Cross Country Detours (1940) - Movie
Cross Country Detours (1940) - Movie
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For this scene in "Cross Country Detours" (Tex Avery, 1940), the Warner Bros. animators had a lizard "shed its skin", and the joke was to have it do a "striptease". To make it as convincing as possible, they actually brought in a live (human) model to strip for them, (which they greatly enjoyed), and filmed it. They rotoscoped the footage, retracing the model's movements. Avery used it again for a similar gag in another film, and the raw footage of the model also made an appearance in one of the
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For this scene in "Cross Country Detours" (Tex Avery, 1940), the Warner Bros. animators had a lizard "shed its skin", and the joke was to have it do a "striptease". To make it as convincing as possible, they actually brought in a live (human) model to strip for them, (which they greatly enjoyed), and filmed it. They rotoscoped the footage, retracing the model's movements. Avery used it again for a similar gag in another film, and the raw footage of the model also made an appearance in one of the
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_the_toon_time | 🎥 Movie: Cross Country Detours (1940) A classic and wildly underrated Looney Tunes short that takes you on a hilarious “educational” tour... | Instagram
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_the_toon_time | 🎥 Movie: Cross Country Detours (1940) A classic and wildly underrated Looney Tunes short that takes you on a hilarious “educational” tour... | Instagram
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OG Cartoons on Instagram: "The tour ends with the narrator pretending the whole journey made sense… while the wildlife unravels behind him 💀🎤 It’s the perfect “nothing to see here folks” energy only classic cartoons could pull off. Nature, chaos, comedy — all wrapped in one vintage bow. Share your favorite part of this wild tour! 🌲✨ #looneytuneschaos #vintageending #cartoontour [ "Cross Country Detours" (1940), Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Tex Avery. ] . . . . . [ cross cou
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OG Cartoons on Instagram: "The tour ends with the narrator pretending the whole journey made sense… while the wildlife unravels behind him 💀🎤 It’s the perfect “nothing to see here folks” energy only classic cartoons could pull off. Nature, chaos, comedy — all wrapped in one vintage bow. Share your favorite part of this wild tour! 🌲✨ #looneytuneschaos #vintageending #cartoontour [ "Cross Country Detours" (1940), Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Tex Avery. ] . . . . . [ cross cou
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Anime Lover on Instagram: "Cross Country Detours is a classic 1940 Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by the legendary Tex Avery! 🏃‍♂️"
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Anime Lover on Instagram: "Cross Country Detours is a classic 1940 Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by the legendary Tex Avery! 🏃‍♂️"
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Factsdailyy on Instagram: "🤣🤣🤣 Cross Country Detours is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery. It presents a chaotic road trip across the United States, using travel as a loose framework for nonstop visual jokes and exaggerated regional gags rather than a traditional plot. The short completely ignores realism. Geography collapses, locations change instantly, and characters leap from state to state in seconds. The humor relies on surprise, speed, and deliberate absurdity, with jok
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Factsdailyy on Instagram: "🤣🤣🤣 Cross Country Detours is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery. It presents a chaotic road trip across the United States, using travel as a loose framework for nonstop visual jokes and exaggerated regional gags rather than a traditional plot. The short completely ignores realism. Geography collapses, locations change instantly, and characters leap from state to state in seconds. The humor relies on surprise, speed, and deliberate absurdity, with jok
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MeMe MotioN on Instagram: "🎬 Cross Country Detours (1948) is a Looney Tunes cartoon featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote in one of their earliest chase outings. Set against wide desert landscapes, the short establishes the core formula of the series: the Road Runner’s effortless speed versus the Coyote’s overplanned, technology-heavy schemes. The humor lies in repetition and inevitability, showing that obsession and rigid logic repeatedly collapse when faced with simple, adaptive moveme
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toons2remember on Instagram: "CAUTION: final scene is not intended for the faint of heart 😂 HIGHLIGHTS of Cross Country Detours (1940) Directed by Tex Avery Narrated by Lou Marcelle"
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TOON-XPRESS on Instagram: "Cross Country Detours (1948) is a Looney Tunes cartoon featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote in one of their earliest chase outings. Set against wide desert landscapes, the short establishes the core formula of the series: the Road Runner's effortless speed versus the Coyote's overplanned, technology-heavy schemes. The humor lies in repetition and inevitability, showing that obsession and rigid logic repeatedly collapse when faced with simple, adaptive movement.
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Cartoons|90sShows|Nostalgia | 🌍 A WILD CARTOON ROAD TRIP! Jump into *Cross Country Detours (1940)* — a hilarious travel parody packed with goofy animals, surprising... | Instagram
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Cartoons|90sShows|Nostalgia on Instagram: "🌍 A WILD CARTOON ROAD TRIP! Jump into *Cross Country Detours (1940)* — a hilarious travel parody packed with goofy animals, surprising gags, and that classic Warner Bros. narrator humor! 🦌🎒😂 Follow @cartoonclassicstv for more timeless cartoon adventures! 🎞️✨ 📢 Credits: Cartoon: Cross Country Detours (1940) Created by: Warner Bros. All rights to the original creators."
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Cartoons|90sShows|Nostalgia on Instagram: "🌍 A WILD CARTOON ROAD TRIP! Jump into *Cross Country Detours (1940)* — a hilarious travel parody packed with goofy animals, surprising gags, and that classic Warner Bros. narrator humor! 🦌🎒😂 Follow @cartoonclassicstv for more timeless cartoon adventures! 🎞️✨ 📢 Credits: Cartoon: Cross Country Detours (1940) Created by: Warner Bros. All rights to the original creators."
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