Inki and the Minah Bird
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{{Infobox film
| name = Inki and the Minah Bird
| image =
| caption = Title card
| director = Charles M. Jones
| producer = Leon Schlesinger
| story = Tedd Pierce
| starring = Mel Blanc
| music = Carl W. Stalling
| editing = Treg Brown
| animator = Robert Cannon
Shamus Culhane
Ken Harris
Rudy Larriva
Ben Washam
A.C. Gamer
| layout_artist = John McGrew
| background_artist = Gene Fleury
Bernyce Polifka
| color_process = Technicolor
| studio = Warner Bros. Cartoons
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1943|11|13}}
| runtime = 7 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Inki and the Minah Bird is a 1943 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. The short features Inki and was released on November 13, 1943.
Plot
Inki is an African child who runs into a denture-wearing lion while hunting with a spear. The lion then chases the young native all over the place. The minah bird joins forces with Inki against the mighty lion, but proceeds to mess everything up for all.
Home media
- VHS
- Inki & the Minah Bird (released by Troy Gold in 1988) - re-released by Burbank Video in 1991{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Inki-The-Minah-Bird/dp/B000CQ3180/ref=sr_1_1|title = Inki & the Minah Bird|website = Amazon}}{{cite book |last1=Viking Entertainment |first1=Inc |title=Inki & the minah bird. |publisher=Viking Entertainment |language=English |date=1988|oclc=37665460 }}
- Kartoon Klassics Volume 10 (released by Viking Video Classics in 1986) - re-released by Burbank Video in 1991
- Laserdisc
- The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 3, Side 3 (released by MGM/UA Home Video)
- DVD
- Cartoon Craze Presents: Donald Duck / Woody Woodpecker: Pantry Panic (released by Digiview Productions){{cite book |title=Cartoon craze presents: Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker : Pantry panic |publisher=DigiView |language=English |date=2004|oclc = 244145963}}
Notes and bans
Inki and the Minah Bird was the only Inki short to fall into the public domain; all the rest in the series are under copyright.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Chuck |title=Inki and the Minah Bird |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036041/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 |publisher=Leon Schlesinger Studios |access-date=19 January 2021 |date=13 November 1943}}{{cite web |last1=DataBase |first1=The Big Cartoon |title=Inki And The Minah Bird (Leon Schlesinger Studios) |url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/481-Inki-And-The-Minah-Bird |website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=en}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |title=Inki and the Minah Bird |url=https://mubi.com/films/inki-and-the-minah-bird |website=Mubi |access-date=19 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Inki and the Minah Bird (1942) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b72d1b483 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127235132/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b72d1b483 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |website=BFI |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Inki and the Minah Bird (1943) - The Internet Animation Database |url=https://www.intanibase.com/shorts.aspx?shortID=5409#page=general_info |website=www.intanibase.com |access-date=19 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Inki and the Minah Bird |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/312534/inki-and-the-minah-bird#overview |website=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=19 January 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Hartley |first1=Steven |title=Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 416. Inki and the Minah Bird (1943) |url=https://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2017/06/416-inki-and-minah-bird-1943.html |website=Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie |access-date=19 January 2021 |date=20 June 2017}}Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Djxnw090EeE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20080614020821/http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=Djxnw090EeE Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djxnw090EeE| title = Inki and the Minah Bird | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
Because this cartoon portrays stereotypes of Indian and black cultures, it is no longer included in USA television packages, along with the other four Inki shorts.{{cite web |title=Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Inki and the Minah Bird |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/inki.htm |website=www.toonopedia.com |access-date=19 January 2021}} It includes scenes or situations that portray potentially offensive, negative or otherwise socially unacceptable content which may be perceived as fostering stereotypes of African heritage people.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt0036041|Inki and the Minah Bird}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDKeGxFqdPU Watch Inki and the Minah Bird in fully restored HD at Laugh Bureau Vintage]
- {{YouTube|76F8L17-SMo|Watch Inki and the Minah Bird}} in the highest-quality pristine restoration.
Category:1943 animated short films
Category:American animated short films