Cellbound

One of Tex Avery's cartoons for MGM from 1955, co-directed by Michael Lah. Set mostly in the "Sing-Song prison", Cellbound features a jailbird who, after arduous years-long digging, manages to escape from his cell and sneaks aboard a train, hiding inside an old TV. The plan goes terribly wrong, though...

If such things interest you, a model sheet for the cartoon can be found here.


 * Captivity Harmonica: The prisoner's playing it in the beginning.
 * Exploding Calendar: The years rapidly floating towards the camera to signify the passage of time.
 * Failed a Spot Check: Nobody ever notices the.
 * Fauxtastic Voyage:
 * Irony: The whole reason
 * Jaw Drop: One heck of a jaw drop when the prisoner realizes where the TV ended up.
 * Not So Stoic: The jail warden goes into an incredibly goofy dance
 * One-Man Band:
 * Stand in Portrait:
 * Verbed Title
 * Wig, Dress, Accent: The prisoner's disguises.