Wacky Wild Life is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Fred Avery.
Plot[]
A truly twisted nature short showing nature out of kilter has spot gags involving animals living in the wild. The narrator explains, "Here’s a bobcat, and here comes a tomcat!" As they pass each other, one says, "Hello, Tom," and the other says, "Hello, Bob." When a coyote calls to his mate at night, he yells out, "Hey, Mabel, come on out!" A camel says, "I don't care what you say, I'm thirsty." A wild dog points out what makes him wild: loggers are cutting down the last tree in the forest, and more.
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- This is the first short to feature the logo for the IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees) on the title card. It was moved to a separate card along with the rest of the credits in early 1942.
- The "Well, I've been sick," line is used again in 1941's "Aviation Vacation" and the record "Porky Pig in Africa". A variant, "Aw, he's been sick," is used in "Foney Fables". Tex would reuse the joke in two of his MGM cartoons, "Slap Happy Lion" and "King-Size Canary".
- "Hey, Mabel!" was previously used in "Believe It or Else".
- The gag with the wild dog is similar to the gag with the wild cat in "A Day at the Zoo".
- Although the short was re-released under the Blue Ribbon program, the original titles are known to exist.[5]
- Although the original titles were vouchsafed, the restored version on HBO Max uses the Blue Ribbon reissue titles instead.
- The copyright notice on the Blue Ribbon reissue titles reads MCMXXXVIII (1938) instead of the proper MCMXL (1940).
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References[]
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries
- ↑ http://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2013/10/306-wacky-wildlife-1940.html
- ↑ http://texaveryatwb.blogspot.com/2018/08/wacky-wildlife-brings-late-1940-spot.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120402161617/http://moremosaics.blogspot.com/2011/11/wacky-wildlife1940-draft.html
- ↑ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/warner-bros-cartoons/