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The Lion's Busy

Directed By:		I. Freleng
Produced By:		Eddie Selzer (uncredited)
Released:		February 18, 1950
Series:		Looney Tunes
Story:		Tedd Pierce
Animation:		Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Arthur Davis Ken Champin
Layouts:		Hawley Pratt
Backgrounds:		Paul Julian
Film Editor:		Treg Brown (uncredited)
Voiced By:		Mel Blanc
Music:		Carl Stalling
Starring:		Beaky Buzzard Leo the Lion Bugs Bunny (cameo)
Preceded By:		Mutiny on the Bunny
Succeeded By:		The Scarlet Pumpernickel

The_Lion's_Busy_(1950) — The Lion's Busy (1950)

Looney_Toons_-_Bugs_Bunny_084_-_The_Lion's_Busy — Looney Toons - Bugs Bunny 084 - The Lion's Busy

The Lion's Busy is a 1950 Looney Tunes short directed by Friz Freleng.

Title

The title is another play on a telephone line, as with the earlier entry, "Hold the Lion, Please".

Plot

Leo the Lion and his friends are celebrating his tenth birthday during which he reads a book he receives from Beaky that says lions generally do not live longer than ten years. Leo counts the candles on his cake a few times, trying to figure out exactly how many there are. The ensuing animated sequence centers around Beaky attempting to eat the lion, regardless of the fact that he has not yet died. In conclusion, Leo takes a rocket to the moon where Beaky is waiting for him. Leo then traps himself in a cave for many years, and by the time he agrees to surrender to Beaky, however both he and Beaky have both become so old that they can only eat marshmallows.

Notes

Leo the Lion (who previously had appeared in "Hold the Lion, Please") returns, however Leo talks with a Scottish accent.
This is the only cartoon to pair the dimwit characters Beaky Buzzard and Leo the Lion. This cartoon however proves Leo to be dumber than Beaky. Beaky appears to be much smarter in this cartoon than in his earlier outings, and seems to move incredibly fast (asking Leo "What kept ya?" when the lion arrives on the moon, presumably having outrun the buzzard).
This is the only Beaky Buzzard short that was directed by Friz Freleng, as Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid and The Bashful Buzzard were both directed by Bob Clampett, and Strife with Father (which was Beaky Buzzard's final short) was directed by Robert McKimson.
Bugs Bunny makes a cameo as a background character with other jungle animals in the beginning; in this case his head has been superimposed on a small grey rabbit's body.
For a long time, this cartoon was believed to be in the public domain, however the copyright was actually renewed in 1978.

Availability

VHS - Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 6: Supporting Players (Blue Ribbon/Unrestored)
Blu-ray, DVD - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc 2 (Restored with original titles)

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 |Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited)
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 == Title ==
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 == Plot ==
-Leo the Lion and his friends are celebrating his tenth birthday during which he reads a book he receives from Beaky that says lions generally do not live longer than ten years. Leo counts the candles on his cake a few times, trying to figure out exactly how many there are. The ensuing animated sequence centers around Beaky attempting to eat the lion, regardless of the fact that he has not yet died. In conclusion, Leo takes a rocket to the moon where Beaky is waiting for him. Leo then traps himself in a cave for many years, and by the time he agrees to surrender to Beaky, both he and Beaky have both become so old that they can only eat marshmallows.
+Leo the Lion and his friends are celebrating his tenth birthday during which he reads a book he receives from Beaky that says lions generally do not live longer than ten years. Leo counts the candles on his cake a few times, trying to figure out exactly how many there are. The ensuing animated sequence centers around Beaky attempting to eat the lion, regardless of the fact that he has not yet died. In conclusion, Leo takes a rocket to the moon where Beaky is waiting for him. Leo then traps himself in a cave for many years, and by the time he agrees to surrender to Beaky, however both he and Beaky have both become so old that they can only eat marshmallows.
 == Notes ==
 * Leo the Lion (who previously had appeared in "[[Hold the Lion, Please]]") returns, however Leo talks with a Scottish accent.
-* This is the only cartoon to pair the dimwit characters [[Beaky Buzzard]] and Leo Lion. This cartoon however proves Leo to be dumber than Beaky. Beaky appears to be much smarter in this cartoon than in his earlier outings, and seems to move incredibly fast (asking Leo "What kept ya?" when the lion arrives on the moon, presumably having outrun the buzzard).
+* This is the only cartoon to pair the dimwit characters [[Beaky Buzzard]] and Leo the Lion. This cartoon however proves Leo to be dumber than Beaky. Beaky appears to be much smarter in this cartoon than in his earlier outings, and seems to move incredibly fast (asking Leo "What kept ya?" when the lion arrives on the moon, presumably having outrun the buzzard).
 * This is the only Beaky Buzzard short that was directed by [[Friz Freleng]], as [[Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid]] and [[The Bashful Buzzard]] were both directed by [[Bob Clampett]], and [[Strife with Father]] (which was Beaky Buzzard's final short) was directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
 * [[Bugs Bunny]] makes a cameo as a background character with other jungle animals in the beginning; in this case his head has been superimposed on a small grey rabbit's body.
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 == Availability ==
 * VHS - [[Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition|''Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition'']]'' Volume 6: Supporting Players'' (Blue Ribbon/Unrestored)
-* Blu-Ray/DVD - [[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2|''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2'']], Disc 2 (Restored with original titles)
+* Blu-ray, DVD - [[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2|''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2'']], Disc 2 (Restored with original titles)
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
+IMG_2565.png|Original Opening
+IMG_2566.png|Original Opening 2
 Lionsbusy.jpg|Unrestored title card
 Thelionbusy4.jpg
 The Lion's Busy Still.JPG
 Thelionbusy3.jpg
+IMG_2567.png|Original Ending
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Looney Tunes Shorts]]
 [[Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Arthur Davis]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Gerry Chiniquy]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Ken Champin]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Virgil Ross]]
 [[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt]]
 [[Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Paul Julian]]
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 [[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]]
 [[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]]
-[[Category:Blue ribbon reissued cartoons that have their original titles survive]]
+[[Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist]]

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