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This is a list of episodes from the [[animated television series]] ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''. The show ran for four seasons a total number of 98 episodes (plus 2 specials).
| name = Broadway Melody of 1940
| image = Broadway Melody of 1940 DVD cover.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = dvd cover
| director = [[Norman Taurog]]
| producer = Jack Cummings
| writer = '''Story:'''<br>Jack McGowan<br>[[Dore Schary]]<br>'''Screenplay:'''<br>[[Leon Gordon]]<br>George Oppenheimer<br>'''Uncredited:'''<br>[[Walter DeLeon]]<br>Vincent Lawrence<br>Albert Mannheimer<br>Eddie Moran<br>Thomas Phipps<br>Sid Silvers<br>[[Preston Sturges]]
| starring = [[Fred Astaire]]<br>[[Eleanor Powell]]<br>[[George Murphy]]<br>[[Frank Morgan]]
| music = [[Cole Porter]]<br>[[Roger Edens]]<br>Walter Ruick
| cinematography = Oliver T. Marsh<br>[[Joseph Ruttenberg]]
| editing = Blanche Sewell
| distributor = [[MGM]]
| released = [[February 9]], {{fy|1940}} ''(US)''
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = {{FilmUS}}
| language = {{English}}
| budget =
| gross =
| imdb_id = 0032284
| preceded_by = [[Broadway Melody of 1938]] ''(1937)''
| followed_by =
}}
'''''Broadway Melody of 1940''''' is a [[1940 in film|1940]] [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] [[musical film|movie musical]] starring [[Fred Astaire]], [[Eleanor Powell]] and [[George Murphy]]. It was directed by [[Norman Taurog]] and features music by [[Cole Porter]], including "[[Begin the Beguine]]".


The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's "Broadway Melody" series of films, and is notable for being the only on-screen pairing of Astaire and Powell, who were considered the finest movie musical dancers of their time.
==Seasons==


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This list shows all 3 seasons.

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==Plot==
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Johnny Brett ([[Fred Astaire]]) and King Shaw ([[George Murphy]]) are a dance team so down on their luck they're working in a dance hall, while Clare Bennett ([[Eleanor Powell]]) is a big [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] star. Due to a case of mistaken identity, Shaw gets offered the chance to be Clare's dancing partner in a new Broadway show, when it was really Johnny's dancing that befuddled producer Bob Casey [[Frank Morgan]] saw and wanted. The partnership breaks up, but Johnny sticks around to help out Shaw, who lets his newfound success go to his head. Clare eventually realizes that Johnny is the real deal, not Shaw, and she falls in love with him. When Shaw gets drunk on opening night, Johnny steps in and saves the show with a brilliant performance.<ref>TCM [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2204&category=Full%20Synopsis Full synopsis]</ref><ref name=amg>Brenner, Paul [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=16:139589 Description (Allmovie)]</ref>
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*[[Fred Astaire]] as ''Johnny Brett''
*[[Eleanor Powell]] as ''Clare Bennett''
*[[George Murphy]] as ''King Shaw''
*[[Frank Morgan]] as ''Bob Casey''
*[[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]] as ''Bert C. Matthews''
*[[Florence Rice]] as ''Amy Blake, Casey's Secretary''
*[[Lynne Carver]] as ''Emmy Lou Lee''
*Ann Morriss as ''Pearl Delonge''
*Trixie Firschke as ''Juggler''

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'''Cast notes:'''
*[[Mel Blanc]] appears, uncredited, as a panhandler.
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[[Image:BroadwayMelody1940.JPG|thumb|200px|center|[[Fred Astaire]] and [[Eleanor Powell]] dance to [[Cole Porter]]'s "[[Begin the Beguine]]"]]
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==Musical numbers==
Also note the following:
*"Please Don't Monkey with Broadway" - words and music by [[Cole Porter]], sung and danced by Fred Astaire and George Murphy


*"All Ashore" - words and music by Roger Edens, sung by Eleanor Powell, one of the few times she was ever shown singing with her own voice rather than being overdubbed.
*KC=[[Kennedy Cartoons]]
*A=[[AKOM]]
*TMS=[[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]]
*W=[[Wang Film Productions]]
*FC='''F'''reelan'''C'''e Animators New Zealand
*E=[[Encore Cartoons]]
*ST=[[StarToons|'''ST'''artoons]]


*"Between You Me" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung by George Murphy, danced by Murphy and Eleanor Powell
== Season 1 (1990-1991)==


*"[[I've Got My Eyes on You (1939 song)|I've Got My Eyes on You]]" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung and danced by Fred Astaire
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|September 14, 1990
|KC-148
|"The Looney Beginning"
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|September 17, 1990
|A-140
|"A Quack in the Quarks"
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|September 18, 1990
|TMS-113
|"The Wheel O' Comedy"
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|September 19, 1990
|TMS-122
|"Test Stressed"
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| 5 - 105
|September 20, 1990
|TMS-119
|"The Buster Bunny Bunch"
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| 6 - 106
|September 21, 1990
|TMS-108
|"Her Wacky Highness"
|[[Babs Bunny|Babs]] gets in trouble at [[school]] when [[teacher]] [[Elmer Fudd]] (after coming back from finding the burned remains of his [[car]]) walks in on her in his class and finds her doing an accurate but unflattering impersonation of him (with [[Babs]] being oblivious to her classmates warning her of [[Elmer]]'s presence). [[Babs]] is scolded by [[Elmer]], the [[school]] principal and her own mother for her lack of self-control. Feeling that her humor is unappreciated, [[Babs]] takes a trip to [[Gogo]]'s Wackyland and has so much fun that she agrees to be their [[queen]]. But in the end, [[Babs]] finds that Wackyland is too intense and bizarre even for her, and they throw her out when she, ironically, says that they need more self-control.
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| 7 - 107
|September 24, 1990
|TMS-138
|"Journey to the Center of Acme Acres"
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| 8 - 108
|September 25, 1990
|A-127
|"Stuff that Goes Bump in the Night"
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| 9 - 109
|September 26, 1990
|TMS-131
|"It's Buster Bunny Time"
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| 10 - 110
|September 27, 1990
|W-133
|"Looking Out for the Little Guy"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 11 - 111
|September 28, 1990
|W-132
|"Starting from Scratch"
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| 12 - 112
|October 1, 1990
|W-117
|"Hare Raising Night"
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| 13 - 113
|October 2, 1990
|A-105
|"Furrball Follies"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 14 - 114
|October 3, 1990
|W-128
|"The Acme Acres Zone"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 15 - 115
|October 4, 1990
|A-126
|"Life in the 1990's"
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| 16 - 116
|October 5, 1990
|W-109
|"Rock 'N' Roar"
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| 17 - 117
|October 8, 1990
|W-124
|"Prom-ise Her Anything"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 18 - 118
|October 9, 1990
|KC-101
|"Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow"
|Buster Bunny is taken hostage by pet-enthisiast Elmyra. Escape isn't a problem for a crafty rabbit such as himself, however, Elmyra's other pets, including Furrball and Fifi Le Fume, aren't so lucky. Buster and Elmyra's other prisoners then hatch a scheme to teach Elmyra a ''painful'' lesson about proper pet care.
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| 19 - 119
|October 10, 1990
|A-102
|"Cinemaniacs!"
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| 20 - 120
|October 11, 1990
|W-104
|"You Asked For It"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 21 - 121
|October 12, 1990
|KC-112
|"Gang Busters"
|While attempting to steal a slushie machine, [[Montana Max]] frames [[Babs and Buster Bunny|Buster Bunny]] and ends up putting him in [[jail]]. [[Plucky Duck]] acts as Buster's lawyer and tries to prove his innocence, but ends up doing more damage than help, getting himself convicted as well. The two attempt to break out of prison, eventually doing so with the help of [[Rocky and Mugsy]]. They prove their innocence, and the [[Tiny Toons]] gang goes against Max in a [[freestyle battle]], with [[Hamton]] (unsuccessfully) attempting to [[rap]]. Max and his gang end up being busted, and Buster is free of charges.
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| 22 - 122
|October 15, 1990
|W-121
|"Citizen Max"
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| 23 - 123
|October 17, 1990
|W-130
|"Wake Up Call of the Wild"
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| 24 - 124
|October 19, 1990
|KC-107
|"Buster and the Wolverine"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 25 - 125
|October 22, 1990
|KC-123
|"You Asked For It, Part II"
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| 26 - 126
|October 23, 1990
|TMS-125
|"Hollywood Plucky"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 27 - 127
|October 26, 1990
|W-142
|"Europe in 30 Minutes"
|It starts out with [[Plucky Duck]] winning a trip for him and his friends to [[Europe]], where along the way the encounter the sights and sounds of Europe and [[Great Britain]] itself. But as with any [[Tiny Toons]] episode, they ended up facing off against some villains, in this case a maid and butler who want to oust the Royal couple as well as a deranged cook who wants to cook them up for dinner. But in the end they are able to stop the maid, butler and cook and thus help protect the Royal couple. [[Valri Bromfield]] portrayed the voice of [[Princess Diana]] and the Maid. [[Tim Curry]] portrayed the voice of [[Prince Charles]], and the Butler.
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|October 30, 1990
|A-136
|"The Wacko World of Sports"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 29 - 129
|November 1, 1990
|FC-115
|"Rainy Daze"
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| 30 - 130
|November 2, 1990
|KC-116
|"Fields of Honey"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 31 - 131
|November 5, 1990
|W-137
|"Sawdust and Toonsil"
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| 32 - 132
|November 6, 1990
|W-135
|"Spring in Acme Acres"
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| 33 - 133
|November 7, 1990
|A-152
|"Psychic Fun-Omenon Day"
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| 34 - 134
|November 8, 1990
|TMS-149
|"The Wide World of Elmyra"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 35 - 135
|November 9, 1990
|TMS-155
|"A Ditch in Time"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 36 - 136
|November 12, 1990
|A-145
|"Animaniacs!"
|Plucky has skipped animation class all semester. He finally comes to class and finds out he has to make a finished cartoon for the film festival that night, and he freaks out. Buster shows Plucky the entire process of making a cartoon, including flashbacks, fade outs/ins, and comedy beats (which turns into a running gag as Plucky gets pummeled by falling [[beets]]). The night of the film festival, Plucky is still scrambling to get his film done while the other films are being shown. The judges for the festival are [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]], and [[Porky Pig]], who quickly go crazy from how bad all the films are. Plucky is forced to cut his film down because Shirley's film is running long, and in the end his film wins simply because it's so short (at three seconds). However, the prize for winning is getting to take the animation course over because he skipped the entire semester.
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| 37 - 137
|November 13, 1990
|W-111
|"Career Oppor-Toon-ities"
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| 38 - 138
|November 14, 1990
|E-103
|"Strange Tales of Weird Science"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 39 - 139
|November 15, 1990
|KC-129
|"Inside Plucky Duck"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 40 - 140
|November 16, 1990
|KC-120
|"The Acme Bowl"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 41 - 141
|November 19, 1990
|W-114
|"Dating, Acme Acres Style"
|Buster states rules to how to get a date the right way by showing examples of how to respect others, the right clothes, and meeting the date's parents.
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| 42 - 142
|November 20, 1990
|E-110
|"Looniversity Daze"
|The episode was hosted by Buster and Babs, singing songs about ACME Looniversity in between the three segments: ''The Learning Principal'', ''Eating Between the Lines'', and ''What's Up, Nurse?''.
|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 43 - 143
|November 21, 1990
|KC-118
|"Best 'O Plucky Duck Day"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 44 - 144
|November 23, 1990
|E-106
|"Hero Hamton"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 45 - 145
|November 26, 1990
|A-154
|"Whale's Tales"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 46 - 146
|December 5, 1990
|W-141
|"Ask Mr. Popular"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 47 - 147
|December 7, 1990
|KC-134
|"Son of Looniversity Daze"
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| 48 - 148
|December 10, 1990
|W-160
|"Mr. Popular's Rules of Cool"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 49 - 149
|December 12, 1990
|W-143
|"Fairy Tales for the 90's"
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| 50 - 150
|December 14, 1990
|KC-144
|"Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 51 - 151
|February 1, 1991
|TMS-163
|"Tiny Toons Music Television"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 52 - 152
|February 4, 1991
|W-159
|"The Return to the Acme Acres Zone"
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| 53 - 153
|February 6, 1991
|KC-161
|"The Acme Home Shopping Show"
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| 54 - 154
|February 8, 1991
|A-157
|"Weirdest Story Ever Told"
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| 55 - 155
|February 11, 1991
|W-162
|"Viewer Mail Day"
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| 56 - 156
|February 12, 1991
|KC-156
|"Son of the Wacko World of Sports"
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|- style="background-color: #F7F0F5" |
| 57 - 157
|February 14, 1991
|KC-139
|"Pollution Solution"
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| 58 - 158
|February 15, 1991
|KC-153
|"You Asked For It Again"
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| 59 - 159
|February 18, 1991
|FC-151
|"Brave Tales of Real Rabbits"
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| 60 - 160
|February 19, 1991
|KC-158
|"How Sweetie It Is"
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| 61 - 161
|February 20, 1991
|W-164
|"New Character Day"
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| 62 - 162
|February 22, 1991
|W-146
|"Here's Hamton"
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| 63 - 163
|February 25, 1991
|W-147
|"No Toon Is An Island"
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| 64 - 164
|February 26, 1991
|W-165
|"K-ACME TV"
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| 65 - 165
|March 29, 1991
|KC-150
|"High Toon"
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*"Jukebox Dance" - words and music by Walter Ruick, danced by Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire, their first duet. Powell later said this number was her favorite out of all her filmed dances.<ref name=tcmart />
== Season 2 (1991-1992)==
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|September 16, 1991
|A-168
|"Pledge Week"
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|September 17, 1991
|W-167
|"Going Places"
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| 68 - 203
|September 18, 1991
|A-169
|"Elephant Issues"
|This educational episode was meant to address the issue of [[peer pressure]], but was banned from [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] and [[Cartoon Network]] because of the episode's final short, "One Beer," which depicted Buster, Plucky, and Hamton drinking [[beer]]. Although the short was intended to illustrate the dangers of [[drinking]], the networks believed that it delivered the wrong message to the show's primary audience, predominantly young children; according to them, the object lesson was delivered in such an exaggeratedly heavy-handed manner as to be downright sarcastic.[http://www.platypuscomix.net/onlyme/elephantissues.html]
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|September 19, 1991
|A-171
|"Hog-Wild Hamton"
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| 70 - 205
|September 20, 1991
|A-166
|"Playtime Toons"
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| 71 - 206
|November 4, 1991
|A-170
|"Toon Physics"
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|- style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
| 72 - 207
|November 11, 1991
|TMS-179
|"Acme Cable TV"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 73 - 208
|November 18, 1991
|TMS-173
|"Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian"
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|- style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
| 74 - 209
|November 22, 1991
|ST-174
|"Henny Youngman Day"
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| 75 - 210
|November 25, 1991
|TMS-172
|"Love Disconnection"
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|- style="background-color: #E3F2FF" |
| 76 - 211
|February 3, 1992
|TMS-184
|"Kon Ducki"
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| 77 - 212
|February 10, 1992
|A-185
|"Sepulveda Boulevard"
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| 78 - 213
|February 17, 1992
|TMS-177
|"Take Elmyra Please"
|}


*"I Concentrate on You" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung by Douglas McPhail, danced by Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire
*From this point on, Tiny Toon Adventures would air new episodes on [[Fox Kids]].
== Season 3 (1992)==


*"[[Begin the Beguine]]" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung first in an operatic style by Lois Hodnott (who was also used to dub the vocals for Carmen D'Antonio in the screwball comedy audition sequence ''Il Bacio'' in the middle of the movie) and later in a jazz style by The Music Maids, danced by Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell, including a lengthy passage in which they [[tap dance]] with no musical accompaniment. This segment was later a highlight of the {{fy|1974}} documentary ''[[That's Entertainment!]]''.
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| 79 - 301
|September 14, 1992
|ST-178
|"Thirteensomething"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 80 - 302
|September 15, 1992
|W-182
|"New Class Day"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 81 - 303
|September 16, 1992
|A-190
|"Fox Trot"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 82 - 304
|September 17, 1992
|TMS-189
|"What Makes Toon Tick"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 83 - 305
|September 18, 1992
|W-186
|"Flea For Your Life"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 84 - 306
|September 19, 1992
|TMS-201
|"The Return of Batduck"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 85 - 307
|September 21, 1992
|FC-193
|"Toons Take Over"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 86 - 308
|September 22, 1992
|A-182
|"Toons from the Crypt"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 87 - 309
|September 28, 1992
|TMS-194
|"Two-Tone Town"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 88 - 310
|November 2, 1992
|W-192
|"Buster's Directorial Debut"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 89 - 311
|November 4, 1992
|A-195
|"Washingtoon"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 90 - 312
|November 9, 1992
|W-180
|"Toon TV"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 91 - 313
|November 10, 1992
|A-187
|"Grandma's Dead"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 92 - 314
|November 11, 1992
|TMS-191
|"Music Day"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 93 - 315
|November 12, 1992
|A-196
|"The Horror of Slumber Party Mountain"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 94 - 316
|November 13, 1992
|A-183
|"Sports Shorts"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 95 - 317
|November 16, 1992
|W-188
|"Weekday Afternoon Live"
|A loose parody of [[Saturday Night Live]] and various sketches and gags from that series from the 1970s to the early 1990s. These include Cornheads (a parody of the Coneheads sketch), "We're going to ''blow'' you up!" (a parody of the "Pump You Up!" sketches with the "cousins" of [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]) and a special guest host who is an obvious parody of [[Bart Simpson]] from [[The Simpsons]].
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| 96 - 318
|November 17, 1992
|A-176
|"A Cat's Eye View"
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|- style="background-color: #ffe4e4" |
| 97 - 319
|November 23, 1992
|W-175
|"Best of Buster Day"
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF" |
| 98 - 320
|December 6, 1992
|ST-098
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*"[[I've Got My Eyes on You (1939 song)|I've Got My Eyes on You]] (instrumental and choral reprise) - danced by Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy<ref>TCM [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2204&category=Music Music]</ref><ref>IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032284/soundtrack Soundtracks]</ref>
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''Broadway Melody of 1940'' was based on a story by Jack McGowan and [[Dore Schary]]. Schary would go on to be head of production (1948) and then president (1951) of MGM until 1956. The film was originally planned to be shot in Technicolor, but because of the unsettled state of Europe due to [[World War II]], MGM decided to stick to back and white.<ref name=tcmnotes>TCM [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2204&category=Notes Notes]</ref>
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The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's loosely-connected ''Broadway Melody'' series, which began with the original ''[[The Broadway Melody]]'' released in 1929, and was followed by ''[[Broadway Melody of 1936]]'' and ''[[Broadway Melody of 1938]]''. The films were unconnected except for the use of the song "Broadway Melody" (the 1940 entry did not feature the number, although a bit of it can be heard over the film's opening credits), and the fact that Powell starred in the 1936, 1938 and 1940 entries, playing different roles in each. A fifth ''Broadway Melody'' film was planned for release in the early 1940s, pairing Eleanor Powell with [[Gene Kelly]], but production was canceled at the rehearsal stage. Another production was to have been called ''Broadway Melody of 1944'' but was instead renamed ''[[Broadway Rhythm]]''. The 1940 entry is considered Powell's last major successful film, as she would go on to appear in a succession of only moderate hits before retiring from the screen several years later. It has the distinction of being the first non-documentary film featuring Powell to be released on DVD.
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Fred Astaire had just left [[RKO Radio Pictures|RKO]], and ''Broadway Melody...'' was his first film, as well as his film for MGM since his small part in {{fy|1933}}'s ''[[Dancing Lady]]'' Astaire was reportedly slightly intimidated by Powell, as she was considered one of the few female dancers capable of out-performing Astaire. According to Powell in her introduction to the book ''The MGM Story'', the feeling was somewhat mutual. Powell recalled finally saying to Astaire, "Look, we can't go on like this. I'm Ellie; you're Fred. We're just two hoofers," after which, they got along well, and reheased so much they wore out their pianist.<ref name=tcmart>Fristoe, Roger [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2204&category=Articles "Broadway Melody of 1940" (TCM article)]</ref>
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''Broadway Melody of 1940'' was in production from early September until late November {{fy|1939}}. The set for the "Begin the Beguine" number cost $120,000 to construct. It utilized a sixty foot multi-paneled mirror mounted on a revolving track to change backgrounds.<ref name=tcmnotes />
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The movie is alluded to in [[satirist]] [[Tom Lehrer]]'s song "George Murphy", about the [[dancer]] becoming a [[United States Senator]]:
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Revision as of 04:14, 13 October 2008

Broadway Melody of 1940
File:Broadway Melody of 1940 DVD cover.jpg
dvd cover
Directed byNorman Taurog
Written byStory:
Jack McGowan
Dore Schary
Screenplay:
Leon Gordon
George Oppenheimer
Uncredited:
Walter DeLeon
Vincent Lawrence
Albert Mannheimer
Eddie Moran
Thomas Phipps
Sid Silvers
Preston Sturges
Produced byJack Cummings
StarringFred Astaire
Eleanor Powell
George Murphy
Frank Morgan
CinematographyOliver T. Marsh
Joseph Ruttenberg
Edited byBlanche Sewell
Music byCole Porter
Roger Edens
Walter Ruick
Distributed byMGM
Release dates
February 9, Template:Fy (US)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryTemplate:FilmUS
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Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM movie musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including "Begin the Beguine".

The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's "Broadway Melody" series of films, and is notable for being the only on-screen pairing of Astaire and Powell, who were considered the finest movie musical dancers of their time.


Plot

Johnny Brett (Fred Astaire) and King Shaw (George Murphy) are a dance team so down on their luck they're working in a dance hall, while Clare Bennett (Eleanor Powell) is a big Broadway star. Due to a case of mistaken identity, Shaw gets offered the chance to be Clare's dancing partner in a new Broadway show, when it was really Johnny's dancing that befuddled producer Bob Casey Frank Morgan saw and wanted. The partnership breaks up, but Johnny sticks around to help out Shaw, who lets his newfound success go to his head. Clare eventually realizes that Johnny is the real deal, not Shaw, and she falls in love with him. When Shaw gets drunk on opening night, Johnny steps in and saves the show with a brilliant performance.[1][2]

Cast


Cast notes:

  • Mel Blanc appears, uncredited, as a panhandler.
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell dance to Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine"

Musical numbers

  • "Please Don't Monkey with Broadway" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung and danced by Fred Astaire and George Murphy
  • "All Ashore" - words and music by Roger Edens, sung by Eleanor Powell, one of the few times she was ever shown singing with her own voice rather than being overdubbed.
  • "Between You Me" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung by George Murphy, danced by Murphy and Eleanor Powell
  • "Jukebox Dance" - words and music by Walter Ruick, danced by Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire, their first duet. Powell later said this number was her favorite out of all her filmed dances.[3]
  • "I Concentrate on You" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung by Douglas McPhail, danced by Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire
  • "Begin the Beguine" - words and music by Cole Porter, sung first in an operatic style by Lois Hodnott (who was also used to dub the vocals for Carmen D'Antonio in the screwball comedy audition sequence Il Bacio in the middle of the movie) and later in a jazz style by The Music Maids, danced by Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell, including a lengthy passage in which they tap dance with no musical accompaniment. This segment was later a highlight of the Template:Fy documentary That's Entertainment!.

Production

File:Astaire Powell rehearsal.jpg
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell in rehearsal for Broadway Melody of 1940

Broadway Melody of 1940 was based on a story by Jack McGowan and Dore Schary. Schary would go on to be head of production (1948) and then president (1951) of MGM until 1956. The film was originally planned to be shot in Technicolor, but because of the unsettled state of Europe due to World War II, MGM decided to stick to back and white.[6]

The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's loosely-connected Broadway Melody series, which began with the original The Broadway Melody released in 1929, and was followed by Broadway Melody of 1936 and Broadway Melody of 1938. The films were unconnected except for the use of the song "Broadway Melody" (the 1940 entry did not feature the number, although a bit of it can be heard over the film's opening credits), and the fact that Powell starred in the 1936, 1938 and 1940 entries, playing different roles in each. A fifth Broadway Melody film was planned for release in the early 1940s, pairing Eleanor Powell with Gene Kelly, but production was canceled at the rehearsal stage. Another production was to have been called Broadway Melody of 1944 but was instead renamed Broadway Rhythm. The 1940 entry is considered Powell's last major successful film, as she would go on to appear in a succession of only moderate hits before retiring from the screen several years later. It has the distinction of being the first non-documentary film featuring Powell to be released on DVD.

Fred Astaire had just left RKO, and Broadway Melody... was his first film, as well as his film for MGM since his small part in Template:Fy's Dancing Lady Astaire was reportedly slightly intimidated by Powell, as she was considered one of the few female dancers capable of out-performing Astaire. According to Powell in her introduction to the book The MGM Story, the feeling was somewhat mutual. Powell recalled finally saying to Astaire, "Look, we can't go on like this. I'm Ellie; you're Fred. We're just two hoofers," after which, they got along well, and reheased so much they wore out their pianist.[3]

Broadway Melody of 1940 was in production from early September until late November Template:Fy. The set for the "Begin the Beguine" number cost $120,000 to construct. It utilized a sixty foot multi-paneled mirror mounted on a revolving track to change backgrounds.[6]

The movie is alluded to in satirist Tom Lehrer's song "George Murphy", about the dancer becoming a United States Senator:

Think of all the musicals we have in store,
Imagine: Broadway Melody of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Notes

  1. ^ TCM Full synopsis
  2. ^ Brenner, Paul Description (Allmovie)
  3. ^ a b Fristoe, Roger "Broadway Melody of 1940" (TCM article)
  4. ^ TCM Music
  5. ^ IMDB Soundtracks
  6. ^ a b TCM Notes

External links


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