Homages to the characters Lennie and George have been especially popular in American cartoons and animated films. The New York Times reviewed the 1939 film based on the novella thus:
of mice and men lennie quotes
Theatrical cartoon shorts of the 1940s and 1950s, particularly the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons released by Warner Bros., are particularly awash with Of Mice and Men parodies. The reference most often appears in the form of one character asking another, à la Lennie, "Which way did he go, George; which way did he go?", such as the episodes "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt" or "Falling Hare". On at least one occasion, the abominable snowman grabs Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck saying, "I will name him George, and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him" with Mel Blanc doing an unmistakable imitation of Lon Chaney, Jr.'s Lennie.
Quotes From Of Mice And Men
Tex Avery, who worked as a director on Warner-released cartoons during the 1930s and early 1940s, started the trend with "Of Fox and Hounds" (1940). The formula was so successful that it was used again and again in subsequent shorts, notably Robert McKimson's "Cat-Tails for Two" (1953) and Chuck Jones' "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" (1961). Even Avery himself used it again when he went on to direct several cartoons starring the George and Lennie dopplegangers George and Junior for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the late 1940s.
Of Mice and Men: Chapter 5
Lennie played by John
of mice and men lennie quotes
Quotes from the novel Of Mice
of mice and men lennie quotes
Theatrical cartoon shorts of the 1940s and 1950s, particularly the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons released by Warner Bros., are particularly awash with Of Mice and Men parodies. The reference most often appears in the form of one character asking another, à la Lennie, "Which way did he go, George; which way did he go?", such as the episodes "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt" or "Falling Hare". On at least one occasion, the abominable snowman grabs Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck saying, "I will name him George, and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him" with Mel Blanc doing an unmistakable imitation of Lon Chaney, Jr.'s Lennie.
Quotes From Of Mice And Men
Tex Avery, who worked as a director on Warner-released cartoons during the 1930s and early 1940s, started the trend with "Of Fox and Hounds" (1940). The formula was so successful that it was used again and again in subsequent shorts, notably Robert McKimson's "Cat-Tails for Two" (1953) and Chuck Jones' "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" (1961). Even Avery himself used it again when he went on to direct several cartoons starring the George and Lennie dopplegangers George and Junior for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the late 1940s.
Of Mice and Men: Chapter 5
Lennie played by John
of mice and men lennie quotes
Quotes from the novel Of Mice
