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I Wanna Be a Sailor
6.2 / 10• 1937• 7m•NR• English
ComedyFamilyAnimation
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Elvia Allman
Mama (voice) (uncredited)
Lead
Mel Blanc
Gabby Duckling (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Papa Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
RW
Robert Winkler
Peter Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
Bernice Hansen
Patrick Parrot / Patricia Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tex Avery's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Wanna Be a Sailor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
