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Half-Pint Pygmy is a 1948 George and Junior cartoon directed by Tex Avery.
Plot[]
When George and Junior hear about a $10,000 reward for the world's smallest pygmy, they immediately head for Africa to hunt it down.
Voice Cast[]
- Wally Maher as George [3]
- Tex Avery as Junior / Octopus [3]
- Roy Gleen as The Pygmy [3]
Availability[]
- (1992) LaserDisc - All This and Tex Avery Too!
- (1993) LaserDisc - The Compleat Tex Avery, Side 5
Notes[]
- The working title was "Half Pint Pigmy".
- This is the last George and Junior short. The two shorts "Look Out Below" and "George and Junior's Christmas Spectacular" were made for What a Cartoon!
- This cartoon features the very different designs of George and Junior. The two look more "fluffier" here. Unsurprisingly they were designed by former Disney artist Louie Schmitt in this cartoon rather than Irv Spence who made their previous more Avery-like designs. Apparently, it failed to gain favor with audiences and was never used again for any subsequent releases.
- At the end of this cartoon, George breaks the fourth wall as he pulls down the MGM end title card before blowing his brains out, as an added bonus, the camera also shakes two times as they blast themselves.
- At the end, George and Junior say "D'oh" before they end themselves. The expression would later become popular in the 1990s from The Simpsons.
- This is the only short of 1948 not to be reissued.
- The octopus in this short makes a cameo appearance in the 1988 Disney/Touchstone film Who Framed Roger Rabbit as a bartender at the Ink & Paint Club. He also appeared in the crowd of Toons in the final scene.
Censorship and Bans[]
- This cartoon rarely, if ever, airs on American television due to the pygmy being an African native stereotype and the end where George and Junior shoot themselves (though not before pulling down the "The End" title card to cover it up).
Gallery[]
Still photo
References[]
- ↑ http://www.whataboutthad.com/mgm-cartoon-filmography-by-production-number/
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3291213libr/page/100/mode/2up
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Scott, Keith (2022) Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70 - Volume Two: Studio Filmographies with Voice Credits Pg. 132
| George and Junior Cartoons | |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Henpecked Hoboes |
| 1947 | Hound Hunters • Red Hot Rangers |
| 1948 | Half-Pint Pygmy |