Of Fox and Hounds

Of Fox and Hounds is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery.^[1] The short was released on December 7, 1940, and introduces Willoughby the Dog.^[2] Avery performed the voice of Willoughby, and Mel Blanc voiced George the Fox and the bear's yells. The short is an attempt to duplicate the success of the 1940 Bugs Bunny short A Wild Hare by giving another anthropomorphic animal the same unflappable demeanor.^[3] The names of Tex Avery, Dave Monohan, Carl W. Stalling, and possibly Charles McKimson intentionally draft numbers in the credits.

Of Fox and Hounds
Directed by	Fred Avery
Story by	Dave Monahan
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Charles McKimson
Color process	Technicolor (3-hue)
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	December 7, 1940 (1940-12-07)
Running time	9:19
Language	English

Plot

The film focuses on a sly fox, George, and a lovable but dim-witted hound, Willoughby, who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox is on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase,^[4] as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"

Voice cast

• Mel Blanc as George the Fox
• Tex Avery as Willoughby the Dog

Home media

• The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 9
• Disc 1 of the Region 2 PAL 5-DVD set "La collection Tex Avery", published in France in 2010, along with two other bonus Warner Brothers cartoons by him, Dangerous Dan McFoo on Disc 2 and with Aviation Vacation on Disc 4.
• Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 1 Blu-ray, disc 1

See also

• George and Junior