A black man sneaks out of church and tries to steal a chicken, but gets a taste of hell when he's accidentally knocked unconscious.A black man sneaks out of church and tries to steal a chicken, but gets a taste of hell when he's accidentally knocked unconscious.A black man sneaks out of church and tries to steal a chicken, but gets a taste of hell when he's accidentally knocked unconscious.
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Ben Carter
- Nicodemis
- (uncredited)
Clifford Holland
- Black Singers
- (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland
- Black Singers
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Ben Hardaway(uncredited)
- Allen Rose
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the "Censored 11" banned from T.V. syndication by United Artists in 1968 (then the owners of the Looney Tunes film library) for alleged racism. Ted Turner continued the ban when he was hired and stated that these films will not be re-issued and will not be put on Home Video. These cartoons will probably never air on television again, and only non-Warner Bros. licensed public domain video tapes will probably ever have these cartoons on them.
- GoofsWhen the devil opens his ledger to look at Nicodemus' account, in close-up Nic's sins are listed on the right-hand page while the left page is blank. In long shot the left-hand page is filled with writing.
- Quotes
Demon Judge: [looks through the book of violations] Hmm, let's see know.
[goes through the violations]
Demon Judge: "Shootin' craps, stealin' chickens, missin' church, raisin' dickens." That's bad!
[sends Nicodemus to Hell]
- ConnectionsEdited into Uncensored Cartoons (1982)
- SoundtracksSunday Go to Meetin' Time
(uncredited)
Music by Vee Lawnhurst
Lyrics by Tot Seymour
Played during the opening credits (original version)
Sung by the man in his Sunday best
Featured review
Sunday Go to Meetin' Time is one of the Censored 11 that has some entertainment value
This was the second, in chronological order, of the Censored 11 Warner Bros. cartoons I've watched on Thad's Animation Blog. Sunday Go to Meetin' Time has the stereotypical drawn caricature of African-Americans with big white lips as well as the Stepin' Fetchit prototype in leading character Nicodemus. A really offensive scene has a mother putting shoe polish on her bald kids' heads then the father shining them on the other side. Other than that, this was a pretty entertaining musical cartoon about the leading character going to Hell and back. That Friz Freling directed this should come as no surprise since his musical shorts are usually some of the most entertaining. Worth a look for any animation buff who's aware of certain time period acceptance of certain stereotypes.
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- tavm
- May 25, 2008
Details
- Runtime7 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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