Feather Bluster

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Feather Bluster
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Tedd Pierce
Additional Story:
Warren Foster
Charles McKimson
Sid Marcus
(all uncredited)
Produced by John W. Burton (unc.)
Archived Footage:
Edward Selzer (unc.)
Starring Mel Blanc
Music by Milt Franklyn
Carl Stalling
Animation by Warren Batchelder
Ted Bonnicksen
George Grandpre
Tom Ray
Archived Animation:
Manny Gould (unc.)
Pete Burness (unc.)
Russ Dyson (unc)
Keith Darling (unc.)
Phil DeLara (unc.)
Layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Archived Layouts:
Cornett Wood
Robert Givens
(both uncredited)
Backgrounds byWilliam Butler
Archived Backgrounds:
Richard H. Thomas (uncredited)
Color process Technicolor
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • May 10, 1958 (1958-05-10)(USA premiere)
Running time
7 min (one reel)
LanguageEnglish

Feather Bluster is a 1958 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Robert McKimson. [1] The cartoon was released on May 10, 1958, and features Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg. [2]

The short is essentially a clip show, in that the majority of the footage is reused from earlier cartoons.

Plot

The story begins with an elderly Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg peacefully playing checkers. Their respective grandsons are known to imitate their actions during their younger years; first Foghorn's grandson spanks Dawg's grandson (named Pup) with a tiny board, causing the latter to chase him unsuccessfully when he is jerked to a stop by his rope. Foghorn's grandson then yells "AHH SHADDUP!!!" while slapping Pup, enraging Foghorn upon hearing the noises and questions his grandson's actions towards Pup. Dawg then tells Foghorn that Foghorn's grandson takes up from him, and they begin recount old stories of them pulling pranks on one another. Flashbacks between Foghorn and Dawg use footage from the following cartoons (in order of appearance):

Unbeknownst to Foghorn and Dawg, their grandsons had been listening to them the whole time, with Foghorn dismissing Dawg's concern when the latter inquires about it. Towards the end of the cartoon, they decide to check on their grandsons, when Foghorn's grandson asks Pup to play "doctor", essentially tricking Pup into having his tongue painted green.

References

  1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 308. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 81–82. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
Preceded by Foghorn Leghorn cartoons
1958
Succeeded by