Maggie & Sam was one of Walter Lantz's lesser known series of animated shorts. In fact, only four were produced before Sam (Daws Butler) was spun off on his own, including a guest appearance in a Woody Woodpecker cartoon in the 60's.
Created by Fred "Tex" Avery, the husband & wife team didn't resonate with moviegoers, hence the early hook. Four shorts in two years doesn't sound like much, given how bigger stars like Woody would appear 4-6 times a year on average.
In their final short, 1957's "Fowled up Party", directed by Alex Lovy, Sam's choice of costume for a masquerade party gets him in a peck of trouble. Grace Stafford (Mrs. Walter Lantz) voices Maggie.
I stumbled across this series whilst viewing a montage of Butler's characters, which we'll put up another time.
No rating, just a public service.
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