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Of Fox and Hounds

Of Fox and Hounds
Directed byFred Avery
Story byDave Monahan
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byCharles McKimson
Color processTechnicolor (3-hue)
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 7, 1940 (1940-12-07)
Running time
9:19
LanguageEnglish

Of Fox and Hounds is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery.[1] The short was released on December 7, 1940, and introduces Willoughby the Dog.[2] Avery performed the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc voiced George the Fox and the bear's yells. The short is an attempt to duplicate the success of the 1940 Bugs Bunny short A Wild Hare by giving another anthropomorphic animal the same unflappable demeanor.[3] The names of Tex Avery, Dave Monohan, Carl W. Stalling, and possibly Charles McKimson intentionally draft numbers in the credits.

Plot

The film focuses on a sly fox, George, and a lovable but dim-witted hound, Willoughby, who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox is on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase,[4] as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"

Voice cast

Home media

See also

References

  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. 110. 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. ^ Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 67. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.
  4. ^ "Tex Avery".


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