I Wanna Be a Sailor

IMDb 6.0 1937 7 min ComedyFamilyAnimation

Director

Tex Avery

Country

US

Plot Summary

Momma parrot is teaching her young-uns to say "Polly want a cracker" but little Peter doesn't want a cracker, he wants to be a sailor like dad. Mom tells him what a no-account his dad really was, setting sail for Hawaii ("no, Maw, it was Catalina") right after the kids were born. Peter is unswayed, and takes off. He turns a barrel into a boat, and crews it with an annoyingly talkative duckling, then sets sail on a lake. They get caught in a thunderstorm (the duck loves it). Peter calls for help and momma comes running, but the duck has already saved him. But he still wants to be a sailor.

Top Cast

Elvia Allman
Elvia Allman Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc Gabby Duckling (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Robert Winkler
Robert Winkler Peter Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Bernice Hansen
Bernice Hansen Patrick Parrot / Patricia Parrot (voice) (uncredited)