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  • Screwball Football (1939)
  • Short | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Screwball Football (1939)
Short | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of gags hung on a football game. The running gag is a baby licking an ice-cream cone; the portly man sitting next to him keeps stealing licks. We see the warmups (a kicker punts sitting in a chair; three other kickers break into a...See moreA series of gags hung on a football game. The running gag is a baby licking an ice-cream cone; the portly man sitting next to him keeps stealing licks. We see the warmups (a kicker punts sitting in a chair; three other kickers break into a chorus line). The coin flip: the players pile on. The kickoff: the ball stays put and the man holding it is kicked. A re-kick: one player is used like a golf club by another. Some razzle-dazzle on the scrimmage line. The QB fades (literally) for a pass. Half-time: a quick show by the marching band; the team beats up their coach; a cheerleader rallies his team's supporters: one man. Second half: A touchdown run is interrupted for a commercial announcement; when completed, a cheerleader literally yells his head off. A quick montage of action, then the final gun which comes from the ice-cream tot, finally fed up with his neighbor. Written by Jon Reeves See less
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Director
Tex Avery (as Fred Avery)
Writer
Melvin Millar (story)
Producer
Leon Schlesinger
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Updated Dec 16, 1939
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Dec 16, 1939 (United States)

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Mel Blanc
Coach / Football Players / Cheerleader / Motivator (voice) (uncredited) Coach / Football Players / Cheerleader / Motivator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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John Wald
Various (voice) (uncredited) Various (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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