The Penguin Parade

The Penguin Parade

Directed By: Fred Avery Produced By: Leon Schlesinger Released: April 23, 1938 Series: Merrie Melodies Story: J.B. Hardaway Animation: Paul Smith Virgil Ross (uncredited) Irven Spence (uncredited) Sid Sutherland (uncredited)[1] Layouts: Backgrounds: Film Editor: Treg Brown Voiced By: Mel Blanc Tex Avery Cliff Nazarro The Sportsmen Quartet Music: Carl W. Stalling Starring: Walrus Drunk Penguin Dancing Penguin M.C. Vocalists Preceded By: Porky's Five & Ten Succeeded By: Porky's Hare Hunt

The Penguin Parade is a 1938 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery.

Plot

Penguins from all over gather at the grand opening of their new nightclub, The Club Iceberg. A penguin version of Bing Crosby appears, and the cartoon ends with an 1930s jazz band.

Availability

• (1992) LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 2, Side 1: Musical Madness
• (2015) DVD - Too Much Johnson (USA 1995 Turner print)
• (2020) Streaming - HBO Max (restored with the opening title sequence at the end of the video for reasons unknown - removed)

Notes

• Tex Avery voices a walrus in this cartoon.
• KFWB was Warner Bros' radio station back in the day.
• A penguin can be heard saying Warner Bros. and Leon Schlesinger in the background in gibberish.

Gallery

Cropped screenshot of 2020 restoration

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References

1. ↑ https://tralfaz.blogspot.com/2018/09/pausing-penguins.html