Chuck Jones
Legendary animation director Chuck Jones is one of the most revered animators, directors and writers in the history of animation. A career spanning over 60 years, with more than 300 animated films, winning three Oscars as director and in 1996 an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. We are pleased to offer Looney Tunes fans a second chance at owning some of Chuck's best SOLD-OUT limited edition cels.
The Mighty Angelo “To Itch His Own" Publicity Cel with BONUS Title Card
The Mighty Angelo “To Itch His Own" Publicity Cel with BONUS Title Card
Studio Recreation/ Publicity Cel
Directed by Chuck Jones
Size: 12.5" x 10.5" inches (unframed)
Theatrical Release Date: 1958
Produced By: Warner Brothers
Item Code: WB-000458
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CLASSIC IMAGE OF THE MIGHTY ANGELO,
THE WORLD’S STRONGEST FLEA !!!!
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COMMENTS
Comic Mint is pleased to offer Looney Tunes fans this sensational publicity cel, which is a recreation featuring Mighty Angelo, from the Merrie Melodies 1958 classic, “To Itch His Own".
He's "The World's Strongest Flea" but even the star of a flea circus needs some time off. That's the premise of this Chuck Jones-directed short, which was released on 6/28/58. This would be Mighty Angelo's only appearance during the classic era of WB cartoons, and the final Warners cartoon scored by Carl Stalling.
Mighty Angelo has been painstakingly hand-inked, on the front side of the cel and meticulously hand painted on the reverse side, in the same manner as the original cartoon was created.
The cel is registered against a high quality giclee print background, and is accompanied with a beautiful giclee print of the theatrical short’s title card which measures 5” x 3.5” inches, and would look great fully matted with the cel. The cel measures 12.5” by 10.5” inches, and is in excellent condition.
STORYLINE:
Mighty Angelo is billed as "The World's Strongest Flea" by the urban circus at which he performs. He leaves a note saying, "Dear Sam, I've been working too hard so I'm going to take a rest on some nice quiet dog in the country. Yours truly, The Mighty Angelo. P.S. I'll fix the door when I get back. The M.A." He hops into the fur of a shaggy pooch sleeping on a suburban estate. When a belligerent bulldog disturbs the pooch's and Angelo's sleep, Angelo decides to fight the bulldog. The bulldog is befuddled by the unseen powerhouse that drops bricks on his head, pulls him through a knothole in a fence, and whacks him on his head and backside with a mallet. As soon as the local dogcatcher's truck passes by, the greedy bulldog decided to lure the dogcatcher to take him away. In retaliation, Angelo takes a piece of plank, beats the dogcatcher in the rear and frames the bulldog, hence resulting the angered dogcatcher to take the bulldog away. With the bulldog out of the way, Angelo finally settles into the pooch, relaxing on a hammock while watching Glassie on TV.
