The Lion's Busy (1950)
- Directed by
- Friz Freleng
- Genre
- animation, family, comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A cartoon lion named Leo tries to hide from a hungry buzzard named Beaky. The buzzard is clever and keeps finding new ways to get at the lion.
slapstickfast-pacedplayfulbrightsillylightheartedcartoonishenergetic
What happens
The Lion's Busy is a 1950 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Friz Freleng. It features Leo the Lion (who had previously appeared in Hold the Lion, Please) and Beaky Buzzard (who had previously appeared in Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid and The Bashful Buzzard), both voiced by Mel Blanc. This cartoon is the first time Blanc voices Beaky due to Kent Rogers' death in 1944, and the final appearance of Leo the Lion from Looney Tunes cartoons until Tweety's High-Flying Adventure in 2000. It is also Beaky's only appearance in which he is smarter than his opponent rather than dumber. The cartoon itself sometimes appears on public domain and grey market VHS and DVDs, however, the cartoon is actually still copyrighted. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Hold the Lion, Please (1942)
Goggle Fishing Bear (1949)
Social Lion (1954)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.