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|name = Dough Ray Me-ow
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|image = Dough_ray_me-ow_title.png
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|Director = [[Arthur Davis]]
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|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited)
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|airdate = August 14, 1948
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|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
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|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]
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|Starring = Louie the Parrot<br>Heathcliff<br>Dog
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|previous = [[You Were Never Duckier]]
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|next = [[Hot Cross Bunny]]
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|Writer = [[Lloyd Turner]]
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|Animators = [[Basil Davidovich]]<br>[[Don Williams]]<br>[[Bill Melendez|J.C. Melendez]]<br>[[Emery Hawkins]]
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|Layout-artist = [[Don Smith]]
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|Background-artist = [[Philip DeGuard]]
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited)
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|Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
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|video = [[File:Looney Tunes - Dough Ray Me-Ow (1948) (dublagem Cinecastro)|thumb|center|280px]]
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[[File:05 - Dough Ray Me-ow|thumb|center|280px]]}}'''Dough Ray Me-ow '''is a [[1948]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Arthur Davis]].
   
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== 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, "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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== Availability ==
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'''Dough Ray Me-Ow '''is a 1948 [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoon.
  
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* (1994) LaserDisc - ''[[Looney Tunes LaserDiscs|Guffaw and Order: Looney Tunes Fight Crime]] ''(unrestored)
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* (2006) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]]'', Disc 4 (restored; with optional audio commentary by Jerry Beck)
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* (2012) Blu-ray, DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]]'', Disc 2 (same print as the Looney Tunes Golden Collection volume 4)
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== 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>
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** 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)
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** Louie then tricks Heathcliff into walking along railroad tracks with a can over his head -- and Heathcliff derailing the train and somehow surviving.
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== 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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* In 2003, Heathcliff the cat makes a cameo appearance at the end of the movie ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''.
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== References ==
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[[Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts]]
  
[[Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts]]
 
[[Category:Shorts]]
  
[[Category:Shorts]]
 
[[Category:1948]]
  
[[Category:1948]]
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[[Category:Cartoons directed by Arthur Davis]]
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[[Category:Cartoons animated by Basil Davidovich]]
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[[Category:Cartoons animated by Bill Melendez]]
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[[Category:Cartoons animated by Don Williams]]
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[[Category:Cartoons animated by Emery Hawkins]]
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[[Category:Cartoons written by Lloyd Turner]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Don Smith]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
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[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]]
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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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[[Category:Cartoons originally produced in Cinecolor]]

Revision as of 23:20, 23 January 2020

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Dough Ray Me-ow
Dough ray me-ow title
Directed By: Arthur Davis
Produced By: Eddie Selzer (uncredited)
Released: August 14, 1948
Series: Merrie Melodies
Story: Lloyd Turner
Animation: Basil Davidovich
Don Williams
J.C. Melendez
Emery Hawkins
Layouts: Don Smith
Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
Film Editor: Treg Brown (uncredited)
Voiced By: Mel Blanc
Music: Carl Stalling
Starring: Louie the Parrot
Heathcliff
Dog
Preceded By: You Were Never Duckier
Succeeded By: Hot Cross Bunny
Looney_Tunes_-_Dough_Ray_Me-Ow_(1948)_(dublagem_Cinecastro)

Looney Tunes - Dough Ray Me-Ow (1948) (dublagem Cinecastro)

05_-_Dough_Ray_Me-ow

05 - Dough Ray Me-ow

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

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.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-d.aspx
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