The Bird Came C.O.D. (1942)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writers:

Release Date:

17 January 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Conrad Cat, making his first appearance in a Warner Bros, cartoon, has trouble getting a prop tree he's delivering to a theater into the door...

Plot Keywords:

Cartoon | Cat | Acronym In Title | Conrad Cat | Cartoon Cat

Cast

Mel Blanc

...

Conrad Cat (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Trivia:

First appearance of Conrad Cat, a short-lived character patterned after comedian Ben Blue.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)

Soundtrack:

Frühlingslied (Spring Song)

Conrad the Cat, not the Brightest Bulb on Broadway

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Conrad the Cat plays the part of a goofy deliveryman bringing a potted plant to a theater. After a series of mishaps involving the delivery of the plant, he stumbles onto a stage setting of a magician. He begins playing with the magician's props, first pulling a rabbit out of a hat, then getting in a fight with a gray bird which is about the same size as Conrad's thumb. The bird proceeds to make a fool out of Conrad. By the time the cartoon ends, the plant has wilted and died because the delivery has taken so long, and the flower pot is broken. Conrad ultimately trips and triggers a fall of seven more magician's top hats, thus releasing seven more gray birds to torment him. The character of Conrad is based on a comedian named Ben Blue, according to Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies.