Rover's Rival

Rover's Rival
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	October 9, 1937
Run time	7:00
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Leon Schlesinger
Music composition	Carl W. Stalling
Animation	Charles Jones
Director(s)	Robert Clampett
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Rover's Rival is the ninety-fourth short of the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on October 9, 1937. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Bob Clampett.

Detailed summary

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Memorable quotes

Puppy: Don't you understand? You're finished. You're through. Washed up.
Rover: You mean to say I'm one of them thar used-to-wasits?
Puppy: (Imitating Rover) Yes, I mean to say you're one of them thar used-to-wasits!
Porky Pig: Hey, D-don't imi-imi-imi... Don't mimic Rover. He's sensitive.
Puppy: (Imitating Porky) Oh g-g-gee, I'm sorry to hear th-th-that. Nyah!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Porky Pig	Mel Blanc
Rover	Mel Blanc
Puppy	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Porky Pig's residence
      • Rover's doghouse

Objects

• New Tricks to Teach Your Dog
• Hoop
• Ball
• Pumpkin
• Baseball
• Stick
• Dynamite
• Dictionary

Vehicles

• N/A

Music

The score were composed by Carl W. Stalling. The title and closing themes are a rendition of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down," which makes this short the first Looney Tunes entry to use this song.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 9, 1937

Behind the scenes

• The MPAA certificate number is 3625.
• This is the first Looney Tunes short in which Porky does the "That's all Folks!" closing title.

Errors

• N/A (?)

Legacy

• Rover would appear in three more entries of the Warner Bros. theatrical cartoons: To Duck .... or Not to Duck, Hare Remover, and A Mutt in A Rut. In all three of these shorts, he is paired with Elmer Fudd.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • September 19, 2017: Warner Archive Collection releases Porky Pig 101 on DVD.