I Wanna Be a Sailor (1937)
Momma parrot is teaching her young-uns to say "Polly want a cracker" but little Peter doesn't want a cracker, he wants to be a sailor like dad. Mom tells him what a no-account his dad really was, setting sail for Hawaii ("no, Maw, it was Catalina") right after the kids were born. Peter is unswayed, and takes off. He turns a barrel into a boat, and crews it with an annoyingly talkative duckling, then sets sail on a lake. They get caught in a thunderstorm (the duck loves it). Peter calls for help and momma comes running, but the duck has already saved him. But he still wants to be a sailor.
Director: Tex Avery
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Elvia Allman as Mama (voice) (uncredited) |
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Mel Blanc as Gabby Duckling (voice) (uncredited) |
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Billy Bletcher as Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited) |
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Robert Winkler as Peter Parrot (voice) (uncredited) |
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Bernice Hansen as Patrick Parrot / Patricia Parrot (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Tex Avery | Director |
| Production | Leon Schlesinger | Producer |
| Sound | Carl W. Stalling | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Treg Brown | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Robert Clampett | Animation |