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Cartoon Sketch Speedy Gonzales production drawing of the Warner Bros. cartoon character Slowpoke Rodriguez. He is known as "the slowest mouse in all Mexico" and is the cousin of the faster, more famous character Speedy Gonzales.
Character Details
Name: Slowpoke Rodriguez
Affiliation: Warner Bros. animation (Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies universe)
Key Trait: He is extremely slow-moving and speaks in a monotonous, lazy voice, but he possesses "the evil eye" (a form of mind control) that he uses to defend himself and other mice against predators like Sylvester the cat.
First Appearance: He first appeared in the 1959 cartoon short Mexicali Shmoes.
Drawing Information
The text on the animation sheet provides production notes:
"LA CUCARACHA": This is a reference to the famous Mexican folk song, likely a musical cue or theme associated with the character.
"B.G. Same AS #3": A note for the background artists or camera operators, indicating that the background for this specific frame (B.6) should match the one used for frame #3.
"Se & A": Likely an abbreviation for "Sequence A" or a similar production sequence identifier. |
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