Difference between revisions of "Steal Wool"

Steal Wool
	; Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	June 8, 1957
Run time	6:52
Starring	Paul Julian
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Richard Thompson; Ken Harris; Abe Levitow
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 28 May 2024

Steal Wool is the three hundred and seventy-seventh Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 8, 1957. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Chuck Jones.

It's another day of work in the sheep fields for Ralph and Sam. Ralph once again tries to steal a sheep from the flock while Sam thwarts his attempts to do so.

Detailed Summary

Memorable Quotes

Sam: You've been working too hard, Ralph. Why don'tcha take tomorrow off? I can handle both jobs.
Ralph: Gee... Th-Thanks, Sam... You're a... pal...

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Sam Sheep-Dog	Mel Blanc
Ralph Wolf	Mel Blanc

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Sheep fields

Objects

Alarm clock
Punch clock
Periscope and lasso
Firecracker suspension bridge
Giant teeter board
Giant cannon
Giant rubber band

Production

Second lobby card.

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

The title music used for is "Baa Baa Black Sheep".

Crew credits

Layouts: Maurice Noble
Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: June 8, 1957 in theatres

Behind the scenes

The title is a pun on "steel wool."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3

References

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 {{Infobox movie
 |image= [[File:Steal Wool Lobby Card.png|300px]]
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 '''''Steal Wool''''' is the three hundred and seventy-seventh ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[June 8]], [[1957]]. It was written by [[Michael Maltese]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]], and directed by [[Chuck Jones]].
-It's another day of work in the sheep fields for Ralph and Sam as Ralph once again tries to steal a sheep from the flock while Sam thwarts his attempts to do so and doing him in as well.
+It's another day of work in the sheep fields for Ralph and Sam. Ralph once again tries to steal a sheep from the flock while Sam thwarts his attempts to do so.
 ==Detailed Summary==
 ==Memorable Quotes==
-'''Sam:''' Mornin', Ralph.<br>
-'''Ralph:''' Mornin', Sam.
-'''Sam:''' Have a good day, Ralph.<br>
-'''Ralph:''' Thanks, Sam.
 '''Sam:''' You've been working too hard, Ralph. Why don'tcha take tomorrow off? I can handle both jobs.<br>
 '''Ralph:''' Gee... Th-Thanks, Sam... You're a... pal...
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 ==Locations==
-*[[Earth]]
+* [[Earth]]
-**[[America]]
+** [[United States]]
-**Sheep fields
+*** Sheep fields
 ==Objects==
-*Alarm clock
+* Alarm clock
-*Punch clock
+* Punch clock
-*Periscope and lasso
+* Periscope and lasso
-*Firecracker suspension bridge
+* Firecracker suspension bridge
-*Giant Teeter Board
+* Giant teeter board
-*Giant Cannon
+* Giant cannon
-*[[Acme Giant Rubber Band|Giant Rubber Band]]
+* Giant rubber band
 ==Production==
-[[File:Steal Wool Lobby Card V2.png|200px|thumb|right|alt=Second Lobby Card|Second Lobby Card]]
+[[File:Steal Wool Lobby Card V2.png|200px|thumb|right||Second lobby card.]]
 ===Development===
 ===Filming===
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 The music was composed by [[Milt Franklyn]].
-*The title music used for this cartoon is ''Baa Baa Black Sheep''.
+The title music used for is "Baa Baa Black Sheep".
 ==Crew credits==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-*The title is a pun of 'steel wool'.
+*The title is a pun on "steel wool."
 ==Critical reception==
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 ==Home availability==
 * In the United States:
-** [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]
+** ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]''
-** [[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3]]
+** ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3]]''
 ==References==