Sport Chumpions

Sport Chumpions
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Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	August 16, 1941
Run time	7:10
Starring	Mel Blanc Reid Kilpatrick
Music composed by	Carl W. Stalling
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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Sport Chumpions is the hundred and eighty-first Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 16, 1941. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Friz Freleng.

A narrator shows viewers a highlight of various sporting events in a series of unrelated visual gags.

Memorable quotes

Bicycle racers: Monotonous, isn't it?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Reid Kilpatrick
Archer	N/A
Billiard player	N/A
Ping-pong player #1	N/A
Ping-pong player #2	N/A
Pavo Nervy	N/A
Track racer #1	N/A
Track racer #2	N/A
Track racer #3	N/A
Mermaid	N/A
Basil Barracuda	N/A
Bicycle racers	Unavailable
Gabby Hairnett	Mel Blanc
Football referee	Mel Blanc
Race car driver	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Ski ramp
    • Race track
    • Swimming pool
    • Sloppy Joe's
    • New York
      • Madison Square Garden
    • Baseball field
    • Avery Memorial Stadium
    • Indianapolis
      • Racetrack

Objects

• Bow and arrow
• Bullseye
• Billiard cue and balls
• Ping-pong paddles and ball
• Skis
• Baseball glove

Vehicles

• Canoe
• Track bicycles
• Small race car

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 23, 1941 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on "sport champions." You're welcome.
• The MPAA certificate number is 6975.

Legacy

• Clips from this short would be used in the television special Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 2, 1992: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 3 on LaserDisc.