Egghead Rides Again (1937)

Wonderful character development!

Purely Joyful Movie!

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

As a cartoon, Tex Avery's "Egghead Rides Again" isn't anything spectacular. What's notable about it is that it's the first appearance of Egghead, the character who morphed into a certain dim-witted hunter who kept trying to shoot a certain carrot-chomping rabbit. The plot has Egghead - talking like Daffy Duck - getting kicked out of a boarding house and taking a job on a ranch which proves to be more than he bargained for. Egghead was Warner Bros's first character to appear repeatedly in Merrie Melodies, which in the 1930s were usually reserved for one-time performances while the Looney Tunes series featured their main characters (at the time, it was Porky and Daffy). From the early 1940s onward, this distinction got lost.The cartoon also features the voices of the Sons of the Pioneers, a country group that included a young Roy Rogers. I suspect that in the 21st century, Roy Rogers won't get exalted that much.

. . . that they would NOT vote for that clown Rump even if he were running for Dogcatcher, but Warner Bros.' crack division of prophetic Looney Tuners came up with an even better position for He of The Tiny Hands at the close of this 1930s prognostication, EGGHEAD RIDES AGAIN. "Egghead," of course, was one of many stand-ins the merry melody-makers at Warners had for the greatest challenge to Democracy since the Ancient Greeks invented it. As this story begins, Egghead gets evicted from his $3 per week hotel room for inappropriate behavior (no, he's not a serial finger rapist--where's the humor in that?!--but he IS a serial Pogo Sticker!) Seeing a newspaper classified ad for being the Rich People Party Candidate for President--oops, for being a "Cow Puncher"--Egghead finds his qualifications and skill set as lacking as Donald J. Duck's. However, there is one job for which the Wyoming Ranch Foreman finds Egghead\Rump suitable: Official Collector of B.S.

Egghead Rides Again (1937) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Merrie Melodies short has Egghead playing cowboy in his boarding house but getting kicked out for making too much noise. He then heads out west to get a job at the Bar None ranch but first he has to prove he's a real cowboy. This is a mildly entertaining short that is charming enough but never really gets any major laughs. Mel Blanc's work as the voice of Egghead is pretty good and you can hear bits and pieces of Daffy Duck in it. The animation is also quite nice with some great scenery and good visuals. The highlight of the film has to be towards the end when Egghead is trying to rope a baby cow but the cow has his own ideas.

This was the first of a handful of cartoons featuring "Egghead," a Looney Tunes character that never really caught on. Egghead is tossed out of his big-city apartment for creating too much noise, riding a pogo-stick and pretending he's a cowboy. When he's thrown out on his ear, a newspaper is next to his prone body and he sees an advertisement for a "Good cow puncher - Bar None Ranch, Wahoo, Wyoming."He writes the letter and it arrives via Pony Express. When the cowboys open the thin letter, out pops Egghead (huh?). The cowboys then test him in a few things to see if he can qualify for the job.Overall, despite the fact the main character (Egghead) has an irritating voice and many of the jokes are a bit lame, there was something charming and amusing about the whole thing, enough to recommend watching this. Apparently, Egghead was a forerunner for Elmer Fudd, with the latter doing a lot better in popularity.