Nutty News is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on May 23, 1942. Elmer Fudd's voice can be heard as the narrator, but he is not seen.
Plot synopsis
In the title card, after the title is shown, the credits are shown upside down, then it turns the right way, crediting the director, the writer, the animator, and the musical director.
Elmer Fudd greets the audience, telling them where they get the latest news. When he says Texas, gunshots can be heard.
Hunting season opens in the Rocky Mountains. The champion hunter is looking for a moose to hunt. The hunter gets out a moose caller, and blows. Close by, a moose gets out a caller, and it sounds like "YOOHOO!". The hunter comes to the moose, and the moose knocks out the hunter with the caller, and does the Tarzan call.
Elmer narrates on how barbers have trouble with cutting little boy's hair, not sitting still. An invention is put in the shop, and as the boy doesn't sit still, a jack-in-the-box version of Adolf Hitler pops out of the invention, and the barber is able to cut the boy's hair.
Elmer tells the audience on how people are afraid of having their coats stolen while they eat in a restaurant. Luckily, a person tests an invention where he puts a portable, rear-view mirrow over his head while he eats. When he is done, he gets his stuff, only to not notice that his pants and shoes have been stolen.
A scientific study reveals on the secrets of life. It's revealed as an overused joke on how rabbits multiply.
In Eastern states, there are fireflies with their lights. However, the fireflies are having a blackout.
Frank Putty, the famous artist, is painting a picture of a real-life supermodel. Elmer says that the secrets of his success is how he gets the proportions right. Elmer asks Frank if he can see the painting, and as it turns out, the artist was painting a picture of his thumb.
Ducks love to swim in the water on the day they are born. A father duck is taking his three ducklings to the pond. Behind the third duckling is a chicken. The ducks go into the pond, while the chicken sinks. The papa says that chickens don't swim, and the chicken says, "Now he tells me."
A best known story is George Washington throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River. The famous baseball pitcherCarl Bubble is attempting to throw a silver dollar across the river. However, when he throws the dollar, Sandy from Porky's Pooch says that a dollar doesn't go far these days, which Elmer agrees with.
A photo is shown for a big, new department store. The contractor shows the owner the blueprints. They both agree and get to work. Suddenly, a guy comes marching with a sign that says "This store will probably be unfair... as if you didn't know".
The navy is trying to heat up its patrol of the seas to any weather. There is the U.S.S. Connecticut, the U.S.S. Mississippi, and finally, shining in the sun instead of being in the rain, is the U.S.S. California.
Mel Blanc as the Moose Call, Barber, the Man Having Dinner, the Multiplying Rabbits, the Fireflies, Frank Putty, Papa Duck, Baby Chick, Sandy, Hunting Dogs, Willoughby
