Release Date:

May 16, 1936

Main Character(s):

None

Summary:

A boy scarecrow wants to be a successful scarer like his father. He sneaks out next morning and has success in scaring a few animals, but ends up getting chased by a large crow.

That’s Not All, Folks:

The father scarecrow has the same voice actor as Elmer the mouse in “Country Mouse”, but the actor’s name is unknown.

What I Like About This One:

The father scarecrow having an hourglass for a watch.

All of the kid’s scare poses getting the “gong” when he practices scaring with his dad.

When the kid sneaks out, we see that the family has a pumpkin for a lamp.

After the kid scares a squirrel, the squirrel goes up an elevator in his tree, and once he’s on a branch, he resumes his activity of hammering a nut.

The kid trying in vain to scare the pursuing crow away when being chased.

One pose suddenly turning the crow white with fear and scaring him away. It turns out that the father was standing right behind his son (as seen in the above screenshot).

That night when the kid boasts to his mother about how he supposedly scared the crow away, the father reminds him that he still has a lot to learn by scaring him with a phony crow shadow (using his hands).

Where Can I Watch It?

At archive.org!

Carrot Rating:

🥕🥕🥕