Heckle and Jeckle, despite the animals falling in love all around, swear they won't. Of course, immediately after they say this, a pretty girl drops a hanky, and they fight over her. Jeckle...
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Title: Rival Romeos (1950)
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Heckle and Jeckle, despite the animals falling in love all around, swear they won't. Of course, immediately after they say this, a pretty girl drops a hanky, and they fight over her. Jeckle hides in a gift box; Heckle nails Jeckle into a rocket, then mails him to Mexico. Jeckle returns with a bull. They both swear off dames, until, of course, another one walks by. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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A largely run-of-the-mill short that has one very notable point of significance-it essentially makes it possible to know which magpie is Heckle and which one is Jeckle. In order to explain this, spoilers are necessary, so be warned:
This is a fairly typical "friends become romantic rivals" cartoon with some enjoyable visual gags. But the most important aspect of this short is that there are a couple of scenes that provide fairly decisive indicators of which bird is which.
Though the two birds have distinctive voices and personalities, in most of the shorts, their names are not used in such a way that they identify the specific character. Physically, they look the same. Here, however, they are shown wearing different hats and one wears a monocle. On two different occasions, they are shown running into separate living quarters, each marked by name. The one who comes out of the quarters marked "Heckle" is the one who speaks with a New York, Bronx/Brooklyn accent and is wearing a white hat with upturned brim, while the one who exits from "Jeckle" is wearing a straw hat and a monocle and speaks with a British accent.
Heckle and Jeckle are probably the most effective characters developed by Terrytoons, certainly of those developed before Paul Terry sold his shorts and the studio. Mighty Mouse is really the only one who can rival them in terms of success. The Terrytoon shorts were, for the most part, pleasant filler. They weren't innovative-they were done to fulfill a contract to provide a certain number of theatrically released cartoons. Heckle and Jeckle were probably the most consistently entertaining series they did. This short is well worth watching. Recommended.