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Without Lynnâs notes (provided by M2MM), I would have assumed that John was somewhere âbehindâ Elly, and he was the one who shouted âFree Beerâ! Actually, I am still assuming that this is exactly what happenedâŠ
It may have also been a nod to the 1955 Looney Tunes episode âOne Froggy Eveningâ, where a man finds a frog who can do vaudeville. In an effort to hype the frog, he rents a theatre. He first puts out a sign that says âAdmission: $2â, nothing happens. He then puts out a sign that says âFree Admissionâ, nothing happens. He then puts out a sign that says âFree Beerâ, then a bunch of drunks bullcharge into the theatre! That is one of the harder Looney Tunes cartoons to find as many of the early ones were censored as they were considered âpolitically incorrectâ. The scene about the man putting up a âFree Beerâ sign may have doomed that cartoon to censorship as well.
The One Froggy Evening scene popped to my mind as well. Here is a somewhat mediocre copy of it, taken from a list of stories bugs is reading to a kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5DIv0rDx4I (it does cut out the final scene).
The frog, later named Michigan J. Frog (for his rendition of The Michigan Rag, I presume) became the mascot for the WB Network while it was in operation.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Ellyâs off to a bad start.
Argythree over 9 years ago
Without Lynnâs notes (provided by M2MM), I would have assumed that John was somewhere âbehindâ Elly, and he was the one who shouted âFree Beerâ! Actually, I am still assuming that this is exactly what happenedâŠ
USN1977 over 9 years ago
It may have also been a nod to the 1955 Looney Tunes episode âOne Froggy Eveningâ, where a man finds a frog who can do vaudeville. In an effort to hype the frog, he rents a theatre. He first puts out a sign that says âAdmission: $2â, nothing happens. He then puts out a sign that says âFree Admissionâ, nothing happens. He then puts out a sign that says âFree Beerâ, then a bunch of drunks bullcharge into the theatre! That is one of the harder Looney Tunes cartoons to find as many of the early ones were censored as they were considered âpolitically incorrectâ. The scene about the man putting up a âFree Beerâ sign may have doomed that cartoon to censorship as well.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 9 years ago
Will we be seeing Sue (Ellyâs coworker) again anytime soon?
Sheâs cute!
26 over 9 years ago
She needs a sign that says âWill beg for artâ
ahnk_2000 over 9 years ago
The One Froggy Evening scene popped to my mind as well. Here is a somewhat mediocre copy of it, taken from a list of stories bugs is reading to a kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5DIv0rDx4I (it does cut out the final scene).
The frog, later named Michigan J. Frog (for his rendition of The Michigan Rag, I presume) became the mascot for the WB Network while it was in operation.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 9 years ago
Silly me, all this time I thought the âFree Beerâ bit was about poor Nick Beer, jailed unfairly in a case of freedom of speech abuse.
Jim Kerner over 9 years ago
I forgot to say that that cartoon was uncensored.