Acme Hour, 8/30

[Mike]

Theme: Birds

"Peck up your Troubles" (1945/Freleng)--Undubbed!

"Wood-Peckin" (Popeye, Famous Studios, 1943)--in B&W!

"A Peck o' Trouble" (1953/McKimson)

"Hatch up your Troubles" (MGM, Tom and Jerry, missed the date)

"Cobs and Robbers" (MGM, Barney Bear, 1952)

"I'd Love to Take Orders From You" (1936/Avery)

After the last two nights, you can't help but be disappointed by this episode of Acme Hour. Only one B&W cartoon, and it has to be a pretty poor Famous Popeye. Not a total loss. Got to see a pre-48 cartoon without that dubbed version logo, and an early WB Avery that I hadn't seen in a while.

Mike

[Thad Komorowski]

Actually, "Peck Up Your Troubles" ALWAYS airs like that.

-Thad:D

[DR. BELCH]

You know, after the first half I thought the theme of the Hour was "woodpeckers", and I actually got hopeful that somehow they got the rights to Lantz material again. I mean, maybe just a few early Hardaway shorts (which I'm partial to, and which are over 50 years old and should all be public domain). The self-titled "Woody Woodpecker", his first, which also features Andy Panda and that old salt-on-a-bird's tail myth, would've been perfect.

Interesting that Sylvester never speaks in "Peck up Your Troubles", communicating via signs like a certain calamitous coyote. With all those fade-to-blacks and that strange shift from being sorry about squishing the "bird" to shooting the "angel", I wondered if there was a cut after Sylvester was handed the pistol.

"Wood-Peckin' " has to be Popeye's strangest short--no Bluto, no Olive, and no spinach...and he fights a woodpecker who sounds like Edward G. Robinson (and at one point, does Eddie Cantor). Trippy.

"Hatch up Your Troubles" was released in 1949. It was nominated for an Oscar.

When I saw the title card to "I Love to Take Orders from You", I went to bed a little early. A rather dull short that gets a little too much play.

[lislebartman]

Yes, "Peck Up Your Troubles" is edited. Missing is Sylvester holding the gun to his head, then noticing the "angel" woodpecker is wearing a tobacco sack. Sylvester then opens fire.

I did happen to catch "Mexican Joyride" the other night. It too had similar edits to it. I guess they can't show cartoon characters holding guns to their heads anymore.

IS NOTHING SACRED?!?

[William Padron]

This may surprise you, but "Peck Up Your Troubles" is one of three "dubbed versions" to date that each have their own respective, original "That's All Folks!" card. Prior to its upgrade (of sorts), the previous print had the A.A.P. logo opening on this cartoon.

By the way, the other two "dubbed versions" that Turner Entertainment forgot to place the new ending card are "Dog Daze" (on Cartoon Network's copy) and "Good Night Elmer". Yes, the Sylvester suicide gunshot attempt was edited out from this particular print.

[Bobby B]

Originally posted by DR. BELCH
You know, after the first half I thought the theme of the Hour was "woodpeckers", and I acctually got hopeful that somehow they got the rights to Lantz material again. I mean, maybe just a few early Hardaway shorts (which I'm partial to, and which are over 50 years old and should all be public domain). The self-titled "Woody Woodpecker", his first, which also features Andy Panda and that old salt-on-a-bird's tail myth, would've been perfect.


No, that was "Knock Knock". And I think "Pantry Panic" is the only Woody that's public domain.