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Nelly's Folly

Nelly's Folly is a 1961 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short written and directed by Chuck Jones about a singing giraffe who leaves the jungle to pursue a singing career, but finds herself lonely and out of work following an affair.[1] The short was released on December 30, 1961.[2]

Nelly's Folly
Screenshot of Nelly's Folly title card
Directed byChuck Jones
Co-Direction
Abe Levitow
Maurice Noble
Story byChuck Jones
David Detiege
Produced byDavid H. DePatie
StarringGloria Wood (Nelly)
Mel Blanc (Turtle, Bird, Male Giraffe as he calls Nelly a "has-been")
John A. Ford (Singing Giraffe)
Ed Prentiss (Sam the Agent)
Narrated byEd Prentiss
Music byMilt Franklyn
Animation byKen Harris
Tom Ray
Richard Thompson
Ben Washam
Backgrounds byPhilip DeGuard
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
December 30, 1961 (USA)
Running time
7:23
LanguageEnglish

Plot Edit

The cartoon opens as a camera pans across the continent of Africa where the narrator describes how dark and terrifying it is, amid jungle sounds and roars. As the camera pans across the darkest area, we hear the melodious sound of someone singing. A second later, the camera opens on a singing giraffe named Nelly, who is performing for her animal friends. A hunter appears from out of the bush, surprised at the sight of this singing giraffe and remarks, "I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't hoid (heard) it with me own eyes!", and immediately has Nelly sign a contract offering her fame and fortune.

Nelly waves a tearful goodbye to her friends in the jungle as she leaves for civilization, captivated by the idea of show business. Once she arrives in New York City, she is put to work singing jingles for "Algonquin Rutabaga Tonic" - a cure for ailments, puts on live stage shows, and produces a line of giraffe-neck sweaters. The camera closes in on a turtle reading a magazine article on the giraffe-neck clothing. His head turns toward the camera and he says, "Well, that's show business".

Nelly releases several albums, but, over time, becomes lonely and disenchanted with fame and longs for male companionship. One day, she wanders into the Zoo and falls in love with a male giraffe, but she finds out he's already married (albeit unhappily, as the "wife" catches him looking at her). Scandal ensues and her agent tells her she's ruining her career (reduced to performing in empty opera houses and taking roles in foreign movies). She leaves show business to go back to her lover in the zoo, who is back together with his wife and wants nothing to do with a "has-been" celebrity. A devastated Nelly quits show business and goes back to Africa.

Back in Africa, Nelly is seen singing a beautiful love song, her sad reflection in a pond, tears dripping from her eyes, and from the eyes of her jungle friends. Moments later, a large male giraffe begins singing along with her and, as if all the darkness in her life disappears, the two fall in love and the cartoon ends right then and there.

Crew Edit

Music Edit

Accolades Edit

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1962.[3][4][5]

Home media Edit

"Nelly's Folly" is included on the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection and Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3. It was also included on the DVD release of the Warner Bros. film Sex and the Single Woman.

References Edit

  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. 335. 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 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Short Film Winners: 1962 Oscars
  4. ^ 1962|Oscars.org
  5. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1961 -". cartoonresearch.com.

External links Edit

  • Nelly's Folly at IMDb

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