Quentin Quail

Quentin Quail is a 1946 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.^[1] The short was released on March 2, 1946.^[2]

Quentin Quail
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Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Ben Washam Ken Harris Basil Davidovich Lloyd Vaughan
Backgrounds by	Robert Gribbroek
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 2, 1946 (1946-03-02)
Running time	7 minutes
Language	English

Plot

The film presents a tale about a quail (voiced by Tedd Pierce)^[3] who goes through various trials and tribulations to try to get a worm for his baby, Toots (a take-off, voiced by Sara Berner, on Fanny Brice's radio character Baby Snooks^[4]), only to have her refuse to eat the worm because it looks like Frank Sinatra (or "Sonata," as she pronounces it).

Production

Prior to the release of this short, the name "Quentin Quail" first appeared on a model sheet by Bob Clampett, done at some point before 1942. The character is a precursor to Clampett's more famous creation, Tweety, and bears a striking resemblance to the canary.^[5] Mel Blanc provides Quentin Quail's screams and sneezes, as well as the Crow's voice.^[3]