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Jerky Turkey is a 1945 cartoon directed by Tex Avery.

Plot

In 1620 7/8, Pilgrims, riding a caricatured Mayflower with a number of World War II-era anachronisms (such as a navy gunnery deck, a Henry J. Kaiser nameplate and a fuel rationing card) land at Plymouth Rock and establish a colony, where they quickly separate into "Ye Democrats" and "Ye Republicans." The Pilgrims all stand in line for cigarettes (some are caricatures of Avery's animation crew), while the town crier bemoans that he has been made eligible for the draft {"1-A"}.

A pear-shaped Pilgrim, who speaks with the milquetoast mannerisms of Bill Thompson (who was unavailable and had to be impersonated because of his being inducted into war service), emerges from his dilapidated teardrop trailer home and goes hunting for a turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey, seeing an easy mark and speaking in an impersonation of Jimmy Durante, offers himself to the pilgrim, only to use this as the start of a series of rapid-fire gags that stretch the limits of even cartoon physics, with the turkey consistently getting the best of his increasingly befuddled and frustrated opponent. Eventually the two make up and decide to "eat at Joe's," following the advice of a clapboard-wearing bear advertising his steakhouse that appears throughout the film. When they reach Joe's steakhouse, the door closes, loud thuds are heard, and the bear is seen grinning and picking his teeth, as the swallowed-whole turkey and pilgrim sulk in the bear's stomach. The pilgrim closes the cartoon holding up a sign of his own: "DON'T eat at Joe's."

Notes

Voices were provided by radio actors Harry Lang, who appeared on the Cisco Kid, and Leone LeDoux,^[1] who specialised in baby cries.
Internet sources claiming Daws Butler provided a voice are incorrect, as he did not arrive in Hollywood until after World War II.^[2]
This is one of four MGM cartoons in the public domain in the United States. The others are "The Discontented Canary" (1934), "To Spring" (1936) and "Doggone Tired" (1949).^[3]

References

↑ The Animated Film Encyclopedia, Graham Webb, McFarland Publishers, 2000.
↑ Daws Butler Characters Actor, Joe Bevilacqua and Ben Ohmart, Bear Manor Media.
↑ https://www.fesfilms.com/PDToons.pdf

[1] The Animated Film Encyclopedia, Graham Webb, McFarland Publishers, 2000.

[2] Daws Butler Characters Actor, Joe Bevilacqua and Ben Ohmart, Bear Manor Media.

[3] ttps://www.fesfilms.com/PDToons.pdf

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 |image = Jttitles.jpg
 |Director = [[Tex Avery]]
-|producer = [[Fred Quimby]] (uncredited)
+|producer = [[Fred Quimby]]<br>[[William Hanna]]
 |airdate = April 7, 1945
 |series =
 |Writer = [[Heck Allen]]
-|Animators = [[Preston Blair]]<br>[[Ed Love]]<br>[[Ray Abrams (animator)|Ray Abrams]]
+|Animators = [[Preston Blair]]<br>[[Ed Love]]<br>[[Ray Abrams (animator)|Ray Abrams]]<br>[[Irvin Spence]]
-|Sound effects =
+|Sound effects =[[Fred MacAlpin]]
-|Voice = [[Harry E. Lang]] (uncredited)<br>[[Tex Avery]] (uncredited)
+|Voice = [[Harry E. Lang]]<br>[[Tex Avery]]<br>[[Wally Maher]]<br>[[Bill Thompson]]<br>[[Daws Butler]]<br>[[Leone LeDoux]]<br>[[Patrick McGeehan]]
 |Musician = [[Scott Bradley]]
+|Starring =Junior<br>Turkey<br>Crying Man<br>Turkey Call<br>Hunting Pilgrim<br>Indians<br>Fox<br>Joe Bear
-|Starring =
 |previous = [[The Shooting of Dan McGoo]]
 |next = [[The Mouse Comes to Dinner]]
+|Layout-artist =[[Claude Smith]]
-|video = [[[File:Jerky Turkey (1945)|thumb|right|280 px]]
-|Layout-artist =
+|Background-artist =[[John Didrik Johnsen]]
-|Background-artist =
 }}
+'''Jerky Turkey''' is a 1945 cartoon directed by [[Tex Avery]].
-'''Jerky Turkey''' is an animated theatrical short, directed by [[Tex Avery]], released on April 7, 1945 by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]. The story for this cartoon was written by [[Heck Allen]], the music by [[Scott Bradley (composer)|Scott Bradley]], and the animation was done by [[Preston Blair]], [[Ed Love]] and [[Ray Abrams (animator)|Ray Abrams]]. Voices were provided by radio actors Harry Lang, who appeared on the [[Cisco Kid]], and Leone LeDoux,<ref>''The Animated Film Encyclopedia'', Graham Webb, McFarland Publishers, 2000.</ref> who specialised in baby cries.
-Note: Internet sources claiming [[Daws Butler]] provided a voice are incorrect, as he did not arrive in Hollywood until after World War II.<ref>''Daws Butler Characters Actor'', Joe Bevilacqua and Ben Ohmart, Bear Manor Media.</ref>
 ==Plot==
-In 1620{{fraction|7|8}}, [[Pilgrim]]s, riding a caricatured ''[[Mayflower]]'' with a number of [[World War II]]-era [[anachronism]]s (such as a navy gunnery deck, a [[Henry J. Kaiser]] nameplate and a [[Rationing in the United States|fuel rationing card]]) land at [[Plymouth Rock]] and establish [[Plymouth Colony|a colony]], where they quickly separate into "Ye [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]" and "Ye [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]." The Pilgrims all stand in line for cigarettes (some are caricatures of Avery's animation crew), while the [[town crier]] bemoans that he has been made eligible for the [[Selective Service System|draft]] {"1-A"}.
+In 1620 7/8, Pilgrims, riding a caricatured ''Mayflower'' with a number of World War II-era anachronisms (such as a navy gunnery deck, a Henry J. Kaiser nameplate and a fuel rationing card) land at Plymouth Rock and establish a colony, where they quickly separate into "Ye Democrats" and "Ye Republicans." The Pilgrims all stand in line for cigarettes (some are caricatures of Avery's animation crew), while the town crier bemoans that he has been made eligible for the draft {"1-A"}.
-A pear-shaped Pilgrim, who speaks with the milquetoast mannerisms of [[Bill Thompson (voice actor)|Bill Thompson]] (who was unavailable and had to be impersonated because of his being inducted into war service), emerges from his dilapidated [[teardrop trailer]] home and goes hunting for a [[Turkey (bird)|turkey]] for a [[Thanksgiving]] dinner. The turkey, seeing an easy mark and speaking in an impersonation of [[Jimmy Durante]], offers himself to the pilgrim, only to use this as the start of a series of rapid-fire gags that stretch the limits of even [[cartoon physics]], with the turkey consistently getting the best of his increasingly befuddled and frustrated opponent. Eventually the two make up and decide to "eat at Joe's," following the advice of a clapboard-wearing bear advertising his steakhouse that appears throughout the film. When they reach Joe's steakhouse, the door closes, loud thuds are heard, and the bear is seen grinning and picking his teeth, as the swallowed-whole turkey and pilgrim sulk in the bear's stomach. The pilgrim closes the cartoon holding up a sign of his own: "DON'T eat at Joe's."
+A pear-shaped Pilgrim, who speaks with the milquetoast mannerisms of [[Bill Thompson]] (who was unavailable and had to be impersonated because of his being inducted into war service), emerges from his dilapidated teardrop trailer home and goes hunting for a turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey, seeing an easy mark and speaking in an impersonation of [[Jimmy Durante]], offers himself to the pilgrim, only to use this as the start of a series of rapid-fire gags that stretch the limits of even cartoon physics, with the turkey consistently getting the best of his increasingly befuddled and frustrated opponent. Eventually the two make up and decide to "eat at Joe's," following the advice of a clapboard-wearing bear advertising his steakhouse that appears throughout the film. When they reach Joe's steakhouse, the door closes, loud thuds are heard, and the bear is seen grinning and picking his teeth, as the swallowed-whole turkey and pilgrim sulk in the bear's stomach. The pilgrim closes the cartoon holding up a sign of his own: "DON'T eat at Joe's."
+==Notes==
-==Copyright status==
+*Voices were provided by radio actors Harry Lang, who appeared on the [[Cisco Kid]], and Leone LeDoux,<ref>''The Animated Film Encyclopedia'', Graham Webb, McFarland Publishers, 2000.</ref> who specialised in baby cries.
-This is one of three MGM cartoons in the [[public domain]]. The others are ''[[To Spring]]'' (1936) and ''[[Doggone Tired]]'' (1949).
+*Internet sources claiming [[Daws Butler]] provided a voice are incorrect, as he did not arrive in Hollywood until after World War II.<ref>''Daws Butler Characters Actor'', Joe Bevilacqua and Ben Ohmart, Bear Manor Media.</ref>
+*This is one of four MGM cartoons in the public domain in the United States. The others are "[[The Discontented Canary]]" (1934), "[[To Spring]]" (1936) and "[[Doggone Tired]]" (1949).<ref>https://www.fesfilms.com/PDToons.pdf</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Cartoons produced by Fred Quimby]]
 [[Category:Public domain films]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with voices by Bill Thompson]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with voices by Wally Maher]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with voices by Tex Avery]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with voices by Harry E. Lang]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with music by Scott Bradley]]
+[[Category:Cartoons animated by Preston Blair]]
+[[Category:Cartoons animated by Ed Love]]
+[[Category:Cartoons animated by Ray Abrams]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with camera by Jack Stevens]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with film editing by Fred McAlpin]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects by Fred McAlpin]]
+[[Category:Banned Cartoons]]