The Dover Boys at Pimento University

thumb| Pimento U, oh, sweet PU thumb| A runabout? I'll steal it! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!! thumb|Unhand her, Dan Backslide! Unhand her, Dan Backslide! Unhand her, Dan Backslide! Hey, we're getting in a rut! Stand up and fight, you coward, bully, cad, and thief! The Dover Boys at Pimento University; or, The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (also known as The Dover Boys) is a 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It is a parody of The Rover Boys, a book series popular in the early 20th century. Narrator Pimento University. Pimento U. Good old P.U. Out and away the most popular fellows at old P.U., are the three Dover Boys: Tom, the fun-loving member of the trio; Dick, a serious lad of 18 summers (plus a winter in Florida, as related in “The Dover Boys in the Everglades”); and Larry, the youngest of the three jerks— er, ah, brothers. Little do they know that now, within this very tavern, Dan Backslide, the former sneak of Roquefort Hall, coward, bully, cad and thief, and arch enemy of the Dover Boys, squanders his misspent life! And now it is time to say goodbye. Goodbye. Singers Pimento U, oh, sweet PU Thy fragrant odor scents the air A pox on Yale Poo poo, Purdue Pimento U, my college fair Dora Standpipe Help! Tom! Help! Dick! Help! Larry! Telegram man Telegram for the Dover boys. "Messrs. Tom, Dick, and Larry, care of Wayward Tavern, Upper Bottleneck, New York." Says, quote, "HELLLLLLLLP!!!" Unquote. Signed "Dora." Thirty-five cents collect. Dan Backslide Hark! The Dover Boys! Drat them! Double Drat them! They are escorting Dora Standpipe! Dear rich Dora Standpipe! HOW I LOVE HER! —father’s money. Confound those Dover Boys! Oh, how I hate them! I hate Tom! I hate Dick! And I hate Larry! They drive me to drink! A runabout? I'll steal it! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!! [After getting beaten up repeatedly by Dora] Help! Tom! Help! Dick! Help! Larry! Tom Dover Unhand her, Dan Backslide! Unhand her, Dan Backslide! Unhand her, Dan Backslide! Hey, we're getting in a rut! Stand up and fight, you coward, bully, cad, and thief! Dover Boys Oh, Dora, dear Sweet, Dora, dear Keep courage up and chin held high The stalwart sons of old PU Are here at hand to do or die PU, PU, we're all for you! Yay, boom! About Is The Dover Boys the first 'modern' cartoon? …Chuck Jones stylized the animation in this cartoon in a way that anticipated what several consciously modern studios like UPA would be doing a decade later. Micheal Barrier, Beck Jerry The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons 2020 Insight Editions 978-1-64722-137-9 53 External links Category:Animated short films Category:American comedy films Category:Parody films Category:Traditionally animated short films Category:1942 American animated films Category:1942 English-language films Category:Films directed by Chuck Jones Category:Chuck Jones films