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Chicken in the Rough

"A Chip 'n' Dale Cartoon"

Release Date January 19, 1951

Alternate Titles

Hornchen und Huhnchen - Germany
Drole de poussin - France
En ovanlig kyckling - Sweden

Synopsis

Chip 'n' Dale wander into a farmyard to collect acorns. Dale mistakes an egg for a nut, but when he tries to demonstrate to a newly hatched chick how to get back into the egg, a rooster mistakes him for one of his chicks.

Characters

Chip 'n' Dale

Credits

Director : Jack Hannah
Animation
Bill Justice
Bob Carlson
Judge Whitaker
Effects Animation : George Rowley
Story
Nick George
Bill Berg
Layout : Yale Gracey
Background : Ray Huffine
Music : Joseph S. Dubin

Videos

United States
A Tale of Two Chipmunks
The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale
Germany
Die Abenteuer von A-Hörnchen und B-Hörnchen
France
Les Aventures de Tic et Tac
Italy
Le Avventure di Cip e Ciop

Laserdiscs

United States
The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale
A Tale of Two Chipmunks / The Unsinkable Donald Duck

DVD

United States
Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Chip 'n' Dale

Region 2 : United Kingdom
Chip 'n' Dale : Volume 1 : Here Comes Trouble

Region 2 : France
Tout le Monde aime Tic & Tac : Volume 1

Region 2 : Germany
Chip & Chap : Volume 1 : Lusitige Streiche

Region 2 : Sweden
Piff & Puff : Volume 1 : Galen i Piff och Puff

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #48 : The Return of Chip 'n' Dale
Walt Disney Presents : The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor
Animation type : Standard
Sound mix : Mono
Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
Negative format : 35mm
Print format : 35mm
Cinematographic process : Spherical
Original language : English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

Parts of the beginning sequence of this short were directly borrowed from 1932's Silly Symphony "Farmyard Symphony."

From Ryan : Although I am not really a Chip and Dale fan, I find this to be an extremely funny short. Chip and Dale are looking for nuts on a farm and Dale goes into the hen house. He sees eggs and thinks they're nuts. When a chick pops out of the egg, Dale tries to put him back in, but then Dale decides he'll go into the egg. The mother hen comes in and sits on the eggs, causing Dale to sweat.

From Baruch Weiss : This time instead of harassing Donald or Pluto the chipmunks are on a farm (thats similar to the farm from "Farmyard Symphony") collecting nuts. Anyway great short. I first saw it on a video titled (appropriately enough) "A Tale Of Two Chipmunks"at my grandparents house.

From Grace : A very funny Chip and Dale short that involves with chickens instead of battiling with Donald, Pluto or Mickey. It has lots of humor inside that will really make you laugh. I recommend this short and Dale next time, please stay out of the chicken house.

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