Tabasco Road (1957)

Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all Mexico, runs to the rescue of his two drunken rodent friends, Pablo and Fernando, who keep wandering into the hungry clutches of an alley cat.

Director:

Robert McKimson

Writer:

Tedd Pierce (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Daws Butler

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Speedy Gonzales / Pablo / Fernando / Cat (voice)

Storyline

Speedy Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all Mexico, runs to the rescue of his two drunken rodent friends, Pablo and Fernando, who keep wandering into the hungry clutches of an alley cat.

---

Plot Keywords:

axe | looney tunes | slow motion | cat versus mouse | surrealism | 

---

Genres:

Animation | Family | Short | Comedy

---

Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 1957 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Tobacco Road (1941)

---

Soundtracks

"La Cucaracha"
(uncredited)
Traditional

User Reviews

Was this intended as an anti-alcohol warning?

This time, Speedy Gonzales isn't fetching cheese, but is rescuing his drunken friends Pablo and Fernando, both in danger of getting eaten by a cat (not Sylvester). Watching "Tabasco Road", I get the feeling that it may be one of the Looney Tunes cartoons that drew criticism: it basically portrays Mexicans as drunks. On that subject, maybe the cartoon was intended as an anti-alcohol warning.

Then again, maybe I'm trying too hard to analyze it. As long as we understand that it sort of makes stereotypes about Mexicans - namely with "ceety leemits" - we can enjoy it. And as long as we know to drink responsibly.