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Of Fox and Hounds
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Wikipedia article
'Of Fox and Hounds' is a 1940 Warner Bros. 'Merrie Melodies' directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on December 7, 1940, and introduces Willoughby the Dog. Avery performed the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc voiced George the Fox and the bear's yells. The short is an attempt to duplicate the success of the 1940 Bugs Bunny short 'A Wild Hare' by giving another anthropomorphic animal the same unflappable demeanor. The names of Tex Avery, Dave Monahan, Carl W. Stalling, and possibly Charles McKimson intentionally draft numbers in the credits.
Plot
The film focuses on a sly fox, George, and a lovable but dim-witted hound, Willoughby, who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox is on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase, as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"
Voice cast
*Mel Blanc as George the Fox
*Tex Avery as Willoughby the Dog
Home media
*Disc 1 of the Region 2 PAL 5-DVD set "La collection Tex Avery," published in France in 2010, along with two other bonus Warner Brothers cartoons by him, Dangerous Dan McFoo on Disc 2 and with Aviation Vacation on Disc 4.
*The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 9
See also
*George and Junior
References
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