- For the 1930 cartoon, see Dizzy Dishes (1930 cartoon).
Dizzy Dishes is a 1955 Noveltoons cartoon directed by I. Sparber and Tom Golden.
Plot[]
Little Audrey is reading a science fiction comic book called 'Space Ace' when her mother asks her to wash the dishes. Audrey carries the dishes to a workshop where she has invented a dish washing machine. Audrey continues reading her book while the dishes wash thee is interrupted by a radio broadcast announcing that a flying saucer has been spotted in the sky. Audrey imagines a little green man flying over the city in a cup and saucer, disintegrating everything in its path. She then pictures herself as the hero and visualizes ways to stop the alien attack.
Voice cast[]
- Mae Questel - Little Audrey, Audrey's mother
- Jack Mercer - Radio announcer, Martian sneezing, Martian crying
Availability[]
- DVD - HarveyToons - The Complete Collection (2006; Classic Media)
- DVD - The Best of the Harveytoons Show (2021; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
Trivia[]
- This is the final Little Audrey cartoon to feature her theme song. The last three shorts would feature the later Noveltoons theme.
- This is the final cartoon where Little Audrey laughs at the end.
- This was the final Little Audrey cartoon that has dream sequences, whereas the last three cartoons that follow it tend to lean more into slapstick and situational comedy.
- This cartoon was submitted to the Academy for consideration for "Best Animated Short Film" for 1955, but was not nominated.
In other media[]
- The Harveytoon Show - Episode 1, Episode 30 ("Toon Take" clip)
References[]
External links[]
Dizzy Dishes (1955 cartoon) at the Internet Movie Database
Dizzy Dishes (1955 cartoon) at the Internet Animation Database
