The Tree's Knees
About The Tree's Knees
Bosko goes into the forest to cut firewood, and the large tree he chooses recoils while a squirrel begs him to spare it and the young ones huddle close. He plays the harmonica instead, and the trees dance, one of them riding a parent like a carousel. A tree then insults him. He chases it and strips off its bark.
Cast & crew
More about The Tree's Knees
Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising directed, the last Looney Tune both of them directed, and Leon Schlesinger produced, his first credit on the series beyond associate producer. Warner Bros. and Vitaphone distributed it. The earliest known release is May 16, 1931, at 7 minutes 2 seconds, the twelfth Bosko short in the series.
Themes
Music
Frank Marsales wrote the score.
Preservation
A print circulates.
Notes
- Johnny Murray, uncredited, is the voice.
- Isadore Freleng and Rollin Hamilton animated it.
- The short reuses animation from Ain't Nature Grand.
- After this, Harman directed the Looney Tunes and Ising the Merrie Melodies until 1933.
- It is the last Bosko cartoon whose title does not use his name.
Scenes
- The tree recoils from the axe and the squirrel's young huddle around it.
- Bosko's harmonica turns the trees into a dance, one riding another like a carousel.
- He chases the tree that insulted him and pulls its bark off.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (The Tree's Knees.webm)
