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- I've been invited to visit Gary Blooper, the famous movie star, and go swimming in his private pool!
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- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Felix the Cat; Gary Blooper
- Synopsis
- On a visit to Hollywood, Felix quickly learns why movie star Gary Blooper has three separate swimming pools.
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- Hollywood; movie star; swimming pool
"Gary Blooper" is a parody-tribute character name for Golden Age Hollywood film star Gary Cooper.
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- Soon as I sign my contract, I'll get after the wardrobe department to supply their up and coming star with a cane!!
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- anthropomorphic-funny animals
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- Felix the Cat; studio gate guard #1; Professor Popoff; studio gate guard #2; Myron J. Mammoth (head of Mammoth Studios); Mammoth's three yes-men; director #1; handsome actor playing expectant dad; director #2; Fearless Farley (actor playing a Mountie); pack of sled dogs; director #3; actor playing a musketeer; line of actors playing knights; various film crew members; casting director of Mammoth Studios; actress playing a poor girl
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- Hoping to become a movie star, Felix sneaks into a movie studio by impersonating a professor who has an appointment with the studio head. When he is exposed as an impostor, a merry chase ensues, wreaking havoc throughout the studio grounds. The trail of chaos leads Felix to the studio's casting director, who puts him in a picture - but not the way he'd hoped.
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- be-careful-what-you-wish-for; Hollywood; imposter; movie studio; nonstandard formatting; wreaking havoc
This eight-page story is an exception to the traditional "Harvey Format" of five-page stories.
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- Joe Oriolo
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- And as the greatest television cameraman in the world, we want you to work for us!
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- anthropomorphic-funny animals
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- Felix the Cat; TV executive; Matilda (kangaroo); Joey (kangaroo); lion; cannibals; elephants; film projectionist
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- Felix is hired to film an "around the world" documentary.
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- Africa; Australia; cannibals; cinematography; documentary; elephants; exploring; India; jungle setting; kangaroos; lion; nonstandard formatting
This eight-page story is an exception to the traditional "Harvey Format" of five-page stories.
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- Pokey Pig was in his kitchen - complete with chef's hat and apron, whistling merrily as the shiny pots bubbled and hissed on the top of the stove.
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- anthropomorphic-funny animals
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- Pokey Pig; Johnnie Ellis (express delivery man); bulldog
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- After preparing a sumptuous dinner, Pokey Pig lets his curiosity get the best of him and opens a crate intended for his neighbor. He never gets to eat that sumptuous dinner.
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- curiosity; dinner; hard lesson learned; reused story
This is NOT the text story "A Curious Tale" that originated in Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat (Toby, 1951 Series) #20 - and reprinted in Toby's issue #37. This is a text story that apparently originated with Harvey and does not feature Felix the Cat. Previous indexers had confused the two. That reprint link has been removed.
However, this *is* an almost word-for-exact-word remake of the story in Felix the Cat #20 but with the main character called "Pokey Pig" instead of Felix the Cat. Below are the first and last paragraphs of the Toby and Harvey versions for comparison purposes:
TOBY (First Paragraph): "Felix the Cat was in his kitchen - complete with apron and chef's hat preparing his supper. He was whistling merrily as the shiny pots bubbled on top of the stove, and from the oven, the tempting smell of roast beef wafted toward his nose."
HARVEY (First Paragraph): "Pokey Pig was in his kitchen - complete with chef's hat and apron, whistling merrily as the shiny pots bubbled and hissed on the top of the stove. From the oven came the tempting smell of roast beef wafting through the kitchen. Pokey was preparing his supper."
TOBY (Last Paragraph): "'Oooh!' Felix wailed. 'I'll never let my curiosity get the best of me again!'"
HARVEY (Last Paragraph): "'Oooh!' wailed Pokey. 'I'll never let my curiosity get the better of me again!'"
No reason is known for this unusual reworking of such a minor text story but (perhaps coincidently, perhaps not) both versions appeared respectively in the first issue of Felix the Cat from Toby Press (#20), and the first issue of Felix the Cat from Harvey (#62).
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This appears to be the earliest occurrence of this oft-reprinted text story of the printings indexed at GCD. Should an earlier printing be discovered, this note should be updated.
Much verbiage is devoted to Pokey Pig's careful preparation of his dinner, making it all the more unfortunate that he doesn't get to enjoy it.