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[[File:Inki_circus-1-.jpg|thumb|Blue Ribbon]]
  
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|name = Inki at the Circus
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|previous = [[Along Came Daffy]]
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|next = [[Easter Yeggs]]
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|image = Inki at the Circus BR Title (Better Quality).png
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|airdate = 21 June 1947 <br/><br/>'''[[Blue Ribbon]] reissue:''' <br/>16 October 1954
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|renewed = 27 June 1974<ref>https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3281213li/page/153/mode/1up?view=theater</ref>
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|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
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|mpaa = 11464
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|prodno = 1029 <br> 1376 (reissue)
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|starring = [[Inki]]<br>[[Minah Bird]]
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|voice = [[Mel Blanc]] (uncredited)
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|director = [[Chuck Jones|Charles M. Jones]]
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|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited)
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|writer = [[Michael Maltese]]<br>[[Tedd Pierce]]
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|animators = [[Ben Washam]]<br>[[Ken Harris]]<br>[[Phil Monroe]]<br>[[Lloyd Vaughan]]<br>[[Abe Levitow]] (uncredited)
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|layout = [[Robert Gribbroek]]
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|background = [[Robert Gribbroek]]
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|editor = [[Treg Brown]]
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|musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
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|video = <gallery>
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1947 - Inki en un circo|Video A
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Merrie Melodies - Inki and the Circus (1947)|Video B
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</gallery>
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'''Inki at the Circus''' is a [[1947]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short directed by [[Chuck Jones]].
   
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== Plot ==
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'''Inki at the Circus''' is a 1947 cartoon.
  
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[[Inki]] is the "African Wildman" exhibit at the circus sideshow. As he sits in his cage, a dog spies the bone in his topknot. It grabs the bone, still attached to Inki, and carries it through the bars and buries it in the yard. The dog walks away so proudly that it barely notices when it passes another dog walking the opposite direction. When this sinks in, he runs back but the other dog has already dug up the bone, and Inki. The two dogs tussle over the bone for a while, until they drop him when both are scared by an animal breaking out from a large crate. The side of the crate pops off revealing a safe inside. Then the door of the safe busts off, and out walks the [[Minah Bird]]. It ambles across the yard and hops into a hole. The dogs cautiously sniff around and poke their heads down the hole, but the Minah ties their noses together. An appreciative Inki tries to shake hands with the Minah, but the bird flicks him away.
   
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The first dog, now untied, smells Inki's bone again. It chases him into the big tent and up onto the high wire before they realize it. When they do, they begin to inch themselves toward safety, but the wire begins to shake in time with the Minah's unique gait. The dog leaps to the platform as the wire snaps, but Inki falls to the trampoline below. When he bounces back up, his bone jabs through the platform, leaving Inki hanging below it. The dog grabs the bone but, since Inki won't fit through the hole, the bone pulls out of his mouth. The dog tries again, pulling for all he's worth. The platform breaks and Inki and the dog sail through the air. The dog's feet catch the trapeze, and he grabs Inki by the ankles. However, the second dog has been watching and it gets on the other trapeze. As they all swing, the second dog repeatedly tries to bite the bone but misses. On its third try, the Minah hands it a barbell and it plummets to the floor, but the trapeze slingshots it back in the air, where it knocks Inki and the first dog off their trapeze. Inki's bone comes loose and lands in a bucket. The second dog lands in the bucket and comes up with the bone. The first dog lands on top of the other in the bucket and comes up with the bone. Inki lands on top of the dogs in the bucket and the three come up without the bone. The bucket rumbles and out hops the Minah, wearing the bone in its own topknot.
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== Availability ==
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While at the circus Inki has to face two dogs who want the bone in his topknot.
  
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[[Category:Films directed by Chuck Jones]]
  
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Viddy-Oh! For Kids VHS 8.jpg|(1986) VHS <br/>''[[Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals]]'': Little Tweety and Little Inki Cartoon Festival Featuring "I Taw a Putty Tat"
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[[Category:1947 films]]
  
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Golden Age LT Vol 1.jpg|(1991) LaserDisc <br/>''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'', Vol. 1, Side 5: Chuck Jones
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The golden age of looney tunes vhs 5.jpg|(1992) VHS <br/>''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'', Vol. 5: Chuck Jones
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== Gallery ==
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extra1.jpg|[[Lobby Cards|Lobby card]]
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b9e49c38846811e7d7dfe0647bef66e0.jpg|Lobby card
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[[Category:Shorts]]
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[[Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts]]
 
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[[Category:Blue Ribbon reissues]]
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[[Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese]]
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[[Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce]]
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[[Category:Cartoons animated by Abe Levitow]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Robert Gribbroek]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]]
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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 produced by Eddie Selzer]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with no dialogue]]

Latest revision as of 19:50, 23 February 2024

Inki at the Circus is a 1947 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones.

Plot

Inki is the "African Wildman" exhibit at the circus sideshow. As he sits in his cage, a dog spies the bone in his topknot. It grabs the bone, still attached to Inki, and carries it through the bars and buries it in the yard. The dog walks away so proudly that it barely notices when it passes another dog walking the opposite direction. When this sinks in, he runs back but the other dog has already dug up the bone, and Inki. The two dogs tussle over the bone for a while, until they drop him when both are scared by an animal breaking out from a large crate. The side of the crate pops off revealing a safe inside. Then the door of the safe busts off, and out walks the Minah Bird. It ambles across the yard and hops into a hole. The dogs cautiously sniff around and poke their heads down the hole, but the Minah ties their noses together. An appreciative Inki tries to shake hands with the Minah, but the bird flicks him away.

The first dog, now untied, smells Inki's bone again. It chases him into the big tent and up onto the high wire before they realize it. When they do, they begin to inch themselves toward safety, but the wire begins to shake in time with the Minah's unique gait. The dog leaps to the platform as the wire snaps, but Inki falls to the trampoline below. When he bounces back up, his bone jabs through the platform, leaving Inki hanging below it. The dog grabs the bone but, since Inki won't fit through the hole, the bone pulls out of his mouth. The dog tries again, pulling for all he's worth. The platform breaks and Inki and the dog sail through the air. The dog's feet catch the trapeze, and he grabs Inki by the ankles. However, the second dog has been watching and it gets on the other trapeze. As they all swing, the second dog repeatedly tries to bite the bone but misses. On its third try, the Minah hands it a barbell and it plummets to the floor, but the trapeze slingshots it back in the air, where it knocks Inki and the first dog off their trapeze. Inki's bone comes loose and lands in a bucket. The second dog lands in the bucket and comes up with the bone. The first dog lands on top of the other in the bucket and comes up with the bone. Inki lands on top of the dogs in the bucket and the three come up without the bone. The bucket rumbles and out hops the Minah, wearing the bone in its own topknot.

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  1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3281213li/page/153/mode/1up?view=theater
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