Percy Pelican's Fish Dinner
"Percy's appetite meets the lake."
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About this film
Percy Pelican schemes to catch a fish dinner in another Adventures of Pow Wow episode, using slapstick attempts that backfire amid lakeside scenery. The pelican's appetite drives a brief moral yarn within the same limited-animation children's series as Pow Wow and the Crow.
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Historical background
Mid-1950s syndicated children's packages mixed animal fables with low-cost animation to fill station schedules between network blocks.
Why this film matters
Percy Pelican episodes extend the Pow Wow franchise's animal-story format, illustrating how producers spun recurring characters from a single series bible.
What critics said
Contemporary buyers viewed the shorts as serviceable educational filler; archival interest today centers on period TV animation techniques rather than individual episode acclaim.
Did you know?
- Percy shares the Pow Wow series universe.
- Fish-hunt gags structure the episode's pacing.
Where to watch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCRFE1tVTI
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sam%20Singer%20-%20Adventures%20of%20Pow%20Wow%20-%20Percy%20Pelican's%20Fish%20Dinner%20(1957)%20(without%20audio%20variant)%20(raw%20version).webm