A Gander at Mother Goose

A Gander at Mother Goose is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery and written by Dave Monahan. The short was released on May 25, 1940.

Plot
The short film is a series of visual gag cartoons intertwined with classic nursery rhymes, narrated by Robert C. Bruce.
 * 1) Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (portrayed by Katharine Hepburn) complains about her polluted garden.
 * 2) Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall, revealing his exposed buttocks when he stands up.
 * 3) Jack and Jill, portrayed as teen sweethearts, ditch fetching water for romantic escapades.
 * 4) Little Miss Muffet scares off the spider with her unattractive appearance.
 * 5) The Three Little Pigs thwart the Big Bad Wolf with a bottle of "Histerine."
 * 6) The Parade of Wooden Soldiers turns out to be sloppy and wobbly marchers.
 * 7) A dog in Star Light, Star Bright wishes for a tree.
 * 8) Jack Be Nimble boasts about jumping over a candlestick, only to reveal his burned butt.
 * 9) The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe struggles while her husband relaxes.
 * 10) Little Hiawatha shoots an arrow, which is returned by an eagle stuck in its tail feather.
 * 11) The Night Before Christmas depicts two mice stirring, with one whispering "Merry Christmas" and the other angrily shushing.

Home Media

 * Laserdisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 2, Side 7
 * DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 2 (with original titles)
 * Streaming - HBO Max (with original tiles)