A Pilgrim ventures out to procure a turkey for the first Thanksgiving.A Pilgrim ventures out to procure a turkey for the first Thanksgiving.A Pilgrim ventures out to procure a turkey for the first Thanksgiving.
Tex Avery
- Hunting Pilgrim
- (uncredited)
- …
Frank Graham
- Junior Pilgrim
- (uncredited)
Leone Le Doux
- Crying Pilgrim
- (uncredited)
Wally Maher
- Turkey
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Pat McGeehan
- Indian Chief
- (uncredited)
Bill Thompson
- Hunting Pilgrim
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOn the ship "Ye Mayflower", are a couple of items WWII audiences would recognize. First is a plate saying "Henrye J. Kiser Construction Co." This is a reference to Henry J. Kaiser and his Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. which was a major builder of transport ships during the war. Second is the red "C" gas rationing sticker, which allotted more gasoline than "A" and "B" stickers and was issued to professionals, clergy, and war-essential workers. The cartoon also shows wartime tobacco rationing, someone receiving his draft classification of "1-A" (fit for service), and "4-F" (not qualified for service), but working at a Lockheed aircraft plant and living in a trailer due to housing shortages.
- Quotes
Hunting Pilgrim: I'm going to shoot ye turkey, for ye Thanksgiving.
- ConnectionsEdited into Naqoyqatsi (2002)
Featured review
Thanksgiving with Tex Avery
Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.
Also have much admiration for Tex Avery, an animation genius whose best cartoons are animated masterpieces and some of the best cartoons ever made by anybody. 'Jerky Turkey' was made during Avery's finest period where he made some of his best ever cartoons. While it is not quite one of my favourites from him, there are cartoons of his that are a little more imaginative and took more risks, 'Jerky Turkey' is exceptionally well done. Very well made and a lot of fun and having a Jimmy Durante-sounding turkey just added to the cartoon's delicious strangeness.
It is no surprise that, as with most of Avery's cartoons regardless of the period, the animation is excellent. Very rich in colour, the backgrounds have meticulously good detail and the character designs are distinctively Avery in style and are fluid in movement. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is typically lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the action.
Can't fault Avery, whose unmistakable and unlike-any-other style is all over, nor the dynamic voice acting and the very engaging characters (the turkey and the bear are hoots).
'Jerky Turkey' has a lot of gags and they are never less than very funny, a highlight being with the bear. The voice acting is very good.
Overall, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Also have much admiration for Tex Avery, an animation genius whose best cartoons are animated masterpieces and some of the best cartoons ever made by anybody. 'Jerky Turkey' was made during Avery's finest period where he made some of his best ever cartoons. While it is not quite one of my favourites from him, there are cartoons of his that are a little more imaginative and took more risks, 'Jerky Turkey' is exceptionally well done. Very well made and a lot of fun and having a Jimmy Durante-sounding turkey just added to the cartoon's delicious strangeness.
It is no surprise that, as with most of Avery's cartoons regardless of the period, the animation is excellent. Very rich in colour, the backgrounds have meticulously good detail and the character designs are distinctively Avery in style and are fluid in movement. The music, courtesy of Scott Bradley, is typically lushly and cleverly orchestrated, with lively and energetic rhythms and fits very well indeed, even enhancing the action.
Can't fault Avery, whose unmistakable and unlike-any-other style is all over, nor the dynamic voice acting and the very engaging characters (the turkey and the bear are hoots).
'Jerky Turkey' has a lot of gags and they are never less than very funny, a highlight being with the bear. The voice acting is very good.
Overall, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- Nov 11, 2017
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- Runtime7 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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