Double or Mutton (1955)

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Genre

animation, comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Ralph Wolf tries to steal sheep from the flock guarded by Sam Sheepdog. They go through their daily routine as coworkers with a series of visual gags.

playfulslapsticklightheartedfast-pacedwittyvisualcomediccharming

What happens

Double or Mutton is a 1955 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The short was released on July 23, 1955, and is the third cartoon featuring Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog. Mel Blanc provided for the voices of all the characters in this cartoon; however, like all Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog shorts, this short is mostly composed of visual gags. The title is a play on the gambling wager double or nothing. This is also the first short where it is clearly established that Sam and Ralph are coworkers, as well as the first short where their names are consistent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• Sheep Ahoy (1954)
• A Sheep in the Deep (1962)
• Woolen Under Where (1963)
• Don't Give Up the Sheep (1953)
• Steal Wool (1957)
• Ready, Woolen and Able (1960)
• Sheep Wrecked (1958)
• Billy Boy (1954)