Bosko at the Zoo
About Bosko at the Zoo
Bosko and Honey bicycle to the zoo, Honey on the handlebars. A lion's roar scares her, but she stays clear of trouble. An ostrich steals Bosko's bowler hat. In a tank, small fish dodge a bigger one, and an octopus's arms become a maypole. Bosko spanks a monkey and the monkey's huge father chases him. He swings off on a snake, lands on the lion, and jumps the fence as the lion slams into the wall.
Cast & crew
More about Bosko at the Zoo
Hugh Harman directed the seventeenth Bosko Looney Tune. Frank Marsales was musical director. Warner Bros. released it on 2 January 1932. A timed copy runs 6 minutes 54 seconds.
Themes
Making
Harman builds the zoo as a chain of music gags: fish keeping time, the octopus maypole, then a chase that starts because Bosko wants his hat back.
Reviews
Motion Picture Herald reported that when the octopus's six long arms were used as a maypole, the audience at a New York neighborhood house enjoyed those moments.
Music
Frank Marsales directed the music. The fish and the octopus move on the beat.
Preservation
The short survives. Wikimedia Commons holds Bosko At The Zoo.webm.
Notes
- It is the cartoon immediately before Battling Bosko, which Warner released on 22 January 1932.
- Johnny Murray and Rochelle Hudson are the credited voices.
- Motion Picture Herald noted a New York neighborhood house laughing when the octopus's six arms were used as a maypole.
- Honey hears the lion before they are through the gate. Bosko tells her it will not hurt her.
- The chase runs through an ape, a snake, and the same lion that roared at the entrance.
Scenes
- The ostrich snatches Bosko's bowler while he is looking the other way.
- Small fish use the octopus's arms as a maypole.
- Bosko swings off on a snake and drops onto the lion.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Bosko At The Zoo.webm)
