Best short movie trivia of all time

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A Broken Leghorn picture

Trivia: In the cartoon's opening title credits, there is no "Layout" next to Robert Gribbroek's name, which makes him appear to be an animator.

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Brats picture

Trivia: "Brats" is the only film in which Laurel and Hardy play natural fathers.

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Long-Haired Hare picture

Trivia: Before Leopold (Bugs) begins conducting, he takes the conductor's baton and breaks it. Leopold Stokowski never conducted with a baton, so this is the reason why Bugs breaks it.

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Dirty Work picture

Trivia: When Stan pulls Oliver down the chimney, a cloud of chimney soot engulfs them and Jessup. The 'soot' you see is actually powdered chocolate.

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Hatch Up Your Troubles picture

Trivia: When the baby woodpecker walks glumly away after being thrown out of Jerry's house, he goes over to Tom who is sitting in a deckchair. The magazine that Tom is reading has "Saturday Evening Puss" on the front cover, which would be used as the title for a 1950 Tom and Jerry short.

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Duck Amuck picture

Trivia: Look at the flag on the tail of the bizarre animal which the animator re-draws Daffy as - it reads "screwball."

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Boston Quackie picture

Trivia: The "Instant Girl" jar that Daffy Duck picks up towards the end of the cartoon credits the "Pierce Packing Co." This is a reference to Tedd Pierce, the writer of this cartoon.

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The Impatient Patient picture

Trivia: The opening credits on this cartoon are the artists' actual signatures.

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Their First Mistake picture

Trivia: When Stan and Oliver return to the flat with the baby, Stan offers a man a cigar. This man is the film's director, George Marshall.

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Three for Breakfast picture

Trivia: When Donald Duck falls off the roof when he slides on the butter whilst holding the piece of baked rubber cement, a "Goofy Holler" can be heard.

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Rabbit Fire picture

Trivia: When Elmer turns around and finds an elephant behind him, the elephant says, "I'll give you such a pinch." This was one of the catchphrases of Stinky, Joe Besser's juvenile character on The Abbott and Costello Show.

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Tit for Tat picture

Trivia: "Tit for Tat" was the only sequel Laurel and Hardy ever made. It was the successor to their 1934 film "Them Thar Hills."

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No Barking picture

Trivia: When Claude Cat flies up above the elevated train tracks, there is a sign in the background saying "Don Foster for Mayor." Foster was an artist who designed many of the lobby cards for Warner Brothers.

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Putty Tat Trouble picture

Trivia: When Sylvester hits the orange cat on the head with a mallet, look in the background and you can see a box with text printed on it advertising "Friz - America's Favorite Gelatin Dessert" - a reference to the director Friz Freleng.

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Injun Trouble picture

Trivia: This was the last cartoon in the original Merrie Melodies series, ending a run that had continued since 1931. It was also the 1,000th cartoon short released by Warner Brothers.

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Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z picture

Trivia: The billboard that displays the cartoon's title at the start has "Selzer Sign Service" on the top of it - a reference to the Warner Brothers producer, Eddie Selzer.

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Tweetie Pie picture

Trivia: "Tweetie Pie" was the first Warner Brothers cartoon to win a Best Animated Short Film Academy Award.

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