Directed by Friz Freleng, "The Pied Piper of Guadalupe" is a brilliant Speedy Gonzales/Sylvester cartoon. Sylvester learns to play the flute so that he can hypnotize a group of mice into dancing and subsequently trapping themselves inside a jug. It's then up to Speedy to outwit Sylvester and rescue his "compadres".
Highlights: Speedy dances gracefully to Sylvester's flute melody (a familiar Mexican hat dance) before clobbering the slobbering cat with a mallet. As Sylvester rides a motorcycle to chase Speedy, Sylvester's bulging eyeballs break the glass on his goggles just before he rides off a cliff in an overhead shot; completely underwater, his motorcycle elicits some flatulent sounds. In the end, Speedy turns the tables on Sylvester (who is now on crutches and wrapped in bandages, with his foot in a cast) by playing HIS flute; Sylvester loudly protests as his body hypnotically hops along to the hat dance!
"The Pied Piper of Guadalupe" will surely tickle your funny bone as it does mine. In fact, it's one of my favorite Speedy Gonzales cartoons!
Highlights: Speedy dances gracefully to Sylvester's flute melody (a familiar Mexican hat dance) before clobbering the slobbering cat with a mallet. As Sylvester rides a motorcycle to chase Speedy, Sylvester's bulging eyeballs break the glass on his goggles just before he rides off a cliff in an overhead shot; completely underwater, his motorcycle elicits some flatulent sounds. In the end, Speedy turns the tables on Sylvester (who is now on crutches and wrapped in bandages, with his foot in a cast) by playing HIS flute; Sylvester loudly protests as his body hypnotically hops along to the hat dance!
"The Pied Piper of Guadalupe" will surely tickle your funny bone as it does mine. In fact, it's one of my favorite Speedy Gonzales cartoons!