00:04Tonight's TuneHeads is entitled Baseball Cartoons.
00:08Almost every animation director did a baseball cartoon at one time during their career.
00:13Whether it was Robert McKimson matching the goons versus the schnooks,
00:17or a game gone to the dogs by Tex Avery,
00:20or Frizz Freeling pitting Bugs Bunny against the Gas House Gorillas.
00:24First up to the plate, Gone Batty.
00:32GUNSHOT
01:20Get a load of them characters.
01:22Hey, Grandpa, did you get a banjo with that outfit?
01:27Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will never hurt us.
01:33Play ball!
01:35Well, folks, the game gets underway.
01:38The schnook's at bat.
01:39Gus Marblehead to the goons pitching.
01:41Gus goes into the wind-up.
01:43Here comes the pitch.
01:45Looks like a low ball.
01:54You're out!
01:55Joe Lobb at bat.
01:57He has a 9,000 average.
01:59There's the throw.
02:00He swings and it's a hit.
02:03One goes to first, second, third, and hole.
02:09He's out!
02:10Oh, no, he's not.
02:15Now he's out.
02:18Phew.
02:19What a game, folks.
02:21Going into the ninth inning, the score is deadlocked.
02:25167 to nothing.
02:27The goons at bat and still going strong.
02:29There's the pitch.
02:32Strike one!
02:34What did you say?
02:35Gracious, I don't know what ever came over me.
02:39The one.
02:41Yeah!
02:42Watch me clear the bench.
02:50Some more schnooks just bit the dust.
02:53But Pantleroy flipped their star pitcher still survive.
02:57Come on, Beanhead.
02:58Right down the alley.
03:00There's the pitch.
03:01He swings and...
03:03Ball!
03:05That was a strike.
03:10I don't like you.
03:13There goes the last of the schnooks' pitchers.
03:16Well, folks, it looks like they'll have to give up.
03:18And so it...
03:21Jumpin' Jehoshaphat!
03:22They're putting the mascot into the game.
03:24He's going to pitch for the schnooks.
03:26Now, don't be scared, Bobo.
03:28Here, take the ball.
03:31Ah, an elephant pitching!
03:33It's a hot...
03:34Yeah, what do you get that stuff?
03:35This is a ball game, not a circus.
03:37Quiet!
03:38Quiet!
03:40There's nothing in the rule book that says an elephant can't pitch.
03:44Now, play ball!
03:47Okay, fat show.
03:48Give it a pitch.
03:50Bobo, throw the ball.
03:51Throw it.
03:51What?
03:52Yeah, what's the matter, elephant?
03:53You chicken or something?
03:57Strike!
04:06Okay, Lucky.
04:08Come on, Bobo, old kid, old boy.
04:11Give him another.
04:26Here comes the pitch.
04:28It's a slow ball.
04:31Strike!
04:32One, two, three.
04:33You're out.
04:34One, two, three.
04:36You're out.
04:36One, two, three.
04:38You're out.
04:39The goons struck out.
04:41Schnooks now at bat.
04:42Attention, please.
04:44Due to a shortage of players, Bobo will bat for the entire team.
04:49Now, now, don't get nervous.
04:51Wait for the ball.
04:52When it comes in, hit it.
04:54Understand?
04:57On the mound, it's Cannonball Pete.
04:59There's the line-up.
05:01And here comes the pitch.
05:18A terrific play.
05:20Bobo just scored.
05:21He's up at bat again, waiting for the throw.
05:32Come on, old kid, old boy, old boy.
05:34Give it to you old Peppa, the old Peppa.
05:39That's me old Peppa, boy.
05:51I got it.
05:52I got it! I got it!
05:54He got it.
05:56So far, Bobo scored 104 runs in this inning.
06:00Not bad for a beginner.
06:10Which way did he go?
06:12Which way did he go?
06:15Flash.
06:1663 more runs just came in.
06:18You made 167 runs in this inning.
06:21We need one more to win.
06:23Can you do it?
06:30Here it comes.
06:32It's a hit.
06:36Run, Bobo! Run, run!
06:40The goons outfielder retrieves the ball and sends it home.
06:43Hurry! Slide! Slide!
06:47Safe!
06:48The schnooks win!
06:50What a game!
06:51What a game!
06:53You sure got a great ball player in that elephant.
06:56You can say that again.
06:58And he works for peanuts.
07:13There are a number of gags that are universal to all baseball cartoons.
07:17The frustratingly slow fastball, the misguided outfielder, but probably the most universal gag, is the chatty little catcher.
07:26In batty baseball, Tex Avery has his own outrageous way of dealing with the sneaky, fast-talking catcher.
07:32The game.
07:34The game.
07:37The game.
07:37Now McGriff winds up.
07:38McGriff swings.
07:39It's a long one going into the deep left field.
07:41McJerk's going back for it.
07:42He leaps high in the air for the ball.
07:44McNasty's rounding second.
07:45McPuny to third.
07:46McDougal to first.
07:46Macaroni to second.
07:47McPuny to home.
07:48McGriff to third.
07:48McDougal to second.
07:49McGriff to first.
07:49McGriff to third.
07:50McSlouch to first.
07:50McNasty to third.
07:51McSlouch is out of the plate.
07:52McGriff to second.
07:53McDougal to first.
07:54McJerk to third.
07:54And here comes McGriff headed for home.
07:55It's going to close.
07:56He slides.
07:59Hey, wait a minute.
08:00Didn't you forget something?
08:02Who made this picture?
08:03How about the MGM titles?
08:05The lion roar and all that kind of stuff.
08:08Oh, I guess I got too excited.
08:10I'm sorry, boys.
08:38Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
08:40Well, here we are in the first game of the series between the Yankee Doodlers and the
08:45Draft Dodgers.
08:46As soon as the pitcher warms up, we'll begin playing.
08:53The umpire dusts off the plate.
09:01Thank you, sir.
09:04Players have taken their positions.
09:06Oh, forgot about the war.
09:09Oh, well, we still have our pitcher.
09:15McGriff starts his wind up.
09:17Here's the throw.
09:24Here goes the long one.
09:25It's going, going, going.
09:28Gone.
09:31My grip is sore now.
09:32His heart just wind up.
09:46Here.
09:49Here.
10:09Looks like McGriff's famous spitball.
10:24McGriff's fastball.
10:29McGriff's fastball.
10:30One, two, three.
10:31You're out.
10:42Kill the umpire.
10:44Get him out of there.
10:45Kill the umpire.
10:47Kill the...
10:48Kill the...
11:02That's the old pepper kid.
11:03Throw it right in there, boy.
11:04That's the old stuff.
11:05That's the old stuff.
11:09That's right down the old groove, boy.
11:10That's the old stuff.
11:11That's the old stuff.
11:14Here comes McGriff's beautiful curve.
11:22The old stuff.
11:24You're out.
11:50That's the old pepper kid, throw it right in there boy, that's the old stuff, that's the old stuff.
12:04Good joke.
12:26Uh oh, looks like they're gonna warm up a new pitcher.
12:48I got it, I got it!
13:09You're out!
13:11The umpire's blind, the umpire's blind!
13:16Oh I am not!
13:22That's the old pepper kid, throw it right in there boy, that's the old stuff, that's the old stuff!
13:28That's right down the old groove boy, that's the old stuff, that's the old stuff!
13:41We will now observe one minute of silence.
13:59Now it's time for Tune Heads Trivia.
14:01In Baseball Bugs, our hero must rescue the hometown team from the thrashing they are taking at the hands of
14:07the Gas House Gorillas.
14:08Nah, the Gas House Gorillas are a bunch of dory players!
14:12What was the name of the hometown team Bugs Joins?
14:15Find out when Tune Heads returns in just a moment.
14:20Welcome back to Tune Heads.
14:21In Baseball Bugs, the hometown team Bugs Bunny Joins was called the Teetotalers.
14:26I'm only 93 and a half years old.
14:58And here we are folks at the famous Polo Browns.
15:00It's been a one-sided, knock-down, drag-em-out ball game right from the very first inning.
15:04With the visiting team, the birdie Gas House Gorillas, giving the home team the teetotalers, a shell-like king they'll
15:10never forget.
15:11Baseball fans...
15:12Oh!
15:13There goes a screaming liner into the field!
15:17The home team hasn't a chance, but they're in there punchy, nevertheless.
15:22I'm only 93 and a half years old.
15:40Ball!
15:44I don't know what could have come over me, sir.
15:47I meant to say, strike.
15:51Well, listen to that crowd roar as the Gas House Gorillas go up to bat again.
15:55Boy, what a game!
15:56Short has anything.
16:01penal knob
16:22Oh, Ball!
16:24Hey!
16:25Who is it?
16:26Oh, Ball!
16:26Nah, the Gas House Corrillas are a bunch of dirty players.
16:31Well, I could lick them in a ballgame with one hand tied behind my back.
16:35All by myself, yeah.
16:37Yeah, I'd get up there and wham!
16:39A homer!
16:40Wham!
16:41Another homer!
16:42Wham!
16:43Wham!
16:44Wham!
16:45Wham!
16:45What?
16:47Yeah.
16:49What's up, God?
16:51All right, big shot.
16:53So you think you can beat us all by yourself?
16:59Well, you got yourself a game.
17:04Attention, please.
17:05Attention.
17:06There's been a slight change in the teetotaler lineup.
17:09Catching, Bugs Bunny.
17:10Left field, Bugs Bunny.
17:12Right field, Bugs Bunny.
17:13Pitching, Bugs Bunny.
17:14Third base, Bugs Bunny.
17:15Center field, Bugs Bunny.
17:16First base, Bugs Bunny.
17:17Shortstop, Bugs Bunny.
17:18Second base, Bugs Bunny.
17:24Bugs Bunny.
17:27Come on now, put it over the old plate.
17:29Right down the old alley.
17:30This guy's a pushover.
17:30Come on now, boy.
17:31Give it to him.
17:38That's the old pepper, boy.
17:40That's the old pigeon.
17:42That's putting it over the old plate, boy.
18:05I think I'll perplex him with my slow ball.
18:13One, two, three strikes, you're out.
18:15One, two, three strikes, you're out.
18:17One, two, three strikes, you're out.
18:22Oh, uh, Bat Boy.
18:29That's the kind of stuff we want, kid.
18:31That's the old ginger boy.
18:52Right down the old alley.
19:02You're out.
19:03Where do you get that malarkey?
19:05I'm safe.
19:05I said you're out.
19:07I'm safe.
19:07You're out.
19:08Safe.
19:08Out.
19:09Safe.
19:09Out.
19:09Safe.
19:10Out.
19:11Safe.
19:11Out.
19:11Safe.
19:12Out.
19:12Safe.
19:12Out.
19:13I say you're safe.
19:14If you don't like it, you can go to the showers.
19:16Okay then, Doc.
19:18Have it your way.
19:19I'm safe.
19:23Come on now, put it over the old plate.
19:27I got it.
19:28I got it.
19:28I got it.
19:32Come on now, put it over to you.
19:41Right down the old alley.
20:03You're out.
20:11What's the score, boys?
20:13What did Bugs Bunny do?
20:14What's with the Carrot League Baseball today?
20:18Bugs Bunny, 96.
20:20Gas House Gorillas, 95.
20:23It's the last half of the night with Bugs leading 96 to 95.
20:27The Gorillas have one man on base and two out.
20:30A home run now would win the game for the Gorillas.
20:43Watch me pace this pathetic palooka with a powerful, paralyzing, poifig, pachydermus percussion pitch.
21:04Patsy, follow that ball.
21:13Hey, wait a minute, Mac.
21:15You're going the wrong way.
21:32You're out.
21:47I'm out.
21:48That's what the man said.
21:49You heard what he said.
21:50He said that.
21:51You heard what the man said.
21:52He said that.
21:53That's what he said.
21:53He really said that.
21:54That's what he said.
21:58And that's the end.
22:01Watch these and other great cartoons on the Acme Hour right here on Cartoon Network.
22:05Well, yeah.
22:05I'm out.
