- George and Junior
George and Junior was a short lived animation cartoon series by MGM. All of the original, 1940s shorts were directed by
Tex Avery , who based them on George and Lennie fromJohn Steinbeck 's "Of Mice and Men ". For their final appearance their looks were altered and at the end they commit suicide. The characters were brought back to life byPat Ventura in two 1995 cartoons on the "What-A-Cartoon!" franchise.The shorts followed the misadventures of two bears: George, the short, intelligent one; and Junior, the tall, dim-witted one. George would come up with a plan to fix their current situation, and Junior would mess it up somehow. This usually results with an angry George saying "Bend over, Junior", and, when Junior does this, George delivers a swift, powerful kick to his rear.
Episode list
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Henpecked Hoboes " (1946)
*"Hound Hunters " (1947)
*"Red Hot Rangers " (1947)
*"Half-Pint Pygmy " (1948)
*"Look Out Below" (1995)
*"George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular " (1995)Note: Avery made an additional short, "
Lucky Ducky " (1948), that started development as a "George and Junior" entry, but was ultimately produced with two different characters [Adamson, Joe, "Tex Avery: King of Cartoons", 1975, De Capo Press] .References
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