The Bored Cuckoo is a 1948 Noveltoons cartoon directed by Bill Tytla and George Germanetti.
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.
Voice cast[]
- Jack Mercer - Cuckoo, Other Birds
- Sid Raymond - Other Birds
- Gwen Davies - Songbird
Availability[]
- DVD - Noveltoons: Original Classics (2012; Thunderbean Animation)
- Blu-ray - Noveltoons Original Classics (2019; Thunderbean Animation)
Trivia[]
- The title and plot of this cartoon are taken from a story that originally appeared in issue #7 of Funny Book magazine, dated January-February 1946.[2]
- In the opening credits, the Famous Studios logo is the same one used for the Screen Songs series.
- This is the last of three Noveltoons (after 1946's Spree for All and 1948's Flip Flap) to have a "By Arrangement With" byline in the opening credits.
- This cartoon fell into the public domain in the United States in 1975 due to National Telefilm Associates not renewing the copyright on time.
