George and Junior
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George and Junior was a short-lived animation cartoon series by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
. All of the original, 1940s shorts were directed by Tex Avery
, who based them on George and Lennie from John Steinbeck
's Of Mice and Men
. For their final appearance their looks were altered and at the end they commit suicide (although, before they actually don't shoot themselves, the end title card is drawn down, which then shakes to the sound of the gunshots). The characters were brought back to life by Pat Ventura in two 1995 cartoons on the What-A-Cartoon!
franchise, George and Junior: Look Out Below, and George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular. A grey version of George made a cameo appearance in a brief headshot during the final scene of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
.
The shorts followed the misadventures of two bears: George, the short, short-tempered intelligent one; and Junior, the tall, dim-witted one. George would come up with a plan to fix their current situation, and Junior would mess it up somehow. This usually resulted with an angry George saying "Bend over, Junior", and, when Junior does this, George delivers a hard kick to the rear end.
Note: Avery made an additional short, Lucky Ducky
(1948
), that started development as a George and Junior entry, but was ultimately produced with two random dog characters.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio was the in-house division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture studio in Hollywood, California during the Golden Age of American animation, responsible for producing animated short subjects to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters...
. All of the original, 1940s shorts were directed by Tex Avery
Tex Avery
Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He did his most significant work for the Warner Bros...
, who based them on George and Lennie from John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
's Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California, USA....
. For their final appearance their looks were altered and at the end they commit suicide (although, before they actually don't shoot themselves, the end title card is drawn down, which then shakes to the sound of the gunshots). The characters were brought back to life by Pat Ventura in two 1995 cartoons on the What-A-Cartoon!
The Cartoon Cartoon Show
What a Cartoon! , is an American animation showcase project created by Fred Seibert for Hanna-Barbera Cartoons to be run on Cartoon Network...
franchise, George and Junior: Look Out Below, and George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular. A grey version of George made a cameo appearance in a brief headshot during the final scene of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy-comedy-noir film directed by Robert Zemeckis and released by Touchstone Pictures. The film combines live action and animation, and is based on Gary K. Wolf's novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, which depicts a world in which cartoon characters...
.
The shorts followed the misadventures of two bears: George, the short, short-tempered intelligent one; and Junior, the tall, dim-witted one. George would come up with a plan to fix their current situation, and Junior would mess it up somehow. This usually resulted with an angry George saying "Bend over, Junior", and, when Junior does this, George delivers a hard kick to the rear end.
Cartoons
- Henpecked Hoboes (19461946 in filmThe year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
) - Hound Hunters (19471947 in filmThe year 1947 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York.*November 24 : The United States House of Representatives of the 80th Congress voted 346 to 17 to approve citations for contempt of Congress against the "Hollywood Ten".*November 25...
) - Red Hot Rangers (1947)
- Half-Pint Pygmy (19481948 in filmThe year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
)
Note: Avery made an additional short, Lucky Ducky
Lucky Ducky (cartoon)
Lucky Ducky is a 1948 American animated cartoon from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Tex Avery, animated by Walt Clinton , Preston Blair, Louie Schmitt, and Grant Simmons, and musical direction by Scott Bradley....
(1948
1948 in film
The year 1948 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Laurence Olivier's Hamlet becomes the first British film to win the American Academy Award for Best Picture.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :...
), that started development as a George and Junior entry, but was ultimately produced with two random dog characters.