Dixieland Droopy (Short 1954)

Dixieland Droopy (Short 1954). Dixieland Droopy: Directed by Tex Avery. With Tex Avery, John Brown, Bill Thompson. Don't be fooled by the title – Droopy looks like Droopy, but he's actually jazzman John Pettibone, with his performing flea combo, and the film shows how it came into being.

“First, I should identify that while I know who Droopy is, I donu0026#39;t really know his cartoons. I think that I saw some of them when I was really young, but I didnu0026#39;t take to them (I best remember him from his appearance in u0026quot;Who Framed Roger Rabbitu0026quot;). Well, u0026quot;Dixieland Droopyu0026quot; just might get me interested in his cartoons. It portrays the deadpan dog as a jazz fan who annoys everyone with his record, until finally the record breaks. But when he comes across some be-bop fleas, things change.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe whole chase scene is a real hoot, although I get the feeling that they may have been aping a Sylvester-Tweety or Wile E. Coyote-Road Runner pursuit. Still, this is a pretty enjoyable cartoon. It appears that Tex Avery made some interesting stuff after he left Termite Terrace (that was where they made the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons).”