The Penguin Parade

The Penguin Parade
The Penguin Parade
Directed by	Tex Avery
Story by	J.B. Hardaway ; Byron Gay (music lyrics)
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc; Tex Avery
Music by	Carl Stalling ; Byron Gay
Animation by	Paul Smith
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	April 23, 1938;
Running time	7 min
Language	English

The Penguin Parade is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery.^[1] The short was released on April 23, 1938.^[2]

Synopsis

The cartoon takes place at a nightclub for penguins (and walruses). The club is called The Club Iceberg. The stage show includes a Bing Crosby-like penguin.

Voice cast

Mel Blanc as Drunk Penguin/Dancing Penguin
Cliff Nazarro as Double Talking MC/Bong Crosby
Tex Avery as Walrus
Paul Taylor Group (Vocal Quartet)^[3]

Reception

Motion Picture Exhibitor (April 15, 1938): "A musical revue at an Artie Penguin Night Club. "Fats Waller" pounds out music. There is an amusing little double talking M.C. Animation is very smooth, music is hot, tuneful. This constitutes a moderately funny cartoon for all classes."^[4]

Home Media

Laserdisc - Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 2, Side 1 (unrestored)
Blu-Ray - Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 (restored)

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 70. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-1970: Volume 2 - Studio Filmographies with Voice Credits. Orlando, Florida: BearManor Media. p. 28. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0810832503.

External links

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[Beck-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. 70. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[Scott-3] Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-1970: Volume 2 - Studio Filmographies with Voice Credits. Orlando, Florida: BearManor Media. p. 28. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

[Enough-4] Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0810832503.

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