Ding Dog Daddy

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Ding Dog Daddy
DingDogDaddy Lobby Card.jpg
Lobby card (partially destroyed).
Directed byI. Freleng
Written byTedd Pierce
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byGerry Chiniquy
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 5, 1942 (1942-12-05)
Running time
8 minutes (one reel)
LanguageEnglish
For the similarly named 1928 song, see I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas. For the streetcar conductor convicted of bigamy in 1945, see Francis Van Wie. For the similarly named 1966 comic book, see Ding Dong Daddy.

Ding Dog Daddy is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce.[1] The short was released on December 5, 1942, and features Willoughby the Dog.[2]

No voice actors were credited on screen, but those who participated were Pinto Colvig, Mel Blanc and Sara Berner. Gerry Chiniquy was given sole credit as animator, but animators Ken Champin and Manuel Perez were also involved.[3]

The title is a play on a popular expression, coined from the 1928 song "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas".

Synopsis[]

After having no luck with the ladies, Willoughby (Pinto Colvig, employing his usual "Goofy" voice) falls in love with "Daisy", a metal statue of a female dog in a garden, failing to realize that "Daisy" is indeed a sculpture. Whenever Willoughby kisses Daisy, lightning strikes and sends a shock through his system, which he takes as a sign of her passionate love for him. The hero constantly has to contend with a vicious bulldog who is guarding the gate to the garden. After Daisy is carted away in a truck marked "Scrap Metal for Victory" to be melted down (as a contribution to the American effort in World War II), Willoughby runs frantically to the munitions depot, trying to find Daisy, only to find a bomb labelled "Daisy". As he cries over Daisy's changed appearance ("Oh, what have they done to you? They've changed you!"), the bomb explodes in his face, leading him to cry out happily. ("WWWWWOOOOWWWWW! Huh Huh! She hasn't changed a bit!")

References[]

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 136. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. XXX. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ding Dog Daddy at the Big Cartoon Database

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