For example, Tex loved ridiculing long limos. He does it in this cartoon, as the car with (the imaginary) Miss Glory pulls up at a hotel. The hood ornament is a parody of one found on luxury Packards of the day. And there isn’t just one spare tire in the back, but a row of them.
Tex isn’t through. There’s a topper gag with a compact roadster pulling up with a hood ornament that reminds of something you might see in a Bob Clampett cartoon (Clampett was an animator in this short).
Tex and the writing crew even took a pot shot at the Warners’ concept of forcing Merrie Melodies cartoons to contain part of a Warners-owned song. The Warren-Dubin title tune comes to a sudden stop mid-lyric because a champagne bottle has to be forced open.
Only designer Leadora Congdon gets a screen credit; none of the animators do, nor does Avery.
The driver of the roadster seems reminiscent of the actor, C. Aubrey Smith, to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThe birth of a gag.
ReplyDeleteI believe the real Miss Glory's ( Little Girl ) quip " Boy, I Play em....Play Don " was an old Jack Benny Radio Show line. I haven't seem this one in years. Used to be pretty common on television back in the day. Pretty rare today. I know it is on a Warner Brothers compilation DVD as an extra.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it referred to Don Bester. He earlier said "Play, Frank" (for Frank Black) and then "Play, Johnny" (for Johnny Green).
DeleteInteresting. All these years I thought she was saying "Boy, do I slay 'em" before "Play, Don."
DeleteThanks Yowp, " Anonymous " was actually me. Must have been in a hurry after my post and sent it. Thanks for the information on " Play Don ", and who Don was. Makes sense, now.
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