Barney Bear goes duck hunting, but is forbidden by the rule book to shoot the one duck available: a duck that is asleep.Barney Bear goes duck hunting, but is forbidden by the rule book to shoot the one duck available: a duck that is asleep.Barney Bear goes duck hunting, but is forbidden by the rule book to shoot the one duck available: a duck that is asleep.
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- TriviaThis is the first Barney Bear cartoon directed by Dick Lundy, who previously did Caballero Droopy (1952) when Tex Avery took a break from MGM. However, Lundy was an animation director when he previously worked directing Walt Disney and Walter Lantz shorts from 1939 to 1951.
- GoofsRule One of Duck Shooting Rules & Regulations is shown on the first page, but when the duck shows Barney Bear Rule 2, he turns to a page in the 2nd half of the book. Then, in a closeup of the book in Barney's right paw, there are many more pages than when the duck opened it, indicating that it could be the second page of the book.
- Crazy creditsThe yellow logos appear in the purple background.
- Alternate versionsSome TV prints are missing a blackface gag. An accidental electrocution causes Barney Bear to resemble a black "mammy" and the duck he is pursuing to look like a caricature of a little black girl, complete with ribbons in his hair.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: Stuff & Nonsense #12 (2021)
- SoundtracksA-Hunting We Will Go
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Barney Bear and the duck
While not one of my favourite cartoon characters, Barney Bear was a very funny and likable character where his sluggishness was a huge part of his charm. He was also interesting for being modelled on both his creator Rudolf Ising (who also was his first voice actor until 1941) and the mannerisms of Wallace Beery.
After the Preston Blair and Michael Lah unit stopped after just three (and pretty good too) cartoons, 'The Bear and the Bean', 'The Bear and the Hare' and 'Goggle Fishing Bear', Dick Lundy was the fourth director to take over the Barney series after Ising (10 cartoons), George Gordon (3) and Blair/Lah, and turned out to be the joint-longest-serving director after Ising with 10 contributions to the series. 'The Wise Little Quacker' is his first effort, and it is a very good one, even with a slower pace than the usual frenetic energy one and Barney's simplified design and nicer and less gruff character than those in the Ising and Gordon cartoons. The story is slight and formulaic but very amiable and charming.
Barney is very easily watchable, lots of fun and is adorable, his frustration rootable. There is just a preference personally for his more nuanced and detailed original character design and his crankiness and gruffness made his frustration easier to empathise with (there is evidence of that here but it came through stronger before). The duck is annoying, intentionally, but also amusing.
Animation is nicely drawn and colourful, if slightly lacking the finesse and meticulousness of the earlier entries of the Barney Bear series. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
'The Wise Little Quacker' is very funny throughout and the timing, even with the not as frenetic and more laconic pace, is still spot on. Really liked the characteristic silly charm that makes the series so likable.
In conclusion, very good first Barney Bear cartoon from Lundy, who in general was deserving of more credit as a director. 8/10 Bethany Cox
After the Preston Blair and Michael Lah unit stopped after just three (and pretty good too) cartoons, 'The Bear and the Bean', 'The Bear and the Hare' and 'Goggle Fishing Bear', Dick Lundy was the fourth director to take over the Barney series after Ising (10 cartoons), George Gordon (3) and Blair/Lah, and turned out to be the joint-longest-serving director after Ising with 10 contributions to the series. 'The Wise Little Quacker' is his first effort, and it is a very good one, even with a slower pace than the usual frenetic energy one and Barney's simplified design and nicer and less gruff character than those in the Ising and Gordon cartoons. The story is slight and formulaic but very amiable and charming.
Barney is very easily watchable, lots of fun and is adorable, his frustration rootable. There is just a preference personally for his more nuanced and detailed original character design and his crankiness and gruffness made his frustration easier to empathise with (there is evidence of that here but it came through stronger before). The duck is annoying, intentionally, but also amusing.
Animation is nicely drawn and colourful, if slightly lacking the finesse and meticulousness of the earlier entries of the Barney Bear series. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the impact of actions and gestures.
'The Wise Little Quacker' is very funny throughout and the timing, even with the not as frenetic and more laconic pace, is still spot on. Really liked the characteristic silly charm that makes the series so likable.
In conclusion, very good first Barney Bear cartoon from Lundy, who in general was deserving of more credit as a director. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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By what name was The Little Wise Quacker (1952) officially released in Canada in English?
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