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'''''Feather Dusted''''' is the three hundred and eighty-nineth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[January 15]], [[1955]]. It was written by [[Tedd Pierce]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]], and directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
'''''Feather Dusted''''' is the three hundred and eighty-nineth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[January 15]], [[1955]]. It was written by [[Tedd Pierce]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]], and directed by [[Robert McKimson]].


Against Miss Prissy's wishes for her son, Egghead Jr., to do his studies, Foghorn Leghorn decides to teach him that there's more to life than reading books and studying, like having fun and playing games.
Against Miss Prissy's wishes for her son Egghead Jr. to do his studies, Foghorn decides to teach him that there's more to life than reading books and studying.


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Memorable quotes==
'''Foghorn:''' That [[Miss Prissy|woman]]'s as cold as a nudist on an iceberg.
'''Prissy:''' Mark my words, one of these days, some of your childish pranks are going to backfire on you!<br>
'''Prissy:''' Mark my words, one of these days, some of your childish pranks are going to backfire on you!<br>
'''Foghorn:''' Ma'am, AH SAY, ma'am, you are sooooooo right!
'''Foghorn:''' Ma'am, I SAY, ma'am, you are sooooooo right!


==Characters==
==Characters==
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bea Benaderet]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bea Benaderet]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Egghead Jr.]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Egghead Jr.]]
|style="background-color:#AAFFAA"| N/A
|style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
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|-
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*[[Earth]]
*[[Earth]]
**[[United States]]
**[[United States]]
**[[Foghorn's Farmyard]]
*** Farm
***[[Miss Prissy's Henhouse]]
**** [[Miss Prissy's residence]]
***Toolshed (Changed into a fake bank)
**** Toolshed
***Fake Fort Paleface
**** [[Fort Paleface]]
***Lake
**** Lake


==Objects==
==Objects==
* Yo-yo
* Yo-yo
* ''How to Isolate the Isotope'' Book
* ''[[How to Isolate the Isotope]]''
* Croquet Ball and Mallets
* Croquet ball and mallets
* Diagram of Croquet Ball Shot
* Diagram of a croquet ball shot
* Wooden pole
* Wooden pole
* Black paint can and brush
* Black paint can and brush
* Police whistle
* Police whistle
* Shovel
* Shovel
* Iron Ball and chain
* Iron ball and chain
* Loaded popgun
* Loaded popgun
* Toy sailboat
* Toy sailboat
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==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
*Police car (offscreen)
* Makeshift pirate raft
*Makeshift pirate raft


==Production==
==Production==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* The title is a pun of the cleaning tool, the feather duster.
* The title is a pun on "feather duster."
* This was the final cartoon to use the original "bullet" sequence for the ending titles, alongside the [[1953]]-[[1955]] orange [[Color Rings]].  
* This was the final cartoon to use the original "bullet" sequence for the ending titles, alongside the [[1953]]-55 orange [[Color rings|color rings]].  
* This cartoon was also the last-produced, but not the last-released, before the original studio shut down.
* It is the last theatrical short produced before the brief shut down of the [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] studio in 1953, although it isn't the last one to be released. The staff later moved to a newer facility on the main Warner Bros. lot on Burbank, after its reopening 1955.
* This is the second and final cartoon where [[Miss Prissy]] has a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark "Ye-eeesss", as in ''[[A Broken Leghorn]]'' ([[1959]]), the character returned to only saying her trademark "Ye-eeesss." This was also her last appearance with her son, Egghead Jr. But he would make one more appearance in the [[[1960]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon, ''[[Crockett-Doodle-Do]]''.
* This is the second and final cartoon where [[Miss Prissy]] has a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark "Ye-eeesss", as in ''[[A Broken Leghorn]]''.
* This was also Prissy's last appearance with Egghead Jr., but he would make one more appearance in the [[1960]] cartoon ''[[Crockett-Doodle-Do]]''.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Foghorn Leghorn series]]
[[Category:Foghorn Leghorn series]]
[[Category:Foghorn Leghorn theatrical shorts]]
[[Category:Foghorn Leghorn theatrical shorts]]
[[Category:Foghorn and Eggbert series]]
[[Category:Foghorn and Egghead Jr. series]]
[[Category:Foghorn and Miss Prissy series]]
[[Category:Foghorn and Miss Prissy series]]
[[Category:Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)]]
[[Category:Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)]]
[[Category:Miss Prissy theatrical shorts]]
[[Category:Miss Prissy theatrical shorts]]
[[Category:Miss Prissy series]]
[[Category:Miss Prissy series]]
[[Category:Eggbert theatrical shorts]]
[[Category:Egghead Jr. theatrical shorts]]
[[Category:Eggbert series]]
[[Category:Egghead Jr. series]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Pictures]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Pictures]]
[[Category:Written by Tedd Pierce]]
[[Category:Written by Tedd Pierce]]

Latest revision as of 05:44, 27 June 2024

Feather Dusted
Production company Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date January 15, 1955
Starring Mel Blanc
Bea Benaderet
Producer(s) Edward Selzer
Music composed by Milt Franklyn
Story by Tedd Pierce
Animation Rod Scribner
Phil DeLara
Charles McKimson
Herman Cohen
Director(s) Robert McKimson
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Feather Dusted is the three hundred and eighty-nineth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 15, 1955. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.

Against Miss Prissy's wishes for her son Egghead Jr. to do his studies, Foghorn decides to teach him that there's more to life than reading books and studying.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Foghorn: That woman's as cold as a nudist on an iceberg.


Prissy: Mark my words, one of these days, some of your childish pranks are going to backfire on you!
Foghorn: Ma'am, I SAY, ma'am, you are sooooooo right!

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Foghorn Leghorn Mel Blanc
Miss Prissy Bea Benaderet
Egghead Jr. N/A


Locations

Objects

  • Yo-yo
  • How to Isolate the Isotope
  • Croquet ball and mallets
  • Diagram of a croquet ball shot
  • Wooden pole
  • Black paint can and brush
  • Police whistle
  • Shovel
  • Iron ball and chain
  • Loaded popgun
  • Toy sailboat
  • Makeshift cannon
  • Bowling ball
  • Box of loaded windup battleships

Vehicles

  • Makeshift pirate raft

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: January 15, 1955 in theatres

Behind the scenes

  • The title is a pun on "feather duster."
  • This was the final cartoon to use the original "bullet" sequence for the ending titles, alongside the 1953-55 orange color rings.
  • It is the last theatrical short produced before the brief shut down of the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio in 1953, although it isn't the last one to be released. The staff later moved to a newer facility on the main Warner Bros. lot on Burbank, after its reopening 1955.
  • This is the second and final cartoon where Miss Prissy has a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark "Ye-eeesss", as in A Broken Leghorn.
  • This was also Prissy's last appearance with Egghead Jr., but he would make one more appearance in the 1960 cartoon Crockett-Doodle-Do.

References

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