LT shorts that parody other animation studios

[Madison Carter]

I've always been fascinated that the guys never were shy about poking fun at their competitors. I can think of a few, but my memory on titles sucks.

Super Rabbit - of course, one of the more famous ones, where Chuck Jones spoofs the Fleischer Superman series at the beginning.

Others I can think of are one where Bugs confronts Nero the Lion, and yells "Pinocchio!" down the lion's throat, emulating the scene in that film dealing with Monstro; a Porky film where a chick eats some spinach and emulates Popeye, complete with speech pattern; and all of the various sea-bound uses of the Popeye "theme song."

Any others I'm missing?

[J Lee]

Pretty much any of the Avery/Clampett fairy tale cartoons of the late 30s and early 40s are send-ups of Disney. Avery and Tashlin both directly use gags that parody Popeye in "Porky's Garden" (the one with the chick in it) and "The Major Lied Till Dawm" and Michael Barrier has noted that some of the backgrounds done by Ernie Nordli for Chuck Jones' "Broomstick Bunny" are so extreme they're pretty close to a parody of the UPA graphic design.

[Jeff]

A Corny Concerto is obviously a parody of Fantasia

[Thad]

The opening of "Pigs in a Polka" is also a swipe at Deems Taylor in Fantasia.

[The G Man]

There's a part in The Bashful Buzzard where an elephant flies by holding a sign: "I am NOT Dumbo!"

[cpdavison]

Snow White and Coal Black?

[Howard Fein]

Other satiric references to :sailor: in WB cartoons were made in THE MAJOR LIED UNTIL DAWN ("By Jove, if it's good enough for that sailor, it's good enough for me.") and SCRAP HAPPY :daffy: . ("What I wouldn't give for a can of spinach now!")

THE:mickey: CLUB inspired many kids to wear a beanie with his never-turning ears on top. In HERE TODAY GONE TAMALE, :sylvester wore the ears to infiltrate the gang of mice. The end gag of :daffy: 's DINER has him wearing the ears as part of an improvised 'mouseburger' after his attempts to cook:speedy: fail.

I've often wondered if that's supposed by a parody of Bambi that :bugs1: is warning of the approaching Tazmanian Devil in DEVIL MAY HARE. ("This teeny-weeny animal is made of straw.")

[J Lee]

Then, of course, there's the Tex Avery parody of Bob Clampett in "Drag-A-Long Droopy", but that only involves ex-Warner directors...

[Patrick McCart]

Blitz Wolf does a nice job of mocking the 1933 Three Little Pigs cartoon. Didn't Avery go as far to hire the same voice talent?

[Vdubdavid]

Yes indeed. Pinto Colvig provided the "practical pig" voices in both the 1933 Disney and the 1942 Avery shorts.

[rp-j]

I always felt that there was a bit of subtle Fantasia-bashing in "What's Opera Doc" (at least visually, and albeit 17 years after the fact...) - just a personal view, though...:)


And isn't there that bit in "Acrobatty Bunny" where Bugs looks into the lion's cavernous mouth, and shouts "Pinnocchio....." (accompanied by echoing effects);)

[Madison Carter]

And isn't there that bit in "Acrobatty Bunny" where Bugs looks into the lion's cavernous mouth, and shouts "Pinnocchio....." (accompanied by echoing effects);)

That's the one I mentioned in the first post, but couldn't remember the short's title. I love that gag.

[J. J. Hunsecker]

Then, of course, there's the Tex Avery parody of Bob Clampett in "Drag-A-Long Droopy", but that only involves ex-Warner directors...
Really? I never noticed that before. How was Tex parodying Clampett?

[The Silver Fox]

what about the simpsons spoof of steam boat willie

[J Lee]

Really? I never noticed that before. How was Tex parodying Clampett?

Tex has the Wolf's cowboy blasted down by Droopy's guns into a Beany Copter, after which he sticks his tounge out at the audience. It was a gentle dig at the hats with the propeller top that were being sold to kids in droves thanks to the success of Bob's "Time for Beany" show on KTLA in Los Angeles and on other stations around the country (and also a dig at the growing influence of TV, which Avery noted a little more obviously when the Wolf can't get the other guys away from the set in the bar to shoot Droopy).