Stooge For A Mouse

Stooge For A Mouse

October 21, 1950 Theatrical Series Merrie Melodies

Studio
Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

Sylvester and Mike the bulldog are getting along great until a mouse messes up the peace.

Characters

Sylvester, Mike, Mouse

Credits

Directing

Director
Isadore Freleng (as Friz Freleng)

Producing

Producer
Edward Selzer

Writing

Writer
Tedd Pierce

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Sylvester, Mike, Mouse)

Music

Music
Carl Stalling

Art Department

Backgrounds
Paul Julian

Production notes

Gags seen here are recycled in 1957 's "Bugsy And Mugsy."

The Blue Ribbon release featured blue rings. This release also features the original title cards and includes credits.

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.

Pictures

Reviews

Stooge For A Mouse

dingdogFebruary 1, 2004

One of Sylvester's DEFINING films. Also never shown enough on network TV--Nickelodeon began airing it when it acquired the rights in '89; but last time I checked on Cartoon Network, THEY weren't showing it enough.

Stooge For A Mouse

damfineAugust 8, 2002

I love the story in this one. Friz was in his prime when he made this cartoon.