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| director = [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]]
| director = [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]]
| story = [[Warren Foster]]
| story = [[Warren Foster]]
| animator = [[Virgil Ross]]<br>[[Arthur Davis (animator)|Arthur Davis]]<br>[[Manuel Perez (animator)|Manuel Perez]]<br>Ken Champin<br>John Carey (uncredited)<ref>{{cite web |title=Animation Breakdowns #2 |url=https://archive.org/details/animationbreakdowns2 |access-date=9 December 2020}}</ref><br>'''Effects animation''':<br>[[Harry Love (animator)|Harry Love]] (uncredited)<br>'''Borrowed animation''':<br>[[Robert McKimson]] (uncredited)
| animator = [[Virgil Ross]]<br>[[Arthur Davis (animator)|Arthur Davis]]<br>[[Manuel Perez (animator)|Manuel Perez]]<br>Ken Champin
| layout_artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
| layout_artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
| background_artist = [[Irv Wyner]]<br>'''Borrowed backgrounds''':<br>John Didrik Johnsen (uncredited)
| background_artist = [[Irv Wyner]]
| starring = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Stan Freberg]] (uncredited)
| starring = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Stan Freberg]] (uncredited)
| music = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
| music = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
| producer = [[Edward Selzer]] (uncredited)
| producer =
| studio = [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]]
| studio = [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[The Vitaphone Corporation]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[The Vitaphone Corporation]]
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'''''Foxy by Proxy''''' is a 1952 [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoon directed by [[Friz Freleng]].<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=233}}</ref> The short was released on February 23, 1952, and features [[Bugs Bunny]] and [[Willoughby (Looney Tunes)|Willoughby the Dog]], in the latter's last appearance.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–62}}</ref> [[Mel Blanc]] voices Bugs Bunny, while an uncredited [[Stan Freberg]] voices Willoughby and one of the dogs that talks in the short. This cartoon is considered a remake to ''[[Of Fox and Hounds]]'' from 1940; in fact, the opening sequence was "borrowed" directly from the original.
'''''Foxy by Proxy''''' is a 1952 [[Merrie Melodies]] cartoon directed by [[Friz Freleng]].<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=233}}</ref> The short was released on February 23, 1952, and features [[Bugs Bunny]] and [[Willoughby (Looney Tunes)|Willoughby the Dog]], in the latter's last appearance.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–62}}</ref> [[Mel Blanc]] voices Bugs Bunny, while an uncredited [[Stan Freberg]] voices Willoughby and one of the dogs that talks in the short. This cartoon is considered a remake to ''[[Of Fox and Hounds]]'' from 1940; in fact, the opening sequence was "borrowed" directly from the original.

During a [[fox hunt]], Bugs disguises himself as a fox to play tricks on the hunting dogs. With most of them not caring if their prey is a fox or a rabbit.


==Plot==
==Plot==
A number of smaller hounds come out of a giant dog house, followed by a large fox hound (Willoughby, voiced by Freberg) who is excited by the prospect of the hunt, especially the moment where the fox's tail is to be cut off. The hunters and dogs then pass over Bugs' hole, waking him, with the large fox hound lagging behind. Once Bugs directs Willoughby to where the others went, Bugs dons a fox costume and begins to play tricks with Willoughby, leaving Bugs amazed at the dog's inability to recognise a fox. Once the large hound realizes the difference, he runs back to the tree where Bugs is now undressed. The bunny giggles at Willoughby's intelligence, saying that "I've seen better heads on a glass of root beer!" At this point, Bugs (with his fox costume back on) stamps fox tracks to mislead this hound, which lead to train tracks, which Willoughby continues to follow. Once Willoughby reaches Bugs and tries to get him, Bugs questions what kind of tracks the dog was following, which ends up putting Willoughby on the front of a [[locomotive]], while Willoughby exclaims that he caught a train.
A number of smaller hounds come out of a giant dog house, followed by a large fox hound (Willoughby, voiced by Freberg) who is excited by the prospect of the hunt, especially the moment where the fox's tail is to be cut off. The hunters and dogs then pass over Bugs' hole, waking him, with the large fox hound lagging behind. Once Bugs directs Willoughby to where the others went, Bugs dons a fox costume and begins to play tricks with Willoughby, leaving Bugs amazed at the dog's inability to recognise a fox.
Once the large hound realizes the difference, he runs back to the tree where Bugs is now undressed. The bunny giggles at Willoughby's intelligence, saying that "I've seen better heads on a glass of root beer!" At this point, Bugs (with his fox costume back on) stamps fox tracks to mislead this hound, which lead to train tracks, which Willoughby continues to follow. Once Willoughby reaches Bugs and tries to get him, Bugs questions what kind of tracks the dog was following, which ends up putting Willoughby on the front of a [[locomotive]], while Willoughby exclaims that he caught a train.


Meanwhile, the other dogs have caught up to Bugs in his costume and he tries to evade them, but to no avail. When he reveals that he is a rabbit, one of the dogs (also voiced by Freberg) declares that they are now after rabbits. After a short chase, which includes Bugs running through an open log, Bugs then runs back into the log, and while the dogs run into it, Bugs turns the log three times to ensure that the crowd of dogs always run off the cliff, with the crowd falling to the ground after the third turn. While Bugs is chuckling at their misfortune, Willoughby sneaks up behind Bugs with a pair of scissors, cuts Bugs' tail off, and runs away with it. Bugs shrugs to the audience, "Just call me Stubby!". He walks away, his cottontail missing.
Meanwhile, the other dogs have caught up to Bugs in his costume and he tries to evade them, but to no avail. When he reveals that he is a rabbit, one of the dogs (also voiced by Freberg) declares that they are now after rabbits. After a short chase, which includes Bugs running through an open log, Bugs then runs back into the log, and while the dogs run into it, Bugs turns the log three times to ensure that the crowd of dogs always run off the cliff, with the crowd falling to the ground after the third turn. (A gag that was recycled from [[All This and Rabbit Stew]] and [[The Big Snooze]]) While Bugs is chuckling at their misfortune, Willoughby sneaks up behind Bugs with a pair of scissors, cuts Bugs' tail off, and runs away with it. Bugs shrugs to the audience, "Just call me Stubby!". He walks away, his cottontail missing.


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Foxy by Proxy
Title card
Directed byI. Freleng
Story byWarren Foster
StarringMel Blanc
Stan Freberg (uncredited)
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byVirgil Ross
Arthur Davis
Manuel Perez
Ken Champin
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byIrv Wyner
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • February 23, 1952 (1952-02-23)
Running time
7:01
LanguageEnglish

Foxy by Proxy is a 1952 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on February 23, 1952, and features Bugs Bunny and Willoughby the Dog, in the latter's last appearance.[2] Mel Blanc voices Bugs Bunny, while an uncredited Stan Freberg voices Willoughby and one of the dogs that talks in the short. This cartoon is considered a remake to Of Fox and Hounds from 1940; in fact, the opening sequence was "borrowed" directly from the original.

During a fox hunt, Bugs disguises himself as a fox to play tricks on the hunting dogs. With most of them not caring if their prey is a fox or a rabbit.

Plot

[edit]

A number of smaller hounds come out of a giant dog house, followed by a large fox hound (Willoughby, voiced by Freberg) who is excited by the prospect of the hunt, especially the moment where the fox's tail is to be cut off. The hunters and dogs then pass over Bugs' hole, waking him, with the large fox hound lagging behind. Once Bugs directs Willoughby to where the others went, Bugs dons a fox costume and begins to play tricks with Willoughby, leaving Bugs amazed at the dog's inability to recognise a fox.

Once the large hound realizes the difference, he runs back to the tree where Bugs is now undressed. The bunny giggles at Willoughby's intelligence, saying that "I've seen better heads on a glass of root beer!" At this point, Bugs (with his fox costume back on) stamps fox tracks to mislead this hound, which lead to train tracks, which Willoughby continues to follow. Once Willoughby reaches Bugs and tries to get him, Bugs questions what kind of tracks the dog was following, which ends up putting Willoughby on the front of a locomotive, while Willoughby exclaims that he caught a train.

Meanwhile, the other dogs have caught up to Bugs in his costume and he tries to evade them, but to no avail. When he reveals that he is a rabbit, one of the dogs (also voiced by Freberg) declares that they are now after rabbits. After a short chase, which includes Bugs running through an open log, Bugs then runs back into the log, and while the dogs run into it, Bugs turns the log three times to ensure that the crowd of dogs always run off the cliff, with the crowd falling to the ground after the third turn. (A gag that was recycled from All This and Rabbit Stew and The Big Snooze) While Bugs is chuckling at their misfortune, Willoughby sneaks up behind Bugs with a pair of scissors, cuts Bugs' tail off, and runs away with it. Bugs shrugs to the audience, "Just call me Stubby!". He walks away, his cottontail missing.

Home media

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References

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  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. 233. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  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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