The First Bad Man
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| The First Bad Man | |
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
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| Story by | Heck Allen |
| Animation by | Walt Clinton Michael Lah Ray Patterson Grant Simmons Ed Benedict (layout artist, uncredited) |
| Voices by | Tex Ritter |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date | September 30, 1955 |
| Format | Technicolor, 6 min (one reel) |
| Language | English |
| IMDb page | |
The First Bad Man is an American animated cartoon directed by Tex Avery, and featuring narration by singing cowboy Tex Ritter. It was released by MGM on September 30, 1955.
[edit] Synopsis
An unnamed narrator tells a story Texas set one million years ago, when Dinosaur Dan, the eponymous villain, terrorized the state. He rustled all the cattle (brontosaurs with the heads of Texas longhorns), and ran off with all the pretty women. The primitive Texans finally cornered Dan in his mountain hideout, and cleverly chiseled away the outer rock, leaving behind a small rock jail. The final scene shows the jail still standing in modern day Dallas, and reveals that the narrator is really Dangerous Dan, still in jail and sadly wondering "When are y'all gonna let me out?"
[edit] Notes and comments
Ed Benedict provided uncredited layout designs for this cartoon. Benedict would later work for Hanna Barbera Studios, where he would use some of the caveman designs from this cartoon as the basis for characters in The Flintstones. [1]
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