Goo Goo Goliath

Goo Goo Goliath
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	September 18, 1954
Run time	7:05
Starring	Mel Blanc Marian Richman
Narrated by	Norman Nesbitt
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Arthur Davis Manuel Perez Ken Champin Virgil Ross
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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Goo Goo Goliath is the three hundred and seventieth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 18, 1954. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.

An inebriated stork attempts to deliver a giant baby at a beanstalk, but instead decides to send it to a normal human couple, who try to raise the ever-growing baby at their own.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Norman Nesbitt
Stork 672	Mel Blanc
Intercom (voice only)	Norman Nesbitt
John	Mel Blanc
Ethel	Marian Richman
Junior	Mel Blanc
Captain O'Brian	Mel Blanc
Giant	N/A
John and Ethel's baby	N/A
Kangaroo	N/A

Organizations

• Stork Inc.
• Pabulum
• Bureau of Missing Persons
• Express

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • New York
      • John and Ethel's residence
      • Upper New York Bay
        • Liberty Island
          • Statue of Liberty
      • City Zoo
  • Giant's castle

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Crew credits

• Layouts: Hawley Pratt
• Backgrounds: Irv Wyner

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 18, 1954 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on "goo goo gah gah." You're welcome.
• The working title for this cartoon was "Stork Clubbed".
• The Drunk Stork is referred to as "Stork 672" by the intercom.
• Beginning from this cartoon, the Drunk Stork's voice is lower-pitched, where Mel Blanc uses his normal voice for the character without the post-production speed up like in the previous cartoon A Mouse Divided.
• This is the only time the inside of the storks' baby delivery headquarters is shown. It is also the only cartoon where the Drunk Stork has a solo starring role, albeit appearing only twice at the beginning and the end.
• This is also the first cartoon to reveal how the stork got drunk via his dialogue. This would later be repeated in his subsequent appearances in the shorts Stork Naked and Apes of Wrath.

Legacy

• A similar-looking couple to John and Ethel from this cartoon, named John and Vi, would appear in the 1955 Merrie Melodies short Pizzicato Pussycat.
• This short would be used in The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
  • Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Looney Tunes