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|name = Of Fox and Hounds
  
|name = Of Fox and Hounds
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|image = Fox hounds.jpg
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|image = <tabber>
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|-|Original=[[file:IMG 1904.PNG|274px]]
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|Director = [[Tex Avery]]
  
|Director = [[Tex Avery]]
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|producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]
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|producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]<br>[[Henry Binder]] (uncredited)
 
|airdate = December 7, 1940
  
|airdate = December 7, 1940
 
|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
  
|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
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|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Tex Avery]]
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|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]] (uncredited)<br>[[Tex Avery]] (uncredited)
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|Starring =
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|Starring = [[Willoughby]]<br>[[George the Fox]]
 
|previous = [[Porky's Hired Hand]]
  
|previous = [[Porky's Hired Hand]]
 
|next = [[The Timid Toreador]]
  
|next = [[The Timid Toreador]]
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|video =
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|Writer =
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|Writer = [[Dave Monahan]] <br>
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[[Rich Hogan]] (uncredited)
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|Animators =
 
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|Animators = [[Charles McKimson]]<br>[[Robert McKimson]] (uncredited)<br>[[Virgil Ross]] (uncredited)<br>[[Rod Scribner]] (uncredited)
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|Layout-artist =
 
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|Layout-artist = [[John Didrik Johnsen]] (uncredited)
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|Background-artist =
 
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|Background-artist = [[John Didrik Johnsen]] (uncredited)
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|Sound effects =
 
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited)
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|Musician =
 
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|Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling]]
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|Video = [[File:Of Fox and Hounds (A.A.P. Print)|thumb|center|280px]] [[File:Of Fox And Hounds|thumb|center|280px]]
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[[File:Of Fox and Hounds (1940) - original titles recreation|thumb|center|280px]]
 
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'''Of Fox and Hounds''' is a 1940 [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoon directed by [[Tex Avery]].
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'''Of Fox and Hounds''' is a [[1940]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short directed by [[Tex Avery]].
   
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==Plot==
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== Plot ==
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The film focuses on a sly fox, George (voiced by [[Mel Blanc]]), and a dimwitted hound, [[Willoughby]] (voiced by Tex Avery), who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox in on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase, as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"
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A dimwitted hound, [[Willoughby]] (voiced by Tex Avery), repeatedly asks sly fox, [[George the Fox|George]] (voiced by [[Mel Blanc]]), where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox in on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase, as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"
   
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==Trivia==
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== Availability ==
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* (1992) LaserDisc - ''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'' Volume 2, Side 9: Best Supporting Players
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*George the Fox has a voice and personality very similar to [[Bugs Bunny]], who starred in his first cartoon in recognizable form that same year ("[[A Wild Hare]]", also directed by Tex Avery.)
  
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* (1999) VHS - ''[[Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition]]'' Volume 10: Canine Corps (1995 Turner dubbed version)
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*The animated film is significant in that it is Tex Avery's first usage of characters based around George and Lenny of John Steinbeck's ''Of Mice and Men''.
  
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*Willoughby first appeared with white & brown fur in this film. Starting from The Crackpot Quail, his fur is 100% brown and he is voiced by Kent Rogers instead of Tex Avery.
  
   
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==Gallery==
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== Notes ==
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* George the Fox has a voice and personality very similar to [[Bugs Bunny]], who starred in his first cartoon in recognizable form that same year ("[[A Wild Hare]]", also directed by Tex Avery.)
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* The animated film is significant in that it is Tex Avery's first usage of characters based around George and Lenny of John Steinbeck's ''Of Mice and Men''.
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* Willoughby first appeared with white & brown fur in this film. Starting from The Crackpot Quail, his fur is 100% brown and he is voiced by Kent Rogers instead of Tex Avery.
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* A scene where a fox (George) saves a hound (Willoughby) from the bear is similar to the Disney film ''The Fox and the Hound'', except the cartoon was released 41 years before ''The Fox and the Hound.''
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* The cartoon was reissued again in the 1953-54 season, previously reissued in the 1943-44 season.
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* Though the original print with the original BR ending was removed from Dailymotion, an [[Associated Artists Productions|a.a.p.]] print exists of the cartoon as well.
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* Both American and European dubbed versions keep the original 1938-1941 ending music on the altered cards.
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== Gallery ==
 
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IMG_2256.png|Original titles for Of Fox And Hounds along with various other original titles.
 
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Revision as of 18:05, 2 May 2019

Template:Infobox Shorts wTabs Of Fox and Hounds is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery.

Plot

A dimwitted hound, Willoughby (voiced by Tex Avery), repeatedly asks sly fox, George (voiced by Mel Blanc), where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox in on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase, as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"

Availability

Notes

  • George the Fox has a voice and personality very similar to Bugs Bunny, who starred in his first cartoon in recognizable form that same year ("A Wild Hare", also directed by Tex Avery.)
  • The animated film is significant in that it is Tex Avery's first usage of characters based around George and Lenny of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
  • Willoughby first appeared with white & brown fur in this film. Starting from The Crackpot Quail, his fur is 100% brown and he is voiced by Kent Rogers instead of Tex Avery.
  • A scene where a fox (George) saves a hound (Willoughby) from the bear is similar to the Disney film The Fox and the Hound, except the cartoon was released 41 years before The Fox and the Hound.
  • The cartoon was reissued again in the 1953-54 season, previously reissued in the 1943-44 season.
  • Though the original print with the original BR ending was removed from Dailymotion, an a.a.p. print exists of the cartoon as well.
  • Both American and European dubbed versions keep the original 1938-1941 ending music on the altered cards.

Gallery



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