Little Red Walking Hood

Little Red Walking Hood
Production company	Leon Schlesinger
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	November 6, 1937
Run time	7:43
Starring	Tedd Pierce Mel Blanc Elvia Allman
Producer(s)	Leon Schlesinger
Music composed by	Carl W. Stalling
Story by	Cal Howard
Animation	Robert McKimson
Director(s)	Fred Avery
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Little Red Walking Hood is the one hundred and first Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on November 6, 1937. It was written by Cal Howard, produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by Tex Avery.

The Big Bad Wolf is a city slicker who attempts to lure Little Red Riding Hood. After her rejection, the wolf prompts to visit at her grandmother's house and disguise in her nightgown.

Memorable quotes

Big Bad Wolf: Hey, bud! Just a minute, bud! Now who the heck are you?
Elmer: Who, me? Oh-ho! I'm the hero of this picture! Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha-ha-ha!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Big Bad Wolf	Tedd Pierce
Little Red Riding Hood	Elvia Allman
Elmer Fudd	Mel Blanc
Red's grandma	Elvia Allman

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • City
    • Grandma's house

Vehicles

• Wolf's car

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1937 (MCMXXXVII).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 6, 1937 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• This short is a spoof of the Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale.
• The MPAA certificate number is 3733.
• Red's personality is a spoof of actress Katharine Hepburn.

Everlasting influence

• The character that would become Elmer Fudd would appear as a recurring gag character in several Warner Bros. shorts after this. He wasn't referred to by name within the shorts until the 1938 short A Feud There Was, in which it was displayed on motor scooter; his first name was actually mentioned in a lobby card for The Isle of Pingo Pongo, an earlier short also from 1938.
  • Furthermore, Elmer's prototypical appearances would be confused by some sources with a minor character named Egghead, who debuted in Egghead Rides Again; released a few months earlier than this short on July 17.
  • Elmer would later evolve into his official iteration for the 1940 short Elmer's Candid Camera.
• The Little Red Riding Hood tale would be referenced and parodied on numerous occasions in both the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts, and the Looney Tunes franchise to an extent.

Home availability

• In the United States: