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'''The Lyin' Mouse''' is a 1937 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[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=63}}</ref> The short was released on October 16, 1937.<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/104/mode/2up |pages=104–106}}</ref>
'''''The Lyin' Mouse''''' is a 1937 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[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=63}}</ref> The short was released on October 16, 1937.<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/104/mode/2up |pages=104–106}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
A grey [[mouse]] is trying to free himself from a [[mousetrap|trap]] when a [[cat]] arrives. Desperate to avoid being eaten, the rodent asks if the feline has heard the story of ''The [[Lion]] and The Mouse''. He soon tells a tale about a ferocious lion in the [[jungle]], who scares all the animals whenever he goes.
A grey mouse is trying to free himself from a trap when a cat arrives. Desperate to avoid getting eaten, the rodent asks if the feline has ever heard the story of ''The Lion and The Mouse''. When the cat angrily replies that he never heard of it, the mouse tells the tale about a ferocious lion in the jungle, who scares all of the animals whenever he goes.


Also in the story is a brown mouse, which has a horn that imitates the lion's [[roar (vocalization)|roar]], and has some fun with it until the golden big cat catches him. The mouse pleads for his life, and the lion agrees after being distracted by bigger catches. But those are actually traps set by the Frank Cluck expedition – the lion manages to avoid the first trap (a fake roasted [[chicken as food|chicken]]), but he falls for the second (a tied-up [[sheep|lamb]]), and soon finds himself in a [[circus]] [[lion taming]] act, where not only does the tamer put his head in the felid's mouth, but also the lion puts his own head inside the tamer's mouth.
Also in the story is a brown mouse, which has a horn that imitates the lion’s roar, and has some fun with it until the golden big cat catches him in the act. The mouse pleads for his life, and the lion agrees not to eat him after being distracted by bigger catches. But those are actually traps set by the Frank Cluck expedition – the lion manages to avoid the first trap (a fake roasted chicken), but he falls for the second (a tied-up lamb), and soon finds himself in a circus lion taming act, where not only does the tamer put his head inside the felid’s mouth, but the lion also puts his ''own'' head in the tamer’s mouth.


After performing, the lion is locked in a cage, in deep sorrow due to his fate. But that night, the brown mouse happens by, and chews a lion-shaped hole in the cage, setting the [[big cat]] free – and that is when the story ends. The cat is moved and apologetically releases the mouse. Upon release, just before entering his hole, the mouse yells one last word: "Sucker!" To which the cat responds by lunging at the rodent, but he misses and bumps into the wall. As the cartoon ends, the cat shrugs and [[fourth wall|tells the audience]]: "Well, can you imagine that?"
After performing, the lion is locked in a cage, in deep sorrow due to his fate. But that night, the brown mouse happens by and chews a lion-shaped hole in the cage, setting the big cat free – and that is where the story ends. The cat is moved and apologetically releases the mouse. Upon release, just before entering his hole, the mouse yells one last word: “Sucker!” To which the cat responds by lunging at the rodent, but he misses and bumps into the wall. As the cartoon ends, the feline shrugs and [[fourth wall|tells the audience]]: “Well, can you imagine that?”


==Home media==
==Home media==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*This short is the first [[Warner Bros.]] cartoon to give story credit; in this case, to [[Tedd Pierce]].
*This short is the first [[Warner Bros.]] cartoon to give story credit – in this case, to [[Tedd Pierce]].
*This cartoon was re-released into the [[Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies|Blue Ribbon ''Merrie Melodies'']] program on December 22, 1945.
*This cartoon was re-released into the [[Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies|Blue Ribbon ''Merrie Melodies'']] program on December 22, 1945.
*The ostrich from "[[Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)|Plenty of Money and You]]" makes a cameo appearance, when the animals run away from the mouse's lion noise. Coincidentally, both shorts with the ostrich were directed by Freleng.
*The ostrich from ''[[Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)|Plenty of Money and You]]'' makes a cameo appearance, when the animals run away from the mouse's lion noise. Coincidentally, both shorts with the ostrich were directed by Freleng.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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The Lyin' Mouse
Blue Ribbon reissue card
Directed byI. Freleng
Story byTedd Pierce
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc (Cat and Lion roaring, uncredited)
Billy Bletcher (Lion and Cat humming, uncredited)
Bernice Hansen (Mouse, uncredited)
Edited byTreg Brown (uncredited)
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byKen Harris
A.C. Gamer (effects, uncredited)
Layouts byGriff Jay (uncredited)
Backgrounds byArt Loomer (uncredited)
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release dates
  • October 16, 1937 (1937-10-16) (original release)
  • December 22, 1945 (1945-12-22) (Blue Ribbon reissue)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

The Lyin' Mouse is a 1937 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on October 16, 1937.[2]

Plot

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A grey mouse is trying to free himself from a trap when a cat arrives. Desperate to avoid getting eaten, the rodent asks if the feline has ever heard the story of The Lion and The Mouse. When the cat angrily replies that he never heard of it, the mouse tells the tale about a ferocious lion in the jungle, who scares all of the animals whenever he goes.

Also in the story is a brown mouse, which has a horn that imitates the lion’s roar, and has some fun with it until the golden big cat catches him in the act. The mouse pleads for his life, and the lion agrees not to eat him after being distracted by bigger catches. But those are actually traps set by the Frank Cluck expedition – the lion manages to avoid the first trap (a fake roasted chicken), but he falls for the second (a tied-up lamb), and soon finds himself in a circus lion taming act, where not only does the tamer put his head inside the felid’s mouth, but the lion also puts his own head in the tamer’s mouth.

After performing, the lion is locked in a cage, in deep sorrow due to his fate. But that night, the brown mouse happens by and chews a lion-shaped hole in the cage, setting the big cat free – and that is where the story ends. The cat is moved and apologetically releases the mouse. Upon release, just before entering his hole, the mouse yells one last word: “Sucker!” To which the cat responds by lunging at the rodent, but he misses and bumps into the wall. As the cartoon ends, the feline shrugs and tells the audience: “Well, can you imagine that?”

Home media

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Notes

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  • This short is the first Warner Bros. cartoon to give story credit – in this case, to Tedd Pierce.
  • This cartoon was re-released into the Blue Ribbon Merrie Melodies program on December 22, 1945.
  • The ostrich from Plenty of Money and You makes a cameo appearance, when the animals run away from the mouse's lion noise. Coincidentally, both shorts with the ostrich were directed by Freleng.

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. 63. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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