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A Day at the Zoo

A Day at the Zoo

19396.50h 7m

Overview

A tour of the zoo, in typical Tex Avery style: a series of one-liners and sight gags, punctuated by Egghead teasing a lion at intervals, despite the admonishments of the narrator.

Directed by Tex Avery
Written by Melvin Millar
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Top Cast

Tex Avery

Tex Avery

Other Elk Named Bill (voice) (uncredited)

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Egghead / Elk Named Bill / Monkey / Parrot / Stool Pigeon / Mother Ostrich / Joe Jumbo / Wildcat (voice) (uncredited)

Robert C. Bruce

Robert C. Bruce

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

zooanimalscartoon animal

About A Day at the Zoo

A Day at the Zoo is a animation, family, comedy film released in 1939 exploring themes of zoo, animals, cartoon animal. Directed by Tex Avery, it stars Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce. A tour of the zoo, in typical Tex Avery style: a series of one-liners and sight gags, punctuated by Egghead teasing a lion at intervals, despite the admonishments of the narrator.

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