Release Date:

November 6, 1937

Main Character(s):

Egghead

Summary:

A spoof of Little Red Riding Hood with Red talking like Katharine Hepburn and Egghead popping up throughout the cartoon whistling “The Organ Grinder’s Swing” and carrying a violin case.

That’s Not All, Folks:

The cartoon was given a Blue Ribbon reissue. When it was restored for the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 DVD in 2007, the original titles were put back in.

The backgrounds were colored in with colored pencils to give it a “storybook” look.

The running gag and ending are similar to Avery’s MGM cartoon “Wild and Woolfy” (1945), a Western-themed cartoon with Droopy in Egghead’s role.

The cartoon also forshadows Avery’s MGM cartoon “Red Hot Riding Hood” (1943) where the wolf is actually interested in Red because he thinks she’s hot (as evidenced when he wolf-whistles at her).

What I Like About This One:

The wolf playing pinball, nearly getting the ball into the “2,500,000” hole, but the ball instead goes into the “Out” hole.

The wolf flipping his “07734” license plate to read “Hello” (the taillight also winks, when he activates the “automatic wink”).

The wolf getting hit by a traffic light whenever he gets distracted by either Red or Egghead.

Red giving the wolf a literal “cold shoulder” with icicles.

The wolf is so busy singing “Gee But You’re Swell” to Red (failing to impress her) that he hits his head on the side of a mailbox.

Egghead popping up out of the mailbox with the shortcut to Grandma’s sign.

When the wolf speeds past a hitchhiking Egghead, it’s revealed that Egghead is lying down on the back of his car when the wolf arrives at Grandma’s.

Although Grandma won’t let the wolf in, Egghead simply opens the door and enters with absolutely no trouble (animated by Irven Spence).

The wolf opening the back door like a pinball machine.

Grandma pausing the wolf’s pursuit of her to answer the phone and order groceries while the wolf becomes increasingly impatient (“Aw, c’mon Grandma!”)

Red immediately starting the conversation with the Grandma-disguised wolf with “What large optics you have”. When she says “What a large schnozzola you have!”, the wolf apparently doesn’t know what a schnozzola is and says (still in his Grandma voice), “I can’t hear very good, come a little closer”.

“Rather childish and a bit silly, don’t you think?”

While the wolf is trying to grab Red (Spence animates the rest of the cartoon from this point forward), she pauses to ask, “Silly way to make a living, don’t you think?”. They both have to pause to let two people in the audience find their seats.

When Egghead shows up one more time, the wolf finally asks who he is and what he’s supposed to be doing. Egghead reveals that he’s “the hero in this picture” and opens his case to reveal not a violin, but a mallet that he knocks the wolf out with. The iris-out starts to close then opens back up to reveal Egghead passionately kissing Red.

Where Can I Watch It?

At archive.org!

Carrot Rating:

🥕🥕🥕🥕 ½