- Buddy the Gob
Buddy The Gob is a
Warner Bros. "Looney Tunes " theatricalcartoon short released onJanuary 13 1934 . It was animated byJack King andBen Clopton . The musical score was byNorman Spencer .The cartoon features Buddy, the second major star in the "Looney Tunes" series. This cartoon features
Friz Freleng 's first cartoon.Summary
Buddy is a "gob", a
sailor in thenavy , who visitsChina and witnesses a local celebration of the 150th birthday anniversary of the SacredDragon , wherein a young girl will be sacrificed. Buddy decides to rescue the young girl and ends up being chased by a dragon and the incensed village. Of course, by the end of the cartoon, Buddy and the girl escape safely.As was typical for the time, since the cartoon's setting is China, the cartoon features gags centered around
Chinese culture and Asianstereotypes that would be consideredracist by today's standards.The cartoon also briefly features a caricature of
Jimmy Durante , a favourite target of WB cartoons at this time.References
* Schneider, Steve (1990). "That's All Folks!: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation". Henry Holt & Co.
* Beck, Jerry and Friedwald, Will (1989): "Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons". Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024924/ Buddy the Gob page at IMDb]
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