The Pied Piper of Guadalupe

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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 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.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Speedy:

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Slowpoke: I like this pussycats fellow. He is nice and stupid.

Characters

Character Actor
Sylvester Mel Blanc
Speedy Gonzales Mel Blanc
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

Objects

  • Loco El Gato sign
  • The Pied Piper of Gudalupe Story and Musicbook
  • Flute
  • Jug
  • Mallet
  • Dynamite Stick

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 classic story, 'The Pied Piper of Hamlin'.
  • 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.

Everlasting Influence

Critical reception

  • This short was nominated for an Academy Award.

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

References

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