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Merrie Melodies: A Day At The Zoo (1939)

Cartoon characters spend a silly day at the Kalama Zoo. Produced in 1939.


This movie is part of the collection: Film Chest Vintage Cartoons

Keywords: merrie melodies; animation; cartoon

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Reviewer: Seto-Kaiba_Is_Stupid - - January 20, 2009
Subject: Please Encourage Them
If this gets enough downloads then somebody may upload more!

Reviewer: RevRoach - - May 3, 2008
Subject: Luv this cartoon
This was one of my favs as a kid and I have to say it has stood the test of time.
This is still one of my favs, one of the best ever made.

Reviewer: mdebutante - - March 8, 2008
Subject: One of the classics!
This was retro when I was growing up - but I loved old Hollywood, and I consider Bugs and the stylings of these cartoons every bit as "Hollywood" as any movie!!

Reviewer: jan_raas - - February 26, 2008
Subject: Bread & Butter
@passthegravy. The phrase "bread & butter" is an old (British) saying used when you are suddenly separated from your partner whilst walking. [My (British) GF sez it has to do with "bread & butter" belonging together] So, in this instance, the cats are pacing back-n-forth, and the pole periodically separating them. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_butter for reference.

The animation? Love it ... very funny stuff, in an old skool sorta way.

Reviewer: Robin_1990 - - February 16, 2008
Subject: Painfully Funny!
Some of the jokes are Groan-Worthy (I've seen less corny jokes in "My Mother The Car"), But It's still Brilliant and Awesome! Some of the jokes at the start are annoyingly dated, But it just keeps getter better. Corn at it's most delicious!

Reviewer: SmellyHound - - December 18, 2007
Subject: Kalama Zoo
Classic Avery. Just the kind of stuff I grew up with. Wonderful to see these again

Reviewer: pynkpfink - - July 30, 2007
Subject: Bread and Butter
ROFL it's an old superstition, if two people are walking together and the have to split to walk around something, you are supposed to say bread and butter to ward off anything bad happening. Why, I don't know, but that's why they are saying it LOL

Reviewer: passthegravy - - July 29, 2007
Subject: Quick Question
I remember watching this cartoon a lot as a kid in the 80s, but most of the puns were too dated for me to understand. Seeing it again I can make a little more sense of most of it, but am still perplexed by one gag in particular.
Why on earth would two panthers walk around a cage saying "bread and butter"? My brother and I have both tried to figure this one out, but to no avail. Any help?

Reviewer: Travis1960 - - May 27, 2007
Subject: Tex!
Tex Avery is great! Love it!

Reviewer: Rob the Electricbolt - - August 29, 2006
Subject: classic cartoon from childhood
I remember watching this one as a child and just discovered it to be here, It wasn't as great as I remember it used to be, but at least I now understand the animal puns after watching it again.

Reviewer: augentier - - August 28, 2006
Subject: brings back some memories
I agree with Spuzz..this is also my favorite type of cartoon..they're so random yet brilliantly put together with witty and dry sense of humor. I remember these being my favorite cartoons as a child, too..always makes me nostalgic ;)

Reviewer: Spuzz - - April 30, 2006
Subject: IÃÂm a good boy!
This is one of the Merry Melodies styles I love the most. Quick gags about a certain group of a certain subject, move on to the next one! I hadnÃÂt seen this cartoon before, and it has a lot of great gags in it as we go to the zoo and find out about the many animals there. Gags which include Greyhounds, Pink Elephants, 2 bucks and 5 scents abound! Just great!

Reviewer: terracesider - - April 21, 2006
Subject: Brilliant Nonsense.
Excruciating puns and bizarre literal interpretations punctuated by a wierd running gag. It's ludicrous! It's insane! It's Tex Avery. Just download and enjoy the fun.

Reviewer: samrees - - March 18, 2006
Subject: long and lame
no pace, pathetic one liners and dull characters...
ONe and a half stars

Reviewer: Suzi H - - February 12, 2006
Subject: Give it a shot
I was pleased to find this cartoon here, I watched it quite often as a kid.
I never understood all the puns back then but it still managed to charm me and make me giggle, especially the lady at the monkey cage. ;)
All in all it's a classic Tex Avery screwball production.

Reviewer: itronic - - May 18, 2005
Subject: Disappointing
Not very funny.
(I guess I set my hopes too high seeing the Tex Avery name.)

Reviewer: Wilford B. Wolf - - March 13, 2005
Subject: Here are two bucks... and five (s)cents.
Classic Tex Avery short from 1939, that was one of his series short, punchy gags that really established his style. The short is filled with one-liners and sight gags built around animal puns that slowly build to the final payoff at the end. This style of short would continue with his "travelouge" shorts for Warner Brothers, and "..Of The Future" series he did for MGM in the late 1940s.

Also of note is the appearence of Egghead, a Chaplin-esque character that would serve as a model for Elmer Fudd.

Please note that this print has the "Blue Ribbon" reissue card, which strips the credit that was done by Warner Brothers in the 1950s, and is on many of the PD Warner shorts.