Inki and the Lion

Inki and the Lion
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Rich Hogan
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Phil Monroe
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	July 5, 1941 (1941-07-05)
Running time	6 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Inki and the Lion is a 1941 American animated comedy short film directed by Charles M. Jones. It was released on July 5, 1941. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series and the second cartoon to feature Inki. It was re-released as a "Blue Ribbon" reissue in 1950, rendering the original film and credits lost. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

Inki tries and fails to hunt a monkey. He comes upon the Minah Bird, who uses his spear as a walkway after dodging. He tricks Inki again with a skunk. Inki tries to hunt an oblivious lion cub, which almost succeeds until its father appears. He makes a mad dash for survival and somehow lands on the lion, running again after stepping on the lion's teeth.

Inki hides from the lion and finds the Minah Bird on his head. Inki chases the Minah Bird while the lion chases him. Inki tricks them into hiding in a cave and blocking the entrance, not realizing the lion is elsewhere. Inki enters the cave, is threatened by the lion again, then finds him teleporting out after blocking the entrance again. He is hypnotized into walking into the lion's mouth, but finds the Minah Bird leaving the cave with ease. Cornered, Inki accepts his fate, but the lion's tail is tied into a tree by the Minah Bird. Impressed, Inki tries to shake the Minah Bird's claw, but it swings him and slams him on the ground instead.

Home media

Inki and the Lion is available in an unrestored version on the VHS tape I Taw a Putty Tat, ^[4] and the laserdisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 3 (side 10).

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. 104. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 62. ISBN   0-8050-0889-6.
4. "The Internet Animation Database - Little Tweety and Little Inki Cartoon Festival featuring "I Taw a Putty Tat"". www.intanibase.com. Retrieved October 13, 2026.