I Was a Teenage Thumb

I Was a Teenage Thumb
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 19, 1963
Starring	Mel Blanc Julie Bennett Ben Frommer Richard Peel
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie
Music composed by	Bill Lava
Story by	John Dunn Chuck Jones
Animation	Tom Ray Ken Harris Richard Thompson Bob Bransford
Director(s)	Chuck Jones, Esq.
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I Was a Teenage Thumb is the four-hundred and eighty-eighth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on January 19, 1963. It was co-written by John Dunn, co-directed by Maurice Noble and produced by David H. DePatie. The cartoon itself was both written and directed by Chuck Jones.

The story of Tom Thumb is once again told, but this time, it is told through a different lens.

Memorable quotes

Arthur: Monty, you ass! This fish is full of people!

Prunhilda: George... I have a strange craving for sardines in strawberry popovers...
George: YEUGH! GOOD GAD!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator	Ben Frommer
George Ebenezer Thumb	Richard Peel
Prunhilda Thumb	Julie Bennett
Ralph K. Merlin Jr.	Mel Blanc
Tom Thumb	N/A
King Arthur	Mel Blanc
Sir Mordred	Mel Blanc
Tom's wife	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United Kingdom
  • George and Brunhilda's cottage
  • King Arthur's castle

Objects

• Tyme
• Fish
• Sardines in strawberry popovers (mentioned)

Vehicles

• H.M.S. Quinevere

Music

The music was scored by Bill Lava.

The title music used for this cartoon is "Greensleeves".

Crew credits

• Co-director: Maurice Noble
• Layouts: Bob Givens
• Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
• Film editor: Treg Brown

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 19, 1963 in theatres

Behinds the scenes

• The title is a pun on the 1957 film I Was A Teenage Werewolf.
• The MPAA certificate number is 19941.
• This is the second Merrie Melodies cartoon based on the classic Tom Thumb story, the other being the 1940 short, Tom Thumb in Trouble. This one, however, is told with a dry British sense of humor, as opposed to the previous short's emulation of Disney films.
• In the opening credits, director Chuck Jones' name is credited as "Chuck Jones. Esq."