Inki and the Minah Bird
| Inki and the Minah Bird | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Robert Cannon Shamus Culhane Ken Harris Rudy Larriva Ben Washam A.C. Gamer |
| Layouts by | John McGrew |
| Backgrounds by | Gene Fleury Bernyce Polifka |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Inki and the Minah Bird is a 1943 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. The short features Inki and was released on November 13, 1943.
Plot
[edit]Inki is an African child who runs into a denture-wearing lion while hunting with a spear. The lion then chases the young native all over the place. The minah bird joins forces with Inki against the mighty lion, but proceeds to mess everything up for all.
Home media
[edit]- VHS
- Inki & the Minah Bird (released by Troy Gold in 1988) - re-released by Burbank Video in 1991[1][2]
- Kartoon Klassics Volume 10 (released by Viking Video Classics in 1986) - re-released by Burbank Video in 1991
- Laserdisc
- The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 3, Side 3 (released by MGM/UA Home Video)
- DVD
- Cartoon Craze Presents: Donald Duck / Woody Woodpecker: Pantry Panic (released by Digiview Productions)[3]
Notes and bans
[edit]Inki and the Minah Bird was the only Inki short to fall into the public domain; all the rest in the series are under copyright.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Because this cartoon portrays stereotypes of Indian and black cultures, it is no longer included in USA television packages, along with the other four Inki shorts.[12] It includes scenes or situations that portray potentially offensive, negative or otherwise socially unacceptable content which may be perceived as fostering stereotypes of African heritage people.
References
[edit]- ^ "Inki & the Minah Bird". Amazon.
- ^ Viking Entertainment, Inc (1988). Inki & the minah bird. Viking Entertainment. OCLC 37665460. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ Cartoon craze presents: Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker : Pantry panic. DigiView. 2004. OCLC 244145963. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Jones, Chuck (13 November 1943). "Inki and the Minah Bird". Leon Schlesinger Studios. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Inki And The Minah Bird (Leon Schlesinger Studios)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 19 January 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Inki and the Minah Bird". Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Inki and the Minah Bird (1942)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Inki and the Minah Bird (1943) - The Internet Animation Database". www.intanibase.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Inki and the Minah Bird". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Hartley, Steven (20 June 2017). "Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 416. Inki and the Minah Bird (1943)". Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Inki and the Minah Bird". YouTube.
- ^ "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Inki and the Minah Bird". www.toonopedia.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.