Little Red Walking Hood

Little Red Walking Hood
Merrie Melodies series
Directed by	Fred Avery
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Story by	Cal Howard
Voices by	Elvia Allman (uncredited), Mel Blanc (uncredited), Tedd Pierce (uncredited)
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Irven Spence
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	November 6, 1937 (USA)
Color process	Technicolor
Language	English

Little Red Walking Hood is a traditionally animated Merrie Melodies cartoon short, released on November 6, 1937 by Warner Bros. and directed by Tex Avery. The short was written by Cal Howard and animated by Irven 'Irv' Spence.^[1]

Plot

The cartoon features the basic plot of Little Red Riding Hood, with a few twists and oddball Tex Avery-like gags, such as Red displaying a Katharine Hepburn persona, or Grandma ordering a case of gin, while the wolf waits impatiently for her to get off the phone so he can chase her again.

The cartoon marks the second appearance of Egghead (the prototype of Elmer Fudd), who is a running gag throughout the cartoon, and in the end, mentions he's the hero and knocks the wolf out with a mallet.

Trivia

• Instead of watercolors, the backgrounds for this cartoon were rendered in colored pencil, giving it a unique visual style.^[1]
• The Granny depicted here is not the same as the owner of Tweety in numerous Tweety and Sylvester cartoons, although there are a few similarities in appearance.^[1]
• After the Wolf is knocked out, the "iris" re-emerges, showing Egghead kissing with Red.^[1]

Availability

This cartoon is available (with the original titles and color restored) on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 disc 2 and the very similar Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection 5 disc 2. The scene, which the Bad Wolf got into the car and started the engine have been restored on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5.

References

External links

• Little Red Walking Hood at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Little Red Walking Hood at the Internet Movie Database