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|image = 0dcfdd505917527f71c292841884487f.jpg
  
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|Director = [[Tex Avery|Fred Avery]]
  
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|producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]<br>[[Henry Binder]] (uncredited)
  
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|airdate = September 23, 1939
  
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|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
  
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|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Sara Berner]]<br>[[Tex Avery]]<br>[[Robert C. Bruce]]
  
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|Starring = [[Narrator]]<br>Eskimo<br>Dogs<br>Alaskan Timber Wolf<br>Chicken
  
 
|previous = [[Jeepers Creepers]]
  
|previous = [[Jeepers Creepers]]
 
|next = [[Naughty Neighbors]]
  
|next = [[Naughty Neighbors]]
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|image = Land of the Midnight Fun (title card).png
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|video = [[File:Land of the Midnight Fun|thumb|center|280px|a.a.p. version]]<br>[[File:Land of the Midnight Fun (1939)|thumb|center|280 px|1995 dubbed version, uncut, restored]]
  
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|airdate = 23 September 1939
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|Writer = [[Melvin Millar]]
  
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|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
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|Animators = [[Charles McKimson]]<br>[[Robert McKimson|Bob McKimson]] (uncredited)<br>[[Virgil Ross]] (uncredited)
  
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|mpaa = 5048
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|prodno = 9097
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|Background-artist = [[John Didrik Johnsen]]
  
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|renewed = 31 July 1967<ref>[https://archive.org/details/catalogofc19673211213libr/page/110/mode/1up Catalog of Copyright Entries]</ref>
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]]
  
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|voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Tex Avery]]<br>[[Robert C. Bruce]]<br>[[The Sportsmen Quartet]]<br>[[The Rhythmettes]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=3 October 2022 |page=75 |publisher=BearManor Media |language=en}}</ref>
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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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|director = [[Tex Avery|Fred Avery]]
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|producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]<br>[[Henry Binder]] (uncredited)
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|writer = [[Melvin Millar]]
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|animators = [[Charles McKimson]]<br>[[Robert McKimson|Bob McKimson]] (uncredited)<br>[[Virgil Ross]] (uncredited)<br>[[Sid Sutherland]] (uncredited)<ref>https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2017/10/gee-this-is-silly.html</ref>
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|background = [[John Didrik Johnsen]]
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|editor= [[Treg Brown]]
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|musician = [[Carl W. Stalling]]
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|video = <gallery>
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Land of the Midnight Fun|a.a.p. version
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Merrie Melodies -- Land of the Midnight Fun-0|1995 dubbed version
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'''Land of the Midnight Fun''' is a [[1939]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short directed by [[Tex Avery]].
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== Title ==
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The title is a play on "Land of the Midnight Sun."
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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, there are some local scenes: a penguin eats two fish, then is eaten by a third; the dogs of a dog sled stop 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, where 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, the ship is perched atop the World's Fair Trylon.
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== Caricatures ==
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* [[Caricatures#Bette Davis|Bette Davis]]
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* [[Caricatures#Sonja Henie|Sonja Henie]]
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== Availability ==
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<gallery>
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The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 4.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc <br/>''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'', Volume 4, Side 7
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lt allegheny.jpg|(2007) DVD <br/>''Allegheny Uprising'' (USA 1995 Turner print)
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</gallery>
   
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==Plot==
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== Notes ==
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* 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.
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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.
  
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* 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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*This cartoon rarely airs on television anymore due to Inuit stereotypes. It did frequently air on Cartoon Network in the nineties, however.
   
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==Availability==
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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*(1993) LaserDisc - ''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'', Volume 4, Side 7
  
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File:Land of the Midnight Fun (title card without credits).png
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*(2007) DVD - ''Allegheny Uprising'' (USA 1995 Turner print included as a bonus)
  
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File:LOTMF 2.png
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File:LOTMF Ferry.png
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File:LOTMF 4.png
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File:LOTMF 5.png
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</gallery>
   
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==Notes==
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== References ==
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*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.
  
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*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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Latest revision as of 14:37, 16 March 2024

Land of the Midnight Fun is a 1939 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery.

Title

The title is a play on "Land of the Midnight Sun."

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, there are some local scenes: a penguin eats two fish, then is eaten by a third; the dogs of a dog sled stop 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, where 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, the ship is perched atop the World's Fair Trylon.

Caricatures

Availability

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.
  • This cartoon rarely airs on television anymore due to Inuit stereotypes. It did frequently air on Cartoon Network in the nineties, however.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries
  2. ↑ (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 75. 
  3. ↑ https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2017/10/gee-this-is-silly.html



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