Mexican Mousepiece

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Mexican Mousepiece
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story byDavid Detiege
Produced by David H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
Starring Mel Blanc
Ralph James
Edited byAl Wahrman
Music by Bill Lava
Animation byGeorge Grandpre
Bob Matz
Manny Perez
Layouts byDick Ung
Backgrounds byTom O'Loughlin
Color process color
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • February 26, 1966 (1966-02-26)(U.S.)
Running time
6:20
LanguageEnglish

Mexican Mousepiece is a 1966 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. [1] The short was released on February 26, 1966, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales. [2]

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Plot

Daffy's house is being invaded by mice. He decides to get rid of them by sending them across the sea so some starving cats can eat them. He does this first by attempting to gain their trust, by pretending to be nice. When the mice fall for the trap, one of them telephones Speedy Gonzales for help.

Now aware of Daffy's scheme, Speedy has one to counter it. He tricks Daffy into jumping into a box of fireworks with a lit match, which injures Daffy. The mice fall for the trap again afterwards, but Speedy whacks Daffy's foot and the mice then go to the other side of a cliff to get away from Daffy.

Daffy tries one last scheme which involves catapulting himself across the gap between cliffs. It doesn't go so well and he is flattened. Speedy then tells the mice that they should send him overseas, hoping they'll be looking for "pressed duck".

Note

This cartoon reuses the animated flying sequence from Stupor Duck (1956).

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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. 356. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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