"The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall" is a parody of "The Rover Boys Series" by Arthur M. Winfield - who in reality was Edward Stratemeyer, creator of Tom Swift, the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and scores of other juvenile series books. The funny part is that the dialog in the cartoon would not be out of place in one of the original Rover Boys books.
The Rover Boys series consisted of 30 volumes written from 1899 to 1926. The series went on so long that the final 10 volumes were actually the adventures of the sons of the original Rover Boys! Tedd Pierce, the author of this cartoon, clearly had a knowledge of the wildly popular (in the day) Rover Boys series.
The Rover Boys were named Dick, Tom and Sam. Dick's love interest was Dora Stanhope and the boys enemy was Dan Baxter. In the cartoon the Dover Boys are named Tom, Dick and Larry, the girlfriend was Dora Standpipe and the bad guy was Dan Backslide.
Beautiful, soft focus animation and a witty script make this cartoon a real winner and unlike almost any other Merrie Melodies cartoon.
The Rover Boys series consisted of 30 volumes written from 1899 to 1926. The series went on so long that the final 10 volumes were actually the adventures of the sons of the original Rover Boys! Tedd Pierce, the author of this cartoon, clearly had a knowledge of the wildly popular (in the day) Rover Boys series.
The Rover Boys were named Dick, Tom and Sam. Dick's love interest was Dora Stanhope and the boys enemy was Dan Baxter. In the cartoon the Dover Boys are named Tom, Dick and Larry, the girlfriend was Dora Standpipe and the bad guy was Dan Backslide.
Beautiful, soft focus animation and a witty script make this cartoon a real winner and unlike almost any other Merrie Melodies cartoon.