Gone Batty
| Gone Batty | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes series | |
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Story by |
Sid Marcus Ben Washam |
| Narrated by | Robert C. Bruce (uncredited) |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by |
Charles McKimson Herman Cohen Rod Scribner Phil DeLara |
| Layouts by | Robert Givens |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date(s) | September 4, 1954 (USA) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7:00 |
| Language | English |
Gone Batty is a Looney Tunes animated cartoon short released by Warner Brothers on September 4, 1954. The film was re-released in October 1963 as a Merrie Melodies Blue Ribbon cartoon.
Plot
Bobo the Elephant, making his first appearance since Hobo Bobo, also directed by McKimson, is baseball team mascot for the lean and meek Sweetwater Shnooks, all of whom are rendered unconscious by their opponents, the husky and brutal Greenville Goons. Just as a victory by the Goons seems nearly inevitable, Bobo singlehandedly rallies his team back for a win in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Overview
Robert McKimson directed the animated cartoon from a story (lifted in part from the Friz Freleng/Michael Maltese 1946 opus Baseball Bugs) by Sid Marcus and animator Ben Washam. Animation was done from Robert Givens' layout by Charles McKimson, Herman Cohen, Rod Scribner and Phil DeLara with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas and music by Carl Stalling. Voices were provided by Mel Blanc and an uncredited Robert C. Bruce as a play-by-play announcer.