Difference between revisions of "Corn on the Cop"

Corn on the Cop
Production company	DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	August 24, 1965
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng
Music composed by	Bill Lava
Story by	Friz Freleng
Animation	Manny Perez; Warren Batchelder; Bob Matz
Director(s)	Irv Spector
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Corn on the Cop is the five hundred and first Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 24, 1965. It was written and produced by Friz Freleng, co-produced by David H. DePatie and directed by Irv Spector.

It's Halloween and there's a case of mistaken identity when an armed robber disguises himself as Granny, causing confusion when officers Daffy and Porky mistaken her as the thief.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Daffy Duck	Mel Blanc
Porky Pig	Mel Blanc
Granny	Joanie Gerber
Armed robber	Mel Blanc
Officer Flaherty	Mel Blanc

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - City
    - Apartment building

Objects

Halloween candy

Vehicles

Daffy/Porky's police car

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was scored by Bill Lava.

Crew credits

Layout: Dick Ung
Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
Film editor: Lee Gunther

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: August 24, 1965 in theatres

Behind the scenes

The title is a pun on "corn on the cob."
This cartoon marks several milestones for the classic Warner Bros. cartoons:
- It is the final theatrical pairing of Daffy Duck and Porky Pig during the golden age of American animation.
- It is the last official appearance of Porky Pig in the golden age. Porky would appear via reanimated stock footage from Robin Hood Daffy in Mucho Locos, a cartoon made later in the following year.
- It is also the final appearance of Granny in the golden age.
It is the only time that story artist Irv Spector directed a theatrical short.
It is one of the few DePatie-Freleng era shorts to not feature Speedy Gonzales with Daffy Duck, the other two being Suppressed Duck and Tease for Two.
Granny's last name, Webster, is mentioned in the closing when Daffy and Porky's superior addresses her by her last name.
Additionally, Granny is voiced by Joan Gerber instead of June Foray.

Errors

When Porky makes his comment on Daffy's bad carpentry while taking out the wooden bridge's nails, his mouth doesn't move.

Critical reception

Home availability

In the United States:
- Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky Pig and Friends: Hilarious Ham

References

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Corn on the Cop''}}
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 |prodcompany= [[DePatie–Freleng Enterprises]]
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 |released= [[August 24]], [[1965]]
 |run_time=
-|starring= [[Mel Blanc]]<br />[[Paul Julian]]
+|starring= [[Mel Blanc]]
 |producers= [[David H. DePatie]] and [[Friz Freleng]]
 |music= [[Bill Lava]]
 |story= [[Friz Freleng]]
-|animation= [[Manny Perez]]<br>[[Warren Batchelder]]<bR>[[Bob Matz]]
+|animation= [[Manny Perez]]<br>[[Warren Batchelder]]<br>[[Bob Matz]]
 |director= [[Irv Spector]]
 |previous= Assaulted and Peppered
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 '''''Corn on the Cop''''' is the five hundred and first ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on [[August 24]], [[1965]]. It was written and produced by [[Friz Freleng]], co-produced by [[David H. DePatie]] and directed by [[Irv Spector]].
-It's Halloween and there's a case of mistakened identity going on when an armed robber decides to disguise himself as Granny, causing confusion when constables Daffy Duck and Porky Pig mistaken her as the thief.
+It's Halloween and there's a case of mistaken identity when an armed robber disguises himself as Granny, causing confusion when officers Daffy and Porky mistaken her as the thief.
 ==Detailed summary==
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Joanie Gerber]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Armed Robber
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Armed robber
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Officer Flaherty
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Officer Flaherty]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 |-
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 ==Locations==
-*[[Earth]]
+* [[Earth]]
-**[[America]]
+** [[United States]]
-**City
+*** City
-**Apartment Building
+**** Apartment building
 ==Objects==
-*Halloween candy
+* Halloween candy
 ==Vehicles==
-*[[Acme Rocket Sled]]
+* Daffy/Porky's police car
 ==Production==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The title is a pun of the vegetable meal, 'corn on the cob'.
+* The title is a pun on "corn on the cob."
-* This cartoon marks several milestones for the classic Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series:
+* This cartoon marks several milestones for the classic Warner Bros. cartoons:
-**This short is the final theatrical pairing of Daffy Duck and Porky Pig during the Golden Age of American Animation.
+** It is the final theatrical pairing of Daffy Duck and Porky Pig during the golden age of American animation.
-**This is also the only such cartoon during the time that the Warner Bros. cartoons were being produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.
+** It is the last official appearance of Porky Pig in the golden age. Porky would appear via reanimated stock footage from ''[[Robin Hood Daffy]]'' in ''[[Mucho Locos]]'', a cartoon made later in the following year.
-**This is the final official appearance of Porky Pig in the Golden Age of American Animation. Porky would appear via reanimated stock footage from **''[[Robin Hood Daffy]]'' in ''[[Mucho Locos]]'', a cartoon made later in the following year.
+** It is also the final appearance of Granny in the golden age.
-**This is also the final appearance of Granny in the Golden Age of American Animation.
+* It is the only time that story artist [[Irv Spector]] directed a theatrical short.
-* This is the only time that [[Irv Spector]], who was mostly known as a story artist, ever directed a theatrical short. Previously, he had largely worked as a writer for Paramount's Famous Studios cartoon studio.
+* It is one of the few DePatie-Freleng era shorts to not feature [[Speedy Gonzales]] with Daffy Duck, the other two being ''[[Suppressed Duck]]'' and ''[[Tease for Two]]''.
-* This is one of the few DePatie-Freleng era shorts to not feature [[Speedy Gonzales]] with Daffy Duck, the other two being ''[[Suppressed Duck]]'' and ''[[Tease for Two]]''.
+* Granny's last name, Webster, is mentioned in the closing when Daffy and Porky's superior addresses her by her last name.
-* This short also reveals Granny's actual last name, 'Webster', as mentioned in the closing when Daffy and Porky's superior police addresses Granny by her last name. As of this short, Granny's first and last name is Emma Webster.
+* Additionally, Granny is voiced by [[Joan Gerber]] instead of [[June Foray]].
-* Also in this short, Granny is voiced by [[Joan Gerber]] instead of [[June Foray]].
 ==Errors==
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 ==Home availability==
 * In the United States:
-** ''[[Looney Tunes Super Stars: Porky Pig and Friends - Hilarious Ham]]''
+** ''[[Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky Pig and Friends: Hilarious Ham]]''
 ==References==
+<references />
 [[Category:1965]]
+[[Category:Daffy Duck series]]
+[[Category:Daffy Duck theatrical shorts]]
+[[Category:Granny theatrical shorts]]
 [[Category:Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)]]
-[[Category:Daffy Duck theatrical shorts]]
+[[Category:Porky and Daffy series]]
-[[Category:Daffy Duck series]]
+[[Category:Porky Pig series]]
 [[Category:Porky Pig theatrical shorts]]
-[[Category:Porky Pig series]]
-[[Category:Porky and Daffy series]]
-[[Category:Granny theatrical shorts]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Pictures]]
 [[Category:Written by Friz Freleng]]