Who's Who in the Zoo is one of the cartoons that Warner would occasionally produce, particularly in the World War II era, that featured a series of loosely related gags, usually based on outrageous stereotypes and plays on words, as a narrator (in this case Robert C. Bruce) describes the action. The plot is substantially similar to that of 1939's A Day at the Zoo, except that Porky Pig (voiced by Mel Blanc as usual) appears as the zookeeper of the "Azusa Zoo," and that the now-discontinued Elmer Fudd is absent. Some excerpts:
In a comic "triple", a timber wolf is shown, then a gray wolf, then a "Hollywood wolf" (a frequent reference in the 1940s WB cartoons).
Other creatures include a "missing lynx", a "tortoise and the hair", "March hares" who march to a drumbeat, a down-on-his-luck "bum steer", an Indian elephant attired as an American Indian, and a bald eagle wearing a toupee.
There is also a running joke about a lion who is awaiting the arrival of the ice cream truck.
An Alaskan Bear who's known for hugging its prey to death picks up and starts hugging a defenseless sheep. When the narrator begs the bear to stop hugging the sheep, the sheep responds, in a feminine voice sounding like Sterling Holloway: "Oh, for goodness' sake, mind your own business!"
A group of seals that the narrator says only eat fresh mountain trout. Porky attempts to feed them a mackerel instead, claiming it to be indistinguishable, but a seal plants a sign saying "No substitutes accepted".
Some gags reference the then-ongoing World War II, including a black panther drinking cream from its dish, then noticing the dish is aluminum and throwing it into a scrap pile, a reference to the Salvage for Victory campaign; as well as a distressed rabbit father of dozens of babies given a note from the government to "increase your production 100%," as the song "What's The Matter with Father" plays in the background.
^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 125. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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1942, warner, bros, looney, tunes, cartoon, directed, norman, mccabe, short, released, february, 1942, title, carddirected, bynorman, mccabestory, bymelvin, millarproduced, byleon, schlesingermusic, bycarl, stallinganimation, byjohn, careycolor, processblack, . Who s Who in the Zoo is a 1942 Warner Bros Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Norman McCabe 1 The short was released on February 14 1942 2 Who s Who in the ZooTitle CardDirected byNorman McCabeStory byMelvin MillarProduced byLeon SchlesingerMusic byCarl W StallingAnimation byJohn CareyColor processBlack and White3 strip color 1992 3D computer color version ProductioncompanyLeon Schlesinger ProductionsDistributed byWarner Bros PicturesThe Vitaphone CorporationRelease dateFebruary 14 1942 1942 02 14 Valentine s Day Running time7 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPlot editWho s Who in the Zoo is one of the cartoons that Warner would occasionally produce particularly in the World War II era that featured a series of loosely related gags usually based on outrageous stereotypes and plays on words as a narrator in this case Robert C Bruce describes the action The plot is substantially similar to that of 1939 s A Day at the Zoo except that Porky Pig voiced by Mel Blanc as usual appears as the zookeeper of the Azusa Zoo and that the now discontinued Elmer Fudd is absent Some excerpts In a comic triple a timber wolf is shown then a gray wolf then a Hollywood wolf a frequent reference in the 1940s WB cartoons Other creatures include a missing lynx a tortoise and the hair March hares who march to a drumbeat a down on his luck bum steer an Indian elephant attired as an American Indian and a bald eagle wearing a toupee There is also a running joke about a lion who is awaiting the arrival of the ice cream truck An Alaskan Bear who s known for hugging its prey to death picks up and starts hugging a defenseless sheep When the narrator begs the bear to stop hugging the sheep the sheep responds in a feminine voice sounding like Sterling Holloway Oh for goodness sake mind your own business A group of seals that the narrator says only eat fresh mountain trout Porky attempts to feed them a mackerel instead claiming it to be indistinguishable but a seal plants a sign saying No substitutes accepted Some gags reference the then ongoing World War II including a black panther drinking cream from its dish then noticing the dish is aluminum and throwing it into a scrap pile a reference to the Salvage for Victory campaign as well as a distressed rabbit father of dozens of babies given a note from the government to increase your production 100 as the song What s The Matter with Father plays in the background See also editLooney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography 1940 1949 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 125 ISBN 0 8050 0894 2 Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books pp 100 102 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Who s Who in the Zoo The short film Who s Who in the Zoo is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive Who s Who in the Zoo at IMDb nbsp This Looney Tunes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Who 27s Who in the Zoo amp oldid 1201163144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
