{"id":4083,"date":"2023-04-02T19:46:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T01:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/?p=4083"},"modified":"2023-04-09T19:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T01:40:07","slug":"little-brother-rat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/?p=4083","title":{"rendered":"Little Brother Rat"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;I once had an egg.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1939-09-02 Little Brother Rat (MM (Sniffles))\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"525\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=x611s0r&#038;\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Supervision by Charles M. Jones; Story by Rich Hogan; Animation by Bob McKimson; Musical Direction by Charles W. Stalling. A Merrie Melody released on September 2, 1939.<\/p>\n<p>Sniffles creeps up on a sleeping cat and yanks out a whisker. He must have a death wish! No, it&#8217;s just part of a scavenger hunt he&#8217;s taking part in. Bringing it back puts in the lead, beating out Jimmy and flat out annihilating Squeakie. (Even though the list asks for whisker<strong>s<\/strong> plural. Oops.) There&#8217;s just one last item on the list, but it&#8217;s certainly the most difficult: an owl&#8217;s egg.<\/p>\n<p>Sniffles accepts the challenge and heads back out again. The cat has come outside too by this point, and begins to follow the little prick who caused him a moment of discomfort. (And upset his sense of balance, let&#8217;s be real.) Sniffles manages to avoid getting caught by entering a barn, but the cat has no problem waiting for his return. There isn&#8217;t any other holes down here, so it&#8217;s a good bet the mouse will return.<\/p>\n<p>Up in the barn, sleeps Papa Owl. (Asleep at night because he&#8217;s hungover. I don&#8217;t know.) Sniffles easily gets his paws on the unhatched Junior, and is almost immediately caught leaving. The father convinces him to put his child back passively and aggressively. Sniffles is then thrown out from this high, because he&#8217;s just too big for the owl to swallow whole. (Nice camera movement.) He bounces off the still waiting cat and is flung right back up again. So, guess he&#8217;s just stuck in such a perilous position for the rest of his life, eh?<\/p>\n<p>As if! Winning this scavenger hunt is everything to him! The prize must be <em>that<\/em> good. (Or he just refuses to be bested by Jimmy. Friggin&#8217; Jimmy.) He tries again, and father doesn&#8217;t catch him this time. Instead, Sniffles trips. That&#8217;s the end of <em>this <\/em>egg. Or not. Seems it was just about to hatch as the owlet is alive and unharmed and a chibi version of his father. Sniffles tries to coax him back inside, because it will prove this really is an owl egg, rather than a robin egg. The young bird gets in, but his feet stick out and he walks back to his nest.<\/p>\n<p>Sniffles gets a hold of him once more. And then just puts him back anyway. (I guess he only has qualms about stealing other&#8217;s children after they&#8217;re born.) Once back outside, he finds the little owl has followed him. Even worse, the cat takes notice of the two and chases. Sniffles carries the young bird, and this kind gesture is witnessed by Mr. Owl. He swoops down, grabs the cat, and throws it down a chimney. (He&#8217;ll be back to eat it later.) Because of his bravery, Sniffles is given the egg he needed. Yeah! Eat it, Jimmy!<\/p>\n<p>Favorite Part: The way the owl&#8217;s eyes gleam and dilate when Sniffles is spotted. Telling him in no uncertain way that the jig is up.<\/p>\n<p>Personal Rating: 3 for those who can accept a Merrie Melody without much comedy. If you can&#8217;t, it&#8217;s a 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I once had an egg.&#8221; Supervision by Charles M. Jones; Story by Rich Hogan; Animation by Bob McKimson; Musical Direction by Charles W. Stalling. A Merrie Melody released on September 2, 1939. Sniffles creeps up on a sleeping cat and yanks out a whisker. He must have a death wish! 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