''Billboard Frolics'' is a 1935
Warner Bros. ''
Merrie Melodies
''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 1970s to the ...
'' directed by
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ...
. The short was released on November 16, 1935.
The short features the song "
Merrily We Roll Along" (which would later become the opening theme for the Merrie Melodies cartoons, starting with ''
Boulevardier from the Bronx'').
Plot
The plot consists of signs and billboards coming to life and dancing to the song, and eventually a chick (parody of the
Bon Ami chick) jumps down and starts interacting with the environment. A cat sees the chick and starts chasing him, and the other advertisements (including parodies of
His Master's Voice and an
Arm & Hammer logo) rally to protect the chick.
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1935 films
1935 animated films
Films scored by Bernard B. Brown
Films scored by Norman Spencer (composer)
Short films directed by Friz Freleng
Merrie Melodies short films
Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
1930s Warner Bros. animated short films
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