{"id":2885,"date":"2021-02-07T21:01:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2021-04-25T20:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T02:12:56","slug":"moonlight-for-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/?p=2885","title":{"rendered":"Moonlight for Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;Stand back, villain!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): Moonlight for Two (1932) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e-zXrjAwQ1E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Animation by Isadore Freleng and Larry Martin. A Merrie Melody released on June 11, 1932.<\/p>\n<p>You ever heard of Goopy Geer? There&#8217;s no shame if you haven&#8217;t. He&#8217;s one of the WB&#8217;s most minor of minor characters. He&#8217;s your basic run-of-the-mill anthro-dog. He sings, he dances, he plays musical instruments. He was another attempt to make a recurring character for Merrie Melodies. And I know what you are thinking now: that name and species? It&#8217;s another blatant Disney ripoff! Yet, Goopy came first. He predates the dippy dog by a couple of weeks. And, yet, (again) one went on to have his own movie in the 90&#8217;s, while the other got a cameo on Tiny Toons. (There are no losers, but some won more than others.)<\/p>\n<p>Late at night, in some Ozarks-ish area, a girl dog heads out with her boyfriend\/ormaybehusbandbrotherorjustdancepartner for some dancing fun. Even the birds sing in excitement. (Probably on the other side of the globe. It&#8217;s clearly day where they are.) The guy is Goopy and the gal is just Goopy&#8217;s gal. (So, it is once more up to me to supply a name. Gigi sounds appropriate) They sing our title song, jump onto a cart, (not sure if that was intentional) and they crash. They end up going to the dance in a wheelbarrow.<\/p>\n<p>Random transition to the dance! We&#8217;re just there, man. It kind of feels like we got a different carton shoved in here. Everyone is having such a wonderful time! Look at those asses wiggle! No, really. They have long ears, and are clearly equines. (And yes, their posteriors are moving too.) Goopy and Gigi are ready to cut a rug. Bust a move. Shimmy a shake. Even the stove gets in on the action. (The animators clearly wanted to make him the star. He&#8217;s so much more lively.)<\/p>\n<p>You want some conflict? We&#8217;ve got a surplus of generic Ozark villains on standby. Have an a-hole Amos on the house! He doesn&#8217;t do much more than make a kiss face at Gigi, but that&#8217;s enough for Goopy to fight him off. He&#8217;s not too good at it, though. The stove ends up chasing the rogue away with his burning embers. (Coming next month: Pot Billy Stove in, &#8220;Some like it not!&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>Favorite Part: Two dachshunds dance. One chugs some firewater, and burns most of his flesh away. His partner doesn&#8217;t mind how vertically challenged he has become, and continues to dance with him without hesitation. That&#8217;s adorable.<\/p>\n<p>Personal Rating: 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Stand back, villain!&#8221; Animation by Isadore Freleng and Larry Martin. A Merrie Melody released on June 11, 1932. You ever heard of Goopy Geer? There&#8217;s no shame if you haven&#8217;t. He&#8217;s one of the WB&#8217;s most minor of minor characters. He&#8217;s your basic run-of-the-mill anthro-dog. He sings, he dances, he plays musical instruments. 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