Greetings Bait

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A worm reminiscent of Jerry Colonna is lowered into the water and uses various guises to lure fish. He also tangles with a crab.A worm reminiscent of Jerry Colonna is lowered into the water and uses various guises to lure fish. He also tangles with a crab.A worm reminiscent of Jerry Colonna is lowered into the water and uses various guises to lure fish. He also tangles with a crab.

Director
- Friz Freleng
Writer
- Tedd Pierce
Star
- Mel Blanc

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6.2/10

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Director
- Friz Freleng
Writer
- Tedd Pierce
Star
- Mel Blanc

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Mel Blanc

Wacky Worm
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Director
- Friz Freleng
Writer
- Tedd Pierce
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Featured review

10/10

Funny, but it helps if you know who Jerry Collona was.

This cartoon (deservedly nominated for an Oscar) features a parody of the great Jerry Collona, a radio and motion picture comedian. The title is a play on one of his signature bits ("Greetings, gate! Let's osculate!) that were his trademarks. Collona was parodied several times by the guys at Termite Terrace and was popular at the time. Little-remembered today, he really was very funny and is humorously well-done here. This cartoon should really be in-print, as it's fabulous! With worms lke this, fish don't have a chance! But I have just one question: where's Yehoodi? Recommended.

llltdesq
Apr 2, 2001
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Trivia
The worm in this cartoon is a caricature of comedian Jerry Colonna. A regular on The Bob Hope Radio Show, Colonna's weekly greeting to Hope and the audience was, "Greetings, Gates!"

Goofs
The fishing lines that are used to pull up the first fish suddenly appear after the worm completes his 'Today's Special' sandwich.

Quotes
[last lines]
Wacky Worm: [to crab] You wouldn't be so brave, knave if you weren't wearing that shell to protect you!
Wacky Worm: Ladies and a'gentlemen! The following scenes will be so brutal and a-horrifying, that for the benefit of those with a-faint hearts, weak stomachs and 4-F ratings, we will return you to the surface, while I reduce this upstart to crab meat!
[the battle takes place underwater, when the fisherman brings out the worm he is in bandages]
Wacky Worm: I could be wrong, y'know...
Jerry Colona: Ah yes! Embarrassing, isn't it?

Connections
Featured in Toon in with Me: Fantastic Friday #28 (2022)

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Music by Egbert Van Alstyne
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by Mel Blanc (as the Wacky Worm) as the Wacky Worm is setting up the sandwich