A Gander at Mother Goose explained
A Gander at Mother Goose is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery and written by Dave Monahan.[2] The short was released on May 25, 1940.[3]
Plot
The short film is a series of visual gag cartoons intertwined with classic nursery rhymes, narrated by Robert C. Bruce.
- Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (portrayed by Katharine Hepburn) complains about her polluted garden.
- Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall, revealing his exposed buttocks when he stands up.
- Jack and Jill, portrayed as teen sweethearts, ditch fetching water for romantic escapades.
- Little Miss Muffet scares off the spider with her unattractive appearance.
- The Three Little Pigs thwart the Big Bad Wolf with a bottle of "Histerine."
- The Parade of Wooden Soldiers turns out to be sloppy and wobbly marchers.
- A dog in Star Light, Star Bright wishes for a tree.
- Jack Be Nimble boasts about jumping over a candlestick, only to reveal his burned butt.
- The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe struggles while her husband relaxes.
- Little Hiawatha shoots an arrow, which is returned by an eagle stuck in its tail feather.
- The Night Before Christmas depicts two mice stirring, with one whispering "Merry Christmas" and the other angrily shushing.
Home Media
References
- Book: Scott . Keith . Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 . 3 October 2022 . BearManor Media . 82 . en.
- Book: Beck . Jerry . Friedwald . Will . Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons . 1989 . Henry Holt and Co . 0-8050-0894-2 . 103.
- Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 104–106.
