The Egg Collector
- July 20, 1940 (1940-07-20)
The Egg Collector is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Chuck Jones.[2] The short was released on July 20, 1940, and stars Sniffles.[3]
Plot
Late one night in a bookstore, Sniffles the mouse is reading the book Egg Collecting For Amateurs. According to the book, a good specimen for beginners is the egg of a great barn owl, a fictional species (previously seen in Little Brother Rat), which seemingly combines aspects of the American barn owl with the Great Horned Owl. (Sniffles apparently does not remember his earlier attempt to get an egg from this same intimidating owl in Little Brother Rat.)
Sniffles' friend, a bookworm, takes him to the top of an old church tower where they find an owl egg. Sniffles snatches the egg from its cradle, but the father owl stops them before they can escape. Sniffles learns from the owl that he is a rodent and that owls eat rodents. And worms. The bookworm faints and Sniffles flees madly, taking the worm with him.[4]
Home media
- VHS: Bugs Bunny and Friends (1989)
- Laserdisc: The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 4, Side 9 (1993)
- DVD/Blu-ray: Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection, Disc 1 (2012)
- Streaming: HBO Max
References
- ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voice Of The Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 42. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 105. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Roy., Liebman (2009). Vitaphone films : a catalogue of the features and shorts. Mcfarland. ISBN 978-0786446971. OCLC 394928930.
External links
- The Egg Collector at the Internet Movie Database
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specials
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
- The Pogo Special Birthday Special (1969)
- Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
- The Cat in the Hat (1971)
- The Cricket in Times Square (1973)
- A Very Merry Cricket (1973)
- Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
- The White Seal (1975)
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (1975)
- Mowgli's Brothers (1976)
- Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (1976)
- A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (1978)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979)
- Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)
- Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over (1980)
- Daffy Duck’s Thanks-for-Giving Special (1980)
- A Chipmunk Christmas (1981)
- Peter and the Wolf (1995)
- Gay Purr-ee (1962, screenplay)
- The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
- The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (1979)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, animation consultant)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990, animation sequences)
- Stay Tuned (1992, animation sequence)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993, animation supervisor)
- The Bugs Bunny Show (1960-1962, new animated sequences)
- Off to See the Wizard (1967-1968, animated sequences)
- Curiosity Shop (1971-1972)
- Daffy Duck for President (1997)
- Bugs Bunny
- Charlie Dog
- Claude Cat
- Daffy Duck
- Elmer Fudd
- Gossamer
- Henery Hawk
- Hubie and Bertie
- Marc Antony and Pussyfoot
- Marvin the Martian
- Michigan J. Frog
- Nasty Canasta
- Penelope Pussycat
- Pepé Le Pew
- Porky Pig
- Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog
- Sniffles
- The Three Bears
- Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
- Witch Hazel
- Chuck Amuck: The Movie
- Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens – A Life in Animation
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