Count Me Out (1938 film)

1938 film
  • December 17, 1938 (1938-12-17)
Running time
7 minutesLanguageEnglish

Count Me Out is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.[1] The short was released on December 17, 1938, and features Egghead.[2]

Plot

Egghead decides to get rich by boxing, so he takes a boxing course on a phonograph. When he graduates, he takes on dog-like champion Biff Stew, who punches Egghead around until Egghead accidentally knocks him out. We learn this is a dream after Egghead is knocked out by his boxing equipment.

Voice cast

  • Mel Blanc as Record Boxing Coach, Old Mailman
  • Danny Webb as Egghead, Biff Stew, Charlie McCarthy Imitation
  • Tex Avery as Fight Referee
  • Joe Twerp as Fight Commentator[3]

Home media

Count Me Out is available as a bonus feature on The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse DVD release.

Notes

  • This is the second Egghead cartoon co-supervised by Cal Dalton (with Ben Hardaway). The first was A-Lad-In Bagdad (with Cal Howard).

References

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 81. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
  • Count Me Out at IMDb


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