Buddy's Beer Garden
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Buddy's Beer Garden is an American
animated
short film, released November 18, 1933 (though at least one source gives 11 November as the date.) It is a Looney Tune
cartoon, featuring Buddy
, the second star of the series. It was supervised by Earl Duvall
, here credited as "Duval," was one of only five Warner Bros.
cartoons directed by him, and one of only three Buddy shorts. Musical direction was by Norman Spencer
.
, where are gathered many merry patrons, singing "Oh du lieber Augustin
", mugs in hand. The happy opening scene fades to one of an equally merry Buddy, who balances a tray and sings of the good cheer his beer
brings (to the tune of "Auf Wiederseh'n (We'll Meet Again)"), as he fixes a tablecloth
and sets down two glasses of his ware, while a black dog, pretzels on its tail, behind him barks in tune. A German oom-pah
band creates an ambience (and, as the band reappears four times throughout the cartoon, each time they are seen, as a gag, a small member of the group will come out of the largest member's brass instrument, playing, in succession, a trumpet
, maracas, a piano
, and a bass drum
.) Beer flows on tap, and Buddy ensures that each mug has plenty of foam. Cookie neatly prepares several pretzels, which then are salted
by the same little dachshund, and carried thence away. The tongue sandwiches offered as part of the bar's free lunch sing & lap up mustard
; an impatient patron (presumably the same character who serves as the villain in later shorts, such as Buddy's Show Boat
and Buddy's Garage
) demands his beer, which he instantly gulps down upon its arrival. All present take part in "It's Time to Sing 'Sweet Adeline' Again": some sing, one patron plays his spaghetti
as though the noodles were strings on an harp
, Buddy makes an instrument out of his steins, &c. Cookie comes around, offering cigars and cigarettes to the patrons, one of whom, the same impatient brute as before, accepts, but not before freshly stroking the girl's chin. Cookie performs an exotic dance for the entire beer garden, and is joined by the selfsame patron, & a formerly stationery piano. The film goes on: Buddy whistles "Hi Lee Hi Lo", tossing beer from one mug to another, preparing sandwiches, clearing tables. As a final treat for his customers, Our Hero introduces a lady singer (who bears a striking resemblance to Mae West
), who reveals herself only after Buddy's departure and a brief musical interlude. The grand dame attracts the attention of the very same recurring patron, who drunkenly stumbles over to her with the intention of receiving a kiss: as the song ("I Love my Big Time, Slow Time Baseball Man") ends, he makes his request, but a horned goat, part of a poster advertising "Bock Beer", but nonetheless quite alive, with its horns stabs the patron's backside, sending him flying. The patron, on his airborne journey, causes the lady singer to catch her dress on an overhanging tree
; the dress tears, & the throaty performer, now grounded, is revealed to be a cross-dressed Buddy. Pleasantly embarrassed, Buddy stalks away, waving blithely to all present; in the final shot, we see that the bird cage strapped to Buddy's posterior (there to replicate the voluptuousness of his singing persona), in fact houses an exotic bird, which shows itself to have a voice & nose like those of Jimmy Durante
, as well as a saying: "Am I mortified!"
and Buddy's Circus
, it is one of only three Buddy shorts thus honored.
United States
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animated
Animation
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short film, released November 18, 1933 (though at least one source gives 11 November as the date.) It is a Looney Tune
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
cartoon, featuring Buddy
Buddy (Looney Tunes)
Buddy is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons.-Looney Tunes:Buddy has his origins in the chaos that followed the severing of relations between animators Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising from producer Leon Schlesinger...
, the second star of the series. It was supervised by Earl Duvall
Earl Duvall
Earl Duvall was an artist best known for his work on Walt Disney comic strips in the early 1930s and for a handful of animated cartoon short subjects he directed at Leon Schlesinger Productions for Warner Bros.-Career:...
, here credited as "Duval," was one of only five Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner. The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros...
cartoons directed by him, and one of only three Buddy shorts. Musical direction was by Norman Spencer
Norman Spencer
Norman Leonard Spencer was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Howard Township, Ontario and became a lawyer by career....
.
Summary
We enter Buddy's beer gardenBeer garden
Beer garden is an open-air area where beer, other drinks and local food are served. The concept originates from and is most common in Southern Germany...
, where are gathered many merry patrons, singing "Oh du lieber Augustin
Oh du lieber Augustin
"Oh du lieber Augustin" is a Viennese song, composed by Marx Augustin in 1679.At this time Vienna was struck by the bubonic plague and Augustin was a ballad singer and bagpiper, who toured Vienna‘s inns entertaining people...
", mugs in hand. The happy opening scene fades to one of an equally merry Buddy, who balances a tray and sings of the good cheer his beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
brings (to the tune of "Auf Wiederseh'n (We'll Meet Again)"), as he fixes a tablecloth
Tablecloth
A tablecloth is a cloth used to cover a table. Some are mainly ornamental coverings, which may also help protect the table from scratches and stains. Other tablecloths are designed to be spread on a dining table before laying out tableware and food....
and sets down two glasses of his ware, while a black dog, pretzels on its tail, behind him barks in tune. A German oom-pah
Oom-pah
Oom-pah, Oompah or Umpapa is the rhythmical sound of a deep brass instrument in a band, a form of background ostinato.The oom-pah sound is usually made by the tuba alternating between the root of the chord and the 5th — this sound is said to be the oom...
band creates an ambience (and, as the band reappears four times throughout the cartoon, each time they are seen, as a gag, a small member of the group will come out of the largest member's brass instrument, playing, in succession, a trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, maracas, a piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, and a bass drum
Bass drum
Bass drums are percussion instruments that can vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum . It is the largest drum of...
.) Beer flows on tap, and Buddy ensures that each mug has plenty of foam. Cookie neatly prepares several pretzels, which then are salted
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
by the same little dachshund, and carried thence away. The tongue sandwiches offered as part of the bar's free lunch sing & lap up mustard
Mustard (condiment)
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant...
; an impatient patron (presumably the same character who serves as the villain in later shorts, such as Buddy's Show Boat
Buddy's Show Boat
Buddy's Show Boat is an American animated short film released by Warner Bros. on December 9, 1933. It is a Looney Tune featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. It was directed by Earl Duvall, here credited as "Duval," and was one of only five Warner Bros. cartoons that he directed...
and Buddy's Garage
Buddy's Garage
Buddy's Garage is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series, & released on April 14, 1934. It was the last Warner Bros...
) demands his beer, which he instantly gulps down upon its arrival. All present take part in "It's Time to Sing 'Sweet Adeline' Again": some sing, one patron plays his spaghetti
Spaghetti
Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour...
as though the noodles were strings on an harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
, Buddy makes an instrument out of his steins, &c. Cookie comes around, offering cigars and cigarettes to the patrons, one of whom, the same impatient brute as before, accepts, but not before freshly stroking the girl's chin. Cookie performs an exotic dance for the entire beer garden, and is joined by the selfsame patron, & a formerly stationery piano. The film goes on: Buddy whistles "Hi Lee Hi Lo", tossing beer from one mug to another, preparing sandwiches, clearing tables. As a final treat for his customers, Our Hero introduces a lady singer (who bears a striking resemblance to Mae West
Mae West
Mae West was an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades....
), who reveals herself only after Buddy's departure and a brief musical interlude. The grand dame attracts the attention of the very same recurring patron, who drunkenly stumbles over to her with the intention of receiving a kiss: as the song ("I Love my Big Time, Slow Time Baseball Man") ends, he makes his request, but a horned goat, part of a poster advertising "Bock Beer", but nonetheless quite alive, with its horns stabs the patron's backside, sending him flying. The patron, on his airborne journey, causes the lady singer to catch her dress on an overhanging tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
; the dress tears, & the throaty performer, now grounded, is revealed to be a cross-dressed Buddy. Pleasantly embarrassed, Buddy stalks away, waving blithely to all present; in the final shot, we see that the bird cage strapped to Buddy's posterior (there to replicate the voluptuousness of his singing persona), in fact houses an exotic bird, which shows itself to have a voice & nose like those of Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante
James Francis "Jimmy" Durante was an American singer, pianist, comedian and actor. His distinctive clipped gravelly speech, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s...
, as well as a saying: "Am I mortified!"
Modern releases
The cartoon is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 6. Along with Buddy's Day OutBuddy's Day Out
Buddy's Day Out is an American animated short film released by Warner Bros. on September 9, 1933. It is the first Looney Tune cartoon to feature Buddy, the second star of the series. It was directed by former Disney animator Tom Palmer, who created Buddy as a star character to replace Harman and...
and Buddy's Circus
Buddy's Circus
Buddy's Circus is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tune cartoon, featuring Buddy, the second star of the series. It was released on 25 August 1934, although one source suggests as a date November 8 of the same year.-Summary:...
, it is one of only three Buddy shorts thus honored.