Best animated movie trivia of 1949

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Curtain Razor picture

Trivia: One of the acts auditioning is a turtle who says he is "The Man of 1000 Voices." This was the nickname of the Warner Brothers voice actor, Mel Blanc.

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Trivia: When the Coyote is about to attack the Road Runner with an axe towards the end of the cartoon, look behind him and you can see a billboard saying "Jones Motel" - a reference to the Warner Brothers director Chuck Jones.

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High Diving Hare picture

Trivia: When we see Bugs telling the other cowboys about the acts for the vaudeville show, you can see behind him there is a poster for an act entitled "Frizby the Magician." This is a reference to the Warner Brothers director Friz Freleng.

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Honey Harvester picture

Trivia: When Donald falls from the tree, you can hear a "Goofy Holler".

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Bye, Bye Bluebeard picture

Trivia: After Bluebeard eats all of the "Popovers", he opens a medicine cabinet. In the cabinet are bottles with references to several Warner Brothers staff: "Frizby Miniatures" (Friz Freleng), "Maltese Minestrone" (Michael Maltese), "Ted Pierce's Medicine" (Tedd Pierce), "Dr Foster's Panace" (Warren Foster) and "Jones Laxative" (Chuck Jones).

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Out-Foxed picture

Trivia: When the dog shoots his hand when trying to catch Reginald Fox at the log, part of "Tom's scream" can be heard.

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Wags to Riches picture

Trivia: When Droopy puts a needle into Spike's rear whilst playing "Pin The Tale On The Donkey", Spike lets out "Tom's Scream."

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Bad Ol' Putty Tat picture

Trivia: When Tweety is lighting the fuse on the rocket, there is a crate behind him with a label saying "Friz" on the side of it - a reference to the director Friz Freleng.

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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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Senor Droopy picture

Trivia: The first MGM cartoon in which Droopy is called by his name on-screen.

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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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Hare Do picture

Trivia: When Elmer reports to the box office, look in the background and you can see a poster for a film entitled "Backwash." The star is Pete Burness, an American animator who worked for Warner Brothers.

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Jerry's Diary picture

Trivia: When Tom is reading Jerry's diary, the flashbacks we see are clips from four previous Tom and Jerry shorts: "Tee for Two", "Mouse Trouble", "Solid Serenade" and "Yankee Doodle Mouse."

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For Scent-imental Reasons picture

Trivia: This was the first Warner Brothers cartoon to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

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All in a Nutshell picture

Trivia: When Donald gets blasted by the log "cannon" at the end of the cartoon, a "Goofy Holler" can be heard.

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