Animal cracker
An animal cracker is a particular type of cracker, baked in the shape of an animal, usually an animal either at a zoo or a circus, such as a lion, a tiger, a bear, or an elephant. The most common variety is light-colored and slightly sweet, but ...
s are a snack of sweet crackers in animal shapes.
Animal Crackers may also refer to:
Film and television
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''Animal Crackers'' (1930 film), the 1930 Marx Brothers movie based on the Broadway play
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''Animal Crackers'' (comic), any of several comic strips
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''Animal Crackers'' (TV series), 1997 animated TV series based on one of the comic strips
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''Animal Crackers'' (1937 comic strip), American newspaper comic strip
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Animal Kwackers
''Animal Kwackers'' was a popular children's television series produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast on Britain's ITV in the 1970s.
The Animal Kwackers were a four-piece pop band consisting of Rory, a lion; Twang, a monkey; Bongo, a ...
'', a 1975 British children's television series
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''Animal Crackers'' (2017 film), an animated movie starring Ian McKellen, Danny DeVito, and Sylvester Stallone
Music
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''Animal Crackers'' (album), the first album by Wee Hairy Beasties
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The Animal Crackers (band), a Cincinnati, Ohio DJ group
* "Animal Crackers", tune by
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...
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''Animal Crackers'' (musical), the 1928 Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind starring the Marx Brothers
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Animal Crackers in My Soup
"Animal Crackers in My Soup" is a song introduced by Shirley Temple in the film ''Curly Top'' (1935). The lyrics were written by Irving Caesar and Ted Koehler and the music by Ray Henderson; the sheet music was published by Sam Fox Publishing Com ...
", a song sung by Shirley Temple in the 1935 movie ''Curly Top''
* "Animal Crackers", a 1968 song by
Melanie Safka
Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for the 1971–72 global hit "Brand New Key", her cover of " Ruby Tuesday", her compositi ...
Other uses
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Animal Cracker Conspiracy Puppet Company, a puppet company co-founded by Iain Gunn and Bridget Rountree
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The Animal-Cracker Plot", a science fiction short story written by L. Sprague de Camp
* An early development name for the puzzle game ''
It's Mr. Pants''
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