.
Donald's Golf Game

**Donald's Golf Game** is a 1938 Donald Duck cartoon directed by Jack King.

## Summary

Donald is golfing, and his nephews are along to "help." Between their noise and their practical jokes, Donald isn't having a lot of fun or success with his game.

## Plot

Uncle Donald goes golfing on a course by the beach, insisting on total quiet for his concentration, not even a singing bird. Alas for him the nephews, brought along as caddy trio, come prepared for more mischief then just making disturbing noises, they have a whole bag of trick clubs and enlist a grasshopper to 'animate' Donald's ball...

## Trivia

The only cartoon in which Huey, Dewey and Louie appear wearing red, orange and yellow jerseys. Normally, they wear red, yellow and green.
Woodpecker in the Rough

**Woodpecker in the Rough** is a 1952 Woody Woodpecker cartoon.

## Summary

Woody is challenged to a zany game of golf.

## Plot

When the golfing bug bites Woody Woodpecker, he's ready for the game, but the question is: "Is the game ready for him?" as he tries to match play with a power golfer. Woody's attempts to play golf are interrupted by a big, burly man who makes a bet with him.

## Trivia

Retitled "The Goofy Golfer" for home market release by Castle Films.

Bull Dozer, last seen in The Loose Nut, returns.

Grace Stafford provides dialogue as Woody in Woody's normal voice for the first time in this cartoon.
Believe It Or Else

**Believe It Or Else** is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery.

## Summary

In this spoof of the newsreel series, we meet a man who drinks large amounts of milk, a snake charmer, a man building a ship in a bottle, the world's loudest hog caller, a man who hasn't left his room for years, a human basketball, an optical illusion, a new giant telescope showing life on Mars and none on the moon, a wishing well in Egypt, the world's fastest woodcutter, the country's most accurate knife thrower, the sounds made by ants, and a man who saws people in half. Egghead keeps saying he doesn't believe it.

## Plot

A parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not." We meet a man who drinks large amounts of milk, an Indian snake charmer, a man building a ship in a bottle, the world's loudest hog caller, a man who hasn't left his room for years, a human basketball, an optical illusion, a new giant telescope showing life on Mars and none on the moon, a wishing well in Egypt, a take on Buck Rogers, the world's fastest woodcutter, the country's most accurate knife thrower, the sounds made by ants... and a man who saws people in half! The strange "facts," offered one by one, are interrupted by Egghead, carrying signs which read "I Don't Believe It" or "It's A Fake."

## Trivia

A "berth of a baby" sequence is often edited out of television showings.

The last appearance of Egghead.
Goo Goo Goliath

**Goo Goo Goliath** is a 1954 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

An inebriated stork must deliver a baby to a giant at the top of a beanstalk, but doesn't feel like flying that high and instead delivers the baby to a normal-sized couple, who try to raise the giant tot as their own.

## Plot

The steadfastly stinko stork is too pooped to deliver a big baby to Mrs. Giant at the top of the beanstalk, so he drops it at the nearest suburban house, which happens to have normal-sized parents, middle-class Mr. and Mrs. Jones: "Never saw a house yet that a baby wasn't welcome." With this premise, a series of fun blackout-style gags are rolled off. The narrator tells us, "These people were overjoyed that the baby had a healthy appetite," meaning gallons and gallons of milk. The human parents are proud of the baby, but as he gets bigger and bigger, normal, everyday upbringing troubles ensue. It's not long before the giant baby outgrows his bassinet and even a full-sized bed. He requires cement mixers full of pablum, the cement swimming pool for a tub, and a sidewall auto tire as a teething ring. Baby's first steps are treacherous, but "Junior" is helpful in getting the car started. Babies often take advantage of open front gates and wander away. Frantically, Mrs. Jones calls the police to inform them of the missing baby. The policeman asks for a description, and is informed that the baby's 42 feet tall. As the baby- wearing the Brown Derby restaurant hat- passes by the police department window, a skeptical policeman goes into shock, mumbling, "Forty-two feet tall." The stork returns for his correct drop-off and finds the titanic toddler asleep in the arms of the Statue of Liberty! The stork returns him to the Giant to swap for the normal-sized baby that the Giant is currently using a jeweler's glass to attempt diaper. "Thank goodness, things are straightened out at last. To each his own, I always say," hiccups the drunken stork. Of course, the stork doesn't quite get the delivery correct at the end. The last shot reveals that he's delivered the normal human baby to a zoo, leaving it in the pouch of a surprised kangaroo!
Jerry and the Goldfish

**Jerry and the Goldfish** is a 1951 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

## Summary

Tom, whose appetite was whetted by a radio cooking program, wants to make a meal out of the pet goldfish. Jerry, who is friends with the fish, does what he can to thwart their feline foe.

## Plot

Tom is listening to a radio chef's recipe for fish stew when he realizes the key ingredient is right there in the home goldfish bowl. Jerry has been treating this fish as a pet, though, and won't let Tom get away with his plan, saving the fish in a glass of water and a teacup, while Tom abandons his stew plans in favor of a frying pan, a grill, the toaster, and a pressure cooker.
Don't Look Now (1936 cartoon)

**Don't Look Now** is a 1936 Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery.

## Summary

Cupid and a Devil are having fun on St. Valentine's Day with arranging and destroying love affairs. Cupid wins: he knows what to do with a lonely skunk...

## Plot

On Valentine's Day in the world of forest animals, Cupid and the Devil battle over getting couples together or breaking them apart. Dan Cupid sets out to bring some lovers together. The Devil tries to thwart Cupid's every move by making it look as if the male has been cheating on the female (by using lipstick stains and blonde hairs!). One gag actually involves two bears getting married; the Devil tries to wreck it by bribing two little cubs with candy to say "Daddy!" The surprise ending adds a perfect touch: the Devil ends up marrying a skunk.
Fish Tales

**Fish Tales** is a 1936 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Jack King.

## Summary

Porky's going fishing, but his boat careens out of control. He finally settles in and quickly catches several fish, then falls asleep with his line in the water. While he sleeps, a fish catches a dream version of Porky and takes him home to the fish's family. Porky narrowly escapes, but has run-ins with other marine life, only to awaken and throw his catch back.

## Plot

A heftier Porky merrily strolls towards a motorboat to go fishing. Along the route, he picks up two worms, one impersonating Mae West, for bait. He forgets to untie the boat, and when the rope snaps, he loses control of the boat. Finally, he slams on the brakes and stops his careening. While fishing, he falls asleep and dreams that he falls prey to the bait of a doughnut and is reeled in by a fish. The fish prepares him for dinner, but he escapes from the oven and wakes up from his tall fish tale.
The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos

**The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos** is a 1937 Merrie Melodiescartoon directed by Frank Tashlin.

## Summary

The Woodland Community Swing Variety Show on radio station KUKU.

## Plot

A program for radio KUKU set in the woods, mostly starring birds as caricatures of celebrities of the day. The MC is bandleader Ben Birdie, heckled by Walter Finchell. Wendell Howell prepares to lead a singalong; he gives several different page numbers in the songbook, then says, "Never mind, we won't use the books." The audience, responding "Oh yes we will" pelts him. Billy Goat and Ernie Bear introduce and sing the title song. Everyone sings along, except a fox, who informed he's singing the wrong song, responds, "Why don't somebody tell me these things?" We pan across a series of celebrity guests, like W.C. Field-mouse, Dick Fowl, Deanna Terrapin, Bing Crowsby, and the high-note competing duo of Grace Moose and Lily Swans. Tizzie Fish has a cooking segment. Finally, Louella Possums introduces a company performing a scene from The Prodigal's Return.

## Trivia

Many caricatures of classic radio stars, including Fred Allen, Jack Benny, master of ceremonies Ben Bernie ("Ben Birdie"), Eddie Cantor, Irwin Cobb (identified as "Irwin Frog"), Bing Crosby ("Bing Crowsby"), Andy Devine, Deanna Durbin ("Deanna Terrapin"), W.C. Fields ("W.C. Fieldmouse"), Wendell Hall ("Wendell Howell"), Al Jolson ("Al Goatson, The Singing Kid"), Billy Jones and Ernie Hare ("Billy Goat and Ernie Bear"), Ruby Keeler ("Ruby Squealer"), Fred McMurray, dueling operatic divas Grace Moore ("Grace Moose") and Lily Pons ("Lily Swans"), Louella Parsons ("Louella Possums"), Dick Powell ("Dick Fowl"), Martha Raye, Sophie Tucker ("Sophie Turkey"), Fats Waller ("Fats Swallow") and heckler Walter Winchell ("Walter Finchell").
Jungle Jitters (1934 cartoon)

**Jungle Jitters** is a 1934 Willie Whopper cartoon.

## Summary

Stranded on a tropical island, Willie meets a topless hula-dancing girl! There's also some rather politically incorrect fun with black native cannibals. Both Willie and the cannibal king have eyes for the girl.

## Trivia

The little native girl looks a lot like Betty Boop with a suntan (Betty Boop creator Grim Natwick was a big wheel at the Ub Iwerks studio at the time).
The Popcorn Story

## Summary

The people of Blunder City, Nebraska, gather to honor Wilbur Shucks, the shoeshine boy who first discovered popcorn.

## Credits

* Director: Pete Burness
* Story: Phil Eastman, Bill Scott, Bob Russell
* Animation: Roger Daley, Grim Natwick, Willis Pyle, Cecil Surry
* Design: William T. Hurtz
* Color: Jules Engel, Herbert Klynn
* Production Manager: Adrian Woolery
* Voices: Jim Backus (uncredited)
* Music: Hoyt Curtin
* Supervising Director: John Hubley
* Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat

**Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat** is a 1941 Cartune cartoon.

## Summary

Lazy black folks in Lazy Town (Pop. 123½) are napping and attracting flies. They are so lethargic they even fight in slow motion. Then a riverboat arrives with a red hot mama on board and she quickly has everyone moving to a Harlem boogie beat, dancing, scrubbing clothes, and eating watermelon. As the boogie-woogie comes to a close, Mammy hoists her skirt. Her big bottom reads "The End".

## Plot

Lazytown (population 123½) is a sleepy Southern burg along the banks of the Mississippi that's home to some outrageously stereotyped blacks. Everyone is lazy here- even the fish! The all-black townspeople nap and attract flies. They fall asleep in the middle of fistfights, and the dogs don't have the energy to chase the cats. A riverboat pulls up at the dock, and a jazzy young lady from Harlem steps off. She starts looking around Lazytown. Needless to say, the men come to life. The sexy young lady teaches the locals about hot rhythm, singing the swinging title tune. The black mamas are scrubbing their kids, and they get into the swing of it. A washerwoman becomes confused when she hears the singer, and her scrubbing becomes frantic. A boy bites into a huge slice of watermelon. A number of musicians take up the melody, and an old man with a cane becomes activated by the music. Soon, everyone's moving to a Harlem boogie beat, dancing, scrubbing clothes and eating watermelon. The town has come to life, and swings so much that even the underwear climbs out of the washtub to dance. The ship's captain sounds the whistle and yells "All aboard!" to indicate that the ship is about to depart. The pretty lady gets back on the boat, leaving Lazytown a jumping place.

## Trivia

Written by Don Raye in 1940, the title tune was a hit for the Andrews Sisters.

Fell into the public domain in 1969.

One scene was excerpted in the finale of Spike Lee's feature film "Bamboozled."

This cartoon has been withheld from distribution by Universal since 1949 due to its portrayal of African-Americans. The decision was made after a strong objection was raised by the NAACP upon the short's reissue in 1948. The entire episode was a shock to Lantz who prided himself on avoiding problems with the censors. He repeatedly stated that his cartoons were never meant to offend anyone. After the 1948 decision, Lantz made a major effort to make sure that offensive caricatures of any racial or ethnic group would never appear in his cartoons again. He also personally made sure that Scrub Me Mama would never be distributed on television.
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist

**The Hare-Brained Hypnotist** is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

This time Elmer Fudd goes after Bugs using hypnotism, only the plan backfires.

## Plot

Elmer walks in the woods reading a book called "Stalking Wild Game." A bear knocks him down. Elmer hypnotizes it, convincing the bear that it's a canary, and the bear flies away. He then meets Bugs, and starts trying to hypnotize him. Bugs gives Elmer a balloon which carries him into the sky (past the canary-bear), and then offers to catch Elmer when he falls- in a basket which turns out to be bottomless. Elmer chases Bugs to his hole. They have a tug-of-war with the rifle. Elmer starts to cry, "How can I hypnotize you when you won't cooperate?!" Bugs agrees to be a sport and hypnotizes Elmer into thinking that he's a rabbit. Elmer starts acting wacky and resumes the rifle tug-of-war. Bugs says, "Hey, who's the comedian in this picture?" They then have a hypnotism battle. Elmer scampers away. Bugs takes off, saying, "Sorry, I'm due at the airport, I'm a B-19!"

## Trivia

The role-reversal idea was reused in Hare Brush.
Tot Watchers

**Tot Watchers** is a 1958 Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

## Summary

The duo are pals in this one- reluctantly taking over infant-watching duties from phone-happy teenager Jeannie. Like Popeye's travails with Swee'Pea, Tom and Jerry get the worst of the life-threatening predicaments that the infant narrowly manages to escape.

## Plot

The lady of the house has gone out for a few hours, leaving her baby in the care of a stereotypical 1950s teenager, who immediately begins calling her friends. Tom and Jerry must call a truce to their constant chases as the baby, unsupervised, continually gets loose. When the baby escapes out the front door, Tom and Jerry chase it to a construction site, where they frantically try to keep it from harm.

## Trivia

The last theatrical Tom & Jerry release produced by Hanna and Barbera before 1975.

The second of two appearances of babysitter Jeannie and the wandering baby, who are also seen in Busy Buddies.

Spike makes a very short guest appearance.
Muzzle Tough

**Muzzle Tough** is a 1954 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

Tweety moves into a city brownstone with Granny. A stray Sylvester watches them move in and delights on seeing Tweety. Another of Granny's pets is a bulldog who, as usual, complicates Sylvester's plan to sneak up close enough to make a grab for Tweety. Sylvester tries all sorts of disguises, including a moving man, a lamp, a bearskin and a female dog.

## Plot

Tweety Bird moves into a city brownstone with his mistress, Granny. A stray Sylvester Cat watches them move in and delights on seeing Tweety. Another of Granny's pets is a bulldog who, as usual, complicates Sylvester's plan to sneak up close enough to make a grab for Tweety. Sylvester unsuccessfully tries all sorts of disguises, including a moving man, a lamp, a bearskin, and a female dog. He ends up being captured by the dog catcher and placed in the back of a truck surrounded by all sorts of snarling canines.

## Trivia

The title is a play on the Hebrew/Yiddish phrase "Mazel tov," meaning "congratulations" or "good luck."

When Hector notices Sylvester outside his doghouse, he says Tweety's signature line, "I tawt I taw a puddy tat".

This is the only cartoon where both Sylvester and Tweety lose in the end.
Shape Ahoy

**Shape Ahoy** is a 1945 Popeye the Sailor cartoon.

## Summary

Bluto and Popeye are vacationing on a men's only island, when Olive happens by on a shipwreck raft. They both pretend to ignore her, but woo her behind each other's back.

## Plot

Popeye and Bluto have been on an island for three years to escape from women... until Olive arrives, that is! The two sailors have the island to themselves. All is harmony; both are strongly against females, Dirty dishes pile up in the yard, but... no matter. A raft comes into sight with a hungry female on board. The boys put on their best and greet her with gifts. This is where the trouble starts...
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Kiss Me Cat

**Kiss Me Cat** is a 1953 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.

## Summary

Marc Antony must convince his owner that Pussyfoot is a great mouser to keep him in the house.

## Plot

Horrified, when he hears his master is threatening to get rid of Pussyfoot unless the kitten starts catching mice, Marc Anthony the bulldog tries to tutor his little charger, into proper feline behavior.
Bars and Stripes Forever

**Bars and Stripes Forever** is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.

## Summary

Shenanigans in (and out of!) prison. The prisoners are all dogs, and they resort to all means possible to attempt a prison breakout. When the dogs in prison make a break for it, the canine cops are on their heels. The prisoners are really in the doghouse with the warden when they attempt to escape from "Alcarazz," where "stone walls do not a prison make... but they sure help!"

## Trivia

Mel Blanc does impressions of both Jerry Colonna and Hugh Herbert.

"Warden Paws" is a reference to penologist Lewis E. Lawes, warden of Sing Sing Prison from 1920 to 1941 and author of the best-selling 1932 book "Twenty Thousand Years in Sing Sing."
Little Lambkins

**Little Lambkins** is a 1940 Color Classics cartoon.

## Summary

A curly-headed moppet enjoys playing with animal friends in the suburbs. Father and mother move to a modern apartment in the city. The boy sabotages the place until they return to the country. All sorts of "modern gadgetry," such as an automatic washing machine, a telephone and an ice cube maker, go berserk.

## Plot

A mother puts her baby boy in an outdoor playpen, but he's more mature than she realizes, and quickly breaks out, and with the help of a raccoon and a squirrel, they are soon raiding the watermelon patch. Mother returns: turns out it's moving day, and the family is moving to the city. Little lambkin is not at all happy about leaving his animal friends; when they get to the new house, he sets about sabotaging the kitchen, turning the icebox into an oven, the hot water tap into an ice dispenser, and the stove and phone into water spouts. The adults flee, back to the country house, and lambkin is reunited with his friends.
Draftee Daffy

**Draftee Daffy** is a 1945 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.

## Summary

Daffy is fully behind the war effort until he is drafted. The man from the draft board attempts to deliver his notice as Daffy frantically avoids him, even by hiding in Hell. Unfortunately for Daffy, the Devil is the man from the draft board in disguise.

## Plot

Daffy's flag-waving patriotic fervor is stopped cold when he gets an unexpected visit from the little man from the Draft Board. The duck's frenzied attempts to escape from or eliminate his egg-headed nemesis culminate in a rocket ride which, instead of taking him to the heavens, sends him to the other place.

## Trivia

The "Little Man From the Draft Board" was based upon the famous radio character of Richard Q. Peavey, a supporting character on "The Great Gildersleeve" played by 'Richard LeGrand (I)'. His famous catchphrase was, "Well now, I wouldn't say that."
Sleep Happy

Sleep Happy is the 33rd animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on March 26, 1951, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal-International.

## Plot

As an exhausted Woody trudges through the streets trying to find a room for the night, he comes across a vacancy in Wally Walrus' house. Woody instantly falls asleep in Wally's bed and begins to snore in a variety of bizarre ways that drive him crazy all night long. When morning comes, Woody awakes refreshed and goes cheerfully on his way, while Wally is left to suffer the effects of sleep deprivation.
Drip-Along Daffy

**Drip-Along Daffy** is a 1951 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.

## Summary

Western hero Daffy and buddy Porky enter a lawless Western town where Daffy goes head-to-head with Nasty Canasta.

## Plot

Vowing to "clean up this one-horse town," Western-Type Hero Daffy, along with Comedy Relief Porky, get more than they bargained for when they come up against outlaw Nasty Canasta.

## Trivia

Gower Gulch was the nickname of a Los Angeles neighborhood which was home to several low-budget film studios.

Porky's final line at the end when he is made the new sheriff, "Lucky for him(Daffy), it is a one-horse town" is cut from current TV prints.
Crow Crazy

**Crow Crazy** is a 1945 Andy Panda cartoon.

## Summary

Andy Panda finds his cornfield besieged by crows. He gets rid of them... except for one stubborn member who refuses to leave. When Andy realizes he's no match for the crow, he lets his dog, Milo, keep watch for him. Milo, however, is no genius himself and the crow soon convinces him that he should be chasing a goat and a bull. Finally, Milo comes to his senses and goes after the crow as does Andy but the two end up inadvertantly clubbing each other senseless while the crow makes off with the remainder of Andy's cornfield.

## Plot

Andy Panda, as a farmer, has a fine-looking field of corn about ready for the harvest. However, a flock of crows has discovered the corn and is busily devouring every kernel in sight when Andy discovers what's going on. He rushes out into the cornfield and fires a shotgun into the air. The crows fly away in every direction- all, that is to say, but one crow who continues to eat undisturbed. After many futile attempts to get rid of the wise-guy crow, Andy finds that he's unable to cope with the crow's sagacity. Andy then calls in his dumb dog Milo for assistance in keeping the crows from eating his corn, especially the one who's causing all the trouble. Again, the crow outsmarts the dog, with disastrous results for both Andy and Milo. Finally, the crow is seen rowing a boat filled with corn away into the sunset as Andy and Milo watch his departure with undisguised chagrin, and not a little relief.

## Trivia

Milo, Andy's dim-witted dog, appears for the first time in this cartoon.

Renewed in 1972 by Universal Pictures and Walter Lantz Productions under the title "Andy Panda in Crow Crazy."
Symphony Hour

Symphony Hour is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.

## Plot

Mickey conducts a radio orchestra who performs the Franz von Suppé's Light Cavalry Overture. The sponsor (Pete, under the name Mr. Macaroni) loves the rehearsal and agrees to have it shown in concert. On the night of the performance, everyone is soon ready, except, of course, for Goofy, who accidentally drops all the instruments under an elevator, severely damaging them and thus rendering them unable to make proper musical sounds.

Mickey is left unaware of the unfortunate mishap until the time to go on the air and the musicians start to "play" the damaged instruments. Throughout the outrageous concert, Mickey struggles with anxiety while Macaroni throws a tantrum inside his private viewing room. Macaroni is reduced to tears when the concert ends, believing his reputation to be ruined, but lightens up when he hears the thunderous applause from the audience. He immediately runs to the orchestra room and carries Mickey Mouse in extreme approval, with the latter not knowing anything that happened.

Besides Goofy, other members of the orchestra include Donald Duck, Clara Cluck, Clarabelle Cow and Horace Horsecollar. At one point, Donald is so fed up with the chaos caused by the damaged instruments that he packs his things and leaves. However, Mickey, who is determined to carry on come what may, points a gun at Donald's head to prevent him from leaving. The shot of the gun would be cut in some television prints.
What's Sweepin'

**What's Sweepin'** is a 1953 Woody Woodpecker cartoon.

## Summary

Woody is a street sweeper and gets into trouble with Officer Wally Walrus. He tries to get even for Wally throwing a banana peel on the sidewalk. He steals the cop's uniform and gets into the Jingling Bros. Circus because he is wearing it. Wally tries to get in, but he gets thrown out. He sneaks in under a tent, and Woody gives him a merry chase. Wally disguises himself as an elephant to catch the bird.

## Plot

Woody is a city street sweeper and hates his job. After being abused by policeman Wally Walrus, he decides to quit and disguises himself as a policeman, kicking the rubbish can away which scoops up Wally sending him into the harbour shrinking his uniform. The angry Wally chases the disguised Woody into the circus. Because he is mistaken for a child, he is denied access but enters backstage disguised as an elephant. Finally, after a long struggle with Woody under the big top, he captures the redhead and returns him to his job as street sweeper.

## Trivia

Many prints are missing the final scene of Wally catching Woody, and Woody being forced to sweep up after the elephants.
Ghost Wanted

**Ghost Wanted** is a 1940 Merrie Melodies directed by Chuck Jones.

## Summary

An inexperienced little ghost tries out for a house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by the fat ghost interviewing him for the position.

## Plot

A little ghost wants to learn how to haunt houses, so he goes to a job interview where the prospective employer is a practical joker. The ghost learns the usual lesson: there is no place like home, safe and sound.

## Trivia

Classified ad in "The Saturday Evening Ghost": "GHOST WANTED: To haunt house. Experience unnecessary. Earn while you learn. Apply at 1313 Dracula Drive. Office hours: 12:00 midnight to 4:00 A.M."
The Magic Fluke

The Magic Fluke is a 1949 The Fox and the Crow cartoon.

## Plot

UPA had just taken over the cartoon production for Columbia and their influence shows vividly on this Fox-and-Crow entry that lets the slapstick be a result of a 'human-nature' story. The Fox and Crow have a band-act in a nightclub, but the Fox walks out on his partner when he gets the position of a symphony-orchestra conductor. The Fox becomes famous while his old partner is on skid row, cold and hungry. One night, the Crow appears backstage at the concert Hall and hands a magician's wand to the Fox as he goes onstage. Using the wand as a baton, everything that can go wrong goes wrong for the snooty maestro, and the audience begins to boo. Crow then makes his stage entry and saves the day with his one-man band routine.

## Credits

* Director: John Hubley
* Story: Sol Barzman
* Animation: Pat Matthews, Rudy Larriva, Willis Pyle, Robert Cannon
* Design: Jules Engel, William T. Hurtz, Herbert Klynn
* Voices: John T. Smith (uncredited)
* Music: Del Castillo
* Production: Ed Gershman
* Executive Producer: Stephen Bosustow
* Technical: Mary Cain, Max Morgan
* Supervising Producer: Adrian Woolery
Wood-Peckin'

**Wood-Peckin'** is a 1943 Popeye the Sailor cartoon.

## Summary

Popeye needs a new mast, so he starts to cut down a tall tree - but a woodpecker living in that tree has other ideas. No Olive, Bluto, or spinach in this one just Popeye and a bird, sounding rather like 'Edward G. Robinson'.

## Plot

Popeye needs a tall tree to use for a mast on the boat that he's building. Unfortunately, the one he selects is inhabited by a wisecracking woodpecker who just happens to sound like Edward G. Robinson! The resident of the tree has a different opinion of this mission, and it becomes a battle of the wills. Eventually, Popeye and the woodpecker resolve their differences.
Cookin' with Gags

**Cookin' with Gags** is a 1955 Popeye the Sailor cartoon.

## Summary

Bluto and Popeye both date Olive on April 1. Bluto makes the mistake of playing too many April Fool's Day jokes on Popeye and Olive.

## Plot

The boys are taking Olive on a picnic. It's April 1, and Bluto plays a series of "jokes" on Popeye, though of course they go beyond the bounds of acceptability, particularly once they get to the picnic grounds; Bluto puts gasoline on the fire he asks Popeye to light and swaps a beehive for the lemonade. Bluto then launches a cruel joke against Olive and frames Popeye. The capper: he replaces Popeye's spinach with a joke can, and runs off with Olive for some canoeing. But Popeye gets the last laugh with an inflatable sea monster.

## Trivia

Popeye *almost* doesn't eat spinach in this cartoon.
The CooCoo Nut Grove

**The CooCoo Nut Grove** is a 1936 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

## Summary

A night at Hollywood's fab-u-lous CooCoo Nut Grove restaurant. You never know who you will see, or be seen by.

## Plot

A visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez, John Barrymore, Harpo Marx, George Arliss, 'Mae West', Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, 'Clark Gable', Edna May Oliver, Gary Cooper, The Dionne Quintuplets, Groucho Marx, Helen Morgan, Wallace Beery, 'Edward G. Robinson' and George Raft.

## Trivia

"The CooCoo Nut Grove" is based on the Coconut Grove, a real night club popular with Hollywood's elite in the 1930's abd 40's. Six years to the day of this cartoon released, Cocoanut Grove was the place of the deadliest nightclub fire in this history of the United States of America. One of the people that are famous that perished in the flames is Charles Frederick Gebhart, best known as Buck Jones.

Features caricatures of Ben Bernie ("Ben Birdie"), W.C. Fields ("W.C. Squeals"), Katharine Hepburn ("Katharine Heartburn"), Stan Laurel ("Monkey Laurel"), Oliver Hardy ("Pig Hardy"), Mae West (as a lovebird), Walter Winchell ("Walter Windpipe"), George Arliss, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Gary Cooper, Bette Davis, the Dionne Quintuplets, Marie Dressler, Clark Gable, Hugh Herbert, Helen Morgan, Edna Mae Oliver, George Raft, Edward G. Robinson, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, and Groucho and Harpo Marx.

This cartoon is also included as an extra on the DVD of "The Petrified Forest" (1936).
Minuet of Dog

**Minuet of Dog** (**Minueto del Perro** en español) es un vídeo de Perro Blanco subido a Youtube por Gravycp (Antigua cuenta de Deathtrips) el 13/01/2013.

## Vídeo

Desde el primer segundo se escucha una canción interpretada por Perro Blanco, en el minuto 1:16 hay un Slow Motion del Perro Blanco donde se muestra ladrando en cámara lenta.

## Curiosidades

* En la descripcion dice "i will never stoip making dogvids" (en español "nunca voy a dejar de hacer vídeos de perros") pero corregido de ortografía.
* Hay una versión de 1 hora del vídeo.
* El título del vídeo se debe por el mundo original de la cancion.
* La canción original se llama "Minuet of the Robots by Jean-Jacques Perrey".
* Curiosamente el vídeo está en la categoría de "Automovilismo"

## Enlaces

Enlace del vídeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViQ-20qwDT4

Enlace del vídeo de 1 hora: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NOdEMyq-9Q
Lovelorn Leghorn

**Lovelorn Leghorn** is a 1951 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.

## Summary

Miss Prissy's husband search interrupts Barnyard Dawg and Foghorn's feud.

## Plot

The other hens make fun of Miss Prissy, who still has not found a husband. Prissy sets out, rolling pin in hand, to find one, and she comes upon confirmed bachelor Foghorn Leghorn in the midst of his feud with the barnyard dog. The dog helps Prissy take Foghorn as her mate by knocking him out and stuffing him in a picnic basket!
Fox-Terror

**Fox-Terror** is a 1957 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.

## Summary

Foghorn's going fishing, but a fox has other plans for him. Posing as a racetrack tout, he suggests Foggy get a hunting dog and go hunting. Once the dog is gone, the fox comes after the chickens. One of them pulls the fox alarm, and the dog comes running back (too late). The fox next poses as a quiz show host, tricking Foghorn and the dog into blowing each other up. They go through another cycle or two of abuse before identifying their common enemy. They team up and go after him.

## Plot

A wily fox is trying to distract the Barnyard Dog so that he can sneak in and get the chickens. He disguises himself in a variety of ways to fool Foghorn Leghorn to get the dog away with him. One of the fox's disguises is the Sheldon Leonard racetrack tout popularized on the Jack Benny Show. The fox also disguises himself as a fortune-telling swami. Foghorn tells a baby rooster to ring the bell in case of fox. All the while, the rooster keeps pulling the "fox alert." Every time that the rooster rings the bell, the fox disappears, and the dog thinks that he's crying wolf when there's no fox around. Finally Foghorn and the dog discover the ruse of the fox, and they team up to get rid of him. Loads of good gags and puns!
The Alley Cat

***The Alley Cat*** is an American animated short film, released in 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Hugh Harman, the film centres on Butch and Toodles Galore, two cats who were subsequently integrated as recurring characters into the Tom and Jerry series of shorts.

## Plot

Butch is a black alley cat who is instantly smitten with Toodles, a female cat he sees on the balcony of her wealthy family's penthouse apartment on Park Avenue. He serenades her, but the butler sends the family's bulldog named Grobo after him. A long, fast-paced chase ensues, with Grobo outwitted by Butch every time, and the chase ends with the butler accidentally hitting Grobo with a broom when the dog chases Butch, causing Grobo to turn against the butler out of anger. With Grobo and the butler out of the way, Butch makes it into the apartment to dance with his new love.

## Voice cast

* Harry E. Lang and Clarence Nash as Butch
* Billy Bletcher as Grobo
* Sara Berner and Clarence Nash as Toodles Galore
* Harry E. Lang as butler (possibly)
Silly Symphonies

***Silly Symphony*** is a series of animated musical short films produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939. As their name implies, the *Silly Symphonies* were originally intended as whimsical accompaniments to pieces of music. Unlike the *Mickey Mouse* cartoon universe (with the exception of the *Three Little Pigs* and most notably Donald Duck who made his first appearance in the 1934 *Silly Symphony* cartoon, *The Wise Little Hen*), Silly Symphonies didn't have recurring characters, and each one was depicted as a stand alone Disney production. A total of 75 *Silly Symphonies* shorts were made and the series is mostly remembered as being a platform which Walt Disney had used to experiment with different processes, techniques, characters, stories, and technologies for which the then fledging company could use to refine and perfect its animation style; making the series a key part in aiding Disney's efforts to expand the *Silly Symphonies* into his feature length animated movies.

Over it's ten year run, *Silly Symphonies* would go on to win Walt Disney seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film (eventually tying with Joe Barbara and Bill Hanna's *Tom and Jerry*'s record for most Oscar wins for a cartoon series in the category) and spawned numerous imitators, some of which, (such as Warner Bros' *Merrie Melodies*) would go on to be major competitors with Disney.

The series also spawned a Disney media franchise that included the *Silly Symphonies* newspaper comic strip distributed by King Features Syndicate, the Dell comic book series *Silly Symphonies*, as well as several children's books, many of which were based on the *Silly Symphony* cartoons.

The *Silly Symphonies* were re-issued and re-released by RKO Radio Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution.