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* GrossUpCloseUp: In the opening, we are treated of the sight of Oswald's teeth, eyelashes and uvula, as he wails in pain from an aching tooth.

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''The Merry Old Soul'' is a 1933 animated short film (eight minutes) directed by Creator/WalterLanz and Creator/BillNolan.

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''The Merry Old Soul'' is a 1933 animated short film (eight minutes) directed by Creator/WalterLanz Creator/WalterLantz and Creator/BillNolan.



The radio reports that "Old King Cole has the blues." The king, it seems, is suffering from depression. His court jester has tried to amuse him, but fails. Oswald rides to the rescue, crying out "Old King Cole has the blues! Old King Cole has the blues!" He assembles an all-star cast of Hollywood comedians, who each do their part to cheer Old King Cole up.

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The radio reports that "Old King Cole has the blues." The king, it seems, is suffering from depression. His court jester has tried to amuse him, but fails.failed. Oswald rides to the rescue, crying out "Old King Cole has the blues! Old King Cole has the blues!" He assembles an all-star cast of Hollywood comedians, who each do their part to cheer Old King Cole up.



* BlowingSmokeRings: Great Garbo reacts to Oswald's "Old King Cole has the blues!" cry for help by blowing smoke rings and saying lazily, in a thick Swedish accent, "I think I will stay home."

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* BlowingSmokeRings: Great Greta Garbo reacts to Oswald's "Old King Cole has the blues!" cry for help by blowing smoke rings and saying lazily, in a thick Swedish accent, "I think I will stay home."
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WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit is having a difficult appointment at the dentist one day. The dentist, struggling to yank a tooth out of Oswald's mouth, gives him an anesthetic--in the shape of a blow to the head with a mallet. Oswald is just beginning to come to after this when he hears a news bulletin on the radio.

The radio reports that "Old King Cole has the blues." The king, it seems, is suffering from depression. His court jester has tried to amuse him, but fails. Oswald rides to the rescue, crying out "Old King Cole has the blues! Old King Cole has the blues!" He assembles an all-star cast of Hollywood comedians, who each do their part to cheer Old King Cole up.

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WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit is having a difficult appointment at the dentist one day. The dentist, struggling to yank a tooth out of Oswald's mouth, gives him an anesthetic--in the shape of a blow to the head with a mallet. mallet. Oswald is just beginning to come to after this when he hears a news bulletin on the radio.

The radio reports that "Old King Cole has the blues." " The king, it seems, is suffering from depression. depression. His court jester has tried to amuse him, but fails. fails. Oswald rides to the rescue, crying out "Old King Cole has the blues! blues! Old King Cole has the blues!" blues!" He assembles an all-star cast of Hollywood comedians, who each do their part to cheer Old King Cole up.



* ItsRainingMen: Or rather raining birds. One pie flying through the air has "blackbirds" stamped on it. One by one the blackbirds inside crawl out of the crust and parachute away. This is a gag on the old nursery rhyme about "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie."
* PieInTheFace: Laurel and Hardy do this to each other and to the king to cheer him up. When Old King Cole flings his pie back at them, he triggers a massive FoodFight.
* ShoutOut: Loaded with shout outs. Among the Hollywood stars drawn in this cartoon: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/HaroldLloyd, Creator/BusterKeaton, Creator/GretaGarbo, Creator/TheMarxBrothers, Creator/LaurelAndHardy, and Creator/WCFields, and quite a few more.

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* ItsRainingMen: Or rather raining birds. One pie flying through the air has "blackbirds" stamped on it. it. One by one the blackbirds inside crawl out of the crust and parachute away. away. This is a gag on the old nursery rhyme about "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie."
* PieInTheFace: Laurel and Hardy do this to each other and to the king to cheer him up. When Old King Cole flings his pie back at them, he triggers a massive FoodFight.
* ShoutOut: Loaded with shout outs. Among the Hollywood stars drawn in this cartoon: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/HaroldLloyd, Creator/BusterKeaton, Creator/GretaGarbo, Creator/TheMarxBrothers, Creator/LaurelAndHardy, and Creator/WCFields, and quite a few more.
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''The Merry Old Soul'' is a 1933 animated short film (eight minutes) directed by Creator/WalterLanz and Creator/BillNolan.

WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit is having a difficult appointment at the dentist one day. The dentist, struggling to yank a tooth out of Oswald's mouth, gives him an anesthetic--in the shape of a blow to the head with a mallet. Oswald is just beginning to come to after this when he hears a news bulletin on the radio.

The radio reports that "Old King Cole has the blues." The king, it seems, is suffering from depression. His court jester has tried to amuse him, but fails. Oswald rides to the rescue, crying out "Old King Cole has the blues! Old King Cole has the blues!" He assembles an all-star cast of Hollywood comedians, who each do their part to cheer Old King Cole up.

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* AllJustADream: The whole Old King Cole story was a dream Oswald has while whacked out in the dentist's chair.
* AsideGlance: Ends with Oswald looking at the camera after the dentist extracts his tooth, only for the roots of the tooth to hook onto Oswald's shoes and yank them off as well.
* BlowingSmokeRings: Great Garbo reacts to Oswald's "Old King Cole has the blues!" cry for help by blowing smoke rings and saying lazily, in a thick Swedish accent, "I think I will stay home."
* TheDentistEpisode: Oswald visiting the dentist, although the story veers off into completely different territory after a while.
* ItsRainingMen: Or rather raining birds. One pie flying through the air has "blackbirds" stamped on it. One by one the blackbirds inside crawl out of the crust and parachute away. This is a gag on the old nursery rhyme about "four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie."
* PieInTheFace: Laurel and Hardy do this to each other and to the king to cheer him up. When Old King Cole flings his pie back at them, he triggers a massive FoodFight.
* ShoutOut: Loaded with shout outs. Among the Hollywood stars drawn in this cartoon: Creator/CharlieChaplin, Creator/HaroldLloyd, Creator/BusterKeaton, Creator/GretaGarbo, Creator/TheMarxBrothers, Creator/LaurelAndHardy, and Creator/WCFields, and quite a few more.
* VisualPun: Oswald has in his lower teeth a bridge and a crown--that is, an actual bridge between teeth and an actual king's crown on a tooth.

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