Egghead Rides Again
Egghead Rides Again
| 17 July 1937 (USA)
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City dweller Egghead dreams of being a cowboy, but his bouncing around gets him kicked out of his boarding house. He sees an ad for a ranch looking for a cowboy and applies. His tryout includes tests of marksmanship and use of a branding iron, but most of it consist of chasing down and roping a troublesome little calf. He passes the test, but the job isn't exactly what he dreamed of.

Reviews
mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
nodogthebest Egghead Rides Again is the first cartoon to feature Egghead, a character that supposedly evolved into Elmer Fudd. This cartoon was directed by Tex Avery.Egghead is whooping around his hotel room, imitating a cowboy, but the anything-but-lax hotel manager throws him out because he is too distracting. Thus, Egghead seeks for a job. He finds a job listing in the newspaper at the "Bar None Ranch". Perfect!Egghead arrives there in a...rather unusual way. The other cowboys don't show any remorse. They then give him tests. After the initial tests have disastrous results, they assign him to the task of branding a calf.The animation was great, and generally bursting at the seams with expression. The music was also good, with nice usage of then-current music. The jokes were very funny! With Tex Avery around, this cartoon is a big hit! Would recommend, although Egghead might be annoying to some.
Edgar Allan Pooh . . . that they would NOT vote for that clown Rump even if he were running for Dogcatcher, but Warner Bros.' crack division of prophetic Looney Tuners came up with an even better position for He of The Tiny Hands at the close of this 1930s prognostication, EGGHEAD RIDES AGAIN. "Egghead," of course, was one of many stand-ins the merry melody-makers at Warners had for the greatest challenge to Democracy since the Ancient Greeks invented it. As this story begins, Egghead gets evicted from his $3 per week hotel room for inappropriate behavior (no, he's not a serial finger rapist--where's the humor in that?!--but he IS a serial Pogo Sticker!) Seeing a newspaper classified ad for being the Rich People Party Candidate for President--oops, for being a "Cow Puncher"--Egghead finds his qualifications and skill set as lacking as Donald J. Duck's. However, there is one job for which the Wyoming Ranch Foreman finds Egghead\Rump suitable: Official Collector of B.S.
Michael_Elliott Egghead Rides Again (1937) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Merrie Melodies short has Egghead playing cowboy in his boarding house but getting kicked out for making too much noise. He then heads out west to get a job at the Bar None ranch but first he has to prove he's a real cowboy. This is a mildly entertaining short that is charming enough but never really gets any major laughs. Mel Blanc's work as the voice of Egghead is pretty good and you can hear bits and pieces of Daffy Duck in it. The animation is also quite nice with some great scenery and good visuals. The highlight of the film has to be towards the end when Egghead is trying to rope a baby cow but the cow has his own ideas.
ccthemovieman-1 This was the first of a handful of cartoons featuring "Egghead," a Looney Tunes character that never really caught on. Egghead is tossed out of his big-city apartment for creating too much noise, riding a pogo-stick and pretending he's a cowboy. When he's thrown out on his ear, a newspaper is next to his prone body and he sees an advertisement for a "Good cow puncher - Bar None Ranch, Wahoo, Wyoming."He writes the letter and it arrives via Pony Express. When the cowboys open the thin letter, out pops Egghead (huh?). The cowboys then test him in a few things to see if he can qualify for the job.Overall, despite the fact the main character (Egghead) has an irritating voice and many of the jokes are a bit lame, there was something charming and amusing about the whole thing, enough to recommend watching this. Apparently, Egghead was a forerunner for Elmer Fudd, with the latter doing a lot better in popularity.