The Dixie Fryer
From Looney Tunes Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
| The Dixie Fryer | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card. | |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | September 24, 1960 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Daws Butler |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
| Series navigation | |
| ← Previous | Next → |
| Title card | |
| |
The Dixie Fryer is the four hundred and sixty-second Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 24, 1960. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Robert McKimson.
When Foghorn flies south for the winter, he winds up and stays at the south of the Mason-Dixie line. However, a pair of buzzards decide to have themselves a southern-fried dinner with Foghorn being on the menu.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Foghorn: Now, I say, now maybe I can enjoy my southern exposure!
Characters
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Mason-Dixon line
- Pappy and Elivs' nest
- Storm shelter
- Explosives shed
- United States
Objects
- Squirrely rifle
- Dueling pistols
- Acme Instant Feathers
- Lighter
- Match
- Can of black-eyed peas
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Robert Gribbroek
- Backgrounds: William Butler
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 24, 1960 in theatres
Behind the Scenes
- The title is a pun on the Dixie Flier, a passenger train that travelled from Chicago and St. Louis to Florida from the 1892 to 1969.
- The working title for this cartoon was, "Southern Flied Chicken."
- Pappy's beak being dislocated after Elvis accidentally blasts him is similar to Daffy Duck suffering the same thing back in the "hunting trilogy" shorts: Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning and Duck! Rabbit, Duck!.
Legacy
- While this cartoon marks the final appearance of both Pappy and Elvis in the Golden Age of animation, Elvis would later make a cameo appearance in The Looney Tunes Show episode "It's a Handbag."
