Here’s an example from Let’s Eat (1932). Oswald and an unnamed dog go ice-fishing for food. After a circle is cut in the ice, there’s a cut to an underwater scene when a little fish takes a shower and towels off.
The absurd part is the fish doesn’t need a shower. He’s underwater!
Later the fish gets eaten by a seal. But his skeleton is still alive.
Among the list of artists in the opening credits is Tex Avery. Ray Abrams, Bill Weber, Vet Anderson and Manny Moreno all also credited. I’ve love to know who was responsible for the backgrounds.
Try and find a Lantz cartoon from the early thirties that does NOT have a skeleton gag!
ReplyDeleteKind of like a Van Beuren cartoon. How many skeletons played pianos in those?
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