The Sheepish Wolf

The Sheepish Wolf
On-screen title card of the "Blue Ribbon" reissue.
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	October 17, 1942
Run time	7:10
Starring	Mel Blanc Pinto Colvig[1]
Music composed by	Carl W. Stalling
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Gil Turner
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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The Sheepish Wolf, is the two-hundred and tenth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was published by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on October 17, 1942. it was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Friz Freleng.

In the grassy meadows watched by a sheepdog, a pompous wolf disguises himself as a sheep to catch his prey.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Meadows

Objects

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1942 (MCMXLII).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 17, 1942 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The black sheep who warns the sheepdog on the wolf's activities has a vocal resemblance to Eddie "Rochester" Anderson of The Jack Benny Show.
  • When this short aired on Cartoon Network, his scene was deleted, likely due to the implied racial stereotyping of his character.^[2]

Errors

Everlasting Influence

• The sheepdog and wolf dog in the short served as a precursor to Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog, who first appeared in the 1953 Looney Tunes short Don't Give Up the Sheep, directed by Chuck Jones.^[3] Maltese also wrote the latter short following this one.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • July 14, 1993: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 4 on LaserDisc.
  • March 12, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 on Blu-ray.

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