Go Away Stowaway

Go Away Stowaway is a 1967 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Alex Lovy.[1] The short was released on September 30, 1967, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales.[2]

Go Away Stowaway
Directed byAlex Lovy
Produced byWilliam L. Hendricks (unc.)
Story byCal Howard
StarringMel Blanc
Music byWilliam Lava
Edited byHal Geer
Animation byVolus Jones
LaVerne Harding
Ted Bonnicksen
Ed Solomon
Layouts byDavid Hanan
Lin Larsen
Backgrounds byBob Abrams
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
September 30, 1967
Running time
6 minutes
LanguageEnglish

This marks Daffy and Speedy's final appearances in the Merrie Melodies series.

Plot

Daffy, tired of Speedy's singing and antics, decides to take a vacation (prompted by Speedy making him believe it's winter) from the mouse. However, unbeknownst to him, the mouse has stowed away in his luggage.

Speedy reveals himself once they are on a cruise liner, and Daffy quickly tries to get rid of him, but is tricked into the ocean, narrowly avoiding becoming shark bait. He decides to stay in his cabin, but Speedy again tricks him and gets his lunch. Thoroughly annoyed, Daffy attempts to fool Speedy into jumping overboard by pulling the emergency whistle, but instead is himself fooled into jumping ship.

Finally, Daffy drops the anchor as Speedy runs past, missing and sinking the cruise ship. Speedy resumes singing atop Daffy's stomach, who is forced to save them both.

Notes

This cartoon makes use of some Hanna-Barbera sound effects. This was the final Warner Bros. cartoon to use the original "Abstract WB" titles that have been in regular use since 1964. Beginning with the following cartoon, Cool Cat, the title sequences are revised to feature the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts logo.

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. 362. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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