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'''''Coal Black And De Sebben Dwarfs''''' is a very controversial [[The Golden Age of Animation|1943]] short directed by [[Bob Clampett]] for the [[Merrie Melodies]] series. It is the classic ([[From a Certain Point of View]]) story of "[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (~~Literature~~)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]"... provided you modernized the setting, filled it with an all black cast, and had a hot jazz soundtrack to boot. And a lot of outdated stereotypes and [[Wartime Cartoon|Wartime references.]]

'''''Coal Black And De Sebben Dwarfs''''' is a very controversial [[The Golden Age of Animation|1943]] short directed by [[Bob Clampett]] for the [[Merrie Melodies]] series. It is the classic ([[From a Certain Point of View]]) story of "[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (novel)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]"... provided you modernized the setting, filled it with an all black cast, and had a hot jazz soundtrack to boot. And a lot of outdated stereotypes and [[Wartime Cartoon|Wartime references.]]

While this short is considered one of the finest cartoons ever made, it's also considered one of the most racist, and as a result, it has remained on the infamous "[[Censored Eleven]]" list of Warner Bros. cartoons, and it seemed very unlikely that it would see the light of day outside of bootlegs -- that is, until Warner Bros. announced an official DVD release of the Censored Eleven.

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* [[Deranged Animation]]: Typical of Clampett's work.

** Notably the scene where Prince Chawmin's steps out of his limousine and walks around very oddly.

* [[Doing It for ~~The~~ Art]]: Part of why Clampett made the cartoon was so that he could use it to help his black friends get a foot in the film industry. He even wanted to replace Carl Stalling's standard orchestra for a full jazz orchestra, but this was vetoed. Also why he originally wanted the film to be a two-reeler.

* [[Doing It for the Art]]: Part of why Clampett made the cartoon was so that he could use it to help his black friends get a foot in the film industry. He even wanted to replace Carl Stalling's standard orchestra for a full jazz orchestra, but this was vetoed. Also why he originally wanted the film to be a two-reeler.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Delivered by the queen when she thinks shes "blacked out So White."

* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: So White.

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* [[Murder, Inc.]]: Literally used in the short to "black out So White".

* [[No Sparks]]: Prince Chawmin' tries to apply [[The Big Damn Kiss|his dynamite kiss]] to So White, only to find this is the case. (The Dopey [[Expy]] does the trick.)

* [[Recycled in Space]]: It's "[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (~~Literature~~)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]" WITH AN ALL BLACK CAST AND A JAZZ SOUNDTRACK!

* [[Recycled in Space]]: It's "[[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (novel)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]" WITH AN ALL BLACK CAST AND A JAZZ SOUNDTRACK!

** Which becomes [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] when you think about [[The Princess and ~~The~~ Frog|the one movie Disney would eventually do with a black heroine and a jazz soundtrack]].

** Which becomes [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] when you think about [[The Princess and the Frog|the one movie Disney would eventually do with a black heroine and a jazz soundtrack]].

* [[Rhymes On a Dime]]: All of the dialogue.

* [[Rhymes on a Dime]]: All of the dialogue.

* [[Shout Out]]:

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** The short has many parallels to [[Snow White ~~and The Seven Dwarfs~~ (Disney)|Walt Disney's take on the tale]], notably the scene where So White stands over a well and says, "Some folks think I'm kinda dumb / but I know some day my prince will come."

** The short has many parallels to [[Snow White (Disney film)|Walt Disney's take on the tale]], notably the scene where So White stands over a well and says, "Some folks think I'm kinda dumb / but I know some day my prince will come."

** When Prince Chawmin' arrives for [[The Big Damn Kiss]], he declares, "I'll give her a kiss and it won't be a dud / I'll bring her to life with my special..." It then cuts to a black screen with the Prince's disembodied lips exclaiming, "'''''[[Citizen Kane ~~(Film)~~|Rosebud!]]'''''"

** When Prince Chawmin' arrives for [[The Big Damn Kiss]], he declares, "I'll give her a kiss and it won't be a dud / I'll bring her to life with my special..." It then cuts to a black screen with the Prince's disembodied lips exclaiming, "'''''[[Citizen Kane|Rosebud!]]'''''"

** So White sings, "I work all day, and I get [[Cab Calloway|de bluuuuuues in de night]]." This was because Bob Clampett was a fan of African American jazz music.

* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: The Dopey Expy kissing So White has a stronger reaction than the Prince's attempts.

* [[The Speechless]]: Averted with the Dopey [[Expy]], who even has a line in their introductory song.

* [[Through a Face Full of Fur]]: Prince Chawmin' turning completely pale (save for most of his teeth), due to his attempts at reviving So White with his rosebud kisses literally taking the life out of him in the original, freaky version of that part. In the alternate version, his face turns gray as he tries in vain to awaken So White by kissing, then his hair turns gray, stands back and becomes wavy, then white and receded, and his face is now a high-yellow shade in lieu of his normal, darker complexion.

* [[Visual Pun]]: The part where the queen is eating "Chattanooga Chew-Chews", a [[Shout Out]] to the classic big band tune, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQybKMXL-k Chattanooga Choo Choo]".

* [[Visual Pun]]: The part where the queen is eating "Chattanooga Chew-Chews", a [[Shout-Out]] to the classic big band tune, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQybKMXL-k Chattanooga Choo Choo]".

** And she has a bottle of "Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin."

* [[Wartime Cartoon]]: notable in several places, for example ...