The First Bad Man

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The First Bad Man
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Directed by	Tex Avery
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Story by	Heck Allen
Narrated by	Tex Ritter
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	Walt Clinton Michael Lah Ray Patterson Grant Simmons
Layouts by	Ed Benedict (uncredited)
Backgrounds by	John Didrik Johnsen
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	September 30, 1955
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	6 min (one reel)
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The First Bad Man is an American animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery, and features narration by singing cowboy Tex Ritter. It was released by MGM on September 30, 1955.

1 Synopsis
2 Notes and comments
3 Footnotes
4 External links

[edit] Synopsis

An unnamed narrator tells a story about the history of Texas set one million years ago, when Dinosaur Dan, the eponymous villain, terrorized the state. He rustles all the cattle (brontosaurs with the heads of Texas longhorns), and runs off with all the pretty women. The primitive Texans finally corner Dan in his mountain hideout, and cleverly chisel away the outer rock, leaving behind a small rock jail with Dan inside. The final scene shows the jail still standing in modern day Dallas, and reveals that the narrator is really Dangerous Dan, still in jail and sadly asking "When are y'all gonna let me out of here?"

[edit] Notes and comments

Ed Benedict provided uncredited layout designs for this cartoon. Benedict would later work for Hanna Barbera Studios, where he would use some of the caveman designs from this cartoon as the basis for characters in The Flintstones. ^[1]

When shown on Cartoon Network two scenes were cut. The first shows Dinosaur Dan riddling the sheriff with bullets; when the sheriff takes off his leopard skin, he reveals he is covered in holes. The second shows Dinosaur Dan shooting a shaggy haired caveman at point blank range in the head after pulling down his beard like a curtain.