Red Riding Hoodwinked (1955)

Directed by

Friz Freleng

Genre

animation, comedy, family

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Tweety, Sylvester, and Granny act out a spoof of Little Red Riding Hood. Granny gets a bad temper and makes jokes like a character from The Honeymooners. The wolf shows up and tries to trick everyone.

playfulfast-pacedcomicalsillymischievouscartoonishlighthearted

What happens

Red Riding Hoodwinked is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, released on October 29, 1955, starring Tweety, Sylvester, and Granny. The latter part of the title is a term that means to have been deceived/tricked. The cartoon was Warner Bros.' latest spoof of the Little Red Riding Hood children's story, and the fourth overall following Little Red Walking Hood, Little Red Riding Rabbit and Little Red Rodent Hood, with the Big Bad Wolf and Granny playing their respective roles, with Tweety and Sylvester taking appropriate sides. Unlike her previous appearances, the usually cheerful Granny here is a female caricature of Ralph Kramden (of television's The Honeymooners), complete with ill-temperedness and use of the catchphrase, "One of these days, one of these days...POW! Right in the kisser!" As such, "Red Riding Hoodwinked" marked one of the earliest parodies of The Honeymooners. In addition, Granny's appearance is updated: although she appears as a sourpuss here, her physical attributes (such as a less-pronounced chin) would be used in future appearances. Also, Granny's old-fashioned ways would be de-emphasized. The wolf character would re-appear in a Merrie Melodies short, Hare-Less Wolf, released three years later, albeit designed differently and given the name Charles M. Wolf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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