Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name is a 1935 Merrie Melodies short directed by Isadore Freleng.
Plot[]
Buddy the Merman is playing tag with Cookie the Merwoman on the seafloor. They discover an old sunken ship, with treasure and an old piano in the hold. She plays the piano and sings the title song along with a lobster. While she is singing, a savage octopus abducts her and the chase is on! After Buddy and the octopus fight, with the octopus getting the better of him, Buddy is able to tie all its legs to the end of a pipe and bash it in the head with an old piece of broken mast hanging from a rope. As he is bashing the octopus with the mast, Cookie approaches and kisses Buddy. He turns away and blushes, the mast swings back and knocks him into her arms.
Availability[]
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5, Side 4, Musical Madness (1995 Turner dubbed version)
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 (restored)
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Notes[]
- This is Buddy's and Cookie's only appearances in a Merrie Melodies short. This is also their only color cartoon appearance and the only Buddy and Cookie cartoon in the a.a.p./Turner package.
- This is the only cartoon with the red curtain titles to be restored for home media.
- It is also currently the only Buddy cartoon that received a restoration in 2020 in light of HBO Max's launch.
- This is the last Buddy cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.
- A print shown in the Latin American region is known to have the MPPDA logo with certificate 482.[4]
- This is the last cartoon to use the red curtains design for the opening and closing sequence, as it would be changed to green starting with "Country Boy". It was also the last cartoon to feature Jester's low-pitched voice.
- The restoration of this short uses the Jester's high-pitched voice, replacing his low-pitched voice from the original version.
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References[]
- ā Catalog of Copyright Entries
- ā (20 September 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1 (in en). BearManor Media.
- ā https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/404-Mr-And-Mrs-Is-The-Name
- ā https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X1IK83D4_0