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|name = Land of the Midnight Fun |
|name = Land of the Midnight Fun |
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+ | |image = 0dcfdd505917527f71c292841884487f.jpg |
| − | |Director = [[Tex Avery]] |
+ | |Director = [[Tex Avery|Fred Avery]] |
| − | |producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]<br>[[Henry Binder]] |
+ | |producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]<br>[[Henry Binder]] (uncredited) |
|airdate = September 23, 1939 |
|airdate = September 23, 1939 |
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|series = [[Merrie Melodies]] |
|series = [[Merrie Melodies]] |
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|Starring = [[Narrator]]<br>Eskimo<br>Dogs<br>Alaskan Timber Wolf<br>Chicken |
|Starring = [[Narrator]]<br>Eskimo<br>Dogs<br>Alaskan Timber Wolf<br>Chicken |
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|previous = [[Jeepers Creepers]] |
|previous = [[Jeepers Creepers]] |
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| − | |next = [[ |
+ | |next = [[Naughty Neighbors]] |
| + | |video = [[File:Land of the Midnight Fun|thumb|center|280px|a.a.p. version]],[[File:Merrie Melodies -- Land of the Midnight Fun-0|thumb|center|280px|1995 dubbed version, uncut, restored]] |
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| − | '''Land of the Midnight Fun''' is a ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed in 1939 by the famous Fred Avery, better known as [[Tex Avery]]. Robert C. Bruce's well-known voice narrates this cartoon and Melvin Millar wrote the story. This is one of a series of cartoons which poke fun at the travelogue shorts used during this era to highlight nature and travels the ordinary citizen might not be able to enjoy. |
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| + | |Writer = [[Melvin Millar]] |
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| + | |Animators = [[Charles McKimson]]<br>[[Robert McKimson|Bob McKimson]] (uncredited)<br>[[Virgil Ross]] (uncredited) |
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| − | This was one of very few a.a.p.-owned WB cartoons to carry that company's logo on Cartoon Network broadcasts after 1995, when many of these cartoons were shown as "dubbed versions". |
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| + | |Background-artist = [[John Didrik Johnsen]] |
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| − | ==Synopsis== |
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| + | |Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] |
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| + | |Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling]]}}'''Land of the Midnight Fun''' is a [[1939]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Tex Avery]]. |
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| + | ==Plot== |
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A cruise to Nome, Alaska starts with various cruise ship jokes: the ship pulls out of the harbor like a car, raising anchor also raises the front of the boat, the ship follows the coast by curving around it. On arrival, we see some local scenes: A penguin eats two fish, then is eaten by the third; the dogs of a dog sled stop (behind an iceberg) at a telephone pole; a timber wolf goes around shouting "Timber!" Two Eskimos rub noses: in preparation, the woman applies lipstick to her nose. Finally, an Eskimo nightclub (after all, the nights are six months long) features a rotoscoped ice skater. The ship leaves, and gets caught in the fog near New York; when the fog clears, we see the ship is perched atop the World's Fair Trylon. |
A cruise to Nome, Alaska starts with various cruise ship jokes: the ship pulls out of the harbor like a car, raising anchor also raises the front of the boat, the ship follows the coast by curving around it. On arrival, we see some local scenes: A penguin eats two fish, then is eaten by the third; the dogs of a dog sled stop (behind an iceberg) at a telephone pole; a timber wolf goes around shouting "Timber!" Two Eskimos rub noses: in preparation, the woman applies lipstick to her nose. Finally, an Eskimo nightclub (after all, the nights are six months long) features a rotoscoped ice skater. The ship leaves, and gets caught in the fog near New York; when the fog clears, we see the ship is perched atop the World's Fair Trylon. |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Availability== |
| + | *(1993) LaserDisc - ''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'', Volume 4, Side 7 |
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| − | [[File:Land of the Midnight Fun (1939) (Dubbed Version)|left|thumb|330x330px]] |
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| + | *(2007) DVD - ''Allegheny Uprising'' (USA 1995 Turner print included as a bonus) |
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| − | [[File:Land of the Midnight Fun|left|thumb|335px|A.A.P. version]] |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Notes== |
| − | * |
+ | *This was the first cartoon to feature the 1939-40 red, white, and blue [[Color Rings]] with a sky cloud background circle (similar to the cloud background in the modern Warner Bros. Pictures logo) in the ''Merrie Melodies'' opening titles. |
| + | *While this cartoon airs on the Turner networks as an [[Associated Artists Productions]] print, the USA 1995 Turner print was released on the ''Allegheny Uprising'' DVD, which has blue borders around the opening titles. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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[[Category:Cartoons animated by Charles McKimson]] |
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Charles McKimson]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling]] |
[[Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by John Didrik Johnsen]] |
[[Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by John Didrik Johnsen]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]] |
[[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 with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]] |
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| + | [[Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package]] |
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| + | [[Category:Spot Gag Cartoons]] |
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Land of the Midnight Fun is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery.
Plot
A cruise to Nome, Alaska starts with various cruise ship jokes: the ship pulls out of the harbor like a car, raising anchor also raises the front of the boat, the ship follows the coast by curving around it. On arrival, we see some local scenes: A penguin eats two fish, then is eaten by the third; the dogs of a dog sled stop (behind an iceberg) at a telephone pole; a timber wolf goes around shouting "Timber!" Two Eskimos rub noses: in preparation, the woman applies lipstick to her nose. Finally, an Eskimo nightclub (after all, the nights are six months long) features a rotoscoped ice skater. The ship leaves, and gets caught in the fog near New York; when the fog clears, we see the ship is perched atop the World's Fair Trylon.
Availability
- (1993) LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 4, Side 7
- (2007) DVD - Allegheny Uprising (USA 1995 Turner print included as a bonus)
Notes
- This was the first cartoon to feature the 1939-40 red, white, and blue Color Rings with a sky cloud background circle (similar to the cloud background in the modern Warner Bros. Pictures logo) in the Merrie Melodies opening titles.
- While this cartoon airs on the Turner networks as an Associated Artists Productions print, the USA 1995 Turner print was released on the Allegheny Uprising DVD, which has blue borders around the opening titles.