Movies and TvShows featuring "jimmy-durante-spoof" theme.
In this animated short, the Big Bad Wolf tries to trick the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood, leading to comedic adventures and a lesson about honesty.
Elmer Elephant, a young elephant with a big nose, is constantly humiliated and bullied. When a fire breaks out during a birthday party, Elmer takes charge and saves the day, earning the respect of his peers.
In this animated short, a turkey named Jerky finds himself in a series of comedic mishaps as he tries to avoid being eaten on Thanksgiving. With visual gags and political satire, Jerky Turkey is an entertaining and surreal take on the holiday season.
In this animated short film, a wolf named Dan McGoo tries to eliminate his competitor Droopy during a high-stakes poker game at a saloon. However, his plans are foiled and chaos ensues.
Baby Bottleneck (1946) is a Looney Tunes animated comedy short film. The story revolves around a mix-up in a baby delivery service, resulting in various mishaps and chaos. The film showcases the comedic struggles of the characters as they navigate through the challenges caused by the mix-up. It is filled with humorous situations and surreal elements, making it an entertaining watch for both children and adults.
Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that's been left on the porch.
A group of celebrity dogs, led by an 'Edward G. Robinson' look-alike and including Jimmy Durante, decide that celebrity dogs need a nightclub of their own.
In 'Swooner Crooner,' Porky Pig is a farmer who suddenly becomes a famous singer after a bird swoons over his voice. Chaos ensues as the bird tries to help Porky reach stardom while laying eggs, and the two get caught up in an assembly line at a defense plant. This Merrie Melodies cartoon is a humorous spoof of famous crooners like Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra, with plenty of slapstick comedy and surreal moments.
Warner Bros. animated short featuring the song 'Let's Put Out the Lights (and Go to Sleep)'
Pluto rescues a bag of kittens from the river. He feels rejected, then, as Mickey ignores him and blames him for damage the kittens do. His angel and devil sides argue with him. Pluto gets thrown outside. The kittens also find their way outside, and fall into the well, where Pluto's angel side wins out as he rescues them once again and is finally recognized as a hero.
Tom and Jerry are taking a cruise when Tom decides to go surfing. He has problems with a shark and a rather tenacious starfish.
A cartoon bird named Tweety finds himself in a romantic rivalry between a cat and a dog. The story involves a telescope, a bird's nest, kisses, and a frying pan to the head. There is also a horse costume, a cartoon bulldog, and a bone. The characters fall from heights and there is a talking cat and other talking animals. The setting includes a junkyard, an alley, and surreal elements. The film is a spoof of Jimmy Durante and features a cartoon bee. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series and includes the William Tell Overture. There are scenes viewed through a telescope and the cat and bird are anthropomorphic.
A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value.
The cartoon travelogue shows us the splendors of Hawaii. Next, we're invited to follow the bouncing ball and sing along to "Blue Hawaii."
Scrapy's birthday party is attended by a raft caricatures of famous movie stars and world leaders, including Mussolini, John D. Rockefeller, Will Rogers, Laurel & Hardy, George Bernard Shaw, Jimmy Durante, King George V,Ghandi, Babe Ruth, Ex-King Alphonso XII, Professor Picard and even Al Capone is seen, unfortunately unable to make it as he's in prison.
Porky, a talent scout for "Goode and Korney Talent Agency," auditions various acts. A final gag has a wolf performing this "stupendous act" where he wears a devil hat, cape and the like, drinks nitroglycerin, gasoline and other explosive stuff, then swallows a match. KABOOM! Porky thinks that the act is really good until the wolf's ghost comes in and says that there's a catch... "I can only do it once!"(Source: bcdb.com)
Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, the act begins: Popeye demonstrating his strength while Olive displays her flexibility and balance; impersonations of Jimmy Durante, Stan Laurel and Groucho Marx; and the last act, more feats of strength and agility.
Gandy Goose is reading a book about Post-War Inventions. Sourpuss doesn't like it one bit, and that night he dreams that he has come to a hall of new inventions. At first he's impressed, but things begin to go wrong with the inventions, and when he finally wakes up, he promptly smashes the book over Goose's head.
A toyshop owner tells a little girl the story behind the two dolls she's fallen in love with.
Popeye is being honored for his 20 years of films, in a dinner hosted by 'Bob Hope' (several other celebrities are present, like Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, 'Jerry Lewis' and 'Dean Martin').