Rover's Rival

Rover's Rival

October 9, 1937 Theatrical Series Looney Tunes

Studio
A Vitaphone Production
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

Porky tries to teach his old, arthritic dog new tricks, but a younger, wise-guy upstart new dog shows him up on everything. When the young dog retrieves a stick which turns out to be dynamite, old Rover comes through.

Characters

Porky Pig, Rover, New Dog

Credits

Directing

Director
Robert Clampett

Producing

Producer
Leon Schlesinger

Writing

Writer
Allen Rose

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Porky Pig)

Music

Music
Carl W. Stalling

Animation

Animator
Chuck Jones (as Charles Jones)

Production notes

First Looney Tune to use "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" main title theme. Also, Porky Pig rips through that drum to stutter "Th-th-th-that's all folks!" for the first time at the end of this cartoon.

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