Count Me Out (1938 film)


Count Me Out is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton. The short was released on December 17, 1938 and features Egghead, an early version of Elmer Fudd.

Plot

Egghead decides to get rich by boxing, so he takes a boxing course on a phonograph. When he graduates, he takes on champion Biff Stew, who punches Egghead around until Egghead accidentally knocks him out. We learn this is a dream after Egghead is knocked out by his boxing equipment.

Trivia

This is the second and final of two Egghead cartoons co-supervised by Cal Dalton. The first was A-Lad-In Bagdad. The other 10 Egghead cartoons are directed by Tex Avery.
This is the only short where Egghead made a minor role at the end.

Availability

Count Me Out is available as a bonus feature on The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse DVD release.

Voice cast