Little Pancho Vanilla is a 1938
Warner Bros. ''
Merrie Melodies
''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animation, animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 197 ...
'' cartoon directed by
Frank Tashlin
Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director. He was best kn ...
, with story by
Tedd Pierce.
The short was released on October 8, 1938.
Pancho is a Mexican boy, described by comics historian
Don Markstein as "even more heavily stereotyped and lacking most of
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Plot
Pancho, sighing over exciting tales of bullfighting, dreams of being a real toreador, even if his mother doesn't want him to fight bulls. He's spurred to show what he can do in the ring when three saucy senoritas whom he wants to impress cast their eyes at a poster of a handsome matador named Don Jose. The trio of girls with their colorful costumes show off their charms. However, Pancho is outclassed by other amateurs and by the bull. Pancho enters the amateur bullfight anyway and wins, thus realizing his dream.
Home media
*Laserdisc - ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes'', Vol. 3, Side 6: Tashlin/Clampett
*DVD - ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4'', Disc 2
References
External links
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Merrie Melodies short films
Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
Films scored by Carl Stalling
1938 films
1938 animated films
Short films directed by Frank Tashlin
1930s American films
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