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''Have You Got Any Castles?'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1938]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies cartoon, directed by Creator/FrankTashlin.

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''Have You Got Any Castles?'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1938]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] cartoon, directed by Creator/FrankTashlin.


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* {{Bowdlerization}}: After this film's initial release, Alexander Woollcott, the voice of the town crier, requested that his caricature in this cartoon be cut for reissue after his death, leading to a lot of scenes from the opening and closing to be missing. The cuts were later restored when the cartoon was released on the ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' DVD set (second volume).

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After this film's initial release, Alexander Woollcott, the voice of the town crier, requested that his caricature in this cartoon be cut for reissue after his death, leading to a lot of scenes from the opening and closing to be missing. The cuts were later restored when the cartoon was released on the ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' DVD set (second volume).



* ShoutOut: Even by the standards of Looney Tunes shorts, this cartoon is [[ReferenceOverdosed truly a reference bonanza]], second only to "Hollywood Steps Out". The whole cartoon is an encyclopedia of 1930's pop culture references and in-jokes to Looney Tunes staff of the time.

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Even by the standards of Looney Tunes shorts, this cartoon is [[ReferenceOverdosed truly a reference bonanza]], second only to "Hollywood Steps Out". The whole cartoon is an encyclopedia of 1930's pop culture references and in-jokes to Looney Tunes staff of the time.
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* CuckooClockGag: The short opens with a cuckoo clock coming out and signaling the time for the book denizens to come out and play. At the end, the bird comes out again to signal the time to go, but its beak has been wrapped shut so Rip Van Winkle can finally get some sleep.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Don't let their scariness fool you, they're here to dance.]]
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** Besides the pop culture jokes, the artists snuck in a lot of names of their staff. A comprehensive list of who is reference can be found [[http://gregbrian.tripod.com/hidden/hid03.html here.]]

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** Besides the pop culture jokes, the artists snuck in a lot of names of their staff. A comprehensive list of who is reference referenced can be found [[http://gregbrian.tripod.com/hidden/hid03.html here.]]
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* ShoutOut: Even by the standards of Looney Tunes shorts, this cartoon is [[ReferenceOverdosed truly a reference bonanza]]. The whole cartoon is an encyclopedia of 1930's pop culture references and in-jokes to Looney Tunes staff of the time.

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* ShoutOut: Even by the standards of Looney Tunes shorts, this cartoon is [[ReferenceOverdosed truly a reference bonanza]].bonanza]], second only to "Hollywood Steps Out". The whole cartoon is an encyclopedia of 1930's pop culture references and in-jokes to Looney Tunes staff of the time.
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*** Caricatures of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson tap dancing in a book called ''The 39 Steps'', and the immediate next scene of Cab Calloway singing "I've Got Swing For Sale", reused from the Censored Eleven short "Clean Pastures"[[note]]It should be noted that the scene's unedited appearance on Cartoon Network in the late 1990s into the early 2000s on the installment show, ''The Acme Hour'', makes it the closest a Censored Eleven cartoon has ever made it to airing on American television.[[/noye]]

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*** Caricatures of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson tap dancing in a book called ''The 39 Steps'', and the immediate next scene of Cab Calloway singing "I've Got Swing For Sale", reused from the Censored Eleven short "Clean Pastures"[[note]]It should be noted that the scene's unedited appearance on Cartoon Network in the late 1990s into the early 2000s on the installment show, ''The Acme Hour'', makes it the closest a Censored Eleven cartoon has ever made it to airing on American television.[[/noye]][[/note]]



* RandomEventsPlot: There is no story--it's just a string of reference gags and puns with the Alexander Woollcott caricature serving as a framing device.

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* RandomEventsPlot: There is no story--it's story; it's just a string of reference gags and puns with the Alexander Woollcott caricature (on the versions where he's actually shown) serving as a framing device.

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The cartoon has no plot to speak of, and is mainly a spot gag picture consisting of random jokes and puns on 1930's pop culture, with the only theme tying it together being that it's set in a bookstore where each books characters come to life for a night of fun.

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The cartoon has no plot to speak of, and is mainly a spot gag picture consisting of random jokes and puns on 1930's pop culture, with the only theme tying it together being is that it's set in a bookstore where each books the characters of each book come to life for a night of fun.



* {{Bowdlerise}}: For decades, all circulating prints of the cartoon had the caricature of Alexander Woollcott edited out due to a request from him, resulting in a big chunk of the opening and ending getting cut out. The missing footage was reinstated for the cartoons release on the second Looney Tunes Golden Collection set.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: For decades, all circulating prints {{Bowdlerization}}: After this film's initial release, Alexander Woollcott, the voice of the cartoon had the town crier, requested that his caricature of Alexander Woollcott edited out due in this cartoon be cut for reissue after his death, leading to a request lot of scenes from him, resulting in a big chunk of the opening and ending getting cut out. closing to be missing. The missing footage cuts were later restored when the cartoon was reinstated for the cartoons release released on the second Looney ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection set.Collection'' DVD set (second volume).
**On TBS, in addition to the above cuts made for the reissue, the following scenes were cut:
***Caricatures of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson tap dancing in a book called ''The 39 Steps'', and the immediate next scene of Cab Calloway singing "I've Got Swing For Sale", reused from the Censored Eleven short "Clean Pastures"[[note]]It should be noted that the scene's unedited appearance on Cartoon Network in the late 1990s into the early 2000s on the installment show, ''The Acme Hour'', makes it the closest a Censored Eleven cartoon has ever made it to airing on American television.[[/noye]]
***Rip van Winkle twice stealing scissors from "The Valiant Little Tailor" and using them to cut Uncle Tom's hair to use as earplugs (the second time resulting in Uncle Tom punching Rip van Winkle in the face and cutting his beard off).



* HurricaneOfPuns: The primary source of the cartoons humor. It even climaxes with a literal whirlwind from the book ''Gone with the Wind''.

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* HurricaneOfPuns: The primary source of the cartoons cartoon's humor. It even climaxes with a literal whirlwind from the book ''Gone with the Wind''.
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** Here's a list: it features Alexander Woollcott (in character as a "Town Crier"), Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (dancing on ''The 39 Steps''), Creator/GretaGarbo (her feet are ''So Big''), Music/CabCalloway, Fats Waller, The Mills Brothers, Creator/WilliamPowell, Creator/ClarkGable (in ''The House of the Seven Gables''), Paul Muni, Charles Laughton, Victor [=McLaglen=], Creator/WCFields, and Ned Sparks (as Rip Van Winkle). The globe on the cover of Pearl Buck's book ''The Good Earth'' (1937) mentions "Papa Leon and Uncle Ray", referring to Leon Schlesinger, who was the executive producer of the Looney Tunes shorts then, and Raymond Katz, Schlesinger's brother-in-law, who also worked at the studio. The book and movie references include ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin'' (1927), ''Film/BulldogDrummond'' (1929), ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront'' (1930), ''So Big!'' (1932), Mr. ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' (1932), ''Literature/OliverTwist'' (1933), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1933), ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1934), ''Little Men'' (1934), ''So Red the Rose'' (1935), The 39 Steps (1935), ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' (1935), ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1935), ''Under Two Flags'' (1936), ''Literature/TheLastOfTheMohicans'' (1936), ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1936), ''Three Men on a Horse'' (1936), ''Hi-De-Ho'' (1937), ''Seventh Heaven'' (1937), ''The Road Back'' (1937), ''Topper'' (1937), ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), ''Bulldog Drummond Comes Back'' (1937), ''Varsity Show'' (1937) ''The Hurricane'' (1937), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925), ''Rio Rita'' (1929), ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' (1931), ''Film/DrJekyllAndMrHyde1931'' (1931), ''The Mask of Fu Manchu'' (1932), ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryVIII''. (1933), ''Literature/TheInvisibleMan'' (1933), ''Film/TheInformer'' (1935), ''Diamond Jim'' (1935), ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1936), ''The Green Pastures'' (1936), ''Heidi'' (1937) and last, but not least, ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind''.

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** Here's a list: it features Alexander Woollcott (in character as a "Town Crier"), Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (dancing on ''The 39 Steps''), Creator/GretaGarbo (her feet are ''So Big''), Music/CabCalloway, Fats Waller, The Mills Brothers, Creator/WilliamPowell, Creator/ClarkGable (in ''The House of the Seven Gables''), Paul Muni, Charles Laughton, Victor [=McLaglen=], Creator/WCFields, and Ned Sparks (as Rip Van Winkle). The globe on the cover of Pearl Buck's book ''The Good Earth'' (1937) mentions "Papa Leon and Uncle Ray", referring to Leon Schlesinger, who was the executive producer of the Looney Tunes shorts then, and Raymond Katz, Schlesinger's brother-in-law, who also worked at the studio. The book and movie references include ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin'' (1927), ''Film/BulldogDrummond'' (1929), ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront'' (1930), ''So Big!'' (1932), Mr. ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' (1932), ''Literature/OliverTwist'' (1933), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' ''Film/{{Little Women|1933}}'' (1933), ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1934), ''Little Men'' (1934), ''So Red the Rose'' (1935), The 39 Steps (1935), ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' (1935), ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1935), ''Under Two Flags'' (1936), ''Literature/TheLastOfTheMohicans'' (1936), ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1936), ''Three Men on a Horse'' (1936), ''Hi-De-Ho'' (1937), ''Seventh Heaven'' (1937), ''The Road Back'' (1937), ''Topper'' (1937), ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), ''Bulldog Drummond Comes Back'' (1937), ''Varsity Show'' (1937) ''The Hurricane'' (1937), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925), ''Rio Rita'' (1929), ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' (1931), ''Film/DrJekyllAndMrHyde1931'' (1931), ''The Mask of Fu Manchu'' (1932), ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryVIII''. (1933), ''Literature/TheInvisibleMan'' (1933), ''Film/TheInformer'' (1935), ''Diamond Jim'' (1935), ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1936), ''The Green Pastures'' (1936), ''Heidi'' (1937) and last, but not least, ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind''.
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* StandardSnippet: Gossec's "Gavotte in D Major" is used when the monsters abruptly start dancing.

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* StandardSnippet: Gossec's "Gavotte in D Major" is used when the monsters abruptly start dancing.dancing.
* TitleDrop: Done by the Three Musketeers in the fourth musical number's opening lines. "Have you got any castles that you want me to build, baby?"
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* StandardSnippett: Gossec's "Gavotte in D Major" is used when the monsters abruptly start dancing.

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** Besides the pop culture jokes, the artists snuck in a lot of names of their staff. A comprehensive list of who is reference can be found [[http://gregbrian.tripod.com/hidden/hid03.html here.]]
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The cartoon has no plot to speak of, and is mainly a spot gag picture consisting of random jokes and puns on 1930's pop culture, with the only theme tying it together being that it's set in a bookstore where each books characters come to life for a night of fun.
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* MoodWhiplash:
* NoCelebretiesWereHarmed:

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* MoodWhiplash:
MoodWhiplash: A gag early in the film involves Mr. Hyde, Fu Manchu, The Phantom of the Opera and Frankenstein's Monster coming out of their books to roar at the audience--only to break out into a lighthearted dance number with each other.
* NoCelebretiesWereHarmed:NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Many of the pop culture gags are based on caricatures of famous movie stars of the time period.

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* ShoutOut: This cartoon is bursting at the seams with 30's pop culture references and in-jokes to Looney Tunes staff of the time.

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* ShoutOut: This Even by the standards of Looney Tunes shorts, this cartoon is bursting at the seams with 30's [[ReferenceOverdosed truly a reference bonanza]]. The whole cartoon is an encyclopedia of 1930's pop culture references and in-jokes to Looney Tunes staff of the time.time.
** Here's a list: it features Alexander Woollcott (in character as a "Town Crier"), Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (dancing on ''The 39 Steps''), Creator/GretaGarbo (her feet are ''So Big''), Music/CabCalloway, Fats Waller, The Mills Brothers, Creator/WilliamPowell, Creator/ClarkGable (in ''The House of the Seven Gables''), Paul Muni, Charles Laughton, Victor [=McLaglen=], Creator/WCFields, and Ned Sparks (as Rip Van Winkle). The globe on the cover of Pearl Buck's book ''The Good Earth'' (1937) mentions "Papa Leon and Uncle Ray", referring to Leon Schlesinger, who was the executive producer of the Looney Tunes shorts then, and Raymond Katz, Schlesinger's brother-in-law, who also worked at the studio. The book and movie references include ''Literature/UncleTomsCabin'' (1927), ''Film/BulldogDrummond'' (1929), ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront'' (1930), ''So Big!'' (1932), Mr. ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' (1932), ''Literature/OliverTwist'' (1933), ''Literature/LittleWomen'' (1933), ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1934), ''Little Men'' (1934), ''So Red the Rose'' (1935), The 39 Steps (1935), ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' (1935), ''Seven Keys to Baldpate'' (1935), ''Under Two Flags'' (1936), ''Literature/TheLastOfTheMohicans'' (1936), ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1936), ''Three Men on a Horse'' (1936), ''Hi-De-Ho'' (1937), ''Seventh Heaven'' (1937), ''The Road Back'' (1937), ''Topper'' (1937), ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), ''Bulldog Drummond Comes Back'' (1937), ''Varsity Show'' (1937) ''The Hurricane'' (1937), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1925), ''Rio Rita'' (1929), ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' (1931), ''Film/DrJekyllAndMrHyde1931'' (1931), ''The Mask of Fu Manchu'' (1932), ''Film/ThePrivateLifeOfHenryVIII''. (1933), ''Literature/TheInvisibleMan'' (1933), ''Film/TheInformer'' (1935), ''Diamond Jim'' (1935), ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' (1936), ''The Green Pastures'' (1936), ''Heidi'' (1937) and last, but not least, ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind''.

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* RandomEventsPlot:

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* RandomEventsPlot:RandomEventsPlot: There is no story--it's just a string of reference gags and puns with the Alexander Woollcott caricature serving as a framing device.
* RubberhoseLimbs: Oliver Twist is drawn with these, since the joke is that he's literally twisting like a noodle.

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* {{Parody}}:
* PublicDomainAnimation:

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* {{Parody}}:
{{Parody}}: Of the cliche "Things Come to Life In a Bookstore" cartoon genre of the time.
* PublicDomainAnimation: The cartoons copyright expired years ago, but for many years, only edited prints were in circulation.



* ShoutOut:

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* ShoutOut:ShoutOut: This cartoon is bursting at the seams with 30's pop culture references and in-jokes to Looney Tunes staff of the time.
* StandardSnippett: Gossec's "Gavotte in D Major" is used when the monsters abruptly start dancing.
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''Have You Got Any Castles?'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1938]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies cartoon, directed by Creator/FrankTashlin.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: For decades, all circulating prints of the cartoon had the caricature of Alexander Woollcott edited out due to a request from him, resulting in a big chunk of the opening and ending getting cut out. The missing footage was reinstated for the cartoons release on the second Looney Tunes Golden Collection set.
* DigitalDestruction: The Golden Collection release of the cartoon, despite restoring the cartoons missing footage, is loaded with DVNR and nasty digital interlacing problems.
* HurricaneOfPuns: The primary source of the cartoons humor. It even climaxes with a literal whirlwind from the book ''Gone with the Wind''.
* MoodWhiplash:
* NoCelebretiesWereHarmed:
* {{Parody}}:
* PublicDomainAnimation:
* RandomEventsPlot:
* ShoutOut:

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