Little Pancho Vanilla

Little Pancho Vanilla
Blue Ribbon reissue title card
Directed byFrank Tashlin
Story byTed Pierce
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Ynez Seabury[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byRobert McKimson
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • October 8, 1938 (1938-10-08)
Running time
7 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Pancho Vanilla is a 1938 American animated comedy short film directed by Frank Tashlin.[2] The short was released on October 8, 1938. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series. It was re-released as a "Blue Ribbon" reissue in 1948, rendering the original film and credits lost.[3][4]

Despite only appearing in one cartoon, Pancho was resurrected in 1952 as a backup feature in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies comic book, appearing from issue #130 (Aug 1952) to #154 (Aug 1954).[5]

Plot

A Mexican boy, Pancho Vanilla, reads a book about bullfighting and dreams of being a real toreador to his mother's chagrin. He finds three girls who prefer a matador named Don Jose, a caricature of Clark Gable, over him.

Pancho arrives at the arena in an attempt to join an amateur tournament, but he is kicked out for being a child. The amateur toreadors instantly fold upon being charged at by the bull, with one being launched out of the arena and in turn accidentally launching Pancho into the arena. He knocks out the bull during the fall and is met with applause. The bull then wakes up to retaliate, but is knocked out twice by Pancho running into him and falling on him. Pancho wins enough money for his mother to buy an automatic washing machine.

Home media

References

  1. ↑ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 64.
  2. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 78. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Parten, James (April 28, 2020). "1938-39 Merrie Melodies: The People's Choice (Pt. 1)". Cartoon Research. Archived from the original on May 11, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  5. ↑ Markstein, Don. "Little Pancho Vanilla". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ Rich, Jamie S. (November 18, 2006). "Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Four". DVD Talk. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
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