Don't Axe Me

Don't Axe Me
Don't Axe Me
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Produced by	John W. Burton; Edward Selzer (uncredited)
Starring	Mel Blanc; (all other voices); Arthur Q. Bryan; (Elmer Fudd); June Foray; (Elmer's Wife)
Edited by	Treg Brown
Music by	Milt Franklyn
Animation by	Ted Bonnicksen; George Grandpré; Tom Ray; Uncredited:; Warren Batchelder; Art Leonardi
Layouts by	Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds by	William Butler
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 4, 1958;
Language	English

Don't Axe Me is a 1958 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.^[2] The short was released on January 4, 1958, and stars Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Barnyard Dawg.^[3]

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In this cartoon, Daffy is Elmer's pet, always looking for ways to eat as much food as possible, including the dog's food. When the dog hears that Elmer and his wife are planning a dinner and need to prepare an animal, he convinces the wife to turn Daffy into the meal. So, Elmer goes after Daffy, with Daffy always figuring out a way to avoid getting captured.

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^ ^a ^b ^c Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 304. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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Don't Axe Me at IMDb

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[AxeGraham-1] Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.

[Beck-2] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 304. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[3] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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v t e Barnyard Dawg in animation
Short films	Walky Talky Hawky (1946) One Meat Brawl (1947) Crowing Pains (1947) The Foghorn Leghorn (1948) Daffy Duck Hunt (1949) Henhouse Henery (1949) The Leghorn Blows at Midnight (1950) A Bone for a Bone (1951) Leghorn Swoggled (1951) Lovelorn Leghorn (1951) Sock a Doodle Do (1952) The EGGcited Rooster (1952) Plop Goes the Weasel (1953) Of Rice and Hen (1953) All Fowled Up (1955) The High and the Flighty (1956) Fox-Terror (1957) Don't Axe Me (1958) Feather Bluster (1958) Weasel While You Work (1958) Gopher Broke (1958) Mother Was a Rooster (1962) Banty Raids (1963) Carrotblanca (1995; cameo)
Feature films	Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983) Space Jam (1996) Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003; cameo) Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006; cameo)
TV series	Baby Looney Tunes (2002-2005) The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2013) Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020–2023) Bugs Bunny Builders (2022–present)

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