Freddy the Freshman

19321932
7m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

230

YOUR RATING

Animation Short Comedy

Freddy comes to a party and is a hit; he then goes on to be the star quarterback at the football game.Freddy comes to a party and is a hit; he then goes on to be the star quarterback at the football game.Freddy comes to a party and is a hit; he then goes on to be the star quarterback at the football game.

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

230

YOUR RATING

Director
- Rudolf Ising

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Trivia
The canine radio announcer asks, "Are ya listenin'? Hmm?" He's repeating the catchphrase of the radio personality, Tony Wons.

Quotes
Freddy the Freshman: [singing] Who gets all the girlies chasing him around?
Crowd: Freddy the Freshman! The freshest kid in town!
Freddy the Freshman: Who wrecks all the parties, turns them upside-down?
The Cats That Form Freddy's Coat: Freddy the Freshman! The freshest kid in town!
Freddy the Freshman: I play the ukulele, I play the saxophone.
Girl Dog: And the pretty babies just won't leave him alone.
Envious Horse: Who got bounced at Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Brown?
Mouse in Spittoon: Freddy the Freshman! The freshest kid in town!

Alternate versions
This cartoon was colorized in 1992 by Turner Entertainment Company, with each frame traced over onto a cel. Each cel was then painted in color and photographed over a colored reproduction of each background.

Connections
Referenced in Raw! Raw! Rooster! (1956)

Soundtracks
Freddy the Freshman
(uncredited)
Written by Cliff Friend and Dave Oppenheim

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7/10

I can't believe I liked this cartoon!

When I was a kid, I hated watching the Bugs Bunny or Porky Pig show when they showed the REAAAALLLY old Merrie Melodies cartoons from the early and mid 1930s. They had so much singing and cuteness and lacked the edge that made Warner Brothers the top animation studio for shorts in the 40s and 50s. In light of this, I was shocked when I just saw FREDDY THE FRESHMAN. Like other Harman-Ising cartoons from Merrie Melodies it had a lot of singing and a wide assortment of barnyard animals. But, it also seemed pretty interesting and fresh in many ways--with some cute gadgetry and a certain likability. While NOT as good as the later toons, it still stood on its own pretty well with an interesting story, a memorable song and very good black and white animation. Nice job.

FYI--At about three and a half minutes into the toon, there's a mouse that is the spitting image of Mickey! I wonder what Disney thought of this?

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