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{{Infobox Shorts
  
{{Infobox Shorts
 
|name = Tabasco Road
  
|name = Tabasco Road
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|image = Tabasco_Road.jpg
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|image = TabascoRoad.png
 
|Director = [[Robert McKimson]]
  
|Director = [[Robert McKimson]]
 
|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]]
  
|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]]
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|series = [[Looney Tunes]]
  
|series = [[Looney Tunes]]
 
|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Daws Butler|Dawes Butler]]<br>Tom Holland
  
|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Daws Butler|Dawes Butler]]<br>Tom Holland
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|Starring = [[Speedy Gonzales (character)|Speedy Gonzales]]<br>[[Pablo]]<br>[[Fernando]]
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|Starring = [[Speedy Gonzales]]<br>[[Pablo]]<br>[[Fernando]]
 
|previous = [[What's Opera, Doc?]]
  
|previous = [[What's Opera, Doc?]]
 
|next = [[Birds Anonymous]]
  
|next = [[Birds Anonymous]]
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|video = [[File:TABASCO ROAD - 1957|thumb|center|280px]]
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|video =
 
 
|Writer = [[Tedd Pierce]]
  
|Writer = [[Tedd Pierce]]
 
|Animators = [[Ted Bonnicksen]]<br>[[George Grandpré]]<br>[[Warren Batchelder]]<br>[[Russ Dyson]]
  
|Animators = [[Ted Bonnicksen]]<br>[[George Grandpré]]<br>[[Warren Batchelder]]<br>[[Russ Dyson]]
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]]
  
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]]
 
|Musician = [[Milt Franklyn]]<br>[[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
  
|Musician = [[Milt Franklyn]]<br>[[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
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}}[[File:Tabasco800.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Lobby Card]]
  
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'''Tabasco Road''' is a 1957 ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short.
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'''Tabasco Road''' is a [[1957]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
   
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== Plot ==
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It was an [[Academy Award]] nominee for best short subject but it lost to "[[Birds Anonymous]]". Both shorts were reissued as Blue Ribbon ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons.
  
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==Plot==
  
 
Speedy Gonzales must save his friends, [[Pablo]] and [[Fernando]], from a large (and hungry!) alley cat. The trouble is, they are inebriated, and would much rather pick a fight with the cat (and for that matter, any other cat they can find). Can Speedy save them?
  
Speedy Gonzales must save his friends, [[Pablo]] and [[Fernando]], from a large (and hungry!) alley cat. The trouble is, they are inebriated, and would much rather pick a fight with the cat (and for that matter, any other cat they can find). Can Speedy save them?
   
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==Availability==
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== Availability ==
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*VHS - ''[[Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies]]''
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* VHS - ''[[Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies]]''
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*VHS - ''[[Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 3)]]'' (UK)
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* VHS - ''[[Special Bumper Collection (Vol. 3)]]'' (UK)
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*VHS - ''[[Speedy Gonzales (1990)]]'' (UK)
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* VHS - ''[[Speedy Gonzales (1990)]]'' (UK)
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*VHS - ''[[Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition]]'', Vol. 1: All-Stars
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* VHS - ''[[Speedy Gonzales (2003)]]'' (UK)
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*DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]]'', Disc 3
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* VHS - ''[[Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition]]'', Vol. 1: All-Stars
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*DVD - ''[[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection]]: 15 Winners, 26 Nominees'', Disc 3
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* DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]]'', Disc 3
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*Blu-Ray, DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]]'', Disc 1
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* DVD - ''The Spirit of St. Louis''
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* DVD - ''[[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection]]: 15 Winners, 26 Nominees'', Disc 3
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* Blu-ray, DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]]'', Disc 1
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* Streaming - HBO Max
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== Notes ==
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* Although it is a ''Merrie Melodies'' Cartoon, only the ''Looney Tunes'' Intro/Outro Theme was played. It was because the cartoon is an early or mid 60s Blue Ribbon reissue which the original ''Looney Tunes'' opening and closing [[Color Rings]] were replaced by the Blue Ribbon ''Merrie Melodies'' reissue title cards.
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* It is the last [[Speedy Gonzales]] cartoon to be reissued, however it was reissued in Feb 1964, replacing the large orange ''Looney Tunes'' titles and rings with "A Vitaphone Release".
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* It was an [[Academy Award]] nominee for best short subject but it lost to "[[Birds Anonymous]]". Both shorts were reissued as Blue Ribbon ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons.
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* Production Number: 1440
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* MPAA Number: 18236
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Tabasco Road.jpg|Title Card (Low Quality)
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TabascoRoad.png|Title Card (HD Quality)
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TabascoRoadCredits1.png
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TabascoRoadCredits2.png
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Tabasco800.jpg|Lobby Card
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TabascoRoadProductionDrawing1.jpg|Production Drawing
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TabascoRoadProductionDrawing2.jpg|Production Drawing
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TabascoRoadAnimatorDraft-600.jpg|Animator Draft
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</gallery>
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== External Links ==
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* "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051044/ Tabasco Road]" at IMDB.com
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* [http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/speedy-gonzales-in-tabasco-road-1957/ Baxter's Breakdowns]
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==Trivia==
  
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*Although it is a ''Merrie Melodies'' Cartoon, only the ''Looney Tunes'' Intro/Outro Theme was played. It was because the cartoon is an early or mid 60s Blue Ribbon reissue which the original ''Looney Tunes'' opening and closing [[Color Rings]] were replaced by the Blue Ribbon ''Merrie Melodies'' reissue title cards.
 
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*It is the last [[Speedy Gonzales]] cartoon to be reissued, however it was reissued in Feb 1964, replacing the large orange ''Looney Tunes'' titles and rings with "A Vitaphone Release".
  
   
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==External links==
  
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*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051044/ Tabasco Road] at IMDB.com
  
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*[http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/speedy-gonzales-in-tabasco-road-1957/ Baxter's Breakdowns]
  
 
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Daws Butler]]
  
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Tom Holland]]
  
 
[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]]
  
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[[Category:1963-64 Reissues]]
  
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Warren Batchelder]]
  
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Warren Batchelder]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Russ Dyson]]
  
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Tabasco Road
TabascoRoad
Directed By: Robert McKimson
Produced By: Eddie Selzer
Released: July 20, 1957
Series: Looney Tunes
Story: Tedd Pierce
Animation: Ted Bonnicksen
George Grandpré
Warren Batchelder
Russ Dyson
Layouts: Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds: Bill Butler
Film Editor: Treg Brown
Voiced By: Mel Blanc
Dawes Butler
Tom Holland
Music: Milt Franklyn
Carl Stalling
Starring: Speedy Gonzales
Pablo
Fernando
Preceded By: What's Opera, Doc?
Succeeded By: Birds Anonymous
TABASCO_ROAD_-_1957

TABASCO ROAD - 1957

Tabasco Road is a 1957 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.

Plot

Speedy Gonzales must save his friends, Pablo and Fernando, from a large (and hungry!) alley cat. The trouble is, they are inebriated, and would much rather pick a fight with the cat (and for that matter, any other cat they can find). Can Speedy save them?

Availability

Notes

  • Although it is a Merrie Melodies Cartoon, only the Looney Tunes Intro/Outro Theme was played. It was because the cartoon is an early or mid 60s Blue Ribbon reissue which the original Looney Tunes opening and closing Color Rings were replaced by the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies reissue title cards.
  • It is the last Speedy Gonzales cartoon to be reissued, however it was reissued in Feb 1964, replacing the large orange Looney Tunes titles and rings with "A Vitaphone Release".
  • It was an Academy Award nominee for best short subject but it lost to "Birds Anonymous". Both shorts were reissued as Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies cartoons.
  • Production Number: 1440
  • MPAA Number: 18236

Gallery

External Links


Speedy Gonzales Cartoons
1953 Cat-Tails for Two
1955 Speedy Gonzales
1957 Tabasco Road • Gonzales' Tamales
1958 Tortilla Flaps
1959 Mexicali Shmoes • Here Today, Gone Tamale
1960 West of the Pesos
1961 Cannery Woe • The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
1962 Mexican Boarders
1963 Mexican Cat Dance • Chili Weather
1964 A Message to Gracias • Nuts and Volts • Pancho's Hideaway • Road to Andalay
1965 It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House • Cats and Bruises • The Wild Chase • Moby Duck • Assault and Peppered • Well Worn Daffy • Chili Corn Corny • Go Go Amigo
1966 The Astroduck • Mucho Locos • Mexican Mousepiece • Daffy Rents • A-Haunting We Will Go • Snow Excuse • A Squeak in the Deep • Feather Finger • Swing Ding Amigo • A Taste of Catnip
1967 Daffy's Diner • Quacker Tracker • The Music Mice-Tro • The Spy Swatter • Speedy Ghost to Town • Rodent to Stardom • Go Away Stowaway • Fiesta Fiasco
1968 Skyscraper Caper • See Ya Later Gladiator
1979 Fright Before Christmas
1980 The Chocolate Chase
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