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* ShoutOut: The Wolf's comment to Droopy, "Ain't funny [=McGoo=]" is taken from the radio show Radio/FibberMcGeeAndMolly with the original catchphrase "Tain't funny, [=McGee=]". What corny dialogue, indeed.
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* InterspeciesRomance: Droopy the dog has Lou the human as his girlfriend (They provide the page image under [[InterspeciesRomance/WesternAnimation Western Animation).]]
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* InterspeciesRomance: Droopy the dog has Lou the human as his girlfriend (They provide the page image under [[InterspeciesRomance/WesternAnimation Western Animation).]]girlfriend.
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''"The Shooting of Dan [=McGoo=]"'' is a Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Cartoon]] directed by Creator/TexAvery that originally aired on March 3, 1945.
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''"The Shooting of Dan [=McGoo=]"'' is a Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Cartoon]] directed by Creator/TexAvery that originally aired released on March 3, 1945.
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The short stars Tex Avery's WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}, [[WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood Red]] and The Wolf in a retelling of the NarrativePoem, "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]" by Robert W. Service with Droopy as [[{{Expy}} Dan McGoo,]] Red as his girlfriend, the lady who's known as Lou and The Wolf as the antagonist of the story. The story takes place in Coldernell, Alaska in the Malamute Saloon where plenty of drinking, gambling, gun firing and screwball comedy can be seen.
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The short stars Tex Avery's WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}, [[WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood Red]] and The Wolf in a retelling of the NarrativePoem, "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]" by Robert W. Service with Droopy as [[{{Expy}} Dan McGoo,]] Red as his girlfriend, the lady who's known as Lou and The Wolf as the antagonist of the story. The story takes place in Coldernell, Alaska Alaska, in the Malamute Saloon where plenty of drinking, gambling, gun firing firing, and screwball comedy can be seen.
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* AnimateInanimateObject: The beer mug that slides across the bar pauses at a stop light to let other drinks pass.
** When The Wolf starts shooting, a patron takes cover behind a table, only for the table to move it's legs and take cover behind the patron.
** When The Wolf starts shooting, a patron takes cover behind a table, only for the table to move it's legs and take cover behind the patron.
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* AnimateInanimateObject: AnimateInanimateObject:
** The beer mug that slides across the bar pauses at a stop light to let other drinks pass.
** When The Wolf starts shooting, a patron takes cover behind a table, only for the table to moveit's its legs and take cover behind the patron.
** The beer mug that slides across the bar pauses at a stop light to let other drinks pass.
** When The Wolf starts shooting, a patron takes cover behind a table, only for the table to move
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* {{BFS}}: Not a sword per say, but just before Lou's number, The Wolf pulls out a comically sized switchblade the size of a machete.
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* {{BFS}}: Not a sword per say, se, but just before Lou's number, The Wolf pulls out a comically sized switchblade the size of a machete.
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** The Wolf shoots up a bunch of bar patrons as they were downing drinks; their ghosts immediately rise up and continue drinking without pause.
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** The Wolf shoots up a bunch of bar patrons as they were are downing drinks; their ghosts immediately rise up and continue drinking without pause.
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* EyePop: Upon first seeing Lou, The Wolf's eyes pop out of his head and stop in front of Lou while she's doing the HeadAndHipPose. Lou tells them, "Beat it, boys. Ya bother me" and they promptly return to The Wolf's head.
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* EyePop: Upon first seeing Lou, The Wolf's eyes pop out of his head and stop in front of Lou while she's doing the HeadAndHipPose. Lou tells them, "Beat it, boys. Ya bother me" me", and they promptly return to The Wolf's head.
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* GlamorousWartimeSinger: More so then any other of Red's musical numbers since the song mentions the U.S. Forces by name. Her introduction refers to her as That Little Army Charmer, That Navy Baby and That Marine Queen.
* HandyFeet: A group of patrons can be seen playing poker both above the table and below the table, holding and dealing cards with their feet.
* HandyFeet: A group of patrons can be seen playing poker both above the table and below the table, holding and dealing cards with their feet.
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* GlamorousWartimeSinger: More so then than any other of Red's musical numbers since the song mentions the U.S. Forces by name. Her introduction refers to her as That Little Army Charmer, That Navy Baby Baby, and That Marine Queen.
* HandyFeet: A group of patrons can be seen playing poker both abovethe table and below the table, holding and dealing cards with their feet.
* HandyFeet: A group of patrons can be seen playing poker both above
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* JawDrop: During Lou's show, The Wolf's jaw drops and an OverlyLongTongue rolls out; Droopy politely rolls it back up and shuts his mouth closed for him.
* LadyInRed: Red wears a {{Stripperific}} burlesque outfit that's almost the same to her original one from ''"WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood",'' but with white fur lining the top and bottom.
* LadyInRed: Red wears a {{Stripperific}} burlesque outfit that's almost the same to her original one from ''"WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood",'' but with white fur lining the top and bottom.
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* JawDrop: During Lou's show, The Wolf's jaw drops and an OverlyLongTongue rolls out; Droopy politely rolls it back up and shuts his mouth closed for him.
* LadyInRed: Red wears a {{Stripperific}} burlesque outfit that's almost the sameto as her original one from ''"WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood",'' but with white fur lining the top and bottom.
* LadyInRed: Red wears a {{Stripperific}} burlesque outfit that's almost the same
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* MustHaveNicotine: The piano player was puffing cigarettes and [[TheAlcoholic downing drinks]] faster then he could receive them; he pauses to comment to the audience "What a repulsive way to make a living".
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* MustHaveNicotine: The piano player was puffing cigarettes and [[TheAlcoholic downing drinks]] faster then than he could receive them; he pauses to comment to the audience audience: "What a repulsive way to make a living".living."
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* NotSoStoic: After Lou gives Droopy a SmoochOfVictory, Droopy gets uncharacteristically emotional and acts as horny and excited as The Wolf did during Lou's show; of course he then returns to his usual [[TheStoic Stoic]] demeanor and says:
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* NotSoStoic: After Lou gives Droopy a SmoochOfVictory, Droopy gets uncharacteristically emotional and acts as horny and excited cuckoo as The Wolf did during Lou's show; of course course, he then returns to his usual [[TheStoic Stoic]] demeanor and says:
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** Takes place in Coldernell, Alaska, which sounds very much like "colder then hell".
** During The Wolf's shootout, a Mortician is using an adding machine with his name printed on the side as "Rig R. Mortis"; Rigor mortis being the state in which a body's limbs stiffen.
* RecycledAnimation: Wolfie's wild take (after the EyePop) is the same as the one seen in "Red Hot Riding Hood", the difference being Wolfie's clothes change to a uniform that of the Army, Navy and Marines.
** During The Wolf's shootout, a Mortician is using an adding machine with his name printed on the side as "Rig R. Mortis"; Rigor mortis being the state in which a body's limbs stiffen.
* RecycledAnimation: Wolfie's wild take (after the EyePop) is the same as the one seen in "Red Hot Riding Hood", the difference being Wolfie's clothes change to a uniform that of the Army, Navy and Marines.
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** Takes place in Coldernell, Alaska, which sounds very much like "colder then than hell".
** During The Wolf's shootout, a Morticianis using uses an adding machine with his name printed on the side as "Rig R. Mortis"; Rigor mortis being is the state in which a body's limbs stiffen.
* RecycledAnimation: Wolfie's wild take (after the EyePop) is the same as the one seen in "Red Hot Riding Hood", the difference being Wolfie's clothes change to a uniform that of the Army,Navy Navy, and Marines.
** During The Wolf's shootout, a Mortician
* RecycledAnimation: Wolfie's wild take (after the EyePop) is the same as the one seen in "Red Hot Riding Hood", the difference being Wolfie's clothes change to a uniform that of the Army,
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* TheRuntAtTheEnd: A mug of beer slides down the bar and stops at a traffic light to let two other beers pass as well as a tiny cocktail at the end.
* SceneryCensor: The bartender stands strategically in front of a painting of a beautiful nude woman and when the screen focuses on him, he comments [[BreakingTheFourthWall "You might as well move on, Doc. I don't move from here all through the picture".]] Returns as a BrickJoke later when the bartender ducks from The Wolf's gunshots and the painted woman's torso is shown just to be empty space with a sign that reads [[{{Pun}} "I Ain't Got No Body".]]
* SceneryCensor: The bartender stands strategically in front of a painting of a beautiful nude woman and when the screen focuses on him, he comments [[BreakingTheFourthWall "You might as well move on, Doc. I don't move from here all through the picture".]] Returns as a BrickJoke later when the bartender ducks from The Wolf's gunshots and the painted woman's torso is shown just to be empty space with a sign that reads [[{{Pun}} "I Ain't Got No Body".]]
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* TheRuntAtTheEnd: A mug of beer slides down the bar and stops at a traffic light to let two other beers pass as well as and a tiny cocktail at the end.
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* SceneryCensor: The bartender stands strategically in front of a painting of what appears to be a beautiful nudewoman woman, and when the screen focuses on him, he comments [[BreakingTheFourthWall "You might as well move on, Doc. I don't move from here all through the picture".]] Returns as a BrickJoke later when the bartender ducks from The Wolf's gunshots and the painted woman's torso is shown just to be empty space with a sign that reads [[{{Pun}} "I Ain't Got No Body".]]Body"]] in its place.
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* SkewedPriorities: Even with the wolf shooting up the bar, a table of poker players not wanting their game to be interrupted, run out of the bar with the poker table all while still in their seats.
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* SkewedPriorities: Even with the wolf shooting up the bar, a table of poker players players, not wanting their game to be interrupted, run out of the bar with the poker table table, all while still in their seats.
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* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Upon finishing her performance, Red is accosted by The Wolf, who proceeds to drag her across the room by the wrist, before switching to carrying her underarm.
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** Droopy comments that the he thinks the dealer is crooked; we then pan to the dealer who's body is humorously bent out of shape.
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** Droopy comments that the he thinks the dealer is crooked; we then pan to the dealer who's dealer, in DastardlyWhiplash getup, whose body is humorously bent out of shape.
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** The wolf tells the patrons that the drinks are on the house, so all the patrons (and the bartender) go to roof to drink.
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** The wolf tells the patrons that the drinks are on the house, so all the patrons (and the bartender) go to the roof to drink.
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-->'''Droopy:''' What do you want for 5¢, gasoline?
-->'''The Wolf:''' Ain't funny, [=McGoo=]. [[AsideComment What corny dialogue.]]
* WildTake / WolfWhistle: Anyone who's seen The Wolf's other shorts alongside Red should of seen this coming.
** When Lou first appears and says "hello boys", all the patrons howl [[MetaphoricMetamorphosis with their heads morphed into wolf heads.]]
-->'''The Wolf:''' Ain't funny, [=McGoo=]. [[AsideComment What corny dialogue.]]
* WildTake / WolfWhistle: Anyone who's seen The Wolf's other shorts alongside Red should of seen this coming.
** When Lou first appears and says "hello boys", all the patrons howl [[MetaphoricMetamorphosis with their heads morphed into wolf heads.]]
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** When Lou first appears and says"hello "Hello, boys", all the patrons howl [[MetaphoricMetamorphosis with their heads morphed into wolf heads.]]]]
** The Wolf does an extended one throughout Lou's number.
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** Takes place in Coldernell, Alaska, which sounds very much like "colder than hell".
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** Takes place in Coldernell, Alaska, which sounds very much like "colder than then hell".
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* {{Rotoscoping}}: Lou's dancing was done with this technique to make it look more realistic.
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* PopulationXAndCounting: The population sign outside the town decreases a gunshots are heard.
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* PopulationXAndCounting: The population sign outside the town decreases a as gunshots are heard.
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** During The Wolf's shootout, a Mortician is using an adding machine with his name printed on the side as "Rig R. Mortis".
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** During The Wolf's shootout, a Mortician is using an adding machine with his name printed on the side as "Rig R. Mortis".Mortis"; Rigor mortis being the state in which a body's limbs stiffen.
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* SexyBacklessOutfit: Red wears one, just like in the majority of her other cartoons.
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The short stars Tex Avery's WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}, [[WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood Red]] and The Wolf in a retelling of the NarrativePoem, "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]" by Robert W. Service with Droopy as [[{{Expy}} Dan McGoo,]] Red as his girlfriend, the lady who's known as Lou and The Wolf as the antagonist of the story. The story takes place in the Malamute Saloon where plenty of drinking, gambling, gun firing and screwball comedy can be seen.
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The short stars Tex Avery's WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}, [[WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood Red]] and The Wolf in a retelling of the NarrativePoem, "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]" by Robert W. Service with Droopy as [[{{Expy}} Dan McGoo,]] Red as his girlfriend, the lady who's known as Lou and The Wolf as the antagonist of the story. The story takes place in Coldernell, Alaska in the Malamute Saloon where plenty of drinking, gambling, gun firing and screwball comedy can be seen.
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''"The Shooting of Dan [=McGoo=]"'' is a Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Cartoon]] directed by Creator/TexAvery that originally aired on March 3, 1945.
The short stars Tex Avery's WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}, [[WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood Red]] and The Wolf in a retelling of the NarrativePoem, "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]" by Robert W. Service with Droopy as [[{{Expy}} Dan McGoo,]] Red as his girlfriend, the lady who's known as Lou and The Wolf as the antagonist of the story. The story takes place in the Malamute Saloon where plenty of drinking, gambling, gun firing and screwball comedy can be seen.
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* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: The Wolf arrives in a ridiculously long convertible with [[LampshadeHanging "Long wasn't it!"]] written on the side towards the audience.
* AnimateInanimateObject: The beer mug that slides across the bar pauses at a stop light to let other drinks pass.
** When The Wolf starts shooting, a patron takes cover behind a table, only for the table to move it's legs and take cover behind the patron.
* BarBrawl: As soon as it cuts to the inside of Malamute Saloon, we pan to an extremely violent bar brawl with countless patrons trying to shoot each other; a sign is shown that reads [[LampshadeHanging "Noisy- isn't it?"]]
* BarSlide: A beer thus slid navigates a sharp curve, then stops at a miniature intersection to let other beers cross.
* {{BFS}}: Not a sword per say, but just before Lou's number, The Wolf pulls out a comically sized switchblade the size of a machete.
* BlackComedy
** At the entrance of the town, a rapidly decreasing population sign can be seen alongside distant gunshots.
** A sign in front of a pair of gallows reads, "Double Header Today at 2 O'clock" with a much smaller gallows next to it with a sign that reads, "Kids 15¢"
** The Wolf shoots up a bunch of bar patrons as they were downing drinks; their ghost immediately rise up and continue drinking without pause.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Wolf originally offers Lou a carton of cigarettes, [[WartimeCartoon which were strictly rationed during the war.]] When the cartoon was reissued after the war, the carton of cigarettes was changed to a pearl necklace.
* DamselInDistress: Lou becomes one as The Wolf tries to kidnap her and force her to be his girlfriend.
* ElectricLove: After Lou plants a kiss on Droopy, Droopy shoots in the air like a rocket.
* EyePop: Upon first seeing Lou, The Wolf's eyes pop out of his head and stop in front of Lou while she's doing the HeadAndHipPose. Lou tells them, "Beat it, boys. Ya bother me" and they promptly return to The Wolf's head.
* GargleBlaster: The Wolf orders whiskey with the label "Old Block Buster" and after downing it, turns him into a living firework.
* GlamorousWartimeSinger: More so then any other of Red's musical numbers since the song mentions the U.S. Forces by name. Her introduction refers to her as That Little Army Charmer, That Navy Baby and That Marine Queen.
* HandyFeet: A group of patrons can be seen playing poker both above the table and below the table, holding and dealing cards with their feet.
* HeadAndHipPose: Lou does this often to emphasize her sex appeal.
* HumanSnowman: When Wolfie enters the saloon as a living snowman. He then unzips the snow covering like it was a coat.
* InterspeciesRomance: Droopy the dog has Lou the human as his girlfriend (They provide the page image under [[InterspeciesRomance/WesternAnimation Western Animation).]]
* JawDrop: During Lou's show, The Wolf's jaw drops and an OverlyLongTongue rolls out; Droopy politely rolls it back up and shuts his mouth closed for him.
* LadyInRed: Red wears a {{Stripperific}} burlesque outfit that's almost the same to her original one from ''"WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood",'' but with white fur lining the top and bottom.
* MustHaveNicotine: The piano player was puffing cigarettes and [[TheAlcoholic downing drinks]] faster then he could receive them; he pauses to comment to the audience "What a repulsive way to make a living".
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Red sounds very much like Creator/MaeWest in this short.
* NotSoStoic: After Lou gives Droopy a SmoochOfVictory, Droopy gets uncharacteristically emotional and acts as horny and excited as The Wolf did during Lou's show; of course he then returns to his usual [[TheStoic Stoic]] demeanor and says:
-->'''Droopy:''' You know what? I'm happy.
* PopulationXAndCounting: The population sign outside the town decreases a gunshots are heard.
* PunnyName: Takes place in Coldernell Alaska, which sounds very much like "colder then hell".
** During The Wolf's shootout, a Mortician is using an adding machine with his name printed on the side as "Rig R. Mortis".
* RecycledAnimation: Wolfie's wild take (after the EyePop) is the same as the one seen in "Red Hot Riding Hood", the difference being Wolfie's clothes change to a uniform that of the Army, Navy and Marines.
* ARoundOfDrinksForTheHouse: The Wolf orders drinks on the house, [[VisualPun so the patrons all go drink on the roof.]]
* TheRuntAtTheEnd: A mug of beer slides down the bar and stops at a traffic light to let two other beers pass as well as a tiny cocktail at the end.
* SceneryCensor: The bartender stands strategically in front of a painting of a beautiful nude woman and when the screen focuses on him, he comments [[BreakingTheFourthWall "You might as well move on, Doc. I don't move from here all through the picture".]] Returns as a BrickJoke later when the bartender ducks from The Wolf's gunshots and the painted woman's torso is shown just to be empty space with a sign that reads [[{{Pun}} "I Ain't Got No Body".]]
* SexOPhone: Saxophone music can be heard accompanying Lou when she appears on screen.
* SkewedPriorities: Even with the wolf shooting up the bar, a table of poker players not wanting their game to be interrupted, run out of the bar with the poker table all while still in their seats.
* SmoochOfVictory: Lou gives one to Droopy on his forehead after he saves her from The Wolf.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Upon finishing her performance, Red is accosted by The Wolf, who proceeds to drag her across the room by the wrist, before switching to carrying her underarm.
* StockMoneyBag: The Wolf uses a large one to pay for drinks, so most likely not earned through legitimate means.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Droopy blushes after Lou kisses him.
* VisualPun:
** Droopy comments that the he thinks the dealer is crooked; we then pan to the dealer who's body is humorously bent out of shape.
** The narrator says that the wolf looked like a man with a foot in the grave; of course a plot of land with a tombstone is shown attached to his right foot.
** The wolf tells the patrons that the drinks are on the house, so all the patrons (and the bartender) go to roof to drink.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: After The Wolf complains about the whiskey being cut, Droopy comments:
-->'''Droopy:''' What do you want for 5¢, gasoline?
-->'''The Wolf:''' Ain't funny, [=McGoo=]. [[AsideComment What corny dialogue.]]
* WildTake / WolfWhistle: Anyone who's seen The Wolf's other shorts alongside Red should of seen this coming.
** When Lou first appears and says "hello boys", all the patrons howl [[MetaphoricMetamorphosis with their heads morphed into wolf heads.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Beat it, boys. Ya bother me."]]
''"The Shooting of Dan [=McGoo=]"'' is a Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer [[WesternAnimation/TexAveryMGMCartoons Cartoon]] directed by Creator/TexAvery that originally aired on March 3, 1945.
The short stars Tex Avery's WesternAnimation/{{Droopy}}, [[WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood Red]] and The Wolf in a retelling of the NarrativePoem, "The Shooting of Dan [=McGrew=]" by Robert W. Service with Droopy as [[{{Expy}} Dan McGoo,]] Red as his girlfriend, the lady who's known as Lou and The Wolf as the antagonist of the story. The story takes place in the Malamute Saloon where plenty of drinking, gambling, gun firing and screwball comedy can be seen.
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!!This short provides examples
* AbsurdlyLongLimousine: The Wolf arrives in a ridiculously long convertible with [[LampshadeHanging "Long wasn't it!"]] written on the side towards the audience.
* AnimateInanimateObject: The beer mug that slides across the bar pauses at a stop light to let other drinks pass.
** When The Wolf starts shooting, a patron takes cover behind a table, only for the table to move it's legs and take cover behind the patron.
* BarBrawl: As soon as it cuts to the inside of Malamute Saloon, we pan to an extremely violent bar brawl with countless patrons trying to shoot each other; a sign is shown that reads [[LampshadeHanging "Noisy- isn't it?"]]
* BarSlide: A beer thus slid navigates a sharp curve, then stops at a miniature intersection to let other beers cross.
* {{BFS}}: Not a sword per say, but just before Lou's number, The Wolf pulls out a comically sized switchblade the size of a machete.
* BlackComedy
** At the entrance of the town, a rapidly decreasing population sign can be seen alongside distant gunshots.
** A sign in front of a pair of gallows reads, "Double Header Today at 2 O'clock" with a much smaller gallows next to it with a sign that reads, "Kids 15¢"
** The Wolf shoots up a bunch of bar patrons as they were downing drinks; their ghost immediately rise up and continue drinking without pause.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: The Wolf originally offers Lou a carton of cigarettes, [[WartimeCartoon which were strictly rationed during the war.]] When the cartoon was reissued after the war, the carton of cigarettes was changed to a pearl necklace.
* DamselInDistress: Lou becomes one as The Wolf tries to kidnap her and force her to be his girlfriend.
* ElectricLove: After Lou plants a kiss on Droopy, Droopy shoots in the air like a rocket.
* EyePop: Upon first seeing Lou, The Wolf's eyes pop out of his head and stop in front of Lou while she's doing the HeadAndHipPose. Lou tells them, "Beat it, boys. Ya bother me" and they promptly return to The Wolf's head.
* GargleBlaster: The Wolf orders whiskey with the label "Old Block Buster" and after downing it, turns him into a living firework.
* GlamorousWartimeSinger: More so then any other of Red's musical numbers since the song mentions the U.S. Forces by name. Her introduction refers to her as That Little Army Charmer, That Navy Baby and That Marine Queen.
* HandyFeet: A group of patrons can be seen playing poker both above the table and below the table, holding and dealing cards with their feet.
* HeadAndHipPose: Lou does this often to emphasize her sex appeal.
* HumanSnowman: When Wolfie enters the saloon as a living snowman. He then unzips the snow covering like it was a coat.
* InterspeciesRomance: Droopy the dog has Lou the human as his girlfriend (They provide the page image under [[InterspeciesRomance/WesternAnimation Western Animation).]]
* JawDrop: During Lou's show, The Wolf's jaw drops and an OverlyLongTongue rolls out; Droopy politely rolls it back up and shuts his mouth closed for him.
* LadyInRed: Red wears a {{Stripperific}} burlesque outfit that's almost the same to her original one from ''"WesternAnimation/RedHotRidingHood",'' but with white fur lining the top and bottom.
* MustHaveNicotine: The piano player was puffing cigarettes and [[TheAlcoholic downing drinks]] faster then he could receive them; he pauses to comment to the audience "What a repulsive way to make a living".
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Red sounds very much like Creator/MaeWest in this short.
* NotSoStoic: After Lou gives Droopy a SmoochOfVictory, Droopy gets uncharacteristically emotional and acts as horny and excited as The Wolf did during Lou's show; of course he then returns to his usual [[TheStoic Stoic]] demeanor and says:
-->'''Droopy:''' You know what? I'm happy.
* PopulationXAndCounting: The population sign outside the town decreases a gunshots are heard.
* PunnyName: Takes place in Coldernell Alaska, which sounds very much like "colder then hell".
** During The Wolf's shootout, a Mortician is using an adding machine with his name printed on the side as "Rig R. Mortis".
* RecycledAnimation: Wolfie's wild take (after the EyePop) is the same as the one seen in "Red Hot Riding Hood", the difference being Wolfie's clothes change to a uniform that of the Army, Navy and Marines.
* ARoundOfDrinksForTheHouse: The Wolf orders drinks on the house, [[VisualPun so the patrons all go drink on the roof.]]
* TheRuntAtTheEnd: A mug of beer slides down the bar and stops at a traffic light to let two other beers pass as well as a tiny cocktail at the end.
* SceneryCensor: The bartender stands strategically in front of a painting of a beautiful nude woman and when the screen focuses on him, he comments [[BreakingTheFourthWall "You might as well move on, Doc. I don't move from here all through the picture".]] Returns as a BrickJoke later when the bartender ducks from The Wolf's gunshots and the painted woman's torso is shown just to be empty space with a sign that reads [[{{Pun}} "I Ain't Got No Body".]]
* SexOPhone: Saxophone music can be heard accompanying Lou when she appears on screen.
* SkewedPriorities: Even with the wolf shooting up the bar, a table of poker players not wanting their game to be interrupted, run out of the bar with the poker table all while still in their seats.
* SmoochOfVictory: Lou gives one to Droopy on his forehead after he saves her from The Wolf.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Upon finishing her performance, Red is accosted by The Wolf, who proceeds to drag her across the room by the wrist, before switching to carrying her underarm.
* StockMoneyBag: The Wolf uses a large one to pay for drinks, so most likely not earned through legitimate means.
* ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Droopy blushes after Lou kisses him.
* VisualPun:
** Droopy comments that the he thinks the dealer is crooked; we then pan to the dealer who's body is humorously bent out of shape.
** The narrator says that the wolf looked like a man with a foot in the grave; of course a plot of land with a tombstone is shown attached to his right foot.
** The wolf tells the patrons that the drinks are on the house, so all the patrons (and the bartender) go to roof to drink.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: After The Wolf complains about the whiskey being cut, Droopy comments:
-->'''Droopy:''' What do you want for 5¢, gasoline?
-->'''The Wolf:''' Ain't funny, [=McGoo=]. [[AsideComment What corny dialogue.]]
* WildTake / WolfWhistle: Anyone who's seen The Wolf's other shorts alongside Red should of seen this coming.
** When Lou first appears and says "hello boys", all the patrons howl [[MetaphoricMetamorphosis with their heads morphed into wolf heads.]]