Buddy's Day Out
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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 Ising
's Bosko, and was shortly thereafter fired from the studio. It was the first cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions. Musical direction was by Norman Spencer
and Bernard Brown.
s, clothes line
s, and a greenhouse
, and, because of the latter, arriving at Cookie's house with a decorative arrangement of flowers, in which she is well pleased. Buddy, suddenly arrived, holds the car door for Cookie; with Baby Elmer in the back seat, Buddy and Cookie set off on a picnic. As they drive, Happy the Dog tails behind, finally brought to the back seat by Elmer. The car loses control a bit on the country road, but felicitously is stopped, by a log, at an ideal picnic site. Buddy sets up the luncheon whilst Cookie takes up her guitar
; Baby Elmer finds his way into the picnic basket, while Happy the Dog whimpers for some food. Elmer pounds a cake on to Happy's head, leaving the poor creature to run frantically around until the cake finds itself all over the baby. Cookie shames her baby brother, and Elmer, with Happy, stalks away to the car, where he starts the engine much to the fright of Buddy & Cookie, who must then chase the ungoverned vehicle in Elmer's baby carriage. Finding themselves atop a small building bordered by an operant train track
straddled by Buddy's car, Buddy and Cookie move atop a nearby ladder, which drops from its height to form a tangent from the track just as a train appears, moving towards a sure collision with the car carrying Baby Elmer & Happy; the ladder miraculously becomes a spare piece of track on to which the train turns, and thus is Baby Elmer saved. Buddy tickles Elmer, who then naughtily sprays his brave rescuer with milk as the cartoon ends.
.) This was also the only cartoon in which Buddy is so designed. (The image above misrepresents Buddy's appearance in this particular cartoon, and was a general opener for much of the series.)
& Buddy's Circus
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series on PBS in 2010.
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animated short film released by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
on September 9, 1933. It is the first Looney Tune cartoon to feature 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 directed by former Disney animator Tom Palmer, who created Buddy as a star character to replace Harman and Ising
Harman and Ising
Hugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
's Bosko, and was shortly thereafter fired from the studio. It was the first cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions. 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....
and Bernard Brown.
Summary
We are silently introduced to Our Hero, Buddy; his sweetheart, Cookie; Cookie's baby brother, Elmer; and a dog called Happy. We then find Cookie giving Elmer a bath & becoming quite wet in the process. Buddy merrily washes his car (the word "Asthma" strewn across it) with a hose, and steps away for a moment, leaving Happy the Dog alone to bark at the device and clamp on to it with his teeth: as the hose loses steady control, the car is blasted clean, but loses its roof; Buddy takes notice and shuts the hose. Cookie, meanwhile, readies herself for a date with Buddy, whom she calls when that she has adequately prepared. Buddy happily tries to start his vehicle that he might pick up Cookie, but the car begins moving in reverse, smashing through doghouseDoghouse
A doghouse, known in British English as a kennel, is a small shed commonly built in the shape of a little house intended for a dog. It is a structure in which a dog is kept or can run into for shelter from the elements.-Architecture:...
s, clothes line
Clothes line
A clothes line or washing line is any type of rope, cord, or twine that has been stretched between two points , outside or indoors, above the level of the ground. Clothing that has recently been washed is hung along the line to dry, using clothes pegs or clothes pins...
s, and a greenhouse
Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to very large buildings...
, and, because of the latter, arriving at Cookie's house with a decorative arrangement of flowers, in which she is well pleased. Buddy, suddenly arrived, holds the car door for Cookie; with Baby Elmer in the back seat, Buddy and Cookie set off on a picnic. As they drive, Happy the Dog tails behind, finally brought to the back seat by Elmer. The car loses control a bit on the country road, but felicitously is stopped, by a log, at an ideal picnic site. Buddy sets up the luncheon whilst Cookie takes up her guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
; Baby Elmer finds his way into the picnic basket, while Happy the Dog whimpers for some food. Elmer pounds a cake on to Happy's head, leaving the poor creature to run frantically around until the cake finds itself all over the baby. Cookie shames her baby brother, and Elmer, with Happy, stalks away to the car, where he starts the engine much to the fright of Buddy & Cookie, who must then chase the ungoverned vehicle in Elmer's baby carriage. Finding themselves atop a small building bordered by an operant train track
Train track
In the mathematical area of topology, a train track is a family of curves embedded on a surface, meeting the following conditions:#The curves meet at a finite set of vertices called switches....
straddled by Buddy's car, Buddy and Cookie move atop a nearby ladder, which drops from its height to form a tangent from the track just as a train appears, moving towards a sure collision with the car carrying Baby Elmer & Happy; the ladder miraculously becomes a spare piece of track on to which the train turns, and thus is Baby Elmer saved. Buddy tickles Elmer, who then naughtily sprays his brave rescuer with milk as the cartoon ends.
Uniqueness of the cartoon
This cartoon was the first and final appearance of Cookie's baby brother; it was also the last time Buddy owned a dog called Happy: in subsequent cartoons, Buddy (or Cookie) owned a dog called Bozo, and in others Buddy's friend is a larger dog called Towser (cf. Buddy and TowserBuddy and Towser
Buddy and Towser is an American animated short film released on 24 February 1934 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Friz Freleng and animated by Jack King and Robert McKimson. The musical score was by Norman Spencer. It was a Looney Tunes cartoon, featuring Buddy.-Summary:Buddy enlists...
.) This was also the only cartoon in which Buddy is so designed. (The image above misrepresents Buddy's appearance in this particular cartoon, and was a general opener for much of the series.)
Modern releases
Buddy's Day Out is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 6. It is one of only three Buddy cartoons so honored, the others being Buddy's Beer GardenBuddy's Beer Garden
Buddy's Beer Garden is an American animated short film, released November 18, 1933 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...
& 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:...
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On PBS
A collection of cels from this short was the focus of one episode of the History DetectivesHistory Detectives
History Detectives is a documentary television series on PBS. A group of researchers help people to seek answers to various historical questions they have, usually centering around a family heirloom, an old house or other historic object or structure...
series on PBS in 2010.