Acme Hour 09-29-2001 evening

[Pilmedium]

The Hick Chick (MGM- released in 1946)

A Sunbonnet Blue (WB- released in 1937) (dubbed)

Dog Tired (WB- released in 1942) (dubbed, rings at the start were very reddish)

Sport Chumpions (WB- released in 1941) (AAP opening)

Hollywood Steps Out (WB- released in 1941) (AAP opening)

When I Yoo Hoo (WB- released in 1936) (dubbed)

Little Blabbermouse (WB- released in 1940) (dubbed)

Field and Scream (MGM- released in 1955)

Goofy Groceries (WB- released in 1941) (dubbed)

Country Mouse (WB- released in 1935) (with an attached "THE END" title)

I'd Love to Take Orders from You (WB- released in 1936) (dubbed)

I Got Plenty of Mutton (WB- released in 1944) (dubbed)

[Dub]

Geez - normally i lurk but I'm full of postage tonight ^___^

Anyways...

Dog Tired (WB- released in 1942) (dubbed, rings at the start were very reddish)

I dont care what Chuck Jones says - I LIKE a few of his earlier work. SOME of it anyway ^___^ And I've always liked the 2 dogs. It had panache. OOOOOOH Big Word! :D

Sport Chumpions (WB- released in 1941) (AAP opening)

Is anyone else but me SICK of this cartoon. I never pay attention to who directs it (its either Jones or Freleng) but its just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO overplayed and bland :P

Hollywood Steps Out (WB- released in 1941) (AAP opening)

I really only noticed how dated this cartoon was....a lot of the jokes I didnt get...

Guess my generation wasnt there for that :D

When I Yoo Hoo (WB- released in 1936) (dubbed)

**thinks of a Minnie Mouse comment, but quickly shuts up** :D

I Got Plenty of Mutton (WB- released in 1944) (dubbed)


OK - SEVERAL questions

1. how old is this print. it looks very washed out.

2. Was this a B&W that got color later on, or was it done during the B&W period and just color was added later or something?

3. Wasnt this Frank Tashlin's last cartoon at WB or ONE of his last?

[Jon Cooke]

"I Got Plenty of Mutton" was released in Technicolor. No, this wasn't Tashlin's last WB cartoon, there were a few more released after it. If I remember correctly, Tashlin's final cartoon for Warners was "Hare Remover".


-Jon

[DR. BELCH]

I thought that was was Avery,actually...but it's late and I'm too goldurn lazy to shuffle off to IMDb and look it up.
And "I Love to Take Orders From You" gets a little too much play, IMO.
Spaniel and Boxer ("Dog Tired") are two of my favorite early Jones characters. At least they're faster-paced than "Good Night, Elmer" or the first half of "The Bird Came C.O.D." Which reminds me: that same bird appeared in a S&B short and was presumably the model for McKimson's Henery Hawk. He's probably the most well-known secondary character that one Warner director adapted from another's work. The couple from "Pizzicato Pussycat" and "Goo-Goo Goliath", as well as a couple of others, also come to mind, but they aren't as readily recognizable.

"Are you boys having a good time?"

[Jon Cooke]

That reminds me, does anyone know the name of that catchy tune that appears in "Dog Tired". It is heard during the scene where the white pup encounters an ostrich while buring his bone. The same tune is heard in "Porky's Cafe" during the scene featuring the gadget that cooks up the fried eggs, toast, and coffee.

Another bit of trivia about tonight's show... watch for the cameo by Beans and Porky among the kids gathered to hear the mouse's song during the first scene of "The Country Mouse". Beans plays the harmonica.



-Jon