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The Fox and the Grapes
Studio: Columbia Release Date : December 5, 1941 Series: Color Rhapsodies

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Synopsis

A fox decides to have a picnic. A crow decides to have some fun and hangs a bunch of grapes from a branch. The crow offers to exchange the grapes for the fox's lunch. The fox decides to try and grab the grapes himself with a variety of unsuccessful methods.

Characters

Fox
(Voice: Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc)
Crow
(Voice: Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc)

Credits

Director

Frank "Tish" Tashlin

Animator

Bob Wickersham

Story

Frank "Tish" Tashlin

Music

Edward Vincent "Eddie" Kilfeather

Music Sources

Strauss, Johann : "Tales from the Vienna Woods "

Distributor(s)

Columbia

Milestones

  • First appearance of the Fox and the Crow

Trivia

  • It's been said that Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese were inspired by this cartoon when they were making the Roadrunner series.

Television

Totally Tooned In

Technical Specifications

Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm

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From stephen c.sorenson :

I first saw this cartoon on the Saturday morning series which showed classic Columbia cartoons on antenna tv and I love it and other cartoons from that studio now. Please, keep them coming!
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