Count Me Out (1938 film)
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| Count Me Out | |
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| Directed by | Co-supervision: Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Animation by | Character animation: Herman Cohen Rod Scribner (uncredited) Effects animation: A.C. Gamer (solely uncredited) |
| Color process | In: Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Running time | 7 min |
Count Me Out is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released to theaters on December 17, 1938. This short was directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton and stars Egghead, who would later evolve into Elmer Fudd in 1940.
Plot
Egghead decides to get rich by boxing, so he takes a boxing course on a phonograph. When he graduates, he takes on champion Biff Stew, who punches Egghead around until Egghead accidentally knocks him out. We learn this is a dream after Egghead is knocked out by his boxing equipment.
Trivia
This is the second and final of two Egghead cartoons co-supervised by Cal Dalton (with Ben Hardaway only). The first was A-Lad-In Bagdad (with Cal Howard only). The other 10 Egghead cartoons are directed by Tex Avery. This is the only short where Egghead made a minor role at the end.
Availability
Count Me Out is available as a bonus feature on The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse DVD release.
Voice cast
- Mel Blanc as Record Boxing Coach/Old Mailman/Fighter's Yell
- Tex Avery as Fight Referee
- Danny Webb as Egghead/Dream Egghead
External links
- Count Me Out at IMDb
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