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Short animated comedy

Don’t Give Up the Sheep (1953): Cast

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Don’t Give Up the Sheep is a 1953 short animated comedy directed by Chuck Jones, starring Mel Blanc as Sam Sheepdog, Ralph Wolf (voice). It runs 7 minutes.

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Don’t Give Up the Sheep (1953) movie poster
Released
Runtime
7 min
Director
Chuck Jones
Genres
Animation , Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Don’t Give Up the Sheep About?

The premise of Don’t Give Up the Sheep without spoilers.

The diligent sheepdog foils a crafty wolf who repeatedly attempts to steal the flock. The wolf’s elaborate schemes range from tampering with the time clock and hiding in a bush to impersonating Pan, digging a tunnel, releasing a wildcat and even masquerading as the dog’s fellow worker, but each ruse is thwarted.

Don’t Give Up the Sheep Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • ralph wolf character
  • sam sheepdog character
  • underwater scene
  • pickaxe
  • lump on head
  • nemesis
  • rivalry
  • flock of sheep
  • lunch break
  • burrowing
  • reference to greek mythology
  • reference to pan the greek minor deity
+38 more
  • pan flute
  • chopping down a tree
  • cartoon physics
  • wildcat
  • breathing underwater through a plant reed
  • digging a tunnel
  • shift work
  • hyperbolic physical distortion
  • 1950s
  • wolf
  • sheepdog
  • tree
  • clock
  • sheep
  • dog
  • hiding in a bush
  • bush
  • digging
  • time clock
  • breathing through a straw
  • hit with a club
  • underwater explosion
  • bubble
  • dynamite
  • explosion
  • reed
  • filling hole
  • shrugging
  • axe
  • falling into a hole
  • chopping down tree
  • sawing a tree limb
  • handsaw
  • saw
  • tree branch
  • rope
  • swinging from a tree
  • punched in the face
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Cast & crew

Don’t Give Up the Sheep Cast & Characters

Mel Blanc plays Sam Sheepdog, Ralph Wolf (voice) in Don’t Give Up the Sheep. Directed by Chuck Jones.

From the director

More from Chuck Jones

More films directed by Chuck Jones, best-rated first: Gremlins 2: The New Batch, From Hare to Eternity, Superior Duck and Another Froggy Evening.

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Don’t Give Up the Sheep Also Known As

8 alternative titles, including “El Coyote y el Correcaminos: Para” and “Mira y Sal Pitando”.

Also known as
  • El Coyote y el Correcaminos: Para
  • Mira y Sal Pitando
  • Occhio alle pecore
  • Un coyote dans la bergerie
  • Schäfchenzählen
  • Cuidado con mis ovejas
  • Posa l'osso
  • 不要放弃羊

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FAQ

Don’t Give Up the Sheep FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Don’t Give Up the Sheep, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Don’t Give Up the Sheep?

Don’t Give Up the Sheep runs 7 minutes.

When was Don’t Give Up the Sheep released?

Don’t Give Up the Sheep was released on January 3, 1953.

Who directed Don’t Give Up the Sheep?

Don’t Give Up the Sheep was directed by Chuck Jones.

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Who is in the cast of Don’t Give Up the Sheep?

Don’t Give Up the Sheep stars Mel Blanc as Sam Sheepdog, Ralph Wolf (voice).

Does Don’t Give Up the Sheep have a post-credit scene?

No. Don’t Give Up the Sheep has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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