Holiday Highlights

Holiday Highlights
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Airdate:	12 October 1940
Series:	Merrie Melodies
MPAA Number:	6119
Vitaphone Number:	9637
Copyright Renewed:	4 June 1968
Crew
Voice Characterizations:	Mel Blanc Sara Berner Tex Avery Gil Warren (all uncredited)
Director:	Fred Avery
Written By:	Dave Monahan
Producer:	Leon Schlesinger Henry Binder (uncredited)
Animated By:	Charles McKimson Robert McKimson (uncredited) Virgil Ross (uncredited) Rod Scribner (uncredited) Sid Sutherland (uncredited)
Film Editor:	Treg Brown (uncredited)
Musician:	Carl W. Stalling

Holiday Highlights is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery.

Plot

Wacky blackouts are presented about different holidays for every month of the year, with much rotoscope work and some typical risqué gags, especially for Mother's Day. On Christmas, Santa transports "Good Rumor Ice Cream" on his sleigh.

Caricatures

• George Washington
• Katharine Hepburn - the girl's voice in the Valentine's Day segment is based on her
• Harold Peary - the college dean's voice is based on his character The Great Gildersleeve
• Artie Auerbach - "Mm, could be."

Availability

(1992) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 3, Side 5: Early Avery

(2000) VHS
Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 8: Tex-Book Looney (1995 Turner dubbed version)

(2010) DVD
Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers (1995 Turner dubbed version)

(2024) Blu-ray
Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Streaming

Tubi (2025 - )

Gallery

Notes

• MeTV aired a previously unreleased restored print of this short on Toon In With Me.