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|name = Dough Ray Me-ow |
|name = Dough Ray Me-ow |
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|Director = [[Arthur Davis]] |
|Director = [[Arthur Davis]] |
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|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited) |
|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited) |
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|Background-artist = [[Philip DeGuard]] |
|Background-artist = [[Philip DeGuard]] |
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited) |
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited) |
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| − | |Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]] |
+ | |Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]] |
| + | |video = [[File:Looney Tunes - Dough Ray Me-Ow (1948) (dublagem Cinecastro)|thumb|center|280px]] |
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| − | '''Dough Ray Me-ow '''is a 1948 [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoon directed by [[Arthur Davis]]. |
+ | [[File:05 - Dough Ray Me-ow|thumb|center|280px]]}}'''Dough Ray Me-ow '''is a [[1948]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Arthur Davis]]. |
| − | ==Plot== |
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| − | Heathcliff the cat relies on fellow parrot and household pet Louie for help in everything from getting his paw out of a mousetrap to reminding him |
+ | Heathcliff the cat relies on fellow parrot and household pet Louie for help in everything from getting his paw out of a mousetrap to reminding him, "You forgot to breathe again, stupid!" One day, Heathcliff finds a written will and asks Louie to read it. The beleaguered parrot discovers that Heathcliff will inherit the estate. However, if something happens to him, then the parrot becomes next in line for the money. All good intentions are now down the drain as the wily parrot tries to destroy the unsuspecting cat, who's too stupid to realize it. |
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== Censorship == |
== Censorship == |
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+ | *When this short aired on [[Fox Kids|FOX]]'s ''[[The Merrie Melodies Show]]'' and on [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon'', two scenes of dangerous, imitable activity were edited:<ref>http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-d.aspx</ref> |
| − | * Louie the parrot tricking Heathcliff into sticking electric wires in his ears by saying it's a radio, only for Heathcliff to actually get radio transmissions through his ears (while Louie does the same thing and gets electrocuted) |
+ | ** Louie the parrot tricking Heathcliff into sticking electric wires in his ears by saying it's a radio, only for Heathcliff to actually get radio transmissions through his ears (while Louie does the same thing and gets electrocuted) |
| − | * Louie then tricks Heathcliff into walking along railroad tracks with a can over his head -- and Heathcliff derailing the train and somehow surviving. |
+ | ** Louie then tricks Heathcliff into walking along railroad tracks with a can over his head -- and Heathcliff derailing the train and somehow surviving. |
| + | == Notes == |
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| + | * The original closing titles are presumed to be lost, as the short's restored copy only exists with the 1957-59 ''Merrie Melodies'' closing titles. |
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| − | == Other appearances == |
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| − | In 2003 Heathcliff the cat makes a cameo appearance at the end of the movie [[Looney Tunes: Back in Action |
+ | * In 2003, Heathcliff the cat makes a cameo appearance at the end of the movie ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''. |
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| − | This cartoon is available uncut and uncensored, with the 1957-59 ending, on the following DVD sets: |
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| − | ==Status of original titles== |
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| − | The original END titles are lost due to a 1957-59 generic end card replacement. This also happens on [[Odor of the Day]] and [[Holiday for Drumsticks]]. |
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| − | ==References== |
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[[Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with lost ending or Blue Ribbon ending cards]] |
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[[Category:One-Shot Cartoons]] |
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Dough Ray Me-ow is a 1948 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Arthur Davis.
Plot
Heathcliff the cat relies on fellow parrot and household pet Louie for help in everything from getting his paw out of a mousetrap to reminding him, "You forgot to breathe again, stupid!" One day, Heathcliff finds a written will and asks Louie to read it. The beleaguered parrot discovers that Heathcliff will inherit the estate. However, if something happens to him, then the parrot becomes next in line for the money. All good intentions are now down the drain as the wily parrot tries to destroy the unsuspecting cat, who's too stupid to realize it.
Availability
- (1994) LaserDisc - Guffaw and Order: Looney Tunes Fight Crime (unrestored)
- (2006) DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc 4 (restored; with optional audio commentary by Jerry Beck)
- (2012) Blu-ray, DVD - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc 2 (same print as the Looney Tunes Golden Collection volume 4)
Censorship
- When this short aired on FOX's The Merrie Melodies Show and on Nickelodeon's Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon, two scenes of dangerous, imitable activity were edited:[1]
- Louie the parrot tricking Heathcliff into sticking electric wires in his ears by saying it's a radio, only for Heathcliff to actually get radio transmissions through his ears (while Louie does the same thing and gets electrocuted)
- Louie then tricks Heathcliff into walking along railroad tracks with a can over his head -- and Heathcliff derailing the train and somehow surviving.
Notes
- The original closing titles are presumed to be lost, as the short's restored copy only exists with the 1957-59 Merrie Melodies closing titles.
- In 2003, Heathcliff the cat makes a cameo appearance at the end of the movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action.