Of Fox and Hounds (1940)

Directed by

Tex Avery

Genre

animation

Country

United States

Runtime

9 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dog named Willoughby and a fox named George get into a series of comic chases and conflicts. The short features a bear and uses rapid-fire visual jokes.

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What happens

Of Fox and Hounds is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on December 7, 1940, and introduces Willoughby the Dog. Avery performed the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc voiced George the Fox and the bear's yells. The short is an attempt to duplicate the success of the 1940 Bugs Bunny short A Wild Hare by giving another anthropomorphic animal the same unflappable demeanor. The names of Tex Avery, Dave Monohan, Carl W. Stalling, and possibly Charles McKimson intentionally draft numbers in the credits. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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