Ding Dog Daddy

Ding Dog Daddy
Lobby card (partially destroyed).
Directed byI. Freleng
Written byTedd Pierce
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Sara Berner
Pinto Colvig[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byGerry Chiniquy
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 5, 1942 (1942-12-05)
Running time
8 minutes (one reel)
LanguageEnglish
For the similarly named 1928 song, see I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas. For the streetcar conductor convicted of bigamy in 1945, see Francis Van Wie. For the similarly named 1966 comic book, see Ding Dong Daddy.

Ding Dog Daddy is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce.[2] The short was released on December 5, 1942.[3]

No voice actors were credited on screen, but those who participated were Pinto Colvig, Mel Blanc and Sara Berner. Gerry Chiniquy was given sole credit as animator, but animators Ken Champin and Manuel Perez were also involved.[4]

The title is a play on a popular expression, coined from the 1928 song "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas".

  1. ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 Vol. 1. BearManor Media. p. 406.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 136. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. XXX. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ Ding Dog Daddy at the Big Cartoon Database