For the first time in a Warner Bros. cartoon, the short uses a gag, suggested by Bob Clampett, that has characters from the trolley's parody advertising posters (Smith Brothers and others) come to life and perform a bit of business. This type of gag would become a recurring element across Merrie Melodies.[4]
A segment of the cartoon was featured in "The Gang's All Here", the twelfth episode of the 1980s children's series Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Synopsis
Foxy is a trolleyengineer whose problems include a fat lady hippo who can't fit into the trolley and a set of wheels that detach from the trolley car when Foxy gets the trolley moving. Foxy picks up Roxy and gives her a ride, but along the way, the car is blocked by a cow wearing a dress and glasses, who won't get off the track. A group of nearby hobos sing the title song while Foxy tries to move the cow; he finally runs the car underneath the cow and goes on his way.
The trolley then goes down a hill and runs out of control; Foxy tries to stop it, but the brakes don't work. Finally, the trolley runs off of a cliff, throwing Foxy right into the camera... and then he falls from bed, waking up from what has turned out to be just a nightmare. The radio by his bed is playing the title song, and the annoyed Foxy smashes the radio with a bedpost upon hearing it.
In 1973 and 1992, a colorized version was commissioned by Fred Ladd and Ted Turner. Due to the technological limitations of the time, the colorization process was done by tracing the original animation and then coloring it in. The colorization was completed in South Korea.[7]
Home media
DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
DVD - Return of the 30s Characters
Streaming
Max
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. 5. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.