Calling all experts!! The " Green Fedora" song???

[Bromond]

There is a cartoon way back in my memory banks that had a creature of some sort (I can't even recall what kind) and he repeatedly sang a song throughout the short with the words, "I wear my green fedora, for Dora, not Alice...". I also feel like the storyline involved babysittiing. It probably was an extremely early Looney Tunes production, but I am just guessing. Any clues out there? I would love to see it again and recharge my memory.

[Sogturtle]

Bromond~

It is "My Green Fedora" (1935) Merrie Melodies d. by Friz Freleng. And the "creature" is the same thing that would eventually put Schlesinger and Warners in the cartoon hall of fame, namely a rabbit!:bugs2:

(And yeah he was babysitting, hence the repeated singing and dancing, till a weasel came into the picture).

[dandu]

I believe the same rabbit in "My Green Fedora" was also in "Country Boy" from the same year.

[Bromond]

Thanks, Sogturtle. You are awesome!

[J. J. Hunsecker]

And the rabbit is imitating comedian Joe Penner. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Penner)

[Sogturtle]

Thanks, Sogturtle. You are awesome!

Bromond~

You're welcome, I'm glad to be of help:) . I was double-checking and I can't find it ever having any OFFICIAL release on tape or DVD... Not sure when it was last shown on cable. You can almost certainly get a copy of it here through trading. Orrrrrr there's always finding someone "out there" willing to sell you an (ahem) "unauthorized" copy:rolleyes: .

[J. J. Hunsecker]

My Green Fedora was officially released on the Turner laserdisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes vol. 5. It's on the 3rd disc, Side Six, under the heading "Objects D'Art".

[Treadwell]

I believe the same rabbit in "My Green Fedora" was also in "Country Boy" from the same year.

and the same animation of him dancing was used in both as I recall.

[J Lee]

It also shows up in 1936's "Toy Town Hall", which is a virtual cornacopia of reused animation and music (and ironically, Carl Stalling's first musical credit on the Merrie Melodies series).

[Fibber Fox]

It also shows up in 1936's "Toy Town Hall", which is a virtual cornacopia of reused animation and music (and ironically, Carl Stalling's first musical credit on the Merrie Melodies series).

A quick search on line reveals:

I'M WEARIN' MY GREEN FEDORA, words & music by Joseph Meyer, Al Sherman and Al Lewis, 1934.

As for the cartoon, it's always annoyed me. Someone turn those rabbits into stew!!

FF

[dandu]

A quick search on line reveals:

I'M WEARIN' MY GREEN FEDORA, words & music by Joseph Meyer, Al Sherman and Al Lewis, 1934.

As for the cartoon, it's always annoyed me. Someone turn those rabbits into stew!!

FF

I have the same feelings for "Country Boy" even though I certainly don't want to eat the purple rabbit in the redrawn version, it could be a mutant!