Crows' Feat

Crows' Feat
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	April 21, 1962
Run time	6:30
Starring	Mel Blanc Tom Holland
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	John Dunn
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Bob Matz Lee Halpern Art Leonardi
Director(s)	Friz Freleng Hawley Pratt (co-director)
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Crows' Feat is the four hundred and sixty-fourth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 21, 1962. It was written by John Dunn, produced by David H. DePatie, co-directed by Hawley Pratt, and directed by Friz Freleng.

Two Mexicali crows, while flying south to Guadalajara for the winter, stop by a cornfield to enjoy some corn. But the owner of the cornfields, Elmer Fudd, doesn't take kindly to corn pickers.

Memorable Quotes

Mission control: 7... 6... 5... 4.. 3... 2... 1...

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jose	Mel Blanc
Manuel	Tom Holland
Elmer Fudd	N/A
Mission control	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Elmer's corn farm
    • Rocket launch base
  • Mexico
    • Guadalajara (mentioned)

Objects

• Guitar
• Corn
• Scarecrow
• Elmer's shotgun
• Corn shocks
• Sacks
• Corn-like grenade

Vehicles

• The Tequila Flight
• Scientific Explorer Rocket #7

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 21, 1962 in theatres

Behind the Scenes

• While it was punctuated wrong, the title is a play on crow's feet.
• Although he has no dialogue in the short, this marks the final appearance of Elmer Fudd in the golden age of American animation.
• It also marks the final appearances of both Jose and Manuel.
• Bugs Bunny is mentioned by both Jose and Manuel when the two crows first encounter an Elmer-like scarecrow.

Error

• The title is supposed to be called Crow's Feat, but the apostrophe is placed incorrectly. However, The Merrie Melodies Show actually corrects the title.

Legacy

• Friz Freleng would reuse the character concepts for Jose and Manule for a new series of animated shorts at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, the Tijuana Toads.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 30th, 2010: Warner Home Media releases Looney Tunes Super Stars: Foghorn Leghorn and Friends - Barnyard Bigmouth on DVD.