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
animated short film
parody film
animationDirector Chuck Jones NERFINISHED
animationStyle highly stylized character design
animationTechnique held poses with fast transitions
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
surface form: United States
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
parody
hasFormat theatrical animated short
historicalSignificance considered an early example of modern stylized animation in American cartoons
influential on later limited-animation television cartoons
layoutArtist John McGrew NERFINISHED
mainCharacters Dick Dover NERFINISHED
Dora Standpipe NERFINISHED
Larry Dover NERFINISHED
Tom Dover NERFINISHED
musicBy Carl W. Stalling NERFINISHED
narrator John McLeish NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering use of stylized animation
use of limited-motion techniques
originalLanguage English
parodies Rover Boys adventure novels NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Mel Blanc NERFINISHED

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Chuck Jones notableWork The Dover Boys at Pimento University
Michael Maltese notableWork The Dover Boys at Pimento University