Line #4 WesternAnimation/ACornyConcerto


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4	"A Corny Concerto"[[note]]''Concerto'' is an Italian-derived term for a type of classical music composition and is pronounced "con-CHAIR-toe".[[/note]] is a [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] short from [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1943,]] directed by Creator/BobClampett, animated by Creator/RobertMcKimson, and written by Creator/FrankTashlin.
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6	The short is a [[AffectionateParody parody]] of Creator/WaltDisney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', keeping the musical aspect fully intact, but throws ''Fantasia'''s highbrow attitude right out the window in favor of slapstick, risqué humor, and hilarious sight gags (as well as throwing in sound effects and VoiceGrunting). The short is split into two segments, both based on two classic waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr; "Tales from the Vienna Woods", which is centered on one of the very few times WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and WesternAnimation/PorkyPig have shared screen time, and "Blue Danube", which is a retelling of "The Ugly Duckling" with WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck (or a baby version of him at any rate).
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8	As for the host? It’s WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd, in one of the equally few times he isn’t being antagonistic or being antagonized.
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10	This short is in the [[PublicDomainAnimation public domain]] (in fact, if you were a child of the 1980s and 1990s and had a VCR and a family who loved to watch videos, then you may have seen this short on a lot of gray market, public domain videos) and can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62v8t-QL3ks here]].
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13	!!"A Corny Concerto" provides examples of:
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15	* AffectionateParody:
16	** Of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''.
17	** Of the WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies, in particular the "Blue Danube" sequence, basically a retelling of the Ugly Duckling tale, which had been done twice by Disney in his series. And the name of the cartoon is clearly a take-off on the name of Disney's cartoon series.
18	* AntiSneezeFinger: In the "Blue Danube" segment, the buzzard provides one to the cygnet he was shaking salt and pepper over to stop her PepperSneeze. The results zigzag from how things typically go, as while she sneezes anyway, her family pays it no mind.
19	* BadassAdorable: The black duckling, most likely a child version of WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck. An adorable little black feathered duck who blows a hawk out of the sky when it carries off some baby swans whose company he wanted to join.
20	* BaitAndSwitchSilhouette: When the cartoon first begins, we see the silhouette of what looks like Leopold Stokowski (the conductor of WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}), but it just turns out the much less impressive looking Elmer Fudd. You can see Elmer's body type change on screen as he steps out of the shadows.
21	* BattyLipBurbling: Porky's dog after hitting his head on a tree.
22	* BulletHolesAndRevelations: After a chipmunk fires Porky's rifle at them, Porky, his dog and Bugs clutch their chests as if they've been shot. Porky looks down at his chest - he's okay! The dog looks down next - he's okay too! Bugs then looks at his chest... gets a look of utter horror and faints. Porky pulls apart Bugs' hands to check... and it turns out Bugs is wearing a bra and was just faking it.
23	* CallBack: Porky hunting Bugs in "Vienna Woods", because the character who evolved into Bugs first appeared in ''WesternAnimation/PorkysHareHunt''.
24	* CharacterDevelopment: The swans start out hating how Daffy interrupts their song and constantly try to force him away. After he saves the cygnets from the buzzard, they welcome him and alter the song to work with his voice.
25	* ChildrenInTow: A mother swan and her cygnets in the "Blue Danube" segment.
26	* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Elmer's pants fall down after introducing ''Blue Danube'', exposing his striped boxers.
27	* CuteButCacophonic: The titular Ugly Duckling.
28	* DigitalDestruction: The print used on Golden Collection Vol. 2 used digital interlacing, which caused a lot of frame ghosting on it. The print used in Vol. 4 via the "Bugs Bunny Superstar" documentary uses a much better print, however.
29	* DisneyDeath: Bugs in "Vienna Woods".
30	* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Elmer is probably the last person on Earth who should be trying to deliver erudite introductions to ClassicalMusic pieces, but, naturally, RuleOfFunny is in full effect.
31	-->'''Elmer Fudd''': Wisten to the wippwing wefwain of the woodwinds, as it wolls ''awound'' and ''awound'', and comes out hewe!
32	* FakingTheDead: Bugs does this.
33	* TheFlappingDickey: Elmer is wearing an ill-fitting tuxedo. He keeps trying to hold the dickey in place while introducing the first segment, and when it finally hits him in the face, he just tears it off.
34	* FoulWaterfowl: Zigzagged. The mother swan is a fairly typical example with the way she abuses the duckling, but the duckling himself is just looking for a family and even rescues the baby swans when the buzzard grabs them.
35	* GreenAroundTheGills: Bugs after he's supposedly shot.
36	* ImpactSilhouette: At one point the mother swan hits the duckling so hard he leaves one of these in the ''water''.
37	* LaserGuidedKarma: Twofold example in the "Blue Danube" segment. After treating Baby Daffy poorly just for trying to join their song, the mother swan has her cygnets stolen by a buzzard to be his dinner. Said buzzard then finds himself attacked and beaten by Baby Daffy and arguably deserves his fate more than the swans (The swans were just put out at Daffy interrupting their song while the buzzard goes out his way to insult Daffy).
38	** Baby Daffy gets a good version of this in the end. After the mother swan continually attacks Daffy for what she sees as him ruining their song, he doesn't hesitate to go and save her cygnets from the buzzard, which results in him finally being welcome among the swans.
39	* MetaphoricMetamorphosis: When going after the buzzard, the Ugly Duckling briefly crossfades into a WWII fighter plane -- specifically a P-40 Warhawk with the distinctive [[NoseArt shark's mouth nose art]] made famous by the Flying Tigers.
40	* MortalWoundReveal: Porky and his Dog discover they're fine; Bugs fakes having a mortal wound.
41	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Porky, in the usual role of Elmer Fudd, mourns Bugs after Bugs has apparently been shot by an angry chipmunk. (Though Porky didn't actually fire the bullet, he'd been hunting Bugs to begin with.)
42	* OhCrapSmile: The duckling whenever the mother swan is about to hit him.
43	* PepperSneeze: The cygnet in the back in the "Blue Danube" segment has one of these after the buzzard seasons her with pepper.
44	* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Two waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr, and the opening title is an excerpt from Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1".
45	* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Elmer's dickey.
46	* StealthPun:
47	** Elmer's rising dickey.
48	** After the MortalWoundReveal, Bugs slaps his bra on a couple of boobs. ("Foolish person")
49	* TakeThat: One of the Warner crew's most direct shots at Creator/WaltDisney, taking specific aim at ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', which was Disney's crown jewel at that point.
50	* TalkingWithSigns: Porky holds up a sign to the audience telling them that he's "hunting that [[SymbolSwearing @!#!]] rabbit", and his dog holds up a sign reading "ditto".
51	** Bugs also holds up a book on etiquette telling the dog it "ain't polite to point".
52	* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Bugs' face turns green (pictured above) after he's been 'shot'.
53	** In the "Blue Danube" segment, rather through a feathery face, the frightened buzzard turns yellow when he realizes he's about to be done for and flees as the black duckling (possibly Daffy) comes chasing after him.
54	* ToothyBird: The duckling often gives the mother swan a big, toothy, sheepish grin.
55	* VoiceGrunting: The segments don't exactly follow ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''[='=]s presentation, y'know...
56	* WartimeCartoon: The buzzard refuses to steal the the black duckling, and marks him with a "Rejected 4-F" sign. 4-F meant that a potential draftee had failed their physical exam and was unfit for service.
57	* WaxingLyrical: Elmer quotes the 1935 song "The Music Goes Round and Round" ("and comes out here").
58	* WholesomeCrossdresser: Bugs, who is wearing a brassiere.
59	* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: The buzzard. Though due to RuleOfFunny, he flies not with his wings (which are busy playing a harp), but with a balloon attached to his rear end.

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