The CooCoo Nut Grove is a 1936 Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng.
Title[]
The title is a play on Los Angeles' famous Cocoanut Grove nightclub.
Plot[]
At Hollywood's fab-u-lous CooCoo Nut Grove restaurant, you never know who you will see, or be seen by. Master of ceremonies Ben Birdie is accosted in the opening scene by Walter Windpipe.
Caricatures[]
- Ben Bernie
- Walter Winchell
- Katharine Hepburn
- Jean Harlow
- Bette Davis
- Ned Sparks
- Joe E. Brown
- Hugh Herbert
- W.C. Fields
- Clark Gable
- Groucho and Harpo Marx
- Johnny Weissmuller
- Mae West
- Lionel Barrymore
- John Barrymore
- Laurel and Hardy
- Edward G. Robinson
- Fred Astaire
- George Raft
- Edna May Oliver
- The Dionne Quintuplets
- Helen Morgan
Television[]
- a.a.p. (1958-mid 1990s)
- Bugs Bunny and Friends [TBS] (1979-late 1980s)
- Tom and Jerry's Funhouse [TBS] (1986–1998)
- Bugs Bunny and Friends [TNT] (1988–1998)
- The Popeye Hour [TNT] (1988–1998)
- Bugs and Daffy Tonight [Cartoon Network] (1992–1994)
- The Bugs and Daffy Show [Cartoon Network] (1995–2004)
- Acme Hour [Cartoon Network] (1998–2002)
- ToonHeads [Cartoon Network] (1998–2003)
- TCM (2004–2007)
Availability[]
(1991) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 1, Side 9, Hooray for Hollywood
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 1, Side 9, Hooray for Hollywood
(1992) VHS
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 9, Hooray for Hollywood
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 9, Hooray for Hollywood
(2005) DVD
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3, Disc Two (restored)
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3, Disc Two (restored)
(2005) DVD
The Petrified Forest (USA 1995 Turner print)
The Petrified Forest (USA 1995 Turner print)
(2006) DVD
Looney Tunes Collection All Stars Volume 4
Looney Tunes Collection All Stars Volume 4
(2013) Blu-ray
The Petrified Forest (USA 1995 Turner print in SD)
The Petrified Forest (USA 1995 Turner print in SD)
(2018) DVD
Looney Tunes Collection Volume 3
Looney Tunes Collection Volume 3
Streaming[]
Tubi (2025 - )
Notes[]
- This cartoon was followed by "The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos" (1937) and "Have You Got Any Castles?" (1938), both parodying Hollywood personalities.
- Ben Birdie later appeared in "The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos"; some animation from this cartoon was reused.
- This is the first short that was edited by Treg Brown; he would continue making the sound effects for Warner Bros. Cartoons until his retirement in 1964.
- Some of the W.C. Fields pig's animation is recycled from "At Your Service Madame" (1936).
- The scene with the dancing birds is a reused shot from a similar scene in "I'm a Big Shot Now".
- This cartoon was submitted for an Academy Award in 1936, but was never nominated.
- The many caricatures in this cartoon were designed by T. Hee, who also designed the Termite Terrace Christmas card for 1936. He left the studio for Disney not long after this cartoon was released.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries
- ↑ (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 47.