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An Itch in Time

  • 1943
  • PG
  • 8m
ÉVALUATION IMDb
7,0/10
706
MA NOTE
An Itch in Time (1943)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueElmer threatens to give his dog a bath if he doesn't stop scratching, but the poor pooch is the victim of a hungry flea whose tools of the trade include pickaxes and dynamite.Elmer threatens to give his dog a bath if he doesn't stop scratching, but the poor pooch is the victim of a hungry flea whose tools of the trade include pickaxes and dynamite.Elmer threatens to give his dog a bath if he doesn't stop scratching, but the poor pooch is the victim of a hungry flea whose tools of the trade include pickaxes and dynamite.

  • Director
    • Robert Clampett
  • Writer
    • Warren Foster
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Arthur Q. Bryan
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  • ÉVALUATION IMDb
    7,0/10
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    • Director
      • Robert Clampett
    • Writer
      • Warren Foster
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Arthur Q. Bryan
    • 8Commentaires d'utilisateurs
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    Mel Blanc
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    • Dog
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
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    Arthur Q. Bryan
    • Elmer Fudd
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Clampett
    • Writer
      • Warren Foster
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    7lee_eisenberg

    they all knew of each other's existence in their metaphysical, animated world

    One of the many Merrie Melodies cartoons that entertained American moviegoers during WWII, Bob Clampett's "An Itch in Time" portrays a hobo flea settling on Elmer Fudd's dog. The little guy turns into a real sadist while making a home on the dog's back, but Elmer warns the dog: "One more scwatch and I'll give you a bath!" Meanwhile, the flea is setting up dynamite on the dog!* And that's not the end! I noticed that in one scene, Elmer is reading a comic book featuring Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig. Obviously, Elmer and Bugs frequently co-starred but Elmer never co-starred with Porky (unless you count the very short "Any Bonds Today?"). But to me, the thought of Elmer reading about these other famous characters from his same genre stresses the metaphysical nature of his world, as though he knew of their existence within his universe even though they don't appear in this cartoon.

    Of course, I'm probably going too far in my analysis. I'm sure that the cartoon was intended as pure entertainment, and it certainly entertains. As for the "I might get to like this" line, it sounds as though that was something that the censors wouldn't have allowed but somehow missed; I, for one, don't actually know what it was supposed to sound like. Was it something sexual? As for the end, had I thought that I'd seen everything, I would have been tempted to look for more, rather than do what the cat did (although it was a neat trick).

    *The guys behind these cartoons sure had a thing for TNT, didn't they?
    bob the moo

    Poor characters don't help an already poor cartoon

    Elmer Fudd is at home reading his Porky Pig comic by the open fire with his dog asleep by his side. When a flea enters the house it heads straight for the dog, making both the dog's and Elmer's night a misery. However getting rid of him is not so easy.

    When this cartoon started I had reasonable hopes as I thought it might be a Bugs Bunny cartoon due to the presence of Elmer Fudd. However not only wasn't it, but Elmer himself seems to be in there simply to have a well known character in the cartoon. The main characters are actually the dog and the flea – neither of which are very good characters. The dog is OK but the flea is an annoying little fellow with a high voice that just grated on me.

    The jokes are OK without ever being very good. I think what pit me off the most was just the weakness of the characters – they weren't very interesting and, although their jokes would have made me laugh if other characters had done them, the weaknesses in their characters just seemed to drain a lot of the laughs out of the cartoon.

    Overall this could have been better and, indeed, many viewers may well find it funnier than I did. But for me a cartoon is not simply the jokes, it is also the characters and the plot framework. Here neither of those factors came into play and the already weak cartoon was just made weaker.
    9mfiof

    It shouldn't happen to a dog!

    `An Itch In Time' is one of a string of home runs Bob Clampett hit for WB in the early 1940s, including `Horton Hatches The Egg' and `Tortoise Wins By A Hare.' Soaked in manic timing and exaggerated mayhem, it's basically the saga of a flea who's busy breaking ground for a new home, and the dog whose ground is being broken. Because master Elmer will give him a dreaded flea bath if he so much as scratches, the unlucky canine is forced to endure an upward spiral of torment as the homesteading flea uses pick-axes and power tools to clear the `land.' Ultimately, the little monster lights the fuse to a small mountain of high explosives he's piled onto his victim's backside! There's a tremendous explosion, and the hapless pooch covers his eyes as his rear end erupts in a blazing Fourth of July display! That really has to hurt, and the dog takes flight, but soon he stops the action and says with a merry smile, `You guys better cut it out, 'cause I think I'm starting to like it!' For years this kinky confession was censored, but current prints have restored the clip, so now viewers can enjoy it in its original devilish glory. Still cut, however, is the closing gag in which the cat blows his brains out after he laments, `Now I've seen everything!' This was a common gag at WB, but it has since been purged from this cartoon and several others, including `Horton.'
    9TheLittleSongbird

    "Hey, I better cut this out. I may get to like it"

    'An Itch in Time', as with all Looney Tunes cartoons had much potential from the get go.

    There are many reasons why, with it being directed by Bob Clampett, having music by Carl Stalling, featuring the voices of Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan and that it featured Elmer, always amusing and watchable whose partnership with Bugs is legendary. It was also interesting as to what it would do with a slightly limited concept.

    Luckily, 'An Itch in Time' works really well and lives up to its potential. For me, its only disappointment is Elmer (looking closer to his familiar character design than his portlier look in his previous cartoons) having very little to do, as a character he's side-lined and too much of a plot-device and his material is not as inspired as that of the flea's and particularly the dog's.

    On the other hand, the animation as ever is of very well done quality. It's very lush and vibrant in the colours, it's rich and meticulous in background detail and all three characters are drawn well. There are also some really imaginative visuals in the gags, which play a large part as to why they work as well as they do, and the animation of the inside of the dog's fur equally so.

    Carl Stalling's music score is outstanding, once again a perfect demonstration as to why of the regular Looney Tunes composers he was my personal favourite. The orchestration is so sonically rich and beautiful as well as used so cleverly, it's high voltage in energy and character and it adds so much to what is going on. What Stalling also excelled in was incorporating pre-existing material and putting his own spin on it, here particularly standing out was a wonderfully upbeat "Food Around the Corner" (complete with some very inventive animation).

    Bob Clampett's direction is delightfully wacky, in a way that only he could be, and what could have easily have been limited material considering the concept turned out to be enormously entertaining. Dialogue is witty, with the dog boasting the best lines, and the gags are hilarious, visually imaginative (especially the dog's reactions) and Clampett's wackiness is apparent constantly in the flea's brutal but thankfully never gratuitously sadistic treatment of the dog.

    The other two characters carry 'An Itch in Time' strongly. The flea is cute, antagonistic and suitably obnoxious, without being overly so, but it's the dog that steals the show. The voices are spot-on, especially from a supremely talented Mel Blanc once again in multiple roles, particularly colourful as the dog.

    On the whole, a great Bob Clampett-directed cartoon though another case of the supporting characters making more of an impression than the most famous character. 9/10 Bethany Cox
    6SnoopyStyle

    Elmer Fudd's dog

    A hobo flea spots a dog in Elmer Fudd's peaceful home. To him, this is a heavenly buffet. The dog is beside himself from scratching, but he is also afraid of Elmer giving him a bath.

    Elmer Fudd has had various dogs over the years. I don't know which one is this one. It would be great if he has more consistent side characters. Being the lead, the dog should be more famous. Elmer is probably the only known character and he's not doing his hunting. Honestly, this would be the same for anybody's dog. Elmer is just a big name character. As for story, it is pretty simple and fine. I don't have any issues with it.

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    • Anecdotes
      The gag of the dog stopping from dragging his rear to say, "Hey, I'd better cut this out. I might get to like it," was originally intended to be left out of the final cut and used in the studio's yearly gag reel. Somehow it wasn't, and passed the scrutiny of the Film Board censors to be left in the cartoon.
    • Citations

      [the flea has detonated some explosive on the dog's rump; he is frantically dragging his butt on the floor]

      Dog: [Stops suddenly] Hey, I better cut this out. I may get to like it.

      [resumes dragging]

    • Autres versions
      At the original end of this cartoon, the flea carries Elmer and the dog away on a platter. The cat sees this, says "Now I've seen everything" to the camera, then shoots himself in the head. This ending is rarely shown on television; it fades to black during the cat's last line instead.
    • Connexions
      Featured in Så er der tegnefilm: Episode #4.11 (1981)
    • Bandes originales
      Powerhouse
      (uncredited)

      Music by Raymond Scott

      Played after the flea first bites the dog

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    • Date de sortie
      • 1948 (Canada)
    • Pays d’origine
      • United States
    • Langue
      • English
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Merrie Melodies #24 (1942-1943 Season): An Itch in Time
    • société de production
      • Leon Schlesinger Studios
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