This is a short featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, in his Disney iteration. There will be spoilers ahead:
Oswald is driving to see his sweetheart, but he isn't the only one. Oswald has a rival, a bear, of all things. The intended is a cat. Oswald's rival is clearly more affluent and drives a nicer car. He gets ahead of Oswald using a standard cartoon gimmick involving cars. Oswald gets back in the lead when the nicer car refuses to cross a pool of mud, while Oswald's car not only crosses, but taunts the other car to boot.
Oswald gets to the cat's house and begins playing a banjo and singing, the notes floating up to the cat, who shows her pleasure. The cartoon gets interesting when a goat comes up and starts eating sheet music in unusual and creative ways. Oswald makes the mistake of setting his banjo down while struggling with the sheet music he's playing. There's a great joke in here I won't discuss.
The goat eats Oswald's banjo, Oswald demands it be returned, the goat refuses and Oswald does what any cartoon character would do in the same situation. He starts playing music by using the goat as an instrument. This annoys a sleeping old man, who starts throwing things out a window, including the required chamberpot.
During this, Oswald's rival shows up and the cat comes out. Some nice gags in here, as Oswald and his rival vie for her attention, to the point that they begin to fight each other. The lady fair is not amused and the two swain get their comeuppance in a very funny way.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit DVD set and is well worth watching.
Oswald is driving to see his sweetheart, but he isn't the only one. Oswald has a rival, a bear, of all things. The intended is a cat. Oswald's rival is clearly more affluent and drives a nicer car. He gets ahead of Oswald using a standard cartoon gimmick involving cars. Oswald gets back in the lead when the nicer car refuses to cross a pool of mud, while Oswald's car not only crosses, but taunts the other car to boot.
Oswald gets to the cat's house and begins playing a banjo and singing, the notes floating up to the cat, who shows her pleasure. The cartoon gets interesting when a goat comes up and starts eating sheet music in unusual and creative ways. Oswald makes the mistake of setting his banjo down while struggling with the sheet music he's playing. There's a great joke in here I won't discuss.
The goat eats Oswald's banjo, Oswald demands it be returned, the goat refuses and Oswald does what any cartoon character would do in the same situation. He starts playing music by using the goat as an instrument. This annoys a sleeping old man, who starts throwing things out a window, including the required chamberpot.
During this, Oswald's rival shows up and the cat comes out. Some nice gags in here, as Oswald and his rival vie for her attention, to the point that they begin to fight each other. The lady fair is not amused and the two swain get their comeuppance in a very funny way.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit DVD set and is well worth watching.
