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A screwy squirrel provokes a pedigreed birddog to chase him throughout the picture.A screwy squirrel provokes a pedigreed birddog to chase him throughout the picture.A screwy squirrel provokes a pedigreed birddog to chase him throughout the picture.
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- Writer
- Stars
William Hanna
- Screwy Squirrel's Scream
- (uncredited)
Cal Howard
- Meathead
- (uncredited)
Wally Maher
- Screwy Squirrel
- (uncredited)
- …
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst appearance of Screwball/Screwy Squirrel.
- GoofsOn the beached ship, Screwy paints a water/sky landscape on a placard to simulate the ship rocking by tipping the picture back and forth outside the porthole in order to make Meathead seasick. Watching Screwy, it is seen that he sometimes lifts the bottom of the painted placard above the bottom of the porthole window. However, when seen from inside the ship (where Meathead is), the view of the "water" (painted bottom of the placard) is unbroken.
- Quotes
Screwy Squirrel: Well, that's the end of him. You people want in on a little secret? You wanna know how I tricked that guy all through the picture?
[a second Screwy Squirrel appears]
Screwy Squirrel: [Both of them] We was twins all the time! Ha ha ha ha!
[Two Meatheads appear, each taking a hold of one of the Screwys]
Meathead: [Both of them] So was we. Ha ha ha ha!
Sammy Squirrel: My cartoon would have been cuter.
Screwy Squirrel, Meathead: Oh, brother, not that!
[They all beat up Sammy]
- ConnectionsEdited into Putty (1992)
Featured review
Tex Avery's Opus.
Screwball Squirrel (1944) has to be the greatest single cartoon character ever created. If Tex Avery is forever to be remembered for one thing, it's this creation. He stretched the bounds of decency (and sanity) with this cartoon. No matter what came beforehand or afterwards, animation was never the same again.
This was the first in several animated shorts based upon Screwy a.k.a. Screwball Squirrel. The cartoon opens up with a thumper like character frolicking through the woods. He happens to come across the title character. He takes the rabbit by the hand and cold cocks him offscreen and hijacks the show. A collection of sight gags, pratfalls and a lot of physical abuse takes place during the rest of the show. A real funny short that has to be seen to be believed.
Take note that the show was created during the height of World War II so a lot of humor from that era is worked into the short. But besides the nitpicking it's truly a classic character and an extremely funny one at that. Watch Tex Avery change the face of animation forever.
Highly recommended!
A+
It's going to be real hard to find an unedited copy of this short. Just keep your eyes open and you'll find it!
This was the first in several animated shorts based upon Screwy a.k.a. Screwball Squirrel. The cartoon opens up with a thumper like character frolicking through the woods. He happens to come across the title character. He takes the rabbit by the hand and cold cocks him offscreen and hijacks the show. A collection of sight gags, pratfalls and a lot of physical abuse takes place during the rest of the show. A real funny short that has to be seen to be believed.
Take note that the show was created during the height of World War II so a lot of humor from that era is worked into the short. But besides the nitpicking it's truly a classic character and an extremely funny one at that. Watch Tex Avery change the face of animation forever.
Highly recommended!
A+
It's going to be real hard to find an unedited copy of this short. Just keep your eyes open and you'll find it!
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- Captain_Couth
- Nov 5, 2004
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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