The High and the Flighty

The High and the Flighty
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	February 18, 1956
Run time	6:52
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Animation	Ted Bonnicksen Russ Dyson Keith Darling
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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The High and the Flighty is the four hundred and sixth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on February 18, 1956. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.

Daffy, working as a salesman for the Ace Novelty Company, stops by the farm where Foghorn and Barnyard Dawg live. Daffy intervenes by selling his products to both parties, in a series of brutal practical jokes.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Foghorn Leghorn	Mel Blanc
Barnyard Dawg	Mel Blanc
Daffy Duck	Mel Blanc

Organizations

• Ace Novelty Company

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Farm
      • Barnyard's residence
    • Washington (mentioned)
      • Walla, Walla (mentioned)

Objects

• Spring-loaded bone
• Electrically-wired corn on the cob
• "Chattanooga Choo Choo" record
• Train cutout
• Corncob pipe
• Pipe Full O'Fun Kit No. 7

Vehicles

• Commuter rail

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1955 (MCMLV).

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Crew credits

• Layouts: Robert Gribbroek
• Backgrounds: Richard H. Thomas

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: February 18, 1956 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on the 1953 novel The High and the Mighty, and its 1954 film adaptation starring John Wayne.
• The MPAA certificate number is 17577.
• It is notable for being the only theatrical cartoon in which Daffy appears alongside Foghorn and Barnyard Dawg.

Legacy

• A clip of this cartoon would be used in the 1958 cartoon Feather Bluster.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 16, 2012: Warner Home Media releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2 on Blu-ray.