Count Me Out (1938 film)

Count Me Out is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.[1] The short was released on December 17, 1938 and features Egghead, an early version of Elmer Fudd.[2]

Count Me Out
Directed byCo-supervision:
Ben Hardaway
Cal Dalton
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
Story byMelvin Millar
Created by:
Tex Avery (uncredited)
StarringFeaturing the voice talents of:
Mel Blanc as Record Boxing Coach/Old Mailman/Fighter's Yell
Tex Avery as Fighter Referee
Danny Webb as Egghead/Dream Egghead
(all three voice talents uncredited)
Music byMusical direction:
Carl Stalling (credited as Carl W. Stalling)
Orchestra:
Milt Franklyn (uncredited)
Animation byCharacter animation:
Herman Cohen
Rod Scribner (uncredited)
Effects animation:
A.C. Gamer (solely uncredited)
Color processIn:
Technicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
December 17, 1938
Running time
7 min
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Egghead decides to get rich by boxing, so he takes a boxing course on a phonograph. When he graduates, he takes on champion Biff Stew, who punches Egghead around until Egghead accidentally knocks him out. We learn this is a dream after Egghead is knocked out by his boxing equipment.

Trivia

This is the second and final of two Egghead cartoons co-supervised by Cal Dalton (with Ben Hardaway only). The first was A-Lad-In Bagdad (with Cal Howard only). The other 10 Egghead cartoons are directed by Tex Avery. This is the only short where Egghead made a minor role at the end.

Availability

Count Me Out is available as a bonus feature on The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse DVD release.

Voice cast
  • Mel Blanc as Record Boxing Coach/Old Mailman/Fighter's Yell
  • Tex Avery as Fight Referee
  • Danny Webb as Egghead/Dream Egghead
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References
  1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 81. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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