Don't Axe Me Explained

Don't Axe Me
Director:Robert McKimson
Producer:John W. Burton[1]
Edward Selzer (uncredited)
Story:Tedd Pierce
Music:Milt Franklyn
Editing:Treg Brown
Animator:Ted Bonnicksen
George Grandpré
Tom Ray
Uncredited:
Warren Batchelder
Art Leonardi
Layout Artist:Robert Gribbroek
Background Artist:William Butler
Starring:Mel Blanc
(all other voices)
Arthur Q. Bryan
(Elmer Fudd)
June Foray
(Elmer's Wife)
Distributor:Warner Bros. Pictures
Color Process:Technicolor
Language:English

Don't Axe Me is a 1958 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.[2] The short was released on January 4, 1958, and stars Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Barnyard Dawg.[3]

Plot

In this cartoon, Daffy is Elmer's pet, always looking for ways to eat as much food as possible, including the dog's food. When the dog hears that Elmer and his wife are planning a dinner and need to prepare an animal, he convinces the wife to turn Daffy into the meal. So, Elmer goes after Daffy, with Daffy always figuring out a way to avoid getting captured.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Webb, Graham. The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc.. 2011. 978-0-7864-4985-9. 95.
  2. 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 . 304.
  3. Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 60–62.