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| − | '''Ghost Wanted''' is a [[Merrie Melodies]] animated short released in 1940. It features a little ghost (bearing resemblance to Casper the Friendly Ghost) who is inexperienced at haunting houses & whose "suit/sheets" resemble the typical footy pajamas with the "trap door" that were popular in the era. The little ghost is silent (never talks) & goes on a haunting job interview & is terrorized by a bigger ghost. |
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| + | |Director = [[Chuck Jones|Charles Jones]] |
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| + | |producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]<br> [[Henry Binder]] (uncredited) |
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| + | |airdate = August 10, 1940 |
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| + | |Voice = [[Tex Avery]] (uncredited) |
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| + | |Starring = Little Ghost<br>Big Laughing Ghost |
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| + | |previous = [[A Wild Hare]] |
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| + | |next = [[Patient Porky]] |
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| ⚫ | He comes across a haunting job that doesn't require experience at the address of 1313 Dracula Drive that he likes. He changes from his white "suit/sheets" into a new light blue colored "suit" |
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| + | |Writer = [[Dave Monahan]] |
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| + | |Animators = [[Robert McKimson|Bob McKimson]]<br> [[Ken Harris]] (uncredited)<br> [[Rudy Larriva]] (uncredited) |
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| + | |Layout-artist = [[John McGrew]] (uncredited) |
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| + | |Background-artist = [[Paul Julian]] (uncredited) |
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| + | |Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited) |
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| + | |Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling]] |
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| + | |video = [[File:Merrie Melodies - Ghost Wanted|thumb|center|280px]] |
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| + | [[File:Ghost Wanted -Merrie Melodies|thumb|center|280px]] |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''Ghost Wanted''' is a [[1940]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short directed by [[Chuck Jones]]. |
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| ⚫ | In his house, a little ghost is reading a book titled ''How to Haunt Houses'', which shows various recommended haunting positions that are usually successful for ghosts. He tries out a few of the positions by posing and then reads the Haunt Ads in the ''Saturday Evening Ghost'' (dated Saturday December 13, 1939). |
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| ⚫ | He comes across a haunting job that doesn't require experience at the address of 1313 Dracula Drive that he likes. He changes from his white "suit/sheets" into a new light blue colored "suit" and white hat, and is invisible for the interim between changing "suits". Even though he can pass through closed doors like an ordinary ghost, he prefers opening them while passing through. |
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He arrives at the house at 1313 Dracula Drive, which is on a mountain, and tries out for the house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by a bigger ghost interviewing him for the position. |
He arrives at the house at 1313 Dracula Drive, which is on a mountain, and tries out for the house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by a bigger ghost interviewing him for the position. |
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| + | == Availability == |
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| + | * (1992) LaserDisc - ''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'' Volume 4, Side 2 |
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| + | == Censorship == |
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| + | * Big Ghost suggesting Little Ghost smoking cigarettes and a shot of Old Ghoul Cigarettes were cut in the NTSC 1995 Dubbed Version print aired by [[Cartoon Network]] and [[Boomerang]] in the United States and Brazil. |
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| ⚫ | The bigger ghost's plans backfire on him when the fuses of the fireworks he put in his "back pocket" |
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| − | ==Releases== |
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| − | The film is currently unreleased. |
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| − | ==Technical Info== |
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| − | Country:USA |
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| − | Language:English |
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| − | Aspect Ratio:1.37:1 |
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| − | Sound Mix:Mono |
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| − | Company:Leon Schlesinger Studios |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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| − | GhostWanted-02.jpg|The little ghost doing a haunt pose in his white suit |
+ | GhostWanted-02.jpg|The little ghost doing a haunt pose in his white suit |
GhostWanted-03.jpg|The little ghost leaves his house in his white hat after locking his door. |
GhostWanted-03.jpg|The little ghost leaves his house in his white hat after locking his door. |
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| − | GhostWanted-04.jpg|The little ghost meets the big ghost, who is invisible |
+ | GhostWanted-04.jpg|The little ghost meets the big ghost, who is invisible and is wearing a hat, at the interview and is offered an Old Ghoul brand cigarette. |
GhostWanted-05.jpg|The big ghost gets fireworks from a dresser filled with Scare Devices & puts them in his back pocket. |
GhostWanted-05.jpg|The big ghost gets fireworks from a dresser filled with Scare Devices & puts them in his back pocket. |
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| − | GhostWanted-06.jpg|The little ghost with the lit M-80 behind him, just before running away from it |
+ | GhostWanted-06.jpg|The little ghost with the lit M-80 behind him, just before running away from it |
GhostWanted-01.jpg |
GhostWanted-01.jpg |
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| + | s-l400.jpg|The two ghosts from this short appear on this 1998 ''Looney Tunes'' window decoration |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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| + | == References == |
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| − | ==External links== |
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| + | [[Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts]] |
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| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiVM4EBvCsY See ''Ghost Wanted'' on Youtube] |
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| − | ==Notes== |
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[[Category:Shorts]] |
[[Category:Shorts]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons animated by Rudy Larriva]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons with layouts by John McGrew]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Paul Julian]] |
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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 produced by Leon Schlesinger]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Tex Avery]] |
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Ghost Wanted is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones.
Plot
In his house, a little ghost is reading a book titled How to Haunt Houses, which shows various recommended haunting positions that are usually successful for ghosts. He tries out a few of the positions by posing and then reads the Haunt Ads in the Saturday Evening Ghost (dated Saturday December 13, 1939).
He comes across a haunting job that doesn't require experience at the address of 1313 Dracula Drive that he likes. He changes from his white "suit/sheets" into a new light blue colored "suit" and white hat, and is invisible for the interim between changing "suits". Even though he can pass through closed doors like an ordinary ghost, he prefers opening them while passing through.
He arrives at the house at 1313 Dracula Drive, which is on a mountain, and tries out for the house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by a bigger ghost interviewing him for the position.
The ghost terrorizes him by yelling boo and scaring him, sending him a Ghostal Telegraph that says "Boo!", and dropping a lit firecracker that resembles an M-80 that the little ghost just barely runs away from.
The bigger ghost's plans backfire on him when the fuses of the fireworks he put in his "back pocket" are ignited by the lit match he dropped and send him flying throughout the house after the little ghost and ultimately into a well somewhere outside the haunted house.
Availability
- (1992) LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 4, Side 2
Censorship
- Big Ghost suggesting Little Ghost smoking cigarettes and a shot of Old Ghoul Cigarettes were cut in the NTSC 1995 Dubbed Version print aired by Cartoon Network and Boomerang in the United States and Brazil.
Gallery
Low Quality Title Card
The little ghost doing a haunt pose in his white suit
The little ghost leaves his house in his white hat after locking his door.
The little ghost meets the big ghost, who is invisible and is wearing a hat, at the interview and is offered an Old Ghoul brand cigarette.
The big ghost gets fireworks from a dresser filled with Scare Devices & puts them in his back pocket.
The little ghost with the lit M-80 behind him, just before running away from it
The two ghosts from this short appear on this 1998 Looney Tunes window decoration
References