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Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	March 20, 1943
Run time	8 minutes
Starring	Bill Thompson; Frank Graham
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Screenplay by	Rich Hogan
Director(s)	Tex Avery
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Revision as of 21:14, 23 February 2024

Puss Gets the Boot is the first animated theatrical short of the Droopy series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on March 20, 1943. It was written by Rich Hogan, produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by Tex Avery.

It also marks as the first appearance of Droopy, a slow, soft-spoken dog who is constantly pitted by enemies more cunning than him, but manages to outwit them.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Droopy: Hello, all you, happy people... You know what... I'm the hero...

Wolf: Sure was a cinch t'get rid of that little mutt.
Droopy: That's what you think, brother... You stay right here while I go and call the cops... Now, promise me you won't move...
Wolf: Uh. Okay, Doc. (to the audience) Sucker!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
The Wolf	Frank Graham
Droopy	Bill Thompson

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Swing Swing Prison

Objects

Vehicles

None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: March 20, 1943

Behind the scenes

Errors

Critical reception

Everlasting legacy

Home availability

In the United States:

References

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