7.8 /10 1 Votes
Music by Carl Stalling Initial release 17 December 1938 Film series Merrie Melodies Producer Leon Schlesinger | 3.9/5 Big Cartoon DataBase Story by Melvin Millar Animation by Herman Cohen Music director Carl Stalling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Ben HardawayCal Dalton Voices by Mel BlancTex AveryDanny Webb Similar Egghead Rides Again, Johnny Smith and Poker‑Huntas, Cinderella Meets Fella, Daffy Duck & Egghead, I Only Have Eyes for You | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Count Me Out is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released to theaters on December 17, 1938. This short was directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton and stars Egghead, who would later evolve into Elmer Fudd in 1940.
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Plot
Egghead decides to get rich by boxing, so he takes a boxing course on a phonograph. When he graduates, he takes on champion Biff Stew, who punches Egghead around until Egghead accidentally knocks him out. We learn this is a dream after Egghead is knocked out by his boxing equipment.
Trivia
This is the one of two Egghead cartoons directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton. The other was A-Lad-In Bagdad. The other 10 Egghead cartoons are directed by Tex Avery.
Availability
Count Me Out is available as a bonus feature on The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse DVD release as the USA 1995 dubbed version.