Inki and the Minah Bird

Inki and the Minah Bird is a 1943 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. The short features Inki and was released on November 13, 1943.

Inki and the Minah Bird
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc
Edited by	Treg Brown
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Robert Cannon Shamus Culhane Ken Harris Rudy Larriva Ben Washam A.C. Gamer
Layouts by	John McGrew
Backgrounds by	Gene Fleury Bernyce Polifka
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 13, 1943 (1943-11-13)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Inki is an African child who runs into a denture-wearing lion while hunting with a spear. The lion then chases the young native all over the place. The minah bird joins forces with Inki against the mighty lion, but proceeds to mess everything up for all.

Home media

• VHS
  • Inki & the Minah Bird (released by Troy Gold in 1988) - re-released by Burbank Video in 1991^[1][2]
  • Kartoon Klassics Volume 10 (released by Viking Video Classics in 1986) - re-released by Burbank Video in 1991
• Laserdisc
  • The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 3, Side 3 (released by MGM/UA Home Video)
• DVD
  • Cartoon Craze Presents: Donald Duck / Woody Woodpecker: Pantry Panic (released by Digiview Productions)^[3]

Notes and bans

Inki and the Minah Bird was the only Inki short to fall into the public domain; all the rest in the series are under copyright.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Because this cartoon portrays stereotypes of Indian and black cultures, it is no longer included in USA television packages, along with the other four Inki shorts.^[12] It includes scenes or situations that portray potentially offensive, negative or otherwise socially unacceptable content which may be perceived as fostering stereotypes of African heritage people.