Dumb Patrol (1964 short)
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- For the 1931 short of the same name, see Dumb Patrol (1931 short).
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | January 18, 1964 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie |
| Music composed by | Bill Lava |
| Story by | John Dunn |
| Animation | Virgil Ross Bob Matz Lee Halpern Art Leonardi |
| Director(s) | Gerry Chiniquy |
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Dumb Patrol is the four hundred and thirty-fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 25, 1964. It was written by John Dunn, produced by David H. DePatie, and directed by Gerry Chiniquy.
In Paris, France of 1917, during World War I, the French Air Force must send someone out for an important mission: to rid the skies of the enemy pilot of the German Army, the Baron Sam von Shpamm. Captain Smedley was chosen to be the fighter pilot for the mission, but due to an unforeseen accident, Bugs Bunny takes over for his mission and takes off for the dogfight of his life.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: I've heard of "Hell's Angels," but I never thought I'd see one!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
- Straw brooms
- Brick
- Iron Cross
- Machine gun
- Aerial bombs
Vehicles
- Bugs' plane
- Shpamm's plane
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Bill Lava.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 18, 1964 in theatres
Behind the Scenes
- The title of this cartoon is the same title as its 1931 short.
- Incidentally, both of these shorts are puns on the 1930 film The Dawn Patrol.
- This cartoon does not fall into the normal pattern found in most other Bugs Bunny shorts, as Bugs is not disturbed from a serene state. Also, he is neither the attacker nor does he play the normal victim portrayal; He acts on behalf of another, in this case, the officer assigned to take down Baron Sam.
- Although both Bugs and Porky Pig appear in the same short, unlike A Corny Concerto, the two do not appear onscreen at the same time in this short; Porky only makes a small cameo appearance at the beginning, only to be quickly replaced by Bugs while he was preparing for takeoff.
- Additionally, this is the only time that Porky and Sam appear in the same short, although the two do not appear onscreen simultaneously.
- When Bugs mentions that Porky has "a wife and six piglets" at the beginning of this short, he could be referring to Petunia Pig, Porky's official love interest who had been retired as an onscreen character from theatrical cartoons since the 1939 short Naughty Neighbors.
- This is the last cartoon to pair Bugs Bunny with Yosemite Sam, and the last official appearance of Yosemite Sam in the golden age of American animation.
- The first DePatie–Freleng Enterprises-produced short, Pancho's Hideaway, had a character named Pancho Vanilla, who bears a huge resemblance Yosemite Sam.
- This is one of only three Yosemite Sam shorts in the golden age not directed by Friz Freleng; the others being Dog Tales and Hare-abian Nights. It is the only short of the three to be completed in Freleng's unit.
- Bugs makes a pun on the motorcycle club Hells Angels at the end, when Sam appears as in a devil suit floating upwards.
- Additionally, it is one of the few instances of the word "hell" mentioned within the Looney Tunes franchise.
Legacy
- Gerry would direct one more cartoon, which was the final Merrie Melodies entry of the golden era, Hawaiian Aye Aye.
- Most of the scenes from this short were used for the TV special Bugs Bunny: All American Hero.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- March 12, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 on Blu-ray.
