Billboard Frolics

Billboard Frolics
Directed byFriz Freleng
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringBilly Bletcher
The Varsity Three
Count Cutelli
Bernard Brown[1]
Music byBernard B. Brown
Animation byCal Dalton
Sandy Walker
Color processTechnicolor (2-strip)
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • November 16, 1935 (1935-11-16)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Billboard Frolics is a 1935 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short was released on November 16, 1935.[3]

This short is the first to feature the song "Merrily We Roll Along" which would later become the opening theme for the Merrie Melodies cartoons, starting with Boulevardier from the Bronx.

Plot

The plot consists of signs and billboards coming to life and dancing to the song, and eventually a chick (parody of the Bon Ami chick) jumps down and starts interacting with the environment. A cat sees the chick and starts chasing him, and the other advertisements (including parodies of His Master's Voice and an Arm & Hammer logo) rally to protect the chick.

References

  1. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 17. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 40. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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