A Gander at Mother Goose (1940)
by Dave Monahan, Charles McKimson, Virgil Ross, Tex Avery

A Gander at Mother Goose

Medium: film

Publication date: 25 May 1940

Publisher: Leon Schlesinger Studios
Written by: Dave Monahan
Art by: Charles McKimson, Virgil Ross
Directed by: Tex Avery

31 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Big Bad Wolf (Zeke Midas Wolf)	anthropomorphic animal	wolf	, etc.	899
Practical Pig	anthropomorphic animal	pig; Three Little Pigs	, etc.	582
Fiddler Pig	anthropomorphic animal	pig; Three Little Pigs	, etc.	575
Fifer Pig	anthropomorphic animal	pig; Three Little Pigs	, etc.	570
Humpty Dumpty	sentient inanimate	[egg from nursery rhyme; sat on a wall, had a great fall...]	Macmillan	40
Jack		[w/Jill went up hill in famed nursery rhyme]	John Newbery	23
Jill		[w/Jack went up hill in famed nursery rhyme]	John Newbery	23
Little Miss Muffet (Patience Muffet)		[1st app: Songs for the Nursery (1805)]	Benjamin Tabart	41
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (Mary)		[gardener]	Mary Cooper	21
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe		[had so many children...]	R. Christopher	26
The Spider	N.A.	spider [frightened Miss Muffet away]	Benjamin Tabart	3
Jack Be Nimble (Jack)		[1st app: Gammer Gurton's Garland (1815)]	R. Christopher	3
Dog	anthropomorphic animal	dog [wishes upon a star for a tree]	Leon Schlesinger Studios	1
Eagle	anthropomorphic animal	eagle [shot (non-fatally) by little Hiawatha]	Leon Schlesinger Studios	1
Mouse (details)  Yells at a fellow mouse ("Little Mouse") for making a sound on Christmas Eve when all creatures in the house (including "a mouse") are supposed to be quiet/not stirring.	anthropomorphic animal	mouse	Leon Schlesinger Studios	1
Hiawatha (details)  This animated short film features a visual gag scene involving "Little Hiawatha" (voiced by actor Bernice Hansen). Seen in the original form, the scene was cut from the cartoon when it was televised.	Native American religion	[1st app: The Song of Hiawatha (10 Nov. 1855)]	Ticknor and Fields	6
Little Mouse (details)  Actress Bernice Hansen portrays the "Little Mouse" from "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."	N.A.	mouse [didn't stir on Christmas Eve]	Sentinel	2
children who lived in a shoe		[1st app: Gammer Gurton's Garland (1794)]	R. Christopher	6
The Wooden Soldiers	N.A.	[soldier]	Chicago Grand Opera	6
Mother Goose (seen in picture and mentioned in dialogue)  Mother Goose is named in this film's title and also listed in the credits as "Technical Advisor." Seen in non-animated mural at start of film.		[imagined author of fairy tales, nursery rhymes]		49
Little Boy Blue (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.		[nursery rhyme: fell asleep, lost track of his sheep]	Mary Cooper	30
Little Bo Peep (Bo Peep) (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.		[lost her sheep]		77
Simple Simon (Simon) (photo/picture/video)  Seen (fishing from a barrel) in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.		[from nursery rhyme; met a pieman, going to fair]		20
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son (Tom) (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.		[stole a pig]	American Mutoscope & Biograph; Terrytoons	8
The Cat and the Fiddle (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.	N.A.	cat	John Newbery	2
The Cow (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.	N.A.	cattle [jumped over the moon]	John Newbery	1
The Little Dog (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.	anthropomorphic animal	dog [laughed to see such a sight]	John Newbery	1
Four and Twenty Blackbirds (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.	N.A.	blackbird [baked in a pie; sang for king when pie was opened]	unknown	3
her sheep (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.	N.A.	sheep [Little Bo Peep's lost sheep]	N.A.	24
the king (photo/picture/video)  Seen in non-animated mural scrolling by at start of film.		[pie with 24 live blackbirds was set before the king]	unknown	1
Katharine Hepburn (mentioned)  Actress Bernice Hansen portrays "Mary, Mary Quite Contray" (or "Mistress Mary", as she is referred to in credits). In doing so, she imitates Katherine Hepburn's voice and manner.	Episcopalian; atheist	[actress]		86

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