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Of Thee I Sting

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Of Thee I Sting
Directed byFriz Freleng
Story byMichael Maltese
Produced byEdward Selzer (uncredited)
StarringMel Blanc
Narrated byRobert C. Bruce (uncredited)
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byKen Champin
Gerry Chiniquy
Manuel Perez
Virgil Ross
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byHawley Pratt, Paul Julian
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
August 17, 1946
Running time
7 minutes 6 seconds
LanguageEnglish

Of Thee I Sting is a 1946 Warner Bros. cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese and narrated by Robert C. Bruce that is a parody of World War II documentaries.[1] Material was reused from the Target Snafu cartoon.[2] The short was released on August 17, 1946.[3]

The title is a play on Of Thee I Sing.

In Target for Tonight style a narrator briefs the audience on a mosquito attack upon a picnic.

References

  1. ^ Shull, Michael S.; Wilt, David (2004). Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945. McFarland & Co. p. 78. ISBN 978-0786415557.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 170. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.