A passed out drunken farm hand dreams of entering heaven on a mule.A passed out drunken farm hand dreams of entering heaven on a mule.A passed out drunken farm hand dreams of entering heaven on a mule.
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- SoundtracksGoin' to Heaven on a Mule
Music by Harry Warren
Featured review
Since previous reviews written for the short weren't well received, this review will be more reliable.
It's shocking to know that this isn't in the Censored Eleven because this is actually more offensive than the ones that made the list, the only reason why this cartoon isn't is because its not apart of the AAP package, but rather the Sunset package. Because its overshadowed by the Censored Eleven, it didn't gain much recognition and as it had its copyright renewed, it didn't get a physical media release, but its surprisingly available on YouTube.
But talking about the short itself, its more offensive than any Censored Eleven cartoon as mentioned before and I can definitely see why. All characters are blackfaced and features very offensive imagery like with using a watermelon as a harmonica and gambling.
The storyline is rather poor and is unintriguing, even if you take the stereotypes out. The cartoon is also slow paced and isn't funny at all. I guess the animation is the only redeeming quality and the social views from 1934 are considered outdated now, making it unintentionally racist? But I don't think this cartoon is worth your time especially with its offensive imagery. I'm honestly okay that this is forgotten about because this is one of the most offensive and boring WB cartoons of all time, at least the Censored Eleven, while offensive, have interesting stories and have better pacing while this one isn't interesting at all. So yeah, unless your a completionist, please avoid it. Its not worth your time.
It's shocking to know that this isn't in the Censored Eleven because this is actually more offensive than the ones that made the list, the only reason why this cartoon isn't is because its not apart of the AAP package, but rather the Sunset package. Because its overshadowed by the Censored Eleven, it didn't gain much recognition and as it had its copyright renewed, it didn't get a physical media release, but its surprisingly available on YouTube.
But talking about the short itself, its more offensive than any Censored Eleven cartoon as mentioned before and I can definitely see why. All characters are blackfaced and features very offensive imagery like with using a watermelon as a harmonica and gambling.
The storyline is rather poor and is unintriguing, even if you take the stereotypes out. The cartoon is also slow paced and isn't funny at all. I guess the animation is the only redeeming quality and the social views from 1934 are considered outdated now, making it unintentionally racist? But I don't think this cartoon is worth your time especially with its offensive imagery. I'm honestly okay that this is forgotten about because this is one of the most offensive and boring WB cartoons of all time, at least the Censored Eleven, while offensive, have interesting stories and have better pacing while this one isn't interesting at all. So yeah, unless your a completionist, please avoid it. Its not worth your time.
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- Sep 2, 2023
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- Merrie Melodies #7 (1933-1934 Season): Goin' to Heaven on a Mule
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Goin' to Heaven on a Mule (1934) officially released in Canada in English?
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