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Playful Pelican

  • 1948
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6.6/10
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Playful Pelican (1948)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

Andy is swabbing the deck of his ship when he comes across a stubborn pelican who refuses to move. When Andy finally does rid himself of the pesky bird, it turns out that particular pelican ... Read allAndy is swabbing the deck of his ship when he comes across a stubborn pelican who refuses to move. When Andy finally does rid himself of the pesky bird, it turns out that particular pelican was an expecting mother whose offspring has now hatched. Feeling bad, Andy does his best t... Read allAndy is swabbing the deck of his ship when he comes across a stubborn pelican who refuses to move. When Andy finally does rid himself of the pesky bird, it turns out that particular pelican was an expecting mother whose offspring has now hatched. Feeling bad, Andy does his best to care for the young hatchling until the bird goes after a frog culminating in his needing... Read all

  • Director
    • Dick Lundy
  • Writers
    • Ben Hardaway
    • Jack Cosgriff
  • Stars
    • Harry Lang
    • Walter Tetley
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    63
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    • Director
      • Dick Lundy
    • Writers
      • Ben Hardaway
      • Jack Cosgriff
    • Stars
      • Harry Lang
      • Walter Tetley
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Harry Lang
    • Paddy Pelican
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Walter Tetley
    • Andy Panda
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Dick Lundy
    • Writers
      • Ben Hardaway
      • Jack Cosgriff
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    7nnwahler

    Endearing

    Thid cartoon brings back some nice early gradeschool memories, of reruns of "The Woody Woodpecker Show". Andy's exclamation, "Well, whaddaya know...a baby pelican!" still rings cheerily in my ears. And my heart always broke for that poor mama pelican, stuck down at the bottom of the ocean trapped with an anchor in her beak.

    This was a happy period for the Lantz studio; Lantz always used the best Hollywood talent he could. He hired director Dick Lundy and animator Ed Love, both from the Disney studio, shortly before this time. Lantz always kept an eye to his budgets--he was forced to close his studio once about 1952. There's nothing cheap about the present cartoon, however.
    6boblipton

    The Pelican Brief

    Andy Panda is scrubbing the deck of the ship when he comes across a pelican sleeping on a coil of rope. He gets it off the ship, only to find it has been setting on an egg, which promptly hatches.

    There were several attempts at introducing pelicans as regular cartoon characters in the movies. With their ability to get along with people and their silly-looking bills, they would seem to be a natural. None, however, took. This pleasantly done Dick Lundy cartoon has all the hallmarks of an introductory cartoon but, despite its nice composition, including large, bright, simple Technicolor areas, just right for pleasing youngsters and its abundance of pleasing blues, this one is merely average good.
    7pixrox1

    This picture extends the concept of the horror . . .

    . . . cartoon, pioneered--of course--by Universal, the historic home of FRANKENSTEIN MUMMY DRACULA. The ironically titled PLAYFUL PELICAN begins with a Panda doing his best to drown the title character for no apparent reason whatsoever. After being struck by an inexplicable Plague of Frogs in mid-Ocean, bully boy Andy finds himself about to become chum for--NOT chums with--a Great Grey Shark. It's likely that many if not most of America's tykes were pulling for said shark to eviscerate the fiendish panda at this juncture, after what he did to that poor pelican. Anchors aweigh, as they say, and many happy returns.

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Den lekne pelikan
    • Production company
      • Walter Lantz Productions
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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