West of the Pesos
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| West of the Pesos | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | January 23, 1960 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Tom Holland (uncredited) Ginny Tyler (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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West of the Pesos is the four hundred and fifty-fifth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on January 23, 1960. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Robert McKimson.
When most of the Mexican Mice have been captured and imprisoned in the ACME Experimental Laboratory, the other mice must rely on Speedy Gonzales to come and save them all!
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Speedy: This time, we make like Hodges and Tabasco and Santa Fe!
Carmella: That Speedito, muy loco! (giggles)
Mouse: Si... First locomotive... now loco-satellite. (mother mice laugh as he does too)
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Mexico
- Mexican Village
- Acme Laboratory for Experiments
- Guadalajara
- Mexico
Organizations
Objects
- Mouse Cages
- List of Missing Persons
- Phone Booth
- Lasso
- Large Rock
- Empty Tomato Tin Can
- Dynamite
- Dog Costume (For El Trojan Dog Trick)
- Model Train Tracks
- Train cars
- Cuban Cigar
- Trolley handcar
- Model Train Tunnel
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 23, 1960 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on part of Yosemite Sam's self-proclaimed phrase, 'west of the pecos'.
- The name of one of the missing mice also happens to be one of the animators who worked for Friz Freleng, Manuel Perez, although not an animator for this short. Another name of the missing mice also include famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso.
- It is the first cartoon to replace the text involving the "Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." byline below the Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies logo on the opening titles with the registered trademark symbol. Despite this, the "Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." bylines still appears in the ending titles until the Color Rings were discontinued.
Legacy
- One of the backgrounds from this cartoon would reused and recycled for the following shorts: Cannery Woe (1961) and A Message to Gracias (1964).
