Cannery Woe

Cannery Woe
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 7, 1961
Starring	Mel Blanc Tom Holland
Producer(s)	John W. Burton David H. DePatie
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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Cannery Woe is the four hundred and fourteenth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on January 7, 1961. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by John W. Burton and David H. DePatie, and directed by Robert McKimson.

Jose and Manuel, needing food, decide to go to a cheese festival hosted by Mayor Raton's reelection campaign. When the festival is threatened by Sylvester's refusal to let the mice have any cheese for the festival, the town calls for Speedy Gonzales to get it for them.

Memorable quotes

Manuel: You know, Jose, I think we got a muy better job than the mayor.
Jose: Si, you said "El Mouthful."
Speedy: Si, but I have the best job of all...
(Speedy presents a "Chick Inspector" badge and pulls in a female mouse) Speedy: RAWR!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jose	Mel Blanc
Manuel	Tom Holland
Mayor Raton	Mel Blanc
Speedy Gonzales	Mel Blanc
Sylvester	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • Mexico
    • Mexico City
      • City park
      • Cheeseria Cheese Shop

Objects

• Gym whistle
• Box of tacks
• Crowbar
• Cannon and cannonball
• Mousetraps
• Ping-pong balls
• Cheese
• "Chick Inspector" ribbon badge

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 7, 1961 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun of the 1945 John Steinbeck novel "Cannery Row". It is the second Warners theatrical cartoon to use the title, with the first one being Canary Row.
• Jose and Manuel return in this cartoon as mice. They would appear to crows once more in the 1962 Merrie Melodies cartoon Crows' Feat.

Home availability

• In the United Staes:
  • Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4