winds up and throws a fastball; Strike One. Dan then throws a slowball that is true to its name. Claude tries to swing it, but it curves for another strike; Dan cackles again. Then Dan pitches a hard fastball; that was when Claude makes a clean hit for a Grand Slam Home Run, conclusively winning the game. And Claude gives Dizzy Dan the last cackle. That's all, folks! Notes This short is a parody of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean, and is loosely based on a song of the same name which was featured in the 1936 Warner Bros. musical film Colleen. This short is the first Merrie Melodies cartoon to feature the signature theme song, Merrily We Roll Along. This short is also the first Merrie Melodies cartoon to feature the 1936-37 Blue Color Rings and a Blue WB Shield in the opening titles. The scenes with a turtle playing catcher, the dachshund batter stretching from base to base, and a pig batter with the Babe Ruth caricature were reused in the 1940 Looney Tunes short, "Porky's Baseball Broadcast". The taunting cackle that Dizzy Dan and Claude uses, sounds similar to a horse. That particular sound was reused in later Looney Tunes cartoons and DePatie-Freleng cartoons. The hen with a blue bonnet appeared in two Merrie Melodies shorts, "Let It Be Me" and "A Star Is Hatched". She has an uncanny resemblance to Miss Prissy in the later cartoons. References External links Boulevardier from the Bronx on Big Cartoon Database 1936 films 1936 animated films 1936 comedy films 1930s sports films Merrie Melodies short films Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Short films directed by Friz Freleng American baseball films Films scored by Carl Stalling 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films