The Early Bird Dood It!
| The Early Bird Dood It! | |
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 Theatrical poster. | |
| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | August 26, 1942 |
| Run time | 8:50 |
| Starring | Tex Avery Frank Graham Kent Rogers (all uncredited)[1] |
| Producer(s) | Fred Quimby |
| Music composed by | Scott Bradley |
| Story by | Rich Hogan |
| Animation | Irven Spence Preston Blair Ed Love Ray Abrams |
| Director(s) | Tex Avery |
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The Early Bird Dood It! is an animated theatrical short that was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on August 29, 1942. It was written by Rich Hogan, produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by Tex Avery.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Worm: He's a ba-a-a-ad bird! Every day, it's the same thing. Guess all this bird stuff is gettin' me down. Why, I'm a nervous wreck! Just for... (crazy reaction) If I can only get rid of that guy!
Cat: Duh, guess who?
Bird: Without doubt, I'd say the cat.
Cat: Aw, gee whiz! You peeked! You did peek... cheater!
Cat: Ouch! Ooh, you... (CENSORED DIALOGUE)
Bird: Say, I heard that was a funny cartoon.
Worm: Well, I hope it's funnier than this one!
Worm: That poor ol' dopey cat. Oh well, but at least I finally got rid of that darn ol' dirty bird!
Characters
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Locations
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Production
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1942 (MCMXLII).
Music
The score was composed by Scott Bradley.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 29, 1942
Behind the scenes
- Part of the title is a reference to a catchphrase originated by comedian Red Skelton, namely his personality as Junior the "Mean Widdle Kid" ("I dood it!").
- The MPAA certificate number is 8426.
- Fred Quimby was uncredited in the short's original release print.
- The worm is a caricature of Lou Costello, both in his personality and bowler hat.
- At one point of the chase, both the bird and the worm come across a poster for Mrs. Minimum, a play on MGM's romantic war drama film Mrs. Miniver.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 5, 2021: Warner Archive Collection releases Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3 on Blu-ray Disc.
References
- ^ "“Pretty Long Wait, Wasn’t It?”: TEX AVERY’S VOICE ACTORS (Volume 3)". Cartoon Research.
