Warner Bros Cartoon Qu: A squirrel trying to crack a coconut.

Question

This is one of my favourite cartoons from my youth about a greedy squirrel. Does anyone know the name of it so I can find it on you tube perhaps?

The squirrel starts with peanuts and then walnuts, and brazil nuts until he finds a coconut, which he trys to crack open without success. In the end it opens to reveal another coconut.

Thanks Jimmy

Answer 1

It's called "Much Ado About Nutting" it concerns a squirrel trying to crack open a coconut. There is no dialogue. After trying to drop it off a tree and using ...

Here's a few other famous cartoon squirrels:

In 1959, cartoonist Jay Ward created the now world-famous Rocky the Flying Squirrel. Formally known as Rocket J. Squirrel, the brainy sleuth was known for outwitting villains Boris and Natasha with his friend Bullwinkle the Moose. Rocky starred in his own show, “Rocky and His Friends.” Rocky and Bullwinkle made their comeback in 2000 with the Hollywood blockbuster, “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” starring Jason Alexander and Rene Russo. The film  featured the vocal talents of June Foray, the original voice for Rocky and Keith Scott, son of Bill Scott, the original voice for Bullwinkle.

Secret Squirrel and his sidekick, Morocco Mole, premiered with their own Hanna Barbera cartoon in 1965. The show featuring the two madcap rodents was fashioned after the British spy movie craze of that era. Secret Squirrel was so popular that he returned in 1993 in eleven brand new episodes.

Slappy and Skippy Squirrel debuted on “Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs” show in 1993 and have since entertained both children and adults around the world. A retired toon actress from the Looney Tunes golden era, Slappy spends most of her days causing trouble on the Warner Brothers lot. She especially likes to carry out pranks using dynamite with her innocent nephew and sidekick, Skippy. Slappy’s popularity has generated a number of fansites on the Internet.

Skunny the Squirrel is the star of his own computer games from Atomic Entertainment. Skunny has been called a “squirrel with an attitude.” He is constantly rushing from one wild adventure to another, often accompanied by his girlfriend, Rosie.

Answer 2

Are you sure it was a series and not an animated short?

Reminds me of Ice Age, lol.