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The Pied Piper of Guadalupe
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	August 19, 1961
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	John Dunn
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy; Virgil Ross; Bob Matz
Director(s)	Friz Freleng; Hawley Pratt (co-director)
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The Pied Piper of Guadalupe is the four hundred and twentieth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on August 19, 1961. It was written by John Dunn, produced by David H. DePatie, and directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt.

In the village of Guadalupe, Sylvester uses a Pied Piper tactic to lure the mice out of the hole. But there is one mouse he has not captured, and it's the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Sylvester: That's all you can do is run, run, run! Ya cowardly cheesthe thieveth! And besidesth, you're a bunch of ratsth! I still thay you're a bunch of ratsth!

Sylvester: There, that's all of the last one.
Speedy: Not all of them, Mr. Pied Piper. You don't catch me. You better put back all my friends where you got him.
Sylvester: Put them back? Why you little pipsqueak! Who do you think you are?
Speedy: I'm Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all of Mexico. And if you don't put them back, I'll tell them back!
Sylvester: Oh yeah? Well, well just go ahead and try it. Go ahead!
Speedy: Okay, here I come, camarados! Yeehaw! ¡Andale, arriba, arriba! Yeehaw! ¡Epa, epa!

Speedy: Oh, Señor Gato. You forgot your flute. Don't you want him?
Sylvester: No, I don't want "him." You can have it!
Speedy: Gracias, Señor Gato, gracias!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Speedy Gonzales	Mel Blanc
Sylvester	Mel Blanc
Mexican mice	Mel Blanc

Locations

Earth
- Mexico
  - Guadalupe
    - J.C. Melendez Music School
    - El Gato Infirmary Hospital

Objects

"Loco El Gato" sign
The Pied Piper of Gudalupe storybook
Flute
Jug
Mallet
Dynamite stick
Wooden barrel

Vehicles

Motorcycle
Bus

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: August 19, 1961 in theatres

Behind the scenes

The title is a pun and a Mexican parody of "The Pied Piper of Hamlin" story.
This was the first short to be written by John W. Dunn, who would go on to write many Warner Bros. animated shorts until 1965.

Everlasting Influence

This cartoon was used in Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales, but only showed a few small scenes such as Sylvester doing his Pied Piper routine trick to lure the mice out, Speedy coming to save the mice and then later used the ending scene in which Bugs Bunny did narration. A bit of new animation was used in the middle of the story so that it would lead up to another Speedy cartoon, Mexican Boarders (1962).

Critical reception

This short was nominated for an Academy Award.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:

References

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-|director= [[Friz Freleng]]<br>[[Hawley Pratt]] (Co-Director)
+|director= [[Friz Freleng]]<br>[[Hawley Pratt]] (co-director)
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 '''''The Pied Piper of Guadalupe''''' is the four hundred and twentieth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on [[August 19]], [[1961]]. It was written by [[John Dunn]], produced by [[David H. DePatie]], and directed by [[Friz Freleng]] and [[Hawley Pratt]].
-In the village of Guadalupe, Sylvester has trouble catching all of the Mexican Mice, so he tries a Pied Piper tactic to lure the mice out of the hole, and it works. But there is one more mouse he has not captured, and it's the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.
+In the village of Guadalupe, Sylvester uses a Pied Piper tactic to lure the mice out of the hole. But there is one mouse he has not captured, and it's the fastest mouse in all of Mexico.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
-'''Speedy:'''
+'''Sylvester:''' That's all you can do is run, run, run! Ya cowardly cheesthe thieveth! And besidesth, you're a bunch of ratsth! I still thay you're a bunch of ratsth!
-==Characters==
-{{CastTop}}
+'''Sylvester:''' There, that's all of the last one.<br />
-|-
+'''Speedy:''' Not all of them, Mr. Pied Piper. You don't catch me. You better put back all my friends where you got him.<br />
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sylvester]]
+'''Sylvester:''' Put them back? Why you little pipsqueak! Who do you think you are?<br />
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
+'''Speedy:''' I'm Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all of Mexico. And if you don't put them back, I'll tell them back!<br />
-|-
+'''Sylvester:''' Oh yeah? Well, well just go ahead and try it. Go ahead!<br />
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Speedy Gonzales (character)|Speedy Gonzales]]
+'''Speedy:''' Okay, here I come, camarados! Yeehaw! ¡Andale, arriba, arriba! Yeehaw! ¡Epa, epa!
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
-|-
-==Detailed summary==
+'''Speedy:''' Oh, Señor Gato. You forgot your flute. Don't you want him?<br />
-==Memorable quotes==
+'''Sylvester:''' No, I don't want "''him.''" You can have it!<br />
-'''Slowpoke:''' I like this pussycats fellow. He is nice and stupid.
+'''Speedy:''' Gracias, Señor Gato, gracias!
 ==Characters==
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 * [[Earth]]
 ** [[Mexico]]
-** [[Guadalupe]]
+*** [[Guadalupe]]
-*** J.C. Melendez Music School
+**** J.C. Melendez Music School
-*** El Gato Infirmary Hospital
+**** El Gato Infirmary Hospital
 ==Objects==
-* Loco El Gato sign
+* "Loco El Gato" sign
-* ''The Pied Piper of Gudalupe'' Story and Musicbook
+* ''The Pied Piper of Gudalupe'' storybook
 * Flute
 * Jug
 * Mallet
-* Dynamite Stick
+* Dynamite stick
+* Wooden barrel
 ==Vehicles==
@@ Line 80: / Line 82: @@
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The title is a pun and a Mexican parody of the classic story, 'The Pied Piper of Hamlin'.
+* The title is a pun and a Mexican parody of "The Pied Piper of Hamlin" story.
-* This was the first short to be written by [[John W. Dunn]] who would go on to write many of the cartoons of both series afterwards until [[1965]].
+* This was the first short to be written by [[John W. Dunn]], who would go on to write many Warner Bros. animated shorts until [[1965]].
 ==Everlasting Influence==
-* While it was edited for time, it was included in ''[[Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales]]''.
+* This cartoon was used in ''[[Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales]]'', but only showed a few small scenes such as Sylvester doing his Pied Piper routine trick to lure the mice out, Speedy coming to save the mice and then later used the ending scene in which [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]] did narration. A bit of new animation was used in the middle of the story so that it would lead up to another Speedy cartoon, ''[[Mexican Boarders]]'' (1962).
 ==Critical reception==