A Mutt in a Rut
| A Mutt in a Rut | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | May 23, 1959 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan Daws Butler |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Tom Ray |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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A Mutt in a Rut is the three hundred and ninety-fourth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 23, 1959. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Robert McKimson.
Elmer's pet dog, Rover, learns a terrible truth on TV when the owner deems the dog too old. When Elmer decides to take Rover for hunting, the dog use it as an opportunity to do his owner in, with backfiring results.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Elmer: Oh thank you, Wover Boy. I'll be gone wong today; it's Saturday, y'know. Huh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh!
Carlton: Greetings, all dog lovers! As you all know, the dog is the most intelligent, most loyal, indeed, the most nobelest of all animals. But what about his master, hmm? Today, I shall speak about that reprehensible type of owner, who shamefully neglects his dog; makes him sleep out in the cold, bear doghouse, while he, himself, sleeps inside in the warm, cozy bed. And then, when his dog is old and has worn out his usefullness, he picks out his gun and says, "Come on, Fido. Let's go hunting." Two go out, but only one comes back.
Elmer: Now, what could've gotten into Wover? He's certainly off his feet... "Hunting season opens"... By cwikey, I bet that's it! I haven't taken Wover hunting, or fishing, or anything for ages.
Elmer: Good gwacious, a huge gwizzily bear! But what-, what-, who...? Wover! My hewoic dog saved my wife.
Elmer: Wover, you woyal, bwave dog! You fought off that wildcat for me.
Rover: Hmph. He dosen't fool me. Just to catch me off gaurd...
Elmer: Wover, you woyal, bwave, hewoic dog! I'll see to get you a medal for this. How can I ever wepay you?
Carlton: Greetings, dog lovers! We all know that the dog is the most intelligent, most loyal, indeed, the most nobelest of all animals...
Elmer: Now where did Wover go?
Carlton: But you, Mr. Dog Owner... Are you truly worthy of your dog? And are you...
(Carlton gets kicked in the rear by Rover)
Carlton: For obvious reasons, this program must be temporarily interrupted.
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Fudd residence
- Forest
- Set for The Dog Lovers Hour
- United States
Objects
- Elmer's hunting rifle
- Acme Wild Cat box
- Dynamite and detonator
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1958 (MCMLVIII).
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Robert Gribbroek
- Backgrounds: William Butler
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 23, 1959
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA certificate number is 18948.
- This is the last solo Elmer Fudd cartoon to be released during Arthur Q. Bryan's lifetime, as he passed away six months after its release, although he would provide the voice of Elmer one more time in the 1960 Merrie Melodies cartoon Person to Bunny.
- The dog named Rover in this cartoon bears a striking resemblance to Barnyard Dawg from Robert McKimson's Foghorn Leghorn shorts, albeit with his fur all white and no brown markings on his head, and back aside from his ears and tail.
- Incidentally, Barnyard Dawg himself previously appeared as Elmer's dog Rover in Don't Axe Me, a cartoon made in the previous year.
- The scene where Rover places a box behind Elmer, labeled "One Acme wild-cat - Handle with care," and carefully opening the box with a rope from a distance behind another hill, only for the wildcat to run towards and maim Rover, is similar to the scene in the Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog cartoon, Don't Give Up the Sheep (1953).
- Unlike in the aforementioned cartoon, the wildcat's sounds are more vicious, and would be reused in many other cartoons, such as Gonzales' Tamales (1957) and Fast Buck Duck (1963).
- Unlike Sam Sheepdog, who remained unmoving and indifferent, Elmer was so startled by the wild cat that he turned around to watch its run.
Errors
- The dog shown on the title card is differently colored from Rover, the dog in the cartoon.
Home availability
- In the United States:
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