Freddy the Freshman
| Freddy the Freshman | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Rudolf Ising |
| Produced by | Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by | Frank Marsales |
| Animation by | Isadore Freleng Paul Smith |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:55 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Freddy the Freshman is a 1932 American animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising.[1] It is the eighth film in the Merrie Melodies series. The short was released on February 20, 1932.[2]
Plot
[edit]Raccoon coat-clad Freddy the Freshman is on his way to a pep rally in his automobile, which proves to be faulty and breaks down at the entrance. He vies for the affection of a girl with another student, succeeding by tackling him and causing his body to stretch, much to his anger.
A football game then starts. The student punts the ball, which is swallowed by a pig on the opposing side. Freddy kicks the ball out and speeds across the field, evading capture as well as an obstacle in the form of a dachshund's body, outsmarting him by leading him to a tree and leaving his body tangled; he almost scores a touchdown. The opposing players wrangle him and toss the ball, which Freddy chases. A turtle is angered after he is left flipped and unable to leave, which he does by leaving his shell. A duck on the opposing side manages to score a touchdown, much to his chagrin. Freddy builds a wheel out of train tracks to speed up, as well as using a hanging rack to keep up after this does not work. He scores a touchdown as the film ends.[3]
Freddy The Freshman, The Freshest Kid in Town
[edit]The cartoon is built around "Freddy The Freshman, The Freshest Kid in Town", a song written by Cliff Friend and Dave Oppenheim and part of the Warner Bros. library. Following its use in this cartoon, "Freddy The Freshman, The Freshest Kid in Town" was used as an incidental score cue (usually relating to football in some way) in many later Warner Bros. cartoons. In "Raw! Raw! Rooster!", the song is sung by the character of Rhode Island Red, rival and nemesis to Foghorn Leghorn. A version of the tune is heard during a badminton duel in "Bad Ol' Putty Tat".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 9. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 40. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.
External links
[edit]- Freddy The Freshman at IMDb
- Freddy the Freshman at the Big Cartoon Database
- Freddy the Freshman at Toon Zone
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- 1932 films
- 1930s sports films
- 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films
- 1932 animated short films
- American animated black-and-white films
- American football films
- Animated films about dogs
- Films directed by Rudolf Ising
- Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- Films scored by Frank Marsales
- Films set in universities and colleges
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- American football animation
- Merrie Melodies stubs