Steal Wool

Steal Wool
Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	June 8, 1957
Run time	6:52
Starring	Paul Julian
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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Steal Wool is the three hundred and seventy-fourth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 8, 1957. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Chuck Jones.

It's another day of work in the sheep fields for Ralph and Sam. Ralph once again tries to steal a sheep from the flock while Sam thwarts his attempts to do so.

Memorable Quotes

Sam: You've been working too hard, Ralph. Why don'tcha take tomorrow off? I can handle both jobs.
Ralph: Gee... Th-Thanks, Sam... You're a... pal...

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Sam Sheep-Dog	Mel Blanc
Ralph Wolf	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Sheep fields

Objects

• Alarm clock
• Punch clock
• Periscope and lasso
• Firecracker suspension bridge
• Giant teeter board
• Giant cannon
• Giant rubber band

Production

Second lobby card.

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

The title music used for is "Baa Baa Black Sheep".

Crew credits

• Layouts: Maurice Noble
• Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: June 8, 1957 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on "steel wool."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3
  • Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3