The Goofy Gophers
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
A watchdog with an English accent guards a victory garden. He tries forcibly to expel two wacky (but ultra-polite) gophers who are stocking up on food. The dog's every effort results in painful, humiliating defeat: he receives a pumpkin to the head, a large shovel (also to the head); a smoldering hotfoot, and an assault with a steamroller. As a coup de grace, the gophers load the dog into a rocket and blast him to the moon.
Characters
Mac, Tosh, Watchdog, Bugs Bunny (Cameo)
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Art Davis (as Arthur Davis)
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Animation
- Animator
- Don Williams, Manny Gould, J. C. (Bill) Melendez, Cal Dalton
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Mac, Watchdog, Bugs Bunny), Stan Freberg (Tosh)
Music
- Music
- Carl Stalling
Crew
- Layout
- Thomas McKimson
- Backgrounds
- Phillip DeGuard
Production notes
The first appearance of the newly reworked Gophers originally seen in 1942's Gopher Goofy, and the only time that they had grey fur.
The characters were based on the super-polite Edward Everett Horton and Franklin Pangborn, including their rather prissy mannerisms, as well as Alphonse and Gaston, two early comic strip characters created by Frederick Burr Opper, who were also super-polite.
In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their Blue Ribbon program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.
All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.
The characters were based on the super-polite Edward Everett Horton and Franklin Pangborn, including their rather prissy mannerisms, as well as Alphonse and Gaston, two early comic strip characters created by Frederick Burr Opper, who were also super-polite.
In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their Blue Ribbon program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.
All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.
