Count Me Out (1938 film)

Count Me Out
Title card
Directed byBen Hardaway
Cal Dalton
Story byMelvin Millar
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Tex Avery
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byHerman Cohen
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • December 17, 1938 (1938-12-17)
Running time
7 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Count Me Out is a 1938 American animated comedy short film directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.[1] The short was released on December 17, 1938. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series and the fourth and final cartoon to feature Egghead, who would be retired in favor of Elmer Fudd.[2]

Plot

Egghead finds a letter advertising a $1 boxing course, which he partakes in by mailing the money and instantly retrieves a kit, which includes boxing gear and an instructional record. He almost asphyxiates when the narrator instructs him to hold in his breath and is distracted. He is knocked out by the unruly punching bag when it sticks to the other side then swings back. Egghead then wakes up and punches the punching bag like usual until the narrator instructs him to stop. The punching bag somehow continues to swing, which the narrator annoyedly blames it on Egghead, only for Egghead to shoot it. After a final lesson on dodging, Egghead receives a diploma but is knocked out by boxing gear.

Egghead fantasizes taking on dog-like champion Biff Stew. Egghead is mocked by the referee while he places the record on the player and tries to overhear Biff's strategies. His over-reliance on the training record leads to him being easily defeated round over round. Egghead wakes up, perceives the nightmare as a warning and takes it to heart, only to be hit by the punching bag again.

Voice cast

Home media

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

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 June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
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