# Identify classic animated short - cruise to Antarctica - midnight sun **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227 "2018-05-15T17:16:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/1 "2018-05-15T17:16:22Z")
Anyone remember an old animated short (Warner Brothers) from the 1940s or 50s (that I would have seen in the early 1970s) that featured a cruise ship to Antarctica and reference to midnight sun and days and nights that last six months? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/2 "2018-05-15T17:53:24Z")
I don’t remember a cruise ship, but there was a Bugs Bunny cartoon where he accidentally ended up at one of the poles while on vacation and became friends with a little penguin. He was thrilled when he learned the nights were six months long, because it meant he didn’t have to go back to work for ages. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/3 "2018-05-15T18:02:11Z")
It’s called “Frigid Hare.” The full cartoon is apparently available at Daily Motion, but I can’t access it from where I am. Here is a YouTube clip: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uwLBnIY56QQ/hqdefault.jpg "Bugs Bunny in "Frigid Hare"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwLBnIY56QQ) ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/4 "2018-05-15T18:07:46Z")
The one I’m thinking of isn’t “Frigid Hare,” unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/5 "2018-05-15T18:30:50Z")
Could it be [8 Ball Bunny](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPe4squ1uZk), the one with the penguin, Humphrey Bogart, and the classic line, “Hoboken? Oooh I’m dyin’ again!”? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/6 "2018-05-15T18:33:08Z")
Not a cruise to Antarctica, but to Nome, Alaska. A Ted Avery cartoon called _Land of the Midnight Fun_ from 1939. Is this it? [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031552/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031552/) > **[Land of the Midnight Fun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Midnight_Fun)** > > Land of the Midnight Fun is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon supervised by Tex Avery (credited as "Fred Avery"). The short was released on September 23, 1939. > A cruise to Nome, Alaska, starts with various cruise ship jokes: the ship pulls out of the harbor like a car, raising anchor also raises the front of the boat, the ship follows the coast by curving around it. On arrival, we see some local scenes: A penguin eats two fish, then is eaten by the third; the dogs of a dog sled stop ... > **[Land of the Midnight Fun - video Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2iuhcn)** > > This is the A.A.P, UnDubbed, Cartoon Network version of this short. There is a Dubbed Version of this short included as a bonus from the Warner DVD of Each Dawn I Die (1939) and it's here on Dailymotion as well. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/7 "2018-05-16T23:20:08Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Not a cruise to Antarctica, but to Nome, Alaska. A Ted Avery cartoon called _Land of the Midnight Fun_ from 1939. Is this it? > > [Land of the Midnight Fun (Short 1939) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031552/) > > [Land of the Midnight Fun - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Midnight_Fun) > > [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2iuhcn](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2iuhcn) That’s got to be it - I remember the “ice-breaker” and the calendar-clock, very well. I’m probably combining this one with other cartoons I saw 45 years ago, but finding this satisfies my nostalgia-wish. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-classic-animated-short-cruise-to-antarctica-midnight-sun/814227/8 "2018-05-16T23:28:55Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > That’s got to be it - I remember the “ice-breaker” and the calendar-clock, very well. I’m probably combining this one with other cartoons I saw 45 years ago, but finding this satisfies my nostalgia-wish. Maybe one of the cartoons you conflated it with was “The Penguin Parade” which is very similar. > **[The Penguin Parade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Penguin_Parade)** > > The Penguin Parade is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Tex Avery. The short was released on April 23, 1938. > The cartoon takes place at a nightclub for penguins (and walruses). The club is called The Club Iceberg. The stage show includes a Bing Crosby-like penguin. > Motion Picture Exhibitor (April 15, 1938): "A musical revue at an Artie Penguin Night Club. "Fats Waller" pounds out music. There is an amusing little double talking M.C. Animation is very smooth, music is hot, tuneful.... [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mwftx](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3mwftx)