Of Fox and Hounds

Of Fox and Hounds
Of Fox and Hounds
Directed by	Fred Avery
Story by	Dave Monahan
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Charles McKimson
Color process	Technicolor (3-hue)
Production; company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	December 7, 1940;
Running time	9:19
Language	English

Of Fox and Hounds is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery.^[1] The short was released on December 7, 1940, and introduces Willoughby the Dog.^[2] Avery performed the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc voiced George the Fox and the bear's yells. The short is an attempt to duplicate the success of the 1940 Bugs Bunny short A Wild Hare by giving another anthropomorphic animal the same unflappable demeanor.^[3] The names of Tex Avery, Dave Monohan, Carl W. Stalling, and possibly Charles McKimson intentionally draft numbers in the credits.

Plot

The film focuses on a sly fox, George, and a lovable but dim-witted hound, Willoughby, who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox is on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase,^[4] as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"

Voice cast

Mel Blanc as George the Fox
Tex Avery as Willoughby the Dog

Home media

Disc 1 of the Region 2 PAL 5-DVD set "La collection Tex Avery," published in France in 2010, along with two other bonus Warner Brothers cartoons by him, Dangerous Dan McFoo on Disc 2 and with Aviation Vacation on Disc 4.
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 9

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 110. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 67. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.
^ "Tex Avery".

External links

Of Fox and Hounds at IMDb
Extensive critical analysis of Of Fox and Hounds by Steven Hartley

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[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 110. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[3] Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 67. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.

[4] "Tex Avery".

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