''Goo Goo Goliath'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. '' Merrie Melodies'' directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on September 18, 1954.

Plot

Presented in the

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style of previous Robert C. Bruce-narrated spot gag cartoons, the story focus on a giant baby that had been delivered by the drunken stork to a married couple. The giant baby escapes the couple from their house and wanders into the streets. The stork eventually delivers the giant baby to its correct parents but then delivers the married couple's actual baby (which he had delivered to the

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s) to a kangaroo inside the zoo.

Notes

This was the final cartoon to use the original "bullet" sequence for the ending titles. The next cartoon '' By Word of Mouse'', would use smaller backgrounds for the ending titles as well. This was also the final cartoon in the 1953-54 season.

References

1954 films 1950s Warner Bros. animated short films Short films directed by Friz Freleng Merrie Melodies short films Films scored by Carl Stalling 1950s English-language films Mockumentary films Films about babies Films with screenplays by Warren Foster Animated films about giants English-language short films 1954 animated short films {{1950s-US-film-stub