''Of Fox and Hounds'' is a 1940

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Di ...

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 ...

'' directed by

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American a ...

. The short was released on December 7, 1940, and introduces Willoughby the Dog. Avery performed the voice of Willoughby, and

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy ra ...

voiced George the Fox and the bear's yells. The short is an attempt to duplicate the success of the 1940

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' ...

short '' A Wild Hare'' by giving another anthropomorphic animal the same unflappable demeanor. The names of Tex Avery, Dave Monahan, Carl W. Stalling, and possibly

Charles McKimson Charles Edson McKimson, Jr. (December 20, 1914 – April 16, 1999) was an American animator, best known for his work at Warner Bros. studio. He was the younger brother of animators Robert and Thomas McKimson. His father was a newspaperman who lat ...

intentionally draft numbers in the credits.

Plot

The film focuses on a sly fox, George, and a lovable but dim-witted hound, Willoughby, who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox is on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase, as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"

Voice cast

as George the Fox *

as Willoughby the Dog

Home media

*Disc 1 of the Region 2 PAL 5-DVD set "La collection Tex Avery," published in France in 2010, along with two other bonus Warner Brothers cartoons by him,

Dangerous Dan McFoo ''Dangerous Dan McFoo'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on July 15, 1939. The title is based on a 1907 poem by Robert W. Service entitled "The Shooting of Dan McGrew". Plot Dan, a ...

on Disc 2 and with Aviation Vacation on Disc 4. * The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 9

References

External links

* *
Extensive critical analysis of ''Of Fox and Hounds''
by Steven Hartley 1940 animated films 1940 films Merrie Melodies short films Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Films directed by Tex Avery 1940 comedy films Animated films about foxes Animated films about dogs 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films {{MerrieMelodies-stub

Plot

Voice cast

Home media

See also

References

External links