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Strife with Father
Strife with Father
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Story by	Warren Foster
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Emery Hawkins; Charles McKimson; Phil DeLara; Rod Scribner; J.C. Melendez
Layouts by	Cornett Wood
Backgrounds by	Richard H. Thomas
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	April 1, 1950;
Running time	7:15
Language	English

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Strife with Father is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated film directed by Robert McKimson and starring voice actor Mel Blanc. It was produced in 1948 and released in 1950.^[1] This is the fourth and final cartoon to feature Beaky Buzzard.^[2]

Plot

A buzzard egg is mysteriously delivered to two sparrows, Gwendolyn and Monte (parodies of actors Ronald Colman and his wife Benita Hume). The "upper crusty" and very proper English Sparrows are not accustomed to having a repulsively ugly (and incredibly stupid) little bird about, but Gwendolyn convinces her husband that the baby bird will grow into a "beautiful swan".

Unfortunately, as the narrator tells us, the little ugly bird grows into a very large ugly bird. Monte cannot even stand hearing the name of their "progeny", particularly when eating. But nonetheless, he takes Beaky out into the world to demonstrate the art of hunting for prey, such as barnyard fowl. Of course Beaky, being incredibly shy and inept, repeatedly causes many grievous injuries to Monte, and it is all Monte can do to salvage what little self-respect remains.

Home media

Strife with Father is available restored with its original titles on Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2.

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 209. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

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[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 209. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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+{{Short description|1950 film by Robert McKimson}}
 {{Infobox film
 | name              = Strife with Father
 | director          = [[Robert McKimson]]
 | story             = [[Warren Foster]]
-| animator          = [[Emery Hawkins]]<br>[[Charles McKimson]]<br>[[Phil DeLara]]<br>[[Rod Scribner]]<br>[[Bill Melendez|J.C. Melendez]]
+| animator          = [[Emery Hawkins]]<br>[[Charles McKimson]]<br>[[Phil DeLara]]<br>[[Rod Scribner]]<br>[[J.C. Melendez]]
 | layout_artist     = [[Cornett Wood]]
 | background_artist = Richard H. Thomas
+| starring          = [[Mel Blanc]]
-| starring          = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Tedd Pierce]] (uncredited)<br>Marian Richman (uncredited)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ohmart |first1=Ben |title=Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices |date=2012 |publisher=BearManor Media |isbn=978-1-5939-3788-1 |page=485 |language=en}}</ref>
 | music             = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
-| producer          = [[Edward Selzer]] (uncredited)
 | distributor       = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[The Vitaphone Corporation]]
 | released          = {{Film date|1950|4|1}}
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-'''''Strife with Father''''' is a 1950 ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' animated film directed by [[Robert McKimson]] and starring voice actor [[Mel Blanc]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=209}}</ref> This is the fourth cartoon to feature [[Beaky Buzzard]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/54/mode/2up |page=54}}</ref>
+'''''Strife with Father''''' is a Warner Bros. ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' animated film directed by [[Robert McKimson]] and starring voice actor [[Mel Blanc]]. It was produced in 1948 and released in 1950.<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=209}}</ref> This is the fourth and final cartoon to feature [[Beaky Buzzard]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/54/mode/2up |page=54}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
+A buzzard egg is mysteriously delivered to two sparrows, Gwendolyn and Monte (parodies of actors [[Ronald Colman]] and his wife [[Benita Hume]]).  The "upper crusty" and very proper English Sparrows are not accustomed to having a repulsively ugly (and incredibly stupid) little bird about, but Gwendolyn convinces her husband that the baby bird will grow into a "beautiful swan".
-A buzzard egg is mysteriously delivered to two sparrows, Gwendolyn and Monte. The "upper crusty" and very proper English Sparrows are not accustomed to having a repulsively ugly (and incredibly stupid) little bird about, but Gwendolyn convinces her husband that the baby bird will grow into a "beautiful swan". Unfortunately, as the narrator tells us, the little ugly bird grows into a very large ugly bird. Monte cannot even stand hearing the name of their "progeny", particularly when eating. But nonetheless, he takes Beaky out into the world to demonstrate the art of hunting for prey, such as barnyard fowl. Of course Beaky, being incredibly shy and inept, repeatedly causes many grievous injuries to Monte, and it is all Monte can do to salvage what little self-respect remains.
+Unfortunately, as the narrator tells us, the little ugly bird grows into a very large ugly bird. Monte cannot even stand hearing the name of their "progeny", particularly when eating. But nonetheless, he takes Beaky out into the world to demonstrate the art of hunting for prey, such as barnyard fowl. Of course Beaky, being incredibly shy and inept, repeatedly causes many grievous injuries to Monte, and it is all Monte can do to salvage what little self-respect remains.
-==Availability==
+==Home media==
 ''Strife with Father'' is available restored with its original titles on [[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]].
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