A Very Merry Cricket (1973) (TV)

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writers:

Chuck Jones (writer)
George Selden (book)

Release Date:

14 December 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short

Plot Keywords:

Talent | Mill | Map | Indignant | Black Out

Cast

Les Tremayne	...	Chester C. Cricket / Harry the Cat (voice)
Mel Blanc	...	Tucker the Mouse / Alley Cat (voice)

Directed by
Chuck Jones

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chuck Jones		writer
George Selden		book "The Cricket in Times Square"

Produced by
Joseph Aidlin	....	associate producer
John Allen	....	associate producer
Chuck Jones	....	producer

Original Music by
Dean Elliott

Film Editing by
Hank Gotzenberg
Ken Gotzenberg

Production Design by
Oscar Dufau

Production Management
Don Foster	....	production manager

Art Department
Garth Williams	....	illustrator: book "The Cricket in Times Square"

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregg Heschong	....	camera operator
Byron McRae	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Hal Ambro	....	master animator
Irv Anderson	....	master animator
Mary Cain	....	ink and paint artist
Retta Davidson	....	assistant animator
Bill Hajee	....	animator: "Chaotic Christmas sequence"
David Hanan	....	animator: "Chaotic Christmas sequence"
Robert Inman	....	background artist (as Bob Inman)
George Nicholas	....	master animator
Joe Roman	....	assistant animator
Bob Tyler	....	assistant animator
Irv Wyner	....	background artist

Music Department
Israel Baker	....	musician: violin solo
Marian Dern	....	additional lyrics

Other crew
Ted C. Bemiller	....	production coordinator (as Ted Bemiller)
Mary Roscoe	....	assistant to producer
Connie Sherman	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Chuck Jones Enterprises

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Chuck Jones Enterprises

Trivia:

A drawing of Chuck Jones, the cartoon's producer/director, is among the collection of people in the cartoon's final montage.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975) (TV)

Old Christmas special worth a look, esp. for Chuck Jones fans

This cartoon, a sequel to the far superior A CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE, re-unites the Bronx cat and mouse, as they seek out Chester, the musical savant cricket to bring back the holiday spirit to the cold and bitter big city. Not a bad cartoon, though Chuck Jones seems to be coasting on this one---until the final Christmas montage...which must rank among Jones' best work ever. The video, still available as a 'discount' purchase, is a must-see for that alone.