| Little Orphan Airedale | |
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| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Michael Maltese Tedd Pierce |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Lloyd Vaughan Ben Washam Ken Harris Phil Monroe |
| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | Philip DeGuard |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
Little Orphan Airedale is aWarner Bros.Looney Tunes cartoon directed byCharles M. Jones and released on October 4, 1947.[1] Its major significance is its status as the official debut of Jones' version ofRobert "Bob" Clampett's character,Charlie "Rover" the Dog.[2] The title is a play onLittle Orphan Annie.
The cartoon's story (which is essentially a re-working ofBob Clampett's 1941 shortPorky's Pooch) is about a dog named Rags McMutt, who has just escaped from thedog pound and accidentally meets Charlie, an old friend of his, in a car that he used as a hiding place. Charlie tells Rags about the troubles he had. While looking for prospective masters, Charlie imitated several passersby (including a man with sleepy eyes and big lips as a caricature ofMel Blanc). He finally noticesPorky Pig and chooses to follow him. After helping Porky with his groceries, he offers to be Porky's dog, showing him the various tricks, though Porky clearly does not want him. Just as Porky forces Charlie out of his apartment by the belly, Charlie begs not to be roughly handled "the way I am", whispers into his ear and makes a girlish wink in front of the camera. Porky, believing that the dog is female and is pregnant, takes him in, puts him into bed and feeds him with some milk and broth. As Charlie's name gets revealed, Porky realizes that he was fooled again, and angrily throws Charlie out by slamming the bed through the wall. After being begged several more times, Porky seems to finally take Charlie in, before trapping him in a shipping crate to send toAustralia. Not long after, Porky finds Charlie in his apartment again, dressed as an Aussie bushman. As Charlie finishes his story, Porky suddenly returns to his car and tosses both dogs out before driving off, with Charlie chasing after him. Rags realizes that Charlie is still begging Porky to keep him, and decides to go back to the pound (even though he has a hard time getting back in).
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