The Bored Cuckoo is a 1948 Noveltoons cartoon.
Summary[]
Cadmus Cuckoo, who inhabits a clock, gets fed up dashing between his bed and the door of the clock every hour on the hour 24/7. And he is lonely. He leaves the clock, goes out into the world. meets a pretty songbird, woos her and wins her, gets married and brings her back to the clock with him.
Plot[]
A bored and lonely family cuckoo longs to be out in the open like the other birds, singing the clever song "All I Ever Do Is Cuckoo." He goes off his perch and escapes, encountering several problems adapting to the outside world. The cuckoo flies into town and finds the "woman" of his dreams, a "Mae West" bird, in Birdland. However, he's a little different, and the local real birds make fun of him, knocking him around a bit. But there's no explaining love. Mae falls for him while doing her club act and singing "If I Were Free." When things look the darkest, Mae finally comes through and "coos up to see" him sometime. Several baby birds result.
Voices[]
- Jack Mercer - Cuckoo, Birds
- Sid Raymond - Birds
Trivia[]
The characters were used by arrangement with Funny Book Magazine, and clearly states so on the title card.
This cartoon is known to have aired on TCM with original titles, a original title print is currently available on the Noveltoon Classics DVD.