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The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

  • 19331933
  • 7m
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The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon (1933)
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Dishes and utensils wash, dry, and stack themselves. A duster plays a silverware box like a piano while a salt-pepper-and-sugar set sings. The spoon proposes to the dish (interrupted by a cr... Read allDishes and utensils wash, dry, and stack themselves. A duster plays a silverware box like a piano while a salt-pepper-and-sugar set sings. The spoon proposes to the dish (interrupted by a cry from a baby spoon), then plays percussion on some pans and jam jars. Some teacups do a c... Read allDishes and utensils wash, dry, and stack themselves. A duster plays a silverware box like a piano while a salt-pepper-and-sugar set sings. The spoon proposes to the dish (interrupted by a cry from a baby spoon), then plays percussion on some pans and jam jars. Some teacups do a can-can, then a centipede-like conga line. The Swiss cheese yodels. The blueing sings "Am I... Read all
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    • Director
      • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Pinto Colvig(uncredited)
      • Margie Hines(uncredited)
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    • Director
      • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • Pinto Colvig(uncredited)
      • Margie Hines(uncredited)
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    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Spoon
    • (uncredited)
    Margie Hines
    • Dish
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      This animation is available on the Warner DVD of The Little Giant (1933).
    • 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.
    • Soundtracks
      Shuffle Off to Buffalo
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Warren

      Lyrics by Al Dubin

      Sung by the Dish and the Spoon

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    7/10
    Singing and dancing with the dishes
    Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes, Hanna Barbera, Studio Ghibli and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons. With significantly broader knowledge of different directors, animation styles and studios, actually appreciate and love it even more now.

    As has been said a few times already, 'The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon' is fairly typical of Harmon-Ising (not enormous favourites of mine but understand their importance in animation history), leaning towards the cute kind of cartoon with a lot of sentiment in alternative to the laugh a minute and hilarious kind, the latter being the one that a lot seem to prefer (understandably, though am hardly biased against the former). This approach has varied with Ising. In some instances it has been very sweet and charming, in others it can be cloying and too cutesy. Generally 'The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon' belongs in the former category, despite the danger of falling into the latter with the premise.

    'The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon' has a lot to like although not a great cartoon, not one to completely overlook if not a cartoon to watch repeatedly.

    Yes it gets a bit too saccharine in places and it is best perhaps to not talk about the story because there really isn't much of one.

    What 'The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon' does so well however eclipses these problems. The animation is rich in detail for design and backgrounds, vibrant and crisp. The composer for the prime-era 'Tom and Jerry' cartoons and regular Tex Avery composer Scott Bradley provides a lush and atmospheric music score. The voice acting is also on point.

    It is hard not to fall in love with the characters, even if they are not especially distinctive, and it has enough likeability and personality to not be dull. 'The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon' is rich in natural sweet charm and some very imaginative ideas and visuals in its recreation of the authentic setting. There is nothing hilarious and the cartoon's hardly laugh a minute, but a good deal of it does charm and touch. There are many fun moments and some inventive ones too, enjoyed the impersonations though familiarity is in order. The pace avoids being too draggy, with it being full of energy throughout when things got going.

    Summarising, nice and pleasant to watch if not a must watch. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?

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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Merrie Melodies #12 (1932-1933 Season): The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
    • Production company
      • Leon Schlesinger Studios
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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