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Little Pancho Vanilla
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Wikipedia article
'Little Pancho Vanilla' is a 1938 Warner Bros. 'Merrie Melodies' cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin, with story by Tedd Pierce. The short was released on October 8, 1938.
Pancho is a Mexican boy, described by comics historian Don Markstein as "even more heavily stereotyped and lacking most of
Despite only appearing in one cartoon, Pancho was resurrected in 1952 as a backup feature in the 'Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies' comic book, appearing from issue #130 (Aug 1952) to #154 (Aug 1954).
Plot
Pancho, sighing over exciting tales of bullfighting, dreams of being a real toreador, even if his mother doesn't want him to fight bulls. He's spurred to show what he can do in the ring when three saucy senoritas whom he wants to impress cast their eyes at a poster of a handsome matador named Don Jose. The trio of girls with their colorful costumes show off their charms. However, Pancho is outclassed by other amateurs and by the bull. Pancho enters the amateur bullfight anyway and wins, thus realizing his dream.
Home media
*Laserdisc - 'The Golden Age of Looney Tunes', Vol. 3, Side 6: Tashlin/Clampett
*DVD - 'Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4', Disc 2
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