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To Itch His Own

  • 19581958
  • 6m
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To Itch His Own (1958)
  • Animation
  • Family
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Mighty Angelo the Flea takes a vacation on a dog in the country. The muscular insect becomes the little mutt's protector when he is bullied by Butcher the bulldog.Mighty Angelo the Flea takes a vacation on a dog in the country. The muscular insect becomes the little mutt's protector when he is bullied by Butcher the bulldog.Mighty Angelo the Flea takes a vacation on a dog in the country. The muscular insect becomes the little mutt's protector when he is bullied by Butcher the bulldog.
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  • Director
    • Chuck Jones
  • Writer
    • Michael Maltese(story)
  • Star
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
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    • Chuck Jones
  • Writer
    • Michael Maltese(story)
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    • Mel Blanc(voice)
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    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Butcheras Butcher
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
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      • Chuck Jones
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      • Michael Maltese(story)
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    Mighty Angelo is billed as "The World's Strongest Flea" by the urban circus at which he performs. Angelo decides to take a vacation on some quiet, country dog and hops into the fur of a shaggy pooch sleeping on a suburban estate. When a belligerent bulldog disturbs the pooch's- and Angelo's- sleep, Angelo decides to fight the bulldog. The bulldog is befuddled by the unseen powerhouse that drops bricks on his head, pulls him through a knothole in a fence, and whacks him on his head and backside with a mallet. —Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>
    • dog
    • countryside
    • television antenna
    • vacation
    • cartoon flea
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    • Trivia
      This was the last Warner Brothers short scored by Carl W. Stalling before his retirement.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Dogcatcher: Ouch! Why you - !

    • Connections
      Featured in The Shining (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Lullaby
      (uncredited)

      aka "Cradle Song"

      Music by Johannes Brahms

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    7/10
    Carl Stalling departs
    "To Itch His Own" is not like anything that I've ever seen. For the first few minutes, it's sort of unclear what's happening, as Angelo the world's strongest flea decides to take a vacation from the circus (I guess that he "fleas" the circus). But once he settles in on a certain dog and another dog invades the scene, it all takes off.

    Was this cartoon a masterpiece? I wouldn't go so far as to say that. But pretty much anything that Chuck Jones created was quite fascinating. This cartoon contains no dialog, unless of course you count yelps of pain. Worth seeing, and a worthy final effort for composer Carl Stalling, who retired after this one.

    I wonder why strongmen always have to have names ending in O.
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    • lee_eisenberg
    • Jun 28, 2007

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    • Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?
    • What is the name of the flea circus?
    • What does the sign on the flea circus say?

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vakard ahol viszket
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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