Meet Minerva
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Television Animation, Amblin Entertainment
- Animation studio
- StarToons
Synopsis
Inept hunting dog Newt is sent by his master to retrieve the pelt of a mink. Encountering the beautiful yet vain Minerva, Newt finds himself in the awkward position of wanting to marry the mink or capture her to please his master. His various schemes to trap Minerva fail dismally, the last one resulting in an unintended remodeling of Minerva's house.
Characters
Minerva, Newt
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Barry Caldwell, Kirk Tingblad
Producing
- Producer
- Rich Arons, Rusty Miller, Peter Hastings, Sherri Stoner
- Executive Producer
- Steven Spielberg
- Senior Producer
- Tom Ruegger
Writing
- Writer
- Sherri Stoner
- Story Editors
- Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg
Voices
- Voice
- Julie Brown (Minerva), Artie Johnson (Newt)
Music
- Music
- Richard Stone, Steven Bernstein, Julie Bernstein
- Theme
- Richard Stone
Animation
- Animation Directors
- Kenji Hachizaki Keiko Oyamada
- Character Layout
- Ed Baker, Mark Christiansen, Kevin Frank, Tim George, Chuck Harvey, David Kuhn, Mike Milo, Phil Mosness, Cynthia Petrovic, Ryan Roberts, Joe Sibilski, Perry Zombolas
- Sheet Timing
- Jeff Hall, Tom Ray, Bill Knoll, Donna Mouliot, Costi Mustatea
- Checking Supervisor
- Howard Schwartz
- Mark Up
- Kim Dahl, Sharon M. Raymond, Jean DuBois, Lisa Leonardi, Valerie Walker
- Animation Checking
- Jan Browning, Brenda Brummet, Jennifer Damiani, Bunty Dranko, Karl Jacobs, Howard Schwartz
- Animation Services
- Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co
- Animation
- Tony Cervone, Perry Zombolas
Art Department
- Storyboards
- Joe Banaskiewicz, Christopher Dent, Charles Visser, Barry Caldwell, Tony Cervone, Mario D'Anna Jr, Bob Doucette, Lance Falk, Jenny Lerew, John Over, Larry Scholl, Roy Shishido, Neal Sternecky, Al Zegler
- Model Design
- Julienne Gimeno, Bob Doucette, Dareel Bowen, Barry Caldwell, Sue Crossley, Lance Falk, Frederick G. Gardner III, Greg Peters, Larry Scholl, Kexx Singleton, Al Zegler, Mark Zoeller
- Prop Design
- Frederick J. Gardner III
- B.G. Key Design
- Dan McHugh, Marty Strudler, Frank Frezzo, Ed Haney, Dan McHugh, Hugh Pettibone, Lou Police
- Background Layout
- Tenny Henson, Chris Aguirre, Jim Fletcher, Ernie Guanlao, Ed Haney, David West
- Ink And Paint Supervisor
- Bunny Munns
- Color Key
- Bunny Munns, Richard Daskas, Carolyn Guske, Robin Kane, Chris Naylor, Eric Nordberg, Tina Maraccio, Linda Redondo, Don Schump, Cathy O'Leary, Mike Williams, Britt Teegarden, Kathleen I. Evans, Kathryn Gilmore, Pamela Long
- Amblin Story Consultant
- Douglas Wood, Mary Woods, Christopher Keenan
Editing
- Editor
- Joe Gall
- Additional Film Editing
- Al Breitenbach, Kelly Ann Foley, Theresa Gilroy-Nielson, Susan Odjakjian
Sound
- Sound Effects Editor
- Andrew I. King
- ADR Coordinator
- Kelly Ann Foley
- Sound Reading
- Bradley Carow, Denise Whitfield, Steve Siracusa
- Sound Mixers
- Thomas J. Maydeck, Russell Brower
- Sound FX
- Russell Brower, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Thorne
- ADR Recording
- Mark Keatts
- Dialogue Editors
- Mark Keatts, Nick Brooling, Bob Lacivita, Andrew I. King, Aaron L. King, Pat Rodman, Jeff M. Slimey
- Voice Recording Engineer
- Harry Andronis
Music Department
- Music Editor
- Tom Lavin
Casting
- Voice Direction
- Andrea Romano
Production Management
- Production Manager
- Barbra J. Gerard, Tim Sarnoff
- Production Coordinator
- Ken Fredrich Boyer
- Production Administrators
- Alyson Brown, Chuck Ansel, Alyson Brown, Maria Womack
- Post Production Supervisor
- Joe Sandusky
- Mix Coordinator
- Richard Freeman
- Production Assistants
- Bruno Boscher, Bill Devine, Shaun MacLaughlin, Tom Pniewski, Ralph Soll, Marcus Williams, Geno DuBois, Dustin Foster, Bobbie Page, John Morris, Paul Trandahl
- Production Supervision
- Barbara Simon Dierks, Ken Duer, Joey Franks, Clive Nakayashiki, Liza-Ann Warren
- Executive In Charge Of Production
- Jean MacCurdy
Crew
- Slugger
- Bill Knoll, Alfred Gilmeno, Rusty Mills, Greg Reyna
- B.G. Color
- Brian Sebern, Greg Battes, Rolly Oliva, Ann Guenther, Dick Helchburger
- Copying & Shipping
- Carlton Batten, Ana Durand
- Digital Production
- Alan G. Brown
- Videotape Supervision
- Jay Weinman, Scott Williams
- 2nd Engineer
- Pat Rodman, Danny Shaw
- Recording Administrator
- Leslie Lamers
- Voice Over Assistant
- Erin Keeler
- Assistant To Senior Producer
- Bobbie Page
Companies and other credits
- Post Production Facility: The Post Group
- Sound Services Provided By: Monterey Post Productions
- Voice Recording Studio: Alpha Studios
- Animation Services: Ltd
- © 1993 Warner Bros
- All Rights Reserved
- This Motion Picture Is Protected Under The Laws Of The United Stated Of America And Other Countries. Any Unauthorized Duplication
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- Exhibition Or Use May Result In Civil Liability And/Or Criminal Prosecution
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Production notes
This is the second of only two shorts in which Minerva had the lead role. Generally considered to be the Minerva cartoon, Meet Minerva draws much of its humor from the wild-take style of Tex Avery, legendary Warner Bros. animator/director.
Reviews
Meet Minerva
Strangely, I don't find Minerva Mink attractive like everyone else that has seen this cartoon, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it,
I personally think that Newt was the star of this cartoon, trying in hilarious ways to catch a mink for his master, but his plans go awry when Minerva uses her sexual attraction to her advantage, resulting in mayhem and chaos on Newt's part!
Personally, I cannot stand vain people, which is why I felt all the more satisfied when poetic justice kicked in, and Minerva's own spasms failed to impress Muscular Mink. Still, I personally think that Newt comes out as the star of this cartoon rather than Minerva.