The Crackpot Quail is the first instance. In its original form (a print exists in the UCLA archives) the quail's 'whistle' was originally a 'razz-berry' (or farting) noise. Eztwain pro 3 crack derby. I consulted with the eminent animation and popular culture historian Jerry Beck, who confirmed the existence of the UCLA print, and that it did have the 'razz' throughout. Willoughby later appears in other Warner Brothers animated shorts, including The Heckling Hare (1941), The Crackpot Quail (1941), and Nutty News (1942), as the lead dog of a fox hunting party. A fundamentally similar character, Laramore, appears in To Duck or Not to Duck (1943), albeit with a fully brown coat of fur.
Merrie Melodies The Crackpot Quail House
| Quentin Quail | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Starring | Sara Berner Tedd Pierce Mel Blanc (all uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Ben Washam Ken Harris Basil Davidovich Lloyd Vaughan Robert Cannon (uncredited) Abe Levitow (assistant, uncredited) A.C. Gamer (effects, uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | |
Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
Merrie Melodies 1937
Quentin Quail is a 1946 Warner Bros.Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The short was released on March 2, 1946.[2]
It presents a tale about a quail (voiced by Tedd Pierce) who goes through various trials and tribulations to try to get a worm for his baby, Toots (a take-off on Fanny Brice's radio character, Baby Snooks, voiced by Sara Berner[3]), only to be rebuffed by her because the worm looks like Frank Sinatra.
Merrie Melodies The Crackpot Quail Hunt
Prior to the release of this short, the name 'Quentin Quail' first appeared on a model sheet by Bob Clampett, done at some point before 1942. The character is a precursor to Clampett's more famous creation, Tweety, and bears a striking resemblance to the canary.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 165. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
- ^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^'Radio Round-Up: BABY SNOOKS -'. cartoonresearch.com. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. Henry Holt and Co. p. 35. ISBN0-8050-1644-9.
External links[edit]
- Quentin Quail at IMDb
- Quentin Quail at The Big Cartoon DataBase