Weasel While You Work
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | September 6, 1958 |
| Run time | 6:18 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | John Seely |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Animation | Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Weasel While You Work is the four hundred and thirty-nineth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 6, 1958. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Robert McKimson.
During the cold winter season, Foghorn and Barnyard Dawg have their annual prank war. Meanwhile, a hungry weasel goes on the prowl, prompting Foghorn to trick him into catching Barnyard.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Dawg: Da 4th of July came a lil' early dis year! Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Farmyard
- Forest
- Farmyard
- United States
Objects
- Ice-skates
- Coal
- Smoking pipe
- Top hat
- Snowman
- Sharpening Wheel
- Snowball
- Bowling-like snowball
- Fake elk antlers
- Sled
- Axe
- Tree
- Bucket of instant freezing water
- Pin-loaded cue stick
- Girdle
- Roasting spit
- Pepper shaker
- Skis
- Wooden pole
- Cauldron pot
- Spoon
- Giant Foghorn-shaped ice sculpture
- Fake Dog tail with firework rocket
- Pull-trolly launcher
Production
Development
Filming
Music
John Seely, who was not much of a music composer, provided stock music for this short.
This is the first theatrcial Warner Bros. short that Seely provided stock music from the Capitol Records Hi-Q library, due to Milt Franklyn's participation in a musicians' strike.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 6, 1958 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun of the song "Whistle While You Work", from the 1937 Disney feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- This is second and final Foghorn Leghorn cartoon to have Michael Maltese as the writer,, the other one being Fox-Terror.
- It is the final appearance of the Weasel in the theatrical shorts.
- The Weasel is portrayed with brown fur in this cartoon, instead of a pale grey color like he is usually portrayed with.
Legacy
- Steely would provide more stock music in the next five shorts in 1958:
Home availability
- In the United States:
