Wild Wild World

Wild Wild World
Wild Wild World
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Produced by	John W. Burton, Sr.
Starring	Mel Blanc; Daws Butler; (uncredited)
Music by	Milt Franklyn
Animation by	George Grandpre ; Ted Bonnicksen ; Warren Batchelder ; Tom Ray
Layouts by	Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds by	William Butler
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 27, 1960 (US);
Running time	6:05
Language	English

Wild Wild World is a 1960 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.^[1] The short was released on February 27, 1960.^[2]

Plot

Cave Darroway presents a recently discovered "film documentary of the Geo-Goshical Year 75,000,000 B.C.". In the documentary, as three cavemen try to kill a dinosaur, the discovery of fire, transportations, use of the boomerang, entertainment, a haircut, department stores and the use of its elevator are comically shown. Finally the three cavemen from earlier try to kill a dinosaur again, but it shows them a sign that says "Friday (fish day)". They then decide to fish, but are swallowed by the fish.

The documentary ends and Cave Darroway decides to take a coffee break. However, when he gets into an elevator, it turns out that it works like the one seen earlier in the documentary.

Production notes

Wild Wild World is a spoof of the 1955-58 television series Wide Wide World, hosted by Dave Garroway. In the cartoon, "Cave Darroway" presents a recently discovered film taken during the Cro-Magnon era. Because of the long lead time in producing an animated cartoon, the television program which inspired the cartoon had already been canceled when the cartoon was released.

Home media

Wild Wild World is available on DVD as a bonus short on Disc 4 of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6.

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

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. 323. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

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