Dumb Patrol is a 1964 Warner Bros.Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Gerry Chiniquy.[1] It was released on January 18, 1964, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.[2] Director Gerry Chiniquy was a longtime animator in Friz Freleng's unit. The cartoon is set during World War I opening 'somewhere in France' in 1917, and it also commemorates the 50th anniversary of WWI.[3]
The title is an allusion to The Dawn Patrol, a 1930 movie by Howard Hawks that also deals with World War I pilots. The same title was also used for an unrelated, early Looney Tunes short starring Bosko, released in 1931.
Dumb Patrol does not fall into the normal pattern found in most other Bugs Bunny cartoon shorts. Bugs is not disturbed from a serene state as in most of his other shorts. Also, being a military pilot, he is the attacker, reversing his normal role of the victim. Yosemite Sam had previously been killed off in his previous short, Devil's Feud Cake (though because this film is set in the past it can be argued that this does not create an explicit continuity error, although Sam dies at the end of this cartoon as well)
This marks the final pairing of Bugs and Yosemite Sam, as well as the final appearance of the latter, one of the only 3 cartoons to feature both Bugs and Porky together, and the final time Porky appears without Daffy Duck.
In 1917, somewhere in France during World War I, the men of the French Air Force assemble to determine who must rid the skies of the enemy pilot, Baron Sam Von Schpamm. A drawing straws game begins resulting in Porky Pig (addressed as Captain Smedley in this cartoon) selected for the mission. Next day, at dawn, while Porky is suiting up for the flight (whistling Mademoiselle from Armentières), Bugs Bunny knocks him out with a brick and takes his place, because Porky has a family (" . . . a wife and 6 piglets!").
Meanwhile, somewhere in Germany, Sam (Yosemite Sam) is awarded an Iron Cross for his service. Sam, however, is sick of receiving these and would prefer a well-deserved long furlough. Flying over, Bugs drops him a small bouquet of flowers and a poem. Sam reads and is insulted – Bugs has written "Baron" with a small "B" and claims the Big "B" is in the flowers. When Sam looks at the flowers, a bee flies out and stings his nose. Sam has trouble getting his biplane started but, after confronting the plane and finally taking flight, Sam catches up to Bugs. Bugs pulls up into the clouds. Sam orders him out but doesn't watch where he's going. He crashes into a mountain.
After hitting the ground, Sam runs back to the airfield and grabs another fighter plane. While he looks for Bugs, Bugs comes up behind and buzz-saws through Sam's plane. In his third attempt, Sam begins shooting at Bugs with a machine gun; Bugs not only dodges but also flies by in all directions and from different angles. Sam's shooting becomes indiscriminate and ends up shearing his own plane to bits, leaving only the undercarriage which becomes a unicycle when he lands. Sam then takes to the skies in a bomber. Having sighted and targeted Bugs, he releases the bombs, but he falls with them and gets caught in the resultant ground explosion.
Sam turns to a small monoplane, which at the push of a lever transforms into a fierce fighting machine quad-plane loaded with engines and machine guns. Sam pulls the switch to full power, but this rips the plane into three parts, causing him to fall to his demise in the ammunition dump. Bugs remarks that he has heard of Hells Angels, but he never thought he would see one. The final scene shows Sam in a devil's suit, playing a harp and floating skyward.
^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 346. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60-62. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^Flights of Fancy (Part 22): Here, There, In the Air
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For the 1931 short see Dumb Patrol 1931 film Dumb Patrol is a 1964 Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoon short directed by Gerry Chiniquy 1 It was released on January 18 1964 and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam 2 Director Gerry Chiniquy was a longtime animator in Friz Freleng s unit The cartoon is set during World War I opening somewhere in France in 1917 and it also commemorates the 50th anniversary of WWI 3 Dumb PatrolTitle cardDirected byGerry ChiniquyStory byJohn DunnStarringMel BlancMusic byBill LavaAnimation byVirgil RossBob MatzLee HalpernArt LeonardiLayouts byBob GivensBackgrounds byTom O LoughlinColor processTechnicolorProductioncompanyWarner Bros CartoonsDistributed byWarner Bros PicturesVitagraph Company of AmericaRelease dateJanuary 18 1964 1964 01 18 Running time6 minutesLanguageEnglishThe title is an allusion to The Dawn Patrol a 1930 movie by Howard Hawks that also deals with World War I pilots The same title was also used for an unrelated early Looney Tunes short starring Bosko released in 1931 Dumb Patrol does not fall into the normal pattern found in most other Bugs Bunny cartoon shorts Bugs is not disturbed from a serene state as in most of his other shorts Also being a military pilot he is the attacker reversing his normal role of the victim Yosemite Sam had previously been killed off in his previous short Devil s Feud Cake though because this film is set in the past it can be argued that this does not create an explicit continuity error although Sam dies at the end of this cartoon as well This marks the final pairing of Bugs and Yosemite Sam as well as the final appearance of the latter one of the only 3 cartoons to feature both Bugs and Porky together and the final time Porky appears without Daffy Duck Contents 1 Plot 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditIn 1917 somewhere in France during World War I the men of the French Air Force assemble to determine who must rid the skies of the enemy pilot Baron Sam Von Schpamm A drawing straws game begins resulting in Porky Pig addressed as Captain Smedley in this cartoon selected for the mission Next day at dawn while Porky is suiting up for the flight whistling Mademoiselle from Armentieres Bugs Bunny knocks him out with a brick and takes his place because Porky has a family a wife and 6 piglets Meanwhile somewhere in Germany Sam Yosemite Sam is awarded an Iron Cross for his service Sam however is sick of receiving these and would prefer a well deserved long furlough Flying over Bugs drops him a small bouquet of flowers and a poem Sam reads and is insulted Bugs has written Baron with a small B and claims the Big B is in the flowers When Sam looks at the flowers a bee flies out and stings his nose Sam has trouble getting his biplane started but after confronting the plane and finally taking flight Sam catches up to Bugs Bugs pulls up into the clouds Sam orders him out but doesn t watch where he s going He crashes into a mountain After hitting the ground Sam runs back to the airfield and grabs another fighter plane While he looks for Bugs Bugs comes up behind and buzz saws through Sam s plane In his third attempt Sam begins shooting at Bugs with a machine gun Bugs not only dodges but also flies by in all directions and from different angles Sam s shooting becomes indiscriminate and ends up shearing his own plane to bits leaving only the undercarriage which becomes a unicycle when he lands Sam then takes to the skies in a bomber Having sighted and targeted Bugs he releases the bombs but he falls with them and gets caught in the resultant ground explosion Sam turns to a small monoplane which at the push of a lever transforms into a fierce fighting machine quad plane loaded with engines and machine guns Sam pulls the switch to full power but this rips the plane into three parts causing him to fall to his demise in the ammunition dump Bugs remarks that he has heard of Hells Angels but he never thought he would see one The final scene shows Sam in a devil s suit playing a harp and floating skyward See also EditList of American films of 1964 List of Bugs Bunny cartoons List of Yosemite Sam cartoons List of Porky Pig cartoonsReferences Edit Beck Jerry Friedwald Will 1989 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros Cartoons Henry Holt and Co p 346 ISBN 0 8050 0894 2 Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books pp 60 62 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 Flights of Fancy Part 22 Here There In the AirExternal links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Dumb Patrol Dumb Patrol at IMDbPreceded byTransylvania 6 5000 Bugs Bunny Cartoons1964 Succeeded byDr Devil and Mr Hare Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dumb Patrol amp oldid 1106948974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
