Count Me Out (1938 film)
| Count Me Out | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies (Egghead) series | |
| Directed by |
Co-supervision: Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by |
Melvin Millar Created by: Tex Avery (uncredited) |
| Voices by |
Featuring the voice talents of: Mel Blanc as Record Boxing Coach/Old Mailman/Fighter's Yell Tex Avery as Fighter Referee Danny Webb as Egghead/Dream Egghead (all three voice talents uncredited) |
| Music by |
Musical direction: Carl Stalling (credited as Carl W. Stalling) Orchestra: Milt Franklyn (uncredited) |
| Animation by |
Character animation: Herman Cohen Rod Scribner (uncredited) Effects animation: A.C. Gamer (solely uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 17, 1938 |
| Color process |
In: Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 min |
| Language | English |
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
External links
- Count Me Out on IMDb