The Big Bad Jewish Wolf

[David A Gerstein]

	Dear Folks, and particularly Tryg,

	It's good to know that SOMEONE'S heard old Zeke's original
dialogue from "The Three Little Pigs" brush salesman sequence.
However, Tryg also said:

	"When I sent that last message, "Big Bad Wold [sic] Exposed",
I neglected to clear out a bunch of quoted messsage from David 
Gernstein."
^^^^^^^^^^  ????!!!!

	Please, Tryg, not GerNstein!  So many people think of Leonard
Bernstein when they hear my name and then throw in that extra N!  Fer
gosh sakes!  ;-)  Anyway, I'll let it slide this time.  But next
time.... hee!  hee!  hee!

	"What's that, Boss?"

	"Shut up, Ratface!"  >WHACK!<

	Anyway, regarding the Wolf, I think that the wolf's dialogue
was not reanimated, but that perhaps some gesture or other WAS.  A
good way to check is to listen for some additional music or dialogue
AFTER the Wolf's sales pitch.  In the 1949 reissue, the original music
is still used even if the voice is redubbed.  So behind the Wolf's
crack we hear a Jewish Klezmer (sp?) band playing.  However, there
seems to be a jump in the music after he speaks, suggesting that
something was indeed removed, and smoothed over with a BIT of new
animation.  The melody goes this way:

	G F Eb D C D Eb G F G Ab F G
	   >Cut?<         F G Ab F G

	It would seem that perhaps the entire tune played through
twice originally, but that the first half was cut for the reissue when
the animation was changed.  Tryg, might you be able to listen closely
and see if you hear that melody the way I have it, or if it's more
elaborate, on your tape?

	No wonder the Wolf never wanted to join Li'l Bad in
celebrating Christmas!

	Your (Jewish) friend,

	David!

        "SO!  Will Patrolio de Balonio de Donald Ducko *pay* for his
Christmas dinner, or will he wash dishes in *my* kitchen?"
        <David.A.Gerstein at williams.edu>