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Doggone Tired is a 1949 cartoon directed by Tex Avery.
Summary[]
An energetic dog named Speedy needs a night's rest if he is going to be ready for rabbit hunting at dawn. A crafty rabbit does everything he can to keep him awake.
Plot[]
A hunter and dog named Speedy arrive at a cabin as Speedy is excited for the hunt as he spots a rabbit hole, only for his owner to tell him it is too late for hunting and takes him back into the cabin, Where the Rabbit pops out and overhears that at 5:00 in the morning, they will capture him and make him into stew, then the rabbit learns that if he can keep the dog up all night, he can prevent him from capturing him.
Throughout the short, The Rabbit continues to keep Speedy awake from putting a pan on a dripping sink to calling an operator. This proved to be the last straw as the last attempt knocked Speedy out completely with the Rabbit trying to wake him up but with no avail, it would not be until five in the morning until the hunter got up and Speedy becomes too tired to hunt. When he finally goes into the rabbit hole, he spots the rabbit and while there are barks, it was shown that both the Rabbit and Speedy are sleeping, with Speedy trying to blow out the candle, only for it to explode.
Notes[]
- The working title was "Dog Tired".
- This is one of three MGM cartoons that are currently in the public domain in America, joining "To Spring" (1936) and "Jerky Turkey" (1945).
- This short was played in front of various different films during its initial release including The Red Danube and Come to the Stable. During its 1956 re-release, the short played in front of Ransom! and The Swan.
Availability[]
- (1986) VHS - Wacky Wabbit
- (1986) VHS - Bugs Bunny 1010
- (1987) VHS - Over One Hour of Cartoons Volume 9
- (1988) VHS - The 3 Little Pigs
- (1988) VHS - Mighty Mouse and Elmer Fudd
- (1988) VHS - Daffy Duck
- (1989) VHS - Elmer Fudd Vol. 1
- (1989) VHS - Mary's Little Lamb and Other Cartoon Classics
- (1989) VHS - Bugs Bunny All This and Rabbit Stew
- (1990) VHS - The Three Little Pigs
- (1990) VHS - 2 Hour Babysitter Volume 1
- (1990) VHS - Canine Capers
- (1991) VHS - Cartoon Carnival Vol. 2
- (1992) VHS - Bugs Bunny 5089
- (1992) LaserDisc - All This and Tex Avery Too!
- (1993) LaserDisc - The Compleat Tex Avery, Side 5
- (1993) VHS - Tweety and Friends Cartoons
- (1998) DVD - Cartoon Crazys 2
- (2001) DVD - Cartoon Explosion: Volume 1
- (2002) DVD - Bugs Bunny and Friends Vol 7
- (2004) DVD - Cartoon Craze Volume 20: Gumbasia
- (2006) DVD - Crazy Critter Cartoons
- (2015) Blu-ray - On the Town (Warner Bros.)
- (2015) Blu-ray - Frank Sinatra Five Film Collection (Warner Bros.)
- (2018) Streaming - Boomerang (Warner Bros.)
- (2020) DVD/Blu-ray - Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 (restored; Warner Bros.)
Gallery[]
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