![]() A new anthill opens, and a queen arrives. Scientists are seen on hands and knees sudying the ant, crawling wherever it goes – including into its tunnels, where one professor loses his pants. Out comes a flit gun, and makes all four disappear – including Tillie. The narrator tells us, as the camera illustrates, the various varieties – the red ant, the black ant, the white ant – and your old Aunt Tillie then announces that all should be exterminated. A narrator invites us on this “mockumentary” of ant life, beginning with ants raiding a kitchen and pantry – ultimately taking the whole refrigerator. (And this they submitted for nomination for an Academy Award? It deservedly lost to Donald Duck’s Der Fuehrer’s Face.)Īnts In Your Pantry (Terrytoons/Fox, 2/16/45 – Mannie Davis, dir, ) – a Terrytoon that never made TV for being a bit too suggestive for the kiddies. But you, you lazy thing – – you’re gonna starve!” The grasshopper just smiles and shakes his head no – then pulls out from his vest pocket five $100 dollar war bond certificates!Īll Out For ‘V’ (Terrytoons/Fox, 8/7/42 – Mannie Davis, dir.), an essentially plotless musicale and spot gag reel about being industrious to prepare for the war, features two shots of ants gathering food – without even a gag to go with it. “I’ve worked all summer and put away plenty for the winter. The ant finally stops and addresses the grasshopper, telling him that he’ll be sorry. A straw-hatted grasshopper, dressed like a country bumpkin and quietly singing a few bars of “Working Can Wait” (a musical parody on the song “Heaven Can Wait”, previously used in Freleng’s Looney Tune, “Porky’s Bear Facts” (1941)), reclines and lounges while a busy ant labors in carrying morsel after morsel of food into his home. (Friz) Freleng, dir.), presents among various fairy-tale spoofs a brief wartime revisit to the Grasshopper and the Ant story. Perhaps the two were originally written together, intended as a two-reel special.)įoney Fables (Warner, Merrie Melodies, 8/1/42 – I. (A year later, another Donald cartoon, “Sky Trooper”, would open exactly where this cartoon leaves off, as a direct “part 2″ sequel. He unrolls the peel he’s just carved off a potato, the curls of which form in cursive writing the word, “Phooey”. ![]() duty, peeling potatoes in a kitchen with a seemingly endless supply. From the tree’s foliage, he repeatedly blows a whistle for the MP’s. Pete takes to a tree to attempt to dodge the fire, but gets several shots in rapid succession in his rear end. He runs around in a frantic fit, his rifle firing off randomly in all directions. We cut to Donald’s tail, where the ants are now so thick Donald’s tail swishes seem to have the effect of a windshield wiper in clearing them. In another extreme close view, we see a bead of perspiration form on Donald’s brow, roll down the center of his beak like a giant ball of water, and bowl the ant over with the sound of a bowling pin, landing him with a splash back into Donald’s collar. Donald blows hard through his nose, almost succeeding in blowing the ant away – but the angry ant holds on, and again marches up Donald’s face. In extreme close-ups, we see the ant climb up over the end of Donald’s beak and onto his face, investigating Donald’s nostrils. He swallows hard – and an ant rides up his neck on top of Donald’s “Adam’s apple”. Unseen by Pete, Donald attempts to flick ants off his rear-end by swishes of his tail feathers. He shouts, “Halt”, and even the beads of perspiration on Donald’s brow freeze in place. As Pete gets a drink of water from a nearby water sack, Donald sneaks a chance to scratch ants on his back with the end of his bayonet. ![]() Donald starts to squirm, but Pete repeats his command, more sternly. The creatures (now drawn in virtually the same model as Freleng’s ants of the preceding year) start swarming out of the anthill entrance and up Donald’s feet and legs. He is ordered to stand at attention, then instructed, “Don’t move!” However he happens to be standing directly over an ant hill. ![]() After a disastrous attempt at demonstrating the manual of arms, Donald is told by Pete that he has to learn discipline. (Boy, can I paint a word picture!)ĭonald Gets Drafted (Disney/RKO, Donald Duck, 5/1/42, Jack King, dir.) – Donald takes a demotion from a Navy rear admiral (in “Sea Scouts” (1939)) to buck private in the Army, under the command of boot camp drill sergeant Black Pete. ![]() We continue along last-time’s trail, following closely behind the protruding abdomen of a marching ant, as his column descends into the depths of a subterranean tunnel. ![]()
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