Old cartoon with egret?

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This is driving me crazy. And yes me and everyone I have asked has googled so . . .

I ride my bike along a river near the ocean where I see lots of egrets (water birds). This has reminded me of an old cartoon that has an egret (it could be a white heron, it has been a long time since I saw this cartoon). He walks to a podium, taps a few times then conducts the orchestra.

The real egrets I see all act and move as I remember in this cartoon. I do not know the name of cartoon or studio who did it.

So I come to the millions and their steller information to help me on this bit of trivia

Thanks

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So this cartoon is driving you crazy with egret?

:smiley:

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Heron did you know?

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Could the bird have been a stork or a pelican? I vaguely remember one of those doing the tap-tap on the music stand and leading a musical group of some sort.

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Maybe. It was a long time ago.

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Egrets — I’ve had a few.
But then again, too few to mention.

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I would guess it was an old Merry Melodies or Silly Symphonies cartoon. IIRC, the former was by Warner Bros. and the latter by Disney Studios. Very typical 1930s stuff.

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One I do remember from the old Warner Brothers:

http://goldenagedames.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/animated-hollywood-a-look-at-hollywood-through-vintage-cartoons/

With bird conductor Ben Birdie.

A parody of song composer and band leader Ben Bernie from the 20’s 30’s:

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Same thing.

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I hope this terns out well.

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I’m remembering it as an animated commercial. Unfortunately, the product advertised hasn’t yet come to me.

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Vlasic Pickles?

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You are describing a typical case of boy meets gull.

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I remember that one, too!

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Yeah, Vlasic Pickles’ stork is what I was remembering. But we haven’t helped the OP with any sort of heron aid.

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Darn, beat me to it. There’s a guidebook called Wild New York, about animals you can spot within New York City’s five boroughs. The chapter on shorebirds around Jamaica Bay is entitled…
Egrets, We Have a Few

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How about this one?

http://www.zazzle.com/victorious_egret_t_shirt-235376976970740281

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try Leigh Rubin the creator of Rubes. I have seen his cartoon of Egret’s I’ve had a few.An alligator wearing a fedora and a cigarette in his claw, paw.

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O.K., this is not what you’re looking for . . .

. . . but, I created a cartoon egret! Me, bienville! Your good friend from the SDMB!!!
It was the summer of the BP oil spill in the Gulf. I drew a ten episode webcomic and put it on Facebook- I never did anything with it beyond Facebook.

Each photo album is it’s own episode. Click on an album, then click on the first photo- then you can just click through to progress through the panels of the episode.
I mean, if you want to.

Definitely doesn’t answer your question though.