Corn on the Cop

Corn on the Cop
Directed by	Irv Spector
Produced by	David H. DePatie; Friz Freleng
Story by	Friz Freleng
Starring	Mel Blanc; Joanie Gerber
Music by	Bill Lava
Animation by	Manny Perez; Warren Batchelder ; Bob Matz
Layouts by	Dick Ung
Backgrounds by	Tom O'Loughlin
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	DePatie–Freleng Enterprises
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	July 24, 1965
Running time	6:00
Language	English

Corn on the Cop is a 1965 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated cartoon short directed by Irv Spector; the only time that Spector, who was mostly known as a story artist, ever acted as director on a theatrical cartoon.[1] The short was released on July 24, 1965, and stars Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Granny.[2] The voices were performed by Mel Blanc and Joanie Gerber. The short is notable for marking Porky Pig's final cartoon appearance during the Golden Age of American animation.

The title is a play on "corn on the cob."

Plot

On Halloween night, Granny is shopping for candy at a local grocery store. The next customer is an armed robber, who is wearing a blouse and skirt identical to the real Granny. Policemen Daffy and Porky are given the suspect's description and attempt to apprehend the robber.

Most of the rest of the cartoon depicts Daffy and Porky confusing Granny with the actual suspect (because of their identical clothing), and bungling said attempts to capture the crook. An annoyed Granny, who has no idea what is going on, mistakes the inept policemen for mischievous trick-or-treaters, while the robber (who is hiding out in a vacant apartment in the same building Granny is living) also foils every attempt by Daffy and Porky.

Eventually, Granny figures out what is going on and catches her "double". After giving the suspect a spanking, she hands him over to Officer Flaherty. Flaherty commends Granny for catching the robber, after which Granny tells him "there are two other juvenile delinquents" who should be sent home to their parents (referring to Daffy and Porky), but when she asks for their addresses, Daffy gives her their precinct address and begs her to back off.

Milestones

Granny - voiced here by Joan Gerber instead of June Foray - makes her final appearance. "Corn on the Cop" also reveals Granny's actual last name: Webster (in the closing scene where Daffy and Porky's superior police officer addresses Granny by name).[3]

This would also be Porky's final new appearance in the classic era, though he also appeared in Muchos Locos though in archive footage.

Crew

Director: Irv Spector
Story: Friz Freleng
Animation: Manny Perez, Warren Batchelder, Bob Matz
Layout: Dick Ung
Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
Film Editor: Lee Gunther
Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc, Joanie Gerber
Music: Bill Lava
Produced by: David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng

References

Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 352. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. ISBN 0-8108-1396-3.

External links

Corn on the Cop on IMDb

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[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 352. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[3] Friedwald, Will and Jerry Beck. "The Warner Brothers Cartoons." Scarecrow Press Inc., Metuchen, N.J., 1981. ISBN 0-8108-1396-3.