D' Fightin' Ones

D' Fightin' Ones
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	April 22, 1961
Run time	6:15
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie John W. Burton
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Michael Maltese (uncredited)
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Art Davis Tom Ray Art Leonardi
Director(s)	Friz Freleng
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D' Fightin' Ones is the four hundred and sixty-nineth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on April 22, 1961. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by David H. DePatie and John W. Burton, and directed by Friz Freleng.

After Sylvester and Hector get dumped out of a city dog pound truck, they must both take it on the lam and try to find ways of not getting caught, as well as trying methods of removing their chains.

Memorable quotes

Hector: Doity cat!
Sylvester: Dirty dog!

Hector: Dat'll teach ya to pull a switch-blade claw out on me!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Hector	Mel Blanc
Sylvester	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Countryside
    • Construction site
      • Explosives shed
      • Highway construction ditch
    • Railroad tracks and tunnel
    • Junction City
      • Bus depot
      • Railroad bridge
      • City dump

Objects

• Shackles and chains
• Twig branch
• Stop sign
• Sledgehammer and Metallic Chisel
• TNT canister
• Water tower
• Trenchcoat and fedora disguise
• "Junction City come again" sign
• Metal pipe fitting

Vehicles

• Dog pound truck
• Train
• Bus

Production

Development

Although this short has no credits for the writer, it is presumed that an uncredited Michael Maltese had worked on it.

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: April 22, 1961 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The short is a parody of the 1958 film The Defiant Ones.
  • The title is a play on the film's name.
  • It follows the same basic premise as that film, although instead of two prison inmates—one African American and one White American—who must survive in spite of their mutual hatred, this one is about a dog and a cat, respectively.
• This was the last short to feature Hector, and the last one to pair him with Sylvester.