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'''''An Egg Scramble''''' is the three hundred and twentieth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[May 27]], [[1950]]. It was written by [[Warren Foster]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]], and directed by [[Robert McKimson]]. | '''''An Egg Scramble''''' is the three hundred and twentieth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[May 27]], [[1950]]. It was written by [[Warren Foster]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]], and directed by [[Robert McKimson]]. | ||
When Porky orders | When Porky orders a chicken named Prissy to lay an egg, the other hens play a practical joke on her by writing her name on one of the other eggs. But when Prissy thinks she really did lay an egg, Porky decides to send it a delivery truck, leading her to protect it at all costs. | ||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
'''Porky:''' Th-th-there's nothing embarrassing about a hen laying an egg. And you better lay one or it's your neck. You understand?<br> | |||
'''Prissy:''' Yes...<br> | |||
'''Porky:''' (''to audience'') I'll g-give her the old needle once in the while... | |||
'''Police officer:''' C'mon down here, Pretty Boy. We've got you surrounded.<br> | |||
'''Pretty Boy:''' Go on, you blue-coated schmoes!<br> | |||
'''Police officer:''' Sticks and stones mat break our bones, but names will never hurt us!<br> | |||
(''a fight breaks between the officers and Pretty Boy'')<br> | |||
'''Prissy:''' Goodness, that nice man! Fighting to protect my egg. | |||
'''Porky:''' Well, well, well... You WERE P-P-Prissy's egg all along, weren't you?<br> | '''Porky:''' Well, well, well... You WERE P-P-Prissy's egg all along, weren't you?<br> | ||
'''Prissy | '''Prissy's daughter:''' Yeeesss... | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]] | ||
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|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Agnes (An Egg Scrambles)|Agnes]] | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Bea Benaderet]]<br />Mel Blanc (clucking) | ||
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Pauline]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet<br />Mel Blanc (clucking) | |||
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Miriam]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet<br />Mel Blanc | |||
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Miss Prissy|Prissy]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet<br />Mel Blanc (clucking) | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Daphne]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Housewife]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Police officer #1]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"|[[Pretty Boy Bagle]] | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc | |||
|- | |||
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Police officer #2]] (voice only) | |||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc | |||
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|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Prissy's daughter]] | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc | ||
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** [[United States]] | ** [[United States]] | ||
*** Porky's farm | *** Porky's farm | ||
*** Pretty Boy Bagle's hideout | |||
==Objects== | ==Objects== | ||
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* The title is a pun on "scrambled eggs". | * The title is a pun on "scrambled eggs". | ||
* The working title was "Scrambled Yeggs", which was also a pun on "scrambled eggs". | * The working title was "Scrambled Yeggs", which was also a pun on "scrambled eggs". | ||
* The | * The housewife who appeared in this short strongly resembles [[Marsha]] in the late [[1954]] [[Robert McKimson]] short, ''[[Wild Wife]]''. | ||
* Prissy's voice fluctuates between [[Bea Benaderet]] and [[Mel Blanc]] depending on the scene; Benarderet for some of the lines, and Blanc for her clucks and some lines near the end of the short. | |||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== |
Revision as of 05:51, 24 June 2024
An Egg Scramble | |
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | May 27, 1950 |
Starring | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet |
Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
Story by | Warren Foster |
Animation | Phil DeLara Rod Scribner J.C. Melendez Emery Hawkins Charles McKimson |
Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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An Egg Scramble is the three hundred and twentieth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 27, 1950. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.
When Porky orders a chicken named Prissy to lay an egg, the other hens play a practical joke on her by writing her name on one of the other eggs. But when Prissy thinks she really did lay an egg, Porky decides to send it a delivery truck, leading her to protect it at all costs.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Porky: Th-th-there's nothing embarrassing about a hen laying an egg. And you better lay one or it's your neck. You understand?
Prissy: Yes...
Porky: (to audience) I'll g-give her the old needle once in the while...
Police officer: C'mon down here, Pretty Boy. We've got you surrounded.
Pretty Boy: Go on, you blue-coated schmoes!
Police officer: Sticks and stones mat break our bones, but names will never hurt us!
(a fight breaks between the officers and Pretty Boy)
Prissy: Goodness, that nice man! Fighting to protect my egg.
Porky: Well, well, well... You WERE P-P-Prissy's egg all along, weren't you?
Prissy's daughter: Yeeesss...
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Porky's farm
- Pretty Boy Bagle's hideout
- United States
Objects
- Miss Prissy's egg
- Tear gas bomb
Vehicles
- Egg delivery truck
- Police cars
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Cornett Wood
- Backgrounds: Richard H. Thomas
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 27, 1950
Behind the scenes
- It was originally shown alongside the Western film Colt .45
- The title is a pun on "scrambled eggs".
- The working title was "Scrambled Yeggs", which was also a pun on "scrambled eggs".
- The housewife who appeared in this short strongly resembles Marsha in the late 1954 Robert McKimson short, Wild Wife.
- Prissy's voice fluctuates between Bea Benaderet and Mel Blanc depending on the scene; Benarderet for some of the lines, and Blanc for her clucks and some lines near the end of the short.
Legacy
- This cartoon marks the official debut of Miss Prissy, who would appear again in various Foghorn Leghorn cartoons starting from the 1951 short, Lovelorn Leghorn, and up until her final classical appearance in 1961's Strangled Eggs.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.