Mexican Boarders

Mexican Boarders
Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	May 4, 1962
Run time	6:22
Starring	Mel Blanc Tom Holland
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	John Dunn
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Bob Matz Art Leonardi Lee Halpern
Director(s)	Friz Freleng Hawley Pratt (co-director)
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Mexican Boarders is the four hundred and twenty-fourth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 4, 1962. It was produced by David H. DePatie, written by John Dunn, co-directed by Hawley Pratt and directed by Friz Freleng.

Slowpoke Rodriguez, the slowest mouse in all of Mexico, comes to make a visit with his cousin Speedy. But his presence provides an opportunity for Sylvester, who decides to catch Speedy's cousin instead of him.

Memorable quotes

Slowpoke: I like this pussycats fellow. He is nice and stupid.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Speedy Gonzales	Mel Blanc
Sylvester	Mel Blanc
Slowpoke Rodriguez	Tom Holland

Locations

• Earth
  • Mexico
    • Gonzales residence

Objects

• Cheese
• Tabasco sauce
• Glue
• Wired net

Production

Second lobby card.

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: May 4, 1962 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on "Mexican borders." You're welcome.
• This is the last animated short from Warner Bros. Cartoons where the opening color rings fades to the title card, instead of fading to black then to the title card, and fully completing the transition of introducing the "A VITAGRAPH/VITAPHONE RELEASE" byline to the ending titles.
• It is the second and last appearance of Slowpoke Rodriguez in theatrical shorts.

Legacy

• Though it was edited for time, it was included in Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4