D' Fightin' Ones
| D' Fightin' Ones | |
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| 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.
Detailed Summary
Memorable quotes
Hector: Doity cat!
Sylvester: Dirty dog!
Hector: Dat'll teach ya to pull a switch-blade claw out on me!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Countryside
- Construction site
- Explosives shed
- Highway construction ditch
- Railroad tracks and tunnel
- Junction City
- Bus depot
- Railroad bridge
- City dump
- United States
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.
Filming
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.
