Bob Clampett made so many outstanding, outrageous cartoons during his tenure at Warner Brothers, that picking a favorite isn’t easy. There’s Draftee Daffy and Book Revue, not to mention the unmentionable Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarfs. Only during the relaxed censorship of wartime could such a thing have been created! But if I were forced to choose, I would say it’s this cartoon that strikes my fancy the most.
The Great Piggy Bank Robbery, a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert “Bob” Clampett, released July 20, 1946.
Note: The snippet of music heard over the opening title is “Mysterious Mose.” Carl Stalling made generous use of Raymond Scott’s “Powerhouse” throughout.
One of my all-time faves! Clampett himself played this when you, Dennis and I saw him at MIT all those years ago. It was the first time I saw it and I nearly died laughing. What a night!