The Dover Boys at Pimento University
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The Dover Boys at Pimento University is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, celebrated for its pioneering use of stylized animation and limited-motion techniques in a parody of collegiate adventure stories.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merrie Melodies cartoon
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animated short film ⓘ parody film ⓘ |
| animationDirector | Chuck Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationStyle | highly stylized character design ⓘ |
| animationTechnique |
held poses with fast transitions
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limited animation ⓘ smear animation ⓘ |
| antagonist | Dan Backslide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Warner Bros. animation style evolution ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | John McGrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| copyrightHolderAtRelease | Warner Bros. Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Chuck Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of American Animation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalInstitutionType | college ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Chuck Jones experimental shorts ⓘ |
| franchise | Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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parody ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical animated short ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered an early example of modern stylized animation in American cartoons
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influential on later limited-animation television cartoons ⓘ |
| layoutArtist | John McGrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Dick Dover
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Dora Standpipe NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carl W. Stalling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | John McLeish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering use of stylized animation
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use of limited-motion techniques ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
Rover Boys adventure novels
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collegiate adventure stories ⓘ |
| producer | Leon Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 19, 1942 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 8 ⓘ |
| series | Merrie Melodies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Pimento University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | The Dover Boys at Pimento University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| title | The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceCast |
John McLeish
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Mel Blanc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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