Swing Shift Cinderella
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Swing Shift Cinderella is an animated cartoon
short subject
. It is in the same vein as Red Hot Riding Hood
. Frank Graham voiced the wolf, and Colleen Collins voiced Cinderella.
for her to go to the ball, but she has to get home by midnight.
The oversexed Fairy Godmother then keeps the Wolf busy. She appears before him in an old-fashioned 1890s swimsuit ("Miss Repulsive 1898") and an evening gown before trying to snuggle up to him on the couch. She chases him all around Cinderella's house and, eventually, to the night club Cinderella went to (the Wolf got the wand briefly and turned a bathtub into a convertible; the Fairy Godmother turned a trash can into a Jeep
). At one point Wolf accidentally kisses the Godmother thinking she was Cinderella, which only further deepens the Fairy's lust for Wolf. More chasing ensues, though more low-key, until Cinderella comes out on-stage and performs an exotic dance while singing the song "Oh, Wolfie" (this performance was reused in 1949's
Little Rural Riding Hood
, with new "libido-reaction" gags inserted in place of the ones seen here). Wolf runs to dance with Cinderella on stage but the smitten Godmother intercepts him and she in turn dances with the Wolf. The Fairy Godmother also chains the Wolf to her leg so he can't get too far away from her.
After the performance, more brief chasing ensues until the clock strikes midnight. Cinderella rushes home, the things conjured up by her Fairy Grandmother reverting to her junky stuff, but she makes it in time to catch the bus to the factory; turns out she is a Rosie the Riveter
by night. In the ultimate punchline, the bus, in addition to Cinderella, is full of wolves, who start whistling and catcalling at her.
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
short subject
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
. It is in the same vein as Red Hot Riding Hood
Red Hot Riding Hood
Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released on May 8, 1943 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1994 it was voted #7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field...
. Frank Graham voiced the wolf, and Colleen Collins voiced Cinderella.
Plot
Initially, the Big Bad Wolf chases Red Riding Hood (the young version at the beginning of Red Hot) across the title screen, but they stop and notice they're in the wrong picture. The Wolf shoos away Red and determines that he wants to meet this Cinderella. He takes a taxi to her house, but she sternly rebuffs him. Eventually, Cinderella calls her Fairy Godmother to get rid of him and set her up for the ball that night. The second the Fairy Godmother hears there's a Wolf she rushes right over. The Fairy Godmother traps the Wolf, then gives Cinderella a sexy dress and transforms a pumpkin into a WoodieWoodie
A woodie is a car body style, especially a station wagon, where the rear bodywork is constructed of wood framework with infill panels of wood or painted metal....
for her to go to the ball, but she has to get home by midnight.
The oversexed Fairy Godmother then keeps the Wolf busy. She appears before him in an old-fashioned 1890s swimsuit ("Miss Repulsive 1898") and an evening gown before trying to snuggle up to him on the couch. She chases him all around Cinderella's house and, eventually, to the night club Cinderella went to (the Wolf got the wand briefly and turned a bathtub into a convertible; the Fairy Godmother turned a trash can into a Jeep
Jeep
Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...
). At one point Wolf accidentally kisses the Godmother thinking she was Cinderella, which only further deepens the Fairy's lust for Wolf. More chasing ensues, though more low-key, until Cinderella comes out on-stage and performs an exotic dance while singing the song "Oh, Wolfie" (this performance was reused in 1949's
1949 in film
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
Little Rural Riding Hood
Little Rural Riding Hood
Little Rural Riding Hood is a 1949 animated cartoon short subject directed by Tex Avery, conceived as a follow-up to his 1943 cartoon Red Hot Riding Hood...
, with new "libido-reaction" gags inserted in place of the ones seen here). Wolf runs to dance with Cinderella on stage but the smitten Godmother intercepts him and she in turn dances with the Wolf. The Fairy Godmother also chains the Wolf to her leg so he can't get too far away from her.
After the performance, more brief chasing ensues until the clock strikes midnight. Cinderella rushes home, the things conjured up by her Fairy Grandmother reverting to her junky stuff, but she makes it in time to catch the bus to the factory; turns out she is a Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the military...
by night. In the ultimate punchline, the bus, in addition to Cinderella, is full of wolves, who start whistling and catcalling at her.
Trivia
- The musical number which Cinderella performs in the nightclub is billed in the episode as "Oh, Wolfie!" This is a spin-off of the popular song "Oh, Johnny! Oh Johnny! Oh!" by The Andrews SistersThe Andrews SistersThe Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews , soprano Maxene Angelyn Andrews , and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews...
with a slight alteration in some of the lyrics.
- As the Wolf pulls into the night club, only to run into Fairy Godmother, and when Cinderella leaves at midnight to catch a bus full of wolves, The Trolley SongThe Trolley Song"The Trolley Song" is a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane and made famous by Judy Garland in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis...
from Meet Me in St. LouisMeet Me in St. LouisMeet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 musical film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which tells the story of an American family living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair in 1904...
is used as background music.