A Gander at Mother Goose

A Gander at Mother Goose
Directed by	Fred Avery
Story by	Dave Monahan
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc Sara Berner Margaret Hill-Talbot [1]
Narrated by	Robert C. Bruce
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Charles McKimson
Backgrounds by	John Didrik Johnsen
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	May 25, 1940 (1940-5-25)
Running time	6:20
Language	English

A Gander at Mother Goose is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery and written by Dave Monahan. ^[2] The short was released on May 25, 1940. ^[3]

Plot

The short film is a series of visual gag cartoons intertwined with classic nursery rhymes, narrated by Robert C. Bruce.

1. Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (portrayed by Katharine Hepburn) complains about her polluted garden.
2. Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall, revealing his exposed buttocks when he stands up.
3. Jack and Jill, portrayed as teen sweethearts, ditch fetching water for romantic escapades.
4. Little Miss Muffet scares off the spider with her unattractive appearance.
5. The Three Little Pigs thwart the Big Bad Wolf with a bottle of "Histerine."
6. The Parade of Wooden Soldiers turns out to be sloppy and wobbly marchers.
7. A dog in Star Light, Star Bright wishes for a tree.
8. Jack Be Nimble boasts about jumping over a candlestick, only to reveal his burned butt.
9. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe struggles while her husband relaxes.
10. Little Hiawatha shoots an arrow, which is returned by an eagle stuck in its tail feather.
11. The Night Before Christmas depicts two mice stirring, with one whispering "Merry Christmas" and the other angrily shushing.

Home Media

• Laserdisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 2, Side 7
• DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 , Disc 2 (with original titles)
• Streaming - HBO Max (with original tiles)

References

1. Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 82.
2. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 103. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.

External links

• A Gander at Mother Goose at IMDb