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Nutty News is a 1942
Warner Bros.
cartoon in the Looney Tunes
series. It was directed by Bob Clampett
, animated by Virgil Ross and an uncredited Vive Risto, and musical direction by Carl Stalling
.
Elmer Fudd's
voice can be heard as the narrator, but he is not seen.
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
cartoon in the Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
series. It was directed by Bob Clampett
Bob Clampett
Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil...
, animated by Virgil Ross and an uncredited Vive Risto, and musical direction by Carl Stalling
Carl Stalling
Carl W. Stalling was an American composer and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros., where he averaged one complete score each week, for 22 years.-Biography:Stalling was born to Ernest and...
.
Elmer Fudd's
Elmer Fudd
Elmer J. Fudd/Egghead is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, and the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon . His aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring...
voice can be heard as the narrator, but he is not seen.
Plot synopsis
- In the title card, after the title is shown, the credits are shown upside down, then it turns the right way, crediting the director, the writer, the animator, and the musical director.
- Elmer FuddElmer FuddElmer J. Fudd/Egghead is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, and the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon . His aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring...
greets the audience, telling them where they get the latest news. When he says TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, gun shots can be heard. - Hunting season opens in the Rocky MountainsRocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
. The champion hunter is looking for a moose to hunt. The hunter gets out a moose caller, and blows. Close by, a moose gets out a caller, and it sounds like "YOOHOO!". The hunter comes to the moose, and the moose knocks out the hunter with the caller, and does the TarzanTarzanTarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
call. - Elmer narrates on how barbers have trouble with cutting little boy's hair, not sitting still. An invention is put in the shop, and as the boy doesn't sit still, a jack-in-the-box version of Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
pops out of the invention, and the barber is able to cut the boy's hair. - Elmer tells the audience on how people are afraid of having their coats stolen while they eat in a restaurant. Luckily, a person (Henry Binder) tests an invention where he puts a portable, rear-view mirrow over his head while he eats. When he is done, he gets his stuff, only to not notice that his pants has been stolen. The voice of the person is Mel Blanc'sMel BlancMelvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...
early version of the voice of Barney RubbleBarney RubbleBernard "Barney" Rubble is the deuteragonist of the television animated series The Flintstones. He is the diminutive blonde-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble...
of The FlintstonesThe FlintstonesThe Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that screened from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966, on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones was about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend. It...
. - A scientific study reveals on the secrets of life. It's revealed as a overused joke on how rabbits multiply.
- In Eastern states, there are fireflies with their lights. However, the fireflies are having a blackout.
- Frank Putty, the famous artist, is painting a picture of a real-life supermodelSupermodelThe term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
. Elmer says that the secrets of his success is how he gets the proportions right. Elmer asks Frank if he can see the painting, and as it turns out, the artist was painting a picture of his thumb. - Ducks love to swim in the water on the day they are born. A father duck is taking his three ducklings to the pond. Behind the third duckling is a chicken. The ducks go into the pond, while the chicken sinks. The papa says that chickens don't swim, and the chicken says, "Now he tells me."
- New safety signs have been put up all over the country. From the north (with a sign that says "No U Turns"), to the south (with a sign that says "No U-All Turns").
- A best known story is George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River. The famous baseball pitcher Carl BubbleCarl HubbellCarl Owen Hubbell was an American baseball player. He was a member of the New York Giants in the National League from 1928 to 1943, and remained on the Giants' payroll for the rest of his life, long after their move to San Francisco.Twice voted the National League's Most Valuable Player, Hubbell...
is attempting to throw a silver dollar across the river. However, when he throws the dollar, Sandy from Porky's PoochPorky's PoochPorky's Pooch is a 1941 public domain Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Bob Clampett.-Plot:A Scottie dog Sandy is starving. He asks his friend, Rover what he's doing in a car. Rover tells him how he got a master. In a flashback Rover goes up to Porky's apartment room while he's taking a bath. He...
says that a dollar doesn't go far these days, which Elmer agrees with. - Fox hunting season has begun. The lead dog is released, and the other dogs are off. However, they go back and forth a few times. Meanwhile, behind a bush, Willoughby (in his only Black and white appearance) flirts with a vixenVixenA vixen is a female fox.Vixen may also refer to:-In the military:*HMS Vixen, various British Royal Navy ships*USS Vixen, various ships in the US Navy*Vickers Vixen, a biplane produced in small numbers in the 1920s...
. - A photo is shown for a big, new department store. The contractor (Ken HarrisKen HarrisKen Harris was an American animator who worked for several film studios. He is widely considered as one of the master animators of his time....
) shows the owner (Leon SchlesingerLeon SchlesingerLeon Schlesinger was an American film producer, most noted for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the golden age of Hollywood animation.-Early life and career:...
) the blueprints. They both agree and get to work. Suddenly, a guy comes marching with a sign that says "This store will probably be unfair... as if you didn't know". - The navy is trying to heat up its patrol of the seas to any weather. There is the U.S.S. ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, the U.S.S. MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, and finally, shining in the sun instead of being in the rain, is the U.S.S. CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Cast
- Mel BlancMel BlancMelvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...
as the Moose Hunter, Barber, the Man Having Dinner, the Multiplying Rabbits, the Fireflies, Frank Putty, Papa Duck, Baby Chick, Sandy, Hunting Dogs, Willoughby - Arthur Q. BryanArthur Q. BryanArthur Quirk Bryan was a United States comedian and voice actor, remembered best for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr...
as Elmer FuddElmer FuddElmer J. Fudd/Egghead is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, and the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon . His aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring...
Crew
- Director: Bob ClampettBob ClampettRobert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil...
- Producer: Leon SchlesingerLeon SchlesingerLeon Schlesinger was an American film producer, most noted for founding Leon Schlesinger Productions, which later became the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio, during the golden age of Hollywood animation.-Early life and career:...
- Writer: Warren FosterWarren FosterWarren Foster , was a writer, cartoonist and composer for the animation division of Warner Brothers and later with Hanna-Barbera....
- Musical Direction: Carl W. StallingCarl StallingCarl W. Stalling was an American composer and arranger for music in animated films. He is most closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts produced by Warner Bros., where he averaged one complete score each week, for 22 years.-Biography:Stalling was born to Ernest and...
- Orchestrator: Milt FranklynMilt FranklynMilton J. Franklyn was a musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes animated cartoons....
(uncredited) - Film Editor: Treg BrownTreg BrownTregoweth Edmond "Treg" Brown was a motion picture sound editor who was responsible for the sound effects in Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons starting in 1940. He also won the 1965 Academy Award for Sound Effects for his work on the film The Great Race.In the famous Warner...
(uncredited) - Sound Effects: Treg Brown (uncredited)
- Animation: Virgil Ross and Vive Risto
Censorship
- When aired on NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
, the scene with the jack-in-the-box Hitler was cut.