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Line 2: [[File:ILoveToSinga.jpg\|frame]] '''''I Love To Singa''''' was an extremely popular [[Merrie Melodies]] short directed by [[Tex Avery]] (or, as he is still credited here, "Fred Avery," with his animators, [[Chuck Jones\|"Charles Jones"]] and Virgil Ross) that premiered on [[The Golden Age of Animation\|July 18, 1936.]] The cartoon, designed to feature the eponymous tune by [[The Wizard of Oz (~~Film~~film)\|Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg]], has a plot mirroring that of [[Al Jolson]]'s most famous film, ''[[The Jazz Singer]]''; uncoincidentally, Jolson (with [[Cab Calloway]]) had introduced the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uQdCcD_pG8 song] in a 1936 [[Warner Bros]]. feature, ''The Singing Kid''. This short was also a runner-up on [[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]] list. It has also made it onto ''[[The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes]]'' list. ~~----~~ ~~=== Tropes Used In This Short Include: ===~~ {{tropelist}} * [[Ambiguously Jewish]]: The owls speak with heavy Teutonic (Yiddish?) accents; the plot is based on that of ''The Jazz Singer'', which deals with the conflict between an Orthodox Jewish cantor and his son. * [[Animated Music Video]]: Many of the [[Warner Bros]]. shorts made at this time were designed to push the sales of songs that appeared in their feature films; this was no exception. Line 18 ⟶ 16: * [[Funny Animal]] * [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]] [[Barefoot Cartoon ~~Animals~~Animal]]s [[The One Who Wears Shoes]]: Jack Bunny * [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The young Owl is voiced by Tommy Bond, AKA "Butch" of "[[The Little Rascals]]" series. * [[Hopeless Auditionees]]: A line of [[Hopeless Auditionees]] are trying out for “Jack Bunny’s” radio talent show; however, averting the second part of this trope, he gives them no encouragement at all. * [[Indecipherable Lyrics]]: The middle section of the song: {{quote\| ''I was born a singin' fool-a,''~~<br />~~ ''Lah-de-dah!''~~<br />~~ ''Ol' Major Bowes<ref>"Major Bowes" was the master of ceremonies of a popular radio amateur competition.</ref> is gonna spot me,''~~<br />~~ ''Got through Yale with boula-boula,''~~<br />~~ ''Lah-de-dah!''~~<br />~~ ''Old microphone's got me!'' }} ** "Major Bowes" was the master of ceremonies of a popular radio amateur competition. * [[Iris Out]]: Subverted in a bit of [[Breaking the Fourth Wall\|fourth-wall tomfoolery]]. * [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Jack Bunny and Owl Jolson are take-offs on [[The Jack Benny Program\|Jack Benny]] and Al Jolson, popular radio personalities of the day. Line 37 ⟶ 34: * [[Pie-Eyed]]: All the characters, in a rare color example. * [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: The owlets perform the beginnings of various classical works: the tenor part from the Sextette of Donizetti's ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYIRlQ8QbmI Lucia di Lammermoor]''; [[Robert Schumann\|Schumann]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq7ncjhSqtk Träumerei]'': [[Felix Mendelssohn]]'s ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2XFrgJGPrM Frühlingslied]''; and ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoKrw-0dze Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes]'' (words by Ben Jonson, melody anonymous). * [[~~R Emake~~Remake]]: This short is a semi-remake of an earlier [[Friz Freleng]] short, "My Green Fedora", although this remake takes the Disney-esque story of the earlier short and adds Tex's street-smart humor into the mix. * [[The Television Talks Back\|The Radio Talks Back]]: Perhaps one of the earliest examples: {{quote\| '''Mama Owl:''' ''I vonder if they found my leetle boy!''~~<br />~~ '''Police Radio:''' ''No, we didn't, lady!'' }} * [[Simpleton Voice]]: The stuttering bird. * [[Shout-Out]]: In the first episode of [[South Park]] the alien probe planted in Cartman periodically causes him to break out singing "I Love to Singa" with big owl-like eyes. [[Sampled Up]]: Some kids even think the song was made up for [[South Park]]. It also makes a few appearances in ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' when the Acme CEO can't work his remote controls. * [[Slapstick]]: The sequence in which Jack Bunny is disposing of the talent show losers. * [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: All the owlets look exactly alike, except for "Owl Jolson's" red coat and blue tie. Line 62 ⟶ 59: [[Category:The 50 Greatest Cartoons]] [[Category:Films of the 1930s]] [[Category:~~Looney~~Western ~~Tunes~~Animation inof ~~The~~the ~~Thirties~~1930s]] [[Category:The Great Depression]] [[Category:~~I Love To Singa~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Looney Tunes in the Thirties]] [[Category:Western Animation]] [[Category:Film]]