The Wolf Has a Blast

Blowing the pigs’ brick house down doesn’t work, as we all know from fairy tales, but when pups instead of pigs are involved, other methods need to be tried.

The big bad Southern wolf tries dynamite.



The wolf runs around the back of the brick house and waits for the explosion. The Droopy pup pops a paper bag.



The wolf goes back to see the result of the explosion he just heard.



The wolf observes to the audience watching him: “I’m goin’ to tell you somethin’ right now, man. That there’s a pretty smart li’l ol’ dog in there.” Note how he points with his head toward the window indicating the pup inside.



Director Tex Avery and writer Heck Allen didn’t end the scene with a gag used elsewhere (think Garden Gopher. They didn’t have the remnants of the bag blow up. The scene just fades after a couple of eye blinks accompanied by Scott Bradley’s solo piano.

Walt Clinton, Mike Lah, Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson and Bob Bentley are the credited animators on The Three Little Pups (1953). Vera Ohman is responsible for the stylised backgrounds.