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Dangerous Dan McFoo
Directed byTex Avery
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
Narrated byRobert C. Bruce (uncredited)
Animation byPaul Smith
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Running time
8 min.

Dangerous Dan McFoo is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery.

Title

The title is based on a poem by Robert W. Service entitled "The Shooting of Dan McGrew"

Plot

Dan, an anthropomorphic dog, is in the rear of the arctic "Malibu Saloon" playing pinball. A villain enters and sees Dan's love interest who is referred to by the narrator as "the girl who's known as Sue." Sue, from the villain's perspective, morphs into the image of Bette Davis but tells the villain in the voice (and catchphrase) of Katharine Hepburn: "I hope Dan mows you down, really I do." A boxing match ensues during which Dan accuses the villain of cheating; four horseshoes – and a horse – are found in his boxing glove. The fight continues with no outcome and the combatants are given dueling pistols by the narrator. The lights go out, shots are fired and a woman screams ("Eek!"). When the lights come on, Dan is seen lying on the floor. His girlfriend says repeatedly, "Say something! Say something!" Dan McFoo wakes up and says "Hewwo!".

Availability

  • VHS – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3: Tex Avery (unrestored)
  • Laserdisc – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 1, Side 3 (unrestored)
  • DVD – Dodge City (USA 1995 dubbed print included as a bonus)

Notes

  • Six years later, Avery would direct a similar cartoon for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer called The Shooting of Dan McGoo. This short stars Droopy.
  • Arthur Q. Bryan voiced Dan McFoo, Mel Blanc voiced the Stranger, Sara Berner voiced Sue, Robert C. Bruce voiced the Narrator, the Referee, and the Dog with the Cigarette, and The Sportsmen Quartet voiced The Three Singing Dogs.
  • This cartoon was re-released into the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program on January 30, 1948.
  • This cartoon is notable for being the first to be re-released in the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program with custom letter font titles. Also, this cartoon is notable for first using the voice that would later be associated with the Looney Tunes character, Elmer Fudd.



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