The Bashful Buzzard
| The Bashful Buzzard | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes series | |
 "Blue Ribbon" reissue title card for The Bashful Buzzard | |
| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Story by | Michael Sasanoff |
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc Kent Rogers (uncredited) Sara Berner (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by |
Bob McKimson Additional animation: Rod Scribner Manny Gould C.Melendez (all uncredited) |
| Studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 15, 1945 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Language | English |
The Bashful Buzzard is a 7-minute animated cartoon completed in 1944 and released on September 15, 1945.[1][2] It is directed by Robert Clampett and features the character Beaky Buzzard. This is the last cartoon in which Kent Rogers performed voices, as he died in a training flight accident on July 9, 1944. It is also the last Warner Bros. cartoon that for which Sara Berner performed voice work.
Plot
Beaky Buzzard is sent to bring home something to eat. While his brothers fetch a milk cow (with farmer attached), a string of circus elephants (including a baby one brandishing a banner reading "I am NOT Dumbo", a reference to the Disney film of the same name) and a dog attached to a fire hydrant, Beaky manages to capture a baby bumble bee; while flying back carrying it he sings "I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee" to the tune of "The Arkansas Traveler". A larger bee then comes and stings Beaky, who falls down near a lake. There he sees the small head of what turns out to be a large dragon. Beaky starts running from the dragon, and the scene changes to the mother buzzard worrying about her son not returning home until late at night. When he comes, she is both glad that he came and angry that he brought nothing for dinner. However, when the camera moves down, it is revealed that he has eventually caught the dragon, who dismisses the mother's claim by saying "Well now, I wouldn't say that!" (a la Mr. Peavey of The Great Gildersleeve).
Crew
- Direction: Robert Clampett
- Story: Michael Sasanoff
- Animation: Bob McKimson, Rod Scribner, Manny Gould, C.Melendez
- Character Design: Thomas McKimson
- Film Editor: Treg Brown
- Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc, Kent Rogers, Sara Berner
- Musical Direction: Carl W. Stalling
- Orchestrations: Milt Franklyn
- Production: Edward Selzer
References
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard. Of Mice And Magic: A History Of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Plume. p. 428. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- ↑ Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1999 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
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