He puts the penguin on a ship in New Orleans then enjoys a drink at a local café. Bugs looks good in these drawings.
The camera pans to two men at the next table. One reveals the ship the penguin is on is “bound for Brooklyn,” not the Antarctic.
Comedian Danny Thomas was known on 1950s TV for his spit-takes. Bugs does him one better with a crazy expression at the end.
Is this an Emery Hawkins scene?
Phil Monroe, Ben Washam, Lloyd Vaughan and Ken Harris also got screen credit for animating this cartoon for Chuck Jones, with a lovely twist at the end by storyman Mike Maltese.
It is Emery Hawkins! His scenes in a Jones/Freleng cartoon around this time, as opposed to a McKimson, are a rare treat.
ReplyDeleteThe great thing about the introduction to this is that Danny Thomas was known for that, but less so in 1950, when the cartoon was made. His TV series didn't begin until 1953.
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of the description of "Drip-A-Long Daffy" as having shots reminiscent of "High Noon." It came out BEFORE "High Noon."
Yes, Michael. Then there was "Life Begins For Andy Panda" which came out before the Mickey Rooney film.
ReplyDeleteMy guess is a spit take went back to vaudeville or burlesque, but I connect it with Thomas like others seem to do. I'm not sure how often he did it on his TV show or if it was part of his club act before that.